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Post by stretfordendling© on Oct 6, 2006 12:17:33 GMT
Just like i support Hayes FC & 'ayes.
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Post by ambersalamander on Oct 6, 2006 21:35:32 GMT
No, that's because your lot don't tork propa!
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Post by frankiegth on Oct 6, 2006 21:48:34 GMT
Ayeupmiduck, if ya want ta ear folks torkin proper yawanta getyasen upucknall, I'll tell ya. ;D
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Post by ambersalamander on Oct 6, 2006 22:11:39 GMT
Yeah? Oo sez?
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Post by malxscfc on Oct 9, 2006 15:58:24 GMT
I love the FA Cup as much as the next man/woman, but it does seem bizarre how much fervour it elicits in us fans who have absolutely NO doubt whatsoever that there's NO way on earth their team stands an earthly chance of winning the flippin thing! Strange creatures, humans.....
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Post by frankiegth on Oct 9, 2006 16:33:16 GMT
I love the FA Cup as much as the next man/woman, but it does seem bizarre how much fervour it elicits in us fans who have absolutely NO doubt whatsoever that there's NO way on earth their team stands an earthly chance of winning the flippin thing! Strange creatures, humans..... Agreed, but, each club and it's fans all have their own measure of what equates to cup success. Hucknall have never reached the first round proper and that is our prize I would think If we got there the town would go bonkers, it means that much.
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Post by ambersalamander on Oct 9, 2006 19:01:19 GMT
I think for me it's excitement at the prospect of going to brand new places and the chance of playing -and possibly "giant-killing" a team from a much higher league. For example Malx, don't you think that Salisbury beating, say, Ipswich Town would be the equivalent in excitement factor of Liverpool winning it if you were a Liverpool fan?
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Post by malxscfc on Oct 9, 2006 19:19:54 GMT
I think for me it's excitement at the prospect of going to brand new places and the chance of playing -and possibly "giant-killing" a team from a much higher league. For example Malx, don't you think that Salisbury beating, say, Ipswich Town would be the equivalent in excitement factor of Liverpool winning it if you were a Liverpool fan? No, I agree, I agree! It's a fantastic Tournament. We never had the spotlight like Sutton did in the late 80s, clearly, but 4 years ago Sheffield Wednesday were kind enough to invite our miserable little bodies up to their hallowed turf at Hilsborough for an afternoon's entertainment. Our little Burgh bust a gut and took about 2000 people up there, and it was a genuinely fantastic day/weekend out. But you must admit it's a slightly futile exercise IF you consider that we are entering the competition in order to try to win the Football Association Cup. Which we are! NOT knocking it, just seems bizarre to bother trying!! Then again, that's probably what a Finnish Soldier said to his Sergeant when the Finns were defending their small Nation against the might of the Russian Army in the 40s, outnumbered 100-1. Sue Barker: "What happened next??"
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Post by martello on Oct 9, 2006 19:35:21 GMT
Fascinating fact to do with the last bit of your post, courtesy of Jeremy Clarkson (yes, Jeremy Clarkson!) on a recent edition of QI...
The only two democratic countries to officially declare war on each other in history are Britain and Finland in 1941. Believe it or not I mentioned it to someone at uni only today and looked it up on Wikipedia. It was a knock-on effect of the Finland-Russia "Continuation War", but wasn't that exciting...
"Five months after the start of the [Continuation] war, the United Kingdom reluctantly declared war [on Finland] due to pressure from Soviet Union. However, the United Kingdom's only significant act of war happened prior to the declaration, a Royal Air Force raid on German-run mining operations. The British were not attacking Finns. The formal declaration meant nothing but some financial restrictions and the seizure of shipping...."
Pah. A truly tinpot war if you ask me.
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Post by martello on Oct 9, 2006 19:43:30 GMT
To drag it back on topic, Eastbourne Borough had their own 'Cup final' moment last season in reaching the FA Cup first round for the first time in their 23-year history as a senior club. They'd been involved in the first round draw twice before - in 1998 after a fourth qualifying round match with Worcester had been postponed - City went on to host Torquay United after beating the then-Langney Sports 7-0 - and in 2003 after taking Stevenage Borough to a fourth qualifying round replay (which they lost 1-0 at Broadhall Way), having been paired with Stockport County, again at home. But it was third time lucky last season having scraped past less glamorous fourth qualifying round opponents in Bishops Cleeve - Scott Ramsay's goal setting up the clash with Oxford United at home. A record crowd at Priory Lane - 3,770, beating the previous best by over 2,000 - and millions more on Match of the Day that night - saw Oxford take the lead on 60 minutes through Steve Basham, but Borough levelled deep into stoppage time when Yemi Odubade was tripped by Chris Wilmott, and Ollie Rowland stepped up to level from the spot - not once, but twice, after the original kick was chalked off for encroachment. Made for good TV - but was very very tense!
Eastbourne gave it a good go in the replay at the Kassam - in front of a record attendance for a Borough game (4,396 - with 703 Eastbourne fans making the majority of the noise), hitting the woodwork twice and having two shots cleared off the line. But Steve Basham's hat-trick - two of the goals coming in injury time at the end of either half - earned Oxford a flattering 3-0 scoreline and a second round trip to Cheltenham Town. Yemi Odubade - a County League player with Eastbourne Town just two years previously - had the game of his life and impressed then Oxford boss Brian Talbot so much he immediately asked if Yemi could spend a week on trial at the Kassam. When the transfer window re-opened in January, Yemi completed a £15,000 move to Oxford - and under new boss Jim Smith has already netted three times for the U's in the Conference this season.
See - THAT'S what the FA Cup's all about!
*stands down*
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Post by ambersalamander on Oct 9, 2006 21:04:54 GMT
*applauds* Oh but wait... You forgot to mention your amazing 2004-05 FA Cup run...
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Post by medibot on Oct 10, 2006 18:06:38 GMT
ahhh, the only bit of cup glory i've ever witnessed. Good old Vaggy )
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Post by ambersalamander on Oct 10, 2006 21:15:29 GMT
*sigh* What a hero!
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Post by bh on Oct 11, 2006 8:41:23 GMT
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Post by martello on Oct 11, 2006 10:49:44 GMT
Aldershot (not Town) Peterborough, Middlesbrough, Coventry, Southend, Torquay, Notts County, those were the days!!! Bearing in mind most of Eastbourne's decent cup victories came as Langney Sports when we were in the Sussex County League, the names of Leatherhead, Dorking, Berkhamsted Town, Harrow Borough and Havant and Waterlooville (sorry ISIHAC!) bring back happy giant-killing memories for me. And classic home draws against Stevenage and Oxford, even if the replays ended in defeat. So with this long FA Cup tradition, you can sort of see why we were a bit miffed to lose to Haverhill "Division Below King's Lynn Reserves" Rovers.
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