FAC Quarter Finals (4 Viewers)

[skybluelee]

And what size is that ? How many times have Norwich, Southampton, Birmingham or Stoke been this far in comparison ?

As fans we like to big ourselves up. But we weren't that good or that big. We struggled for decades in the top flight, breaking into the top 10 once, I think. Says something that we go out in the 3rd Round against non-league opposition more times than I'd like. Success in the past couple of seasons isn't a reflection of where we were, pre SiSu.

Plus, on the entertainment side, getting this far makes it more enjoyable for the fanbase, achieving something we haven't conquered that frequently.

Oh and we finished top 10 in the top flight 7 times (I think).

 

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[SlowerThanPlatt]

Norwich 6
Birmingham 19
Stoke 16
Southampton 21
Leicester 18

Nothing to do with 'bigging us up'. For a medium/large-ish club 6 is a pretty low number for 140-odd years, as is Norwich's.

Is about par then on top flight years.

https://www.myfootballfacts.com/england_footy/football-league/seasons-in-top-flight/?__cf_chl_tk=XZ.B62T0kAR2y4F8xSh.k0ZMNEX11BSq7HtAyqud8OM-1706528754-0-gaNycGzNDLs

 

[skybluelee]

The 1/4 finals I remember were
West Brom 82
Sheff Wed 87
Sheff Utd 97
Chelsea 09
And before my time Man U 63
Are there anymore
Not counting my chickens as we've got a lot of hard work to do to get there

7 in total, my adding up was crap earlier and thought 6.

The list is 1909/10, 62/63, 72/73, 81/82, 86/87 (the one I missed ), 97/98, 2008/09.

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

7 in total, my adding up was crap earlier and thought 6.

The list is 1909/10, 62/63, 72/73, 81/82, 86/87 (the one I missed ), 97/98, 2008/09.

Yes just seen someone mention Wolves in 73, who did we play in 1910?

 

[skybluelee]

Is about par then on top flight years.

https://www.myfootballfacts.com/england_footy/football-league/seasons-in-top-flight/?__cf_chl_tk=XZ.B62T0kAR2y4F8xSh.k0ZMNEX11BSq7HtAyqud8OM-1706528754-0-gaNycGzNDLs

Not really.

Birmingham 19 QFs or better (57 years in top flight) 1 QF for every 3 years of top flight
Stoke 16 (62) About 1 in 4
Leicester 18 (55) About 1 in 3
Southampton 21 (46) About 1 in 2
Coventry 7 (34) 1 in 5

Any more questions?

 

[the rumpo kid]

And all we have to do is beat the wendies and Maidstone.

 

[rob9872]

Been to all 5 Wembley games. Got an opportunity for 4 more this year (FA cup semi final, final, play off final and charity shield)

 

[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

Drogba was an absolute beast that day (he was most days tbf). He bullied the both of them

I also recall watching Lampard and Ballack be a million miles in front of Doyle and Gunarsson. Both were getting on but their speed of thought was on another level.

We just couldn’t get near Drogba. Always thought we were a bit unlucky with that. They’d just sacked Scolari and bought Hiddink on. Part of me always thought had Scolari been there we might have been more competitive

 

[Robinshio]

Been to all 5 Wembley games. Got an opportunity for 4 more this year (FA cup semi final, final, play off final and charity shield)

3 wins in stripes 2 defeats not in stripes
just need to make sure whoever we play it is in the sky blue kit !!

 

[ccfc1234]

The draw is working out nicely this season and there could well be a championship club who makes it to Wembley, no reason why it can't be us!
Money, prestige and a great day out with no expectations sounds amazing.
Rooting for all the underdogs in the next round (us aside) and hope Liverpool draw Man City in the next round too.

 

[Fergusons_Beard]

That Chelsea game we played Coleman ball.

Ie Shit our pants and defend for 90 mins.


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[Astute]

In 140 years we've only ever reached this far on 7 occasions. That seems really low for a club of this size especially when you consider you only need 3 wins to get there if you are playing in the top two leagues.

Can anybody on here lay claim to having attended all of the last 6 of these (the first one was 1909/10!)?

We won't get a much better chance than this season of making it 8.

