FA Cup 2024/25 (15 Viewers)

[fernandopartridge]

Nothing like the excitement of kicking off the third round of the world's most famous cup competition on a Thursday night.

Our probable poor gate on Saturday looks like it'll be equal to Sheffield United's at least.

 

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[Terry Gibson's perm]

A nice 380 mile round trip on a Thursday evening for a 7pm kick off to watch the second eleven.

 

[chiefdave]

Nothing like the excitement of kicking off the third round of the world's most famous cup competition on a Thursday night.

not even on tv is it, just for iPlayer. the powers that be do their absolute best to make football dislikable

 

[wingy]

not even on tv is it, just for iPlayer. the powers that be do their absolute best to make football dislikable

BBC Wales did have it on, but you're right about the beeb ,and the rest of them tbf!

 

[alexccfc99]

Take the fact it’s a Villa strip away

The shirts with just the numbers on the back look fucking mint

 

[alexccfc99]

For as good of a job he’s done, Emery’s record in the domestic cups at Villa is dreadful

and it’s starting to rub a few of my pals who support them up the wrong way

 

[Grendel]

Take the fact it’s a Villa strip away

The shirts with just the numbers on the back look fucking mint

Why have they no shirt sponsor even?

 

[alexccfc99]

Why have they no shirt sponsor even?

It’s their 150th anniversary game… Original colours before Claret & Blue and a retro kit

 

[alexccfc99]

Rough for Fullkrug, that’s him out for a few months

 

[Tommo1993]

Why have they no shirt sponsor even?

 

[oscillatewildly]

One nil, on their kit night out, one nil, on their kit night out.

 

[Tommo1993]

How many times are they gonna try the long ball to Maatsen?

 

[no_loyalty]

Villa have been poor, not a single shot at goal.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Villa have been poor, not a single shot at goal.

The TV cameras sure know how to pick a tie

 

[oscillatewildly]

Villa have been poor, not a single shot at goal.

This one will turn, I'm certain.

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

Has a team ever won in a commemorative shirt? Got to be putting your players at a disadvantage

/weirdfootballfeelings

 

[Tommo1993]

Tielemans has been spectacularly woeful

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

Corner for that

 

[oscillatewildly]

Has a team ever won in a commemorative shirt? Got to be putting your players at a disadvantage

/weirdfootballfeelings

Man U ala Newton Heath is the first that springs to mind.
1994?
Pretty sure they played early rounds in yellow and green but not the final.

 

[Macca]

Pains me to say it but Villa Park has a great atmosphere. Good old traditional ground

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Pains me to say it but Villa Park has a great atmosphere. Good old traditional ground

Biggest club in the Midlands, always have been.

 

[no_loyalty]

Pains me to say it but Villa Park has a great atmosphere. Good old traditional ground

That yippee fucking song is the worst in football.

 

[oscillatewildly]

Pains me to say it but Villa Park has a great atmosphere. Good old traditional ground

It is a great ground. I marvelled at it first time I went there.

 

[David O'Day]

Man U ala Newton Heath is the first that springs to mind.
1994?
Pretty sure they played early rounds in yellow and green but not the final.

They played 2 away games in the yellow and green as it was their away kit

3rd round vs Sheffield United who play in red and 5th against Wimbledon who for some reason played in red that game

 

[oscillatewildly]

That yippee fucking song is the worst in football.

You say that but it's one of so few that is generic.

 

[oscillatewildly]

They played 2 away games in the yellow and green as it was their away kit

3rd round vs Sheffield United who play in red and 5th against Wimbledon who for some reason played in red that game

As I said in reply re 'commemorative kit', the yellow and green was Newton Heath who would go on to become Manchester United.
Without checking I can only assume that 1994 was 100 years since Newton Heath were formed?

 

[David O'Day]

As I said in reply re 'commemorative kit', the yellow and green was Newton Heath who would go on to become Manchester United.
Without checking I can only assume that 1994 was 100 years since Newton Heath were formed?

no, they were formed in 1878

It wasn't a commermorative kit, it there was no reason for having that kit it was just what they decided to have as an away kit

 

[David O'Day]

if that was a commermorative kit then so was our first hummel 1 in league 1

 

[oscillatewildly]

no, they were formed in 1878

It wasn't a commermorative kit, it there was no reason for having that kit it was just what they decided to have as an away kit

OK, Dave, I bow to your powers of wiki research over my memory concerning the original question.

 

[oscillatewildly]

if that was a commermorative kit then so was our first hummel 1 in league 1

Erm, and our very first as Singers FC

 

[oscillatewildly]

You say that but it's one of so few that is generic.

*Not generic.

 

[oscillatewildly]

This one will turn, I'm certain.

And before I remind you all to turn off your sets tonight before you go to bed, I feel the need to apologise for my (surprisingly still) powers of certainty.
Good Night.

 

[wingy]

Yeah good finale, worth putting up with the cold for them, not the hammer's!

 

[alexccfc99]

Man U ala Newton Heath is the first that springs to mind.
1994?
Pretty sure they played early rounds in yellow and green but not the final.

I remember Man Utd playing in a plan red strip with no sponsors/names on them on the 50th anniversary of Munich and they lost to Man City at home

 

[alexccfc99]

Didn’t we wear a commemorative chocolate brown kit at home and get spanked as well… one of the last games of the season