Football Banter

I know that we have lost some football clubs this year, but to read that this is a real possibility is probably a likely sobering thought for the FA and the future of Football in general. It would a shocking move if it was to happen and could have repercussions that could be felt further afield.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50939175

Watford v Tranmere finished 3-3 in FA Cup plus Brighton & Villa out something tells this could be the FA cup that might not be won by a PL team.

18 year old Adam Idah (19 next month) scored a hat trick for Norwich today. Very excited by this lad, looks like he could be a real player for Ireland. For so many years we have had very few players coming through the ranks but the future looks like it could be decent, especially up front with Idah, Parrott, Obafemi and Connolly all looking like good prospects (they might not all have successful careers but I'm hopeful).

It's just a shame that things seem to finally be turning around for the better in terms of a good youth set up that develops players at a time when the FAI is in a complete and total cluster fuck of a shambles, corruption rife with brown envelopes flying around, reports likening meetings to Kim Jong Un and North Korea with one man holding practically absolute power and control over all things Irish football (hyperbole and exaggeration but I can see the likeness).

Hopefully when Stephen Kenny takes charge after the Euros he can get Ireland playing some decent progressive football with some good young players. Too long we have had managers dogging are players into the ground telling them (premier league and championship standard) that they aren't good enough to outplay fucking Georgia (under O'Neill, McCarthy and Trapattoni) and being outplayed by ten men of Armenia for an hour (under Trapattoni).

Michael Oliver made FA cup history after a VAR review, sent off Crystal Palace's Luka Milivojevic for his altercation with Tom Huddlestone in their 1-0 FA Cup defeat to Derby. He did also book Huddlestone for the altercation but should Huddlestone have gone for squaring up to him?

(05-01-2020 21:20 )babelover48 Wrote:  Michael Oliver made FA cup history after a VAR review, sent off Crystal Palace's Luka Milivojevic for his altercation with Tom Huddlestone in their 1-0 FA Cup defeat to Derby. He did also book Huddlestone for the altercation but should Huddlestone have gone for squaring up to him?

Red card for squaring up ? No chance.

Milivojevic kicked out and tried to headbutt.

Right decision by referee Oliver.

FACUP FOURTH ROUND DRAW NUMBERS: -
1) Leicester City
2) Queens Park Rangers
3) Fulham
4) Chelsea
5) Wolverhampton Wanderers or Manchester United*
6) West Bromwich Albion
7) Rochdale or Newcastle United*
8) Cardiff City or Carlisle United*
9) Oxford United
10) Sheffield United
11) Southampton
12) Liverpool
13) Bristol City or Shrewsbury Town*
14) AFC Bournemouth
15) Sheffield Wednesday
16) Bristol Rovers or Coventry City*
17) Barnsley
18) Manchester City
19) Middlesbrough or Tottenham Hotspur*
20) Reading or Blackpool*
21) Watford or Tranmere Rovers*
22) Norwich City
23) Millwall
24) Derby County
25) Hull City
26) Brentford
27) Portsmouth
28)Arsenal or Leeds United
29) Gillingham or West Ham United
30) Northampton Town
31) Burnley
32) Birmingham City
*Games drawn and ties to be replayed

FA CUP FOURH ROUND DRAW: -
Bristol City/Shrewsbury v Liverpool
Portsmouth v Barnsley
Rochdale/Newcastle v Oxford Utd
Man City v Fulham
Bristol Rovers/Coventry v Birmingham
Burnley v Norwich
West Ham v West Brom
Reading/Blackpool Cardiff/Carlisle
Millwall v Sheff Utd
Brentford v Leicester
Bournemouth v Arsenal/Leeds
QPR v Sheff Wed
Southampton v Middlesbrough/Tottenham
Hull v Chelsea
Watford/Tranmere v Wolves/Man Utd

matches will be played between Friday 24 and Monday 27 January.

Wow never saw this coming

Scott Sinclair signing for Preston North End from Celtic

Is it just me or does Martin Keown sound more like Ron Manager at times "ooh isn't it, you know, wasn't he, he played that well didn't he, comfortable wasn't it?" Marvellous!

The African Cup of Nations will be moved back to January and February for the 2021 tournament