I can't really imagine what it would feel like to win the FA Cup

[Monty91]

I suspect it would be something akin to a slightly underwhelming ****. Nice, but leaves you with a nagging feeling you could have been doing something better with your time.

[modd]

of arsene doing it. :-) :bow: :cloud9:

[Berni]

In the sense that it would be great as far as it goes, but at the end of the day would still just be a w@nk?

[Brentwood]

and worry less about winning the league. I certainly have, as a fan

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

I remember when winning the FA cup felt more important than winning the title, because the league was a competition that didn't really concern us; it was for the likes of Liverpool to worry about.

It would still be nice, though.

[Classic Jorge]

I seem to remember we all got very blase about the whole thing, now we're caught between showing we do actually care and feeling like we should care but not managing to muster the enthusiasm for it.

[modd]

of pressure for league which will worry our rivals like city and chelsea who are under pressure to win it

[Pat Vegas]

them imo.

We will f**k it up!

[modd]

we had in years. wins over everton, liverpool, spurs prove it. plaayers like flammi, per and arerta will drive us on to what should be cup glory at 7.10 pm on saturday 17th.

[Monty91]

It's just a **** competition. 6 games, some of which are against lower league opposition, and most teams rest their players in it!

Any competition in which clubs habitually rest players is by definition ****.

[redgunamo]

[Monty91]

It *is* a shame. The FA Cup used to mean absolutely everything to me, too. But it's utterly devalued and I can't fake it.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

appear powerful and new, deserving of a place at the top table.

[Bergkamp's Brain]

[redgunamo]

[Ashberto]

[Curly]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[redgunamo]

[Ashberto]

You are determined to remove any shred of joy from the possibility of us actually winning something.

[Monty91]

competition and beaten some good teams in convincing fashion along the way. But it is so utterly dwarfed in terms of prestige by the league and CL that I simply struggle to take it too seriously.

[modd]

cups show we got balls big time

[Monty91]

[modd]

every top team can have them. look at city loss at caridff or chelsea loss at newcastle.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

[Classic Jorge]

[Monty91]

[modd]

start a surge in more trophies to come a bit like when city won the cup in 2011

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

I appreciate what you're saying; I just want you to acknowledge that something terrible could easily still happen.

[modd]

can,t wait to se per celebration or pod :-) :bow:

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

What’s not to like.

Day out at Wembley, the exchange of a few pints with like-minded chums, the team you support wins the domestic cup competition and everybody has a great time celebrating.

Okay, it’s not the league but I have enjoyed all the FA Cup finals I have been to.

[Classic Jorge]

If, for nothing else, then we can banish that silly "x years without a trophy" thing.

Added bonus being the same people who prattle on about "the magic of the cup" are the same people who bang on about "x years without a trophy" and thus cant really belittle our achievement.

[redgunamo]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

But if you do and then you don't then just remember that very kind review I gave your book.

Thank you.

[modd]

watching jack do a jiggy, ox strutt his stuff, arsene with his shy satisfied smille and per and pod acting like crazy blokes be beauitful

watching sad steve bruce watch on will be even better :hehe:

[Monty91]

delighted to win it. It's a cup with residual prestige and we've don really well to get this far.

I also appreciate the confidence gleaned through going all the way could help us in the league (and maybe even tomorrow).

But I still don't think it will feel that good to win it. We have bigger fish to fry. We are in a title race ffs!

[redgunamo]

[Berni]

How are you, by the way? Spiffing weekend. Leg not too hurty, I hope?

[Monty91]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

You'd really want to be half way back to the pub by that time.

[Witharby 2-3 weeks]

[redgunamo]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

A little cemetery action, a touch of the Menin Gate blues trumpet solo, some excellent eel in greensauce, and a visit to the St Omer Intermarché on the way home yesterday. Most civilised.

Did you manage to dispose of your excess furniture?

[Brentwood]

[Classic Jorge]

The mind bogles.

Boggling is just too white

[Berni]

mean that people seem to think it perfectly reasonable to arrange to come and collect stuff and then just not turn up. Hoping to get rid of the bed tonight, though.

Most of my weekend has been spent scrubbing stuff and humping bits of furniture, boxes, etc.

[Wilsheres Clockwork Toy]

[Bergkamp's Brain]

[Berni]

Besides, I'm not sure Sir C's knees are up to that sort of caper.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

I'm going to get thon physio bloke to refer me to a surgeon tonight. It's time to **** or get off the pot.

[Classic Jorge]

[modd]

and areta in the team. no divas in our team this time to f**k things up

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

who gave their today for your tomorrow?

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Berni]

Yes. Surgery is probably the only real option long term. As the name implies, it's not like something degenerative is going to get better. Best to grasp the nipple.

[modd]

i mean for f**k sake if we can,t beat sorry teams like wigan and hull we deserve f**k all. simple as that

[Classic Jorge]

[Ashberto]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Classic Jorge]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

it has fags at 5.50 euros a pack and restaurants serving a decent meal for two at 100 euros. Lucky, lucky *******s.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Let some other poor c**t pay for it.