We also had nearly 50 seasons not finishing in the top 6. What other club could beat us at that?

 

[San Francisco]

And what size is that ? How many times have Norwich, Southampton, Birmingham or Stoke been this far in comparison ?

As fans we like to big ourselves up. But we weren't that good or that big. We struggled for decades in the top flight, breaking into the top 10 once, I think. Says something that we go out in the 3rd Round against non-league opposition more times than I'd like. Success in the past couple of seasons isn't a reflection of where we were, pre SiSu.

Plus, on the entertainment side, getting this far makes it more enjoyable for the fanbase, achieving something we haven't conquered that frequently.

Yeah, pretty much this. We’ve never been a big club. Never won a Division 1 title or PL title and except for 87 we’ve never really been a competitive team nor capable of coming close to winning anything of note.

I think the fact Coventry is a large city makes people think we’re bigger than we actually are as a club when we’re not.

 

[Astute]

Not really.

Birmingham 19 QFs or better (57 years in top flight) 1 QF for every 3 years of top flight
Stoke 16 (62) About 1 in 4
Leicester 18 (55) About 1 in 3
Southampton 21 (46) About 1 in 2
Coventry 7 (34) 1 in 5

Any more questions?

I love questions.

Why is it called ‘shipping’ if it goes by lorry? Why is it called ‘cargo’ when it goes by ship?

 

[skybluelee]

I love questions.

Why is it called ‘shipping’ if it goes by lorry? Why is it called ‘cargo’ when it goes by ship?

• The words have origins in different languages, so that English has applied meanings to them which don't necessarily correlate with their memes.
• "Cargo" derives from a Spanish word meaning "load" which was derived from the Latin "carrus" a wheeled vehicle, which survives in English as "cart."
• "Shipment" derives from the Old English word "scip" pronounced the same as modern "ship" and having cognate forms in other Germanic languages. The historical usage of "shipment" was to indicate the totality of cargo being transported at one time, whether on multiple wagons or multiple ships.

 

[Astute]

• The words have origins in different languages, so that English has applied meanings to them which don't necessarily correlate with their memes.
• "Cargo" derives from a Spanish word meaning "load" which was derived from the Latin "carrus" a wheeled vehicle, which survives in English as "cart."
• "Shipment" derives from the Old English word "scip" pronounced the same as modern "ship" and having cognate forms in other Germanic languages. The historical usage of "shipment" was to indicate the totality of cargo being transported at one time, whether on multiple wagons or multiple ships.

Can blind people see their dreams?

 

[Cov kid 55]

It crazy, especially when you look at a club like West Brom who have played in 10 FA Cup finals.

I suppose over our history, we only became a major club in the mid 60’s, contrasting with West Brom who had won the FA Cup 3 times by 1931, having won the league twice in 1920 and 21. Other clubs have similar heritages, the North West giants of the first half of the 20th Century come to mind, and Wolves, Villa etc. etc. So 7 in say 60 years is probably not so bad, although I agree that the way we’ve approached some cup campaigns over the past few years has been disappointing, and we could/should have been better.

 

[SkyblueDad]

I suppose over our history, we only became a major club in the mid 60’s, contrasting with West Brom who had won the FA Cup 3 times by 1931, having won the league twice in 1920 and 21. Other clubs have similar heritages, the North West giants of the first half of the 20th Century come to mind, and Wolves, Villa etc. etc. So 7 in say 60 years is probably not so bad, although I agree that the way we’ve approached some cup campaigns over the past few years has been disappointing, and we could/should have been better.

Our chance of becoming a major club disappeared when Hill resigned it really dropped us in the shit, he bought no players in the summer and his resignation sent us into the big league rudder less.
How we stopped up and went on to have 34 consecutive seasons in the top flight is a bloody miracle.

 

[JimmyHillsbeard]

The Sheffield Utd one was an upsetting one.

From memory... after the Man U game, our performances away from home were superb (Liverpool, Bolton, Villa, Southampton, Palace). Just couldn't finish... Sadly Dave Holdsworth could!

We lost one game from Christmas until the end of the season. Really! One game!!

 

[Yank]

I was there in spirit.