Chelsea and Man City out of the cup

Chelsea lose 4-2 against Bradford (at home), after being 2-0 to the good.
Manchester City lose 2-0 (at home) against Middlesborough. Looking good for the rest of the teams left in the competition, hopefully we can be one of those teams

Ruined the highlights show for me thanks!

Loads of prem teams gone now. Could do with getting through a few more rounds for the cash if nowt else.
People don't give a shit about the FA cup anymore but I love it, especially when underdogs win.
Wanderers took roughly the same amount of fans to Anfield as there was in the whole of Ewood Park yesterday. They were playing a premiership team! I reckon we would get more than that if we played a shitty lower league team.

We did. Against bury........on a weeknight

What a weekend it's been so far. Four of the top six out of the competition. Hopefully Arsenal will follow today! If we do Liverpool in the replay who knows what the next round will produce.

Boro were clinical - very professional job and another dominant defensive performance. Bradford were everything we hoped Lennon would make us.

How good did John Stead look against Chelsea?

Barb Dwyer wrote:How good did John Stead look against Chelsea?

It's amazing how players can look decidedly average throughout their career and then come up with something special from nowhere.
I've never seen anything of Bristol City's Matt Smith until yesterday but from watching the game against West Ham and the highlights they pulled of him from elsewhere he looks a really good player. A real pain in the arse for defenders, proper big, strong centre forward. I was impressed.

When Lennon goes we should get Phil Parkinson.

scottjames30 wrote:When Lennon goes we should get Phil Parkinson.

Apparently Alan Irvine has already been allotted a parking space.

Bwfc1958 wrote:

Barb Dwyer wrote:How good did John Stead look against Chelsea?

It's amazing how players can look decidedly average throughout their career and then come up with something special from nowhere.
I've never seen anything of Bristol City's Matt Smith until yesterday but from watching the game against West Ham and the highlights they pulled of him from elsewhere he looks a really good player. A real pain in the arse for defenders, proper big, strong centre forward. I was impressed.

Only other time I can remember seeing Matt Smith play was when he scored two for Oldham against Liverpool a couple of seasons back. Maybe he looked good because Premiership sides aren't use to strikers that put themselves about a bit.

He's a big lad is Matt Smith. I think he might be 6ft 6 or thereabouts.

Reebok Trotter wrote:He's a big lad is Matt Smith. I think he might be 6ft 6 or thereabouts.

Can't head straight though - he had 4 or 5 chances to bury one.

wanderlust wrote:

Reebok Trotter wrote:He's a big lad is Matt Smith. I think he might be 6ft 6 or thereabouts.

Can't head straight though - he had 4 or 5 chances to bury one.

Couple cleared off the line though. Think he was unlucky there.

Matt smith will always be a league one player