The romance of the cup

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Re: The romance of the cup

by genome » 08 Dec 2016 17:01

Would've preferred a l8 kick off but that'll do

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Re: The romance of the cup

by Royal1988 » 08 Dec 2016 17:03

This tie has brought up a lot of talk of our manager for obvious reasons.

However, in the unlikely event that we do actually manage to win this tie, I think that we should dedicate the win to one Stephen Hunt. As surprisingly, I have yet to see mention of a certain manager. One that I believe is the only one currently in employment that rivals Neil Warnock for getting on the wrong side of us Reading fans and our dislike. We do still owe him a beating for that match (on the pitch that is). :evil:

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Re: The romance of the cup

by AthleticoSpizz » 08 Dec 2016 21:00

Yep

Would be good to scab a draw at OT, just so as we can get to welcome Jose back......hope the ambulance staff provide him with the guard of honour.

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Re: The romance of the cup

by Kitsondinho » 08 Dec 2016 21:40

Is it time to play the 'Guess the ticket price and allocation' yet?

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Re: The romance of the cup

by royalp-we » 08 Dec 2016 22:13

This was last season; and it'll be fairly similar for our visit

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/footba ... ridge.html


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Re: The romance of the cup

by bobby1413 » 09 Dec 2016 07:24

George_ This time we could get double the allocation of Arsenal, its a lot further & on TV though. Pretty sure if people want one they will get one.


Correct.

People who don't get tickets for this and then moan are the very same who call the club, get put in a line for 2 minutes + and hangup stating it was impossible to get a ticket.

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Re: The romance of the cup

by bobby1413 » 09 Dec 2016 07:25

genome Would've preferred a l8 kick off but that'll do


Same, wanted a 530 kick off so then I could have travelled up mid morning, booked into hotel and then gone out.

I'm now tempted to book hotel for Friday+Saturday night. Total cost is £100 so not too bad.

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Re: The romance of the cup

by stealthpapes » 09 Dec 2016 08:00

genome Clearly you've never been on a night out in Barrow-in-Furness

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Barrow away would have been an epic.

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Re: The romance of the cup

by bobby1413 » 09 Dec 2016 09:32

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Barrow away would have been an epic.


Epic? I always get confused with comments like this, like those who say, Carlisle away would have been fantastic... really? 100 other away supporters on a cold drizzly Saturday afternoon in a small town with nothing much to do and a long journey home.


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Re: The romance of the cup

by genome » 09 Dec 2016 09:56

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genome Clearly you've never been on a night out in Barrow-in-Furness

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Barrow away would have been an epic.


Bastard of a journey though

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Re: The romance of the cup

by Saaaaaaaammmmmm » 09 Dec 2016 10:02

Saaaaaaaammmmmm BBC will probably go with West Ham vs City and BT will show us and Preston/Arsenal


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Although it's nice to be right for once, I was pretty annoyed at how predictable the TV selections were, particularly the Beeb's

They shove the 'Magic Of The Cup' down our throats at every opportunity, and when they get the chance to actually show some of it, they pick the two games with the four biggest teams... Spurs Reserves at home to Aston Villa really is what the FA Cup's all about :roll:

On the topic of Man Utd, it's often forgotten that we have a surprisingly decent record against them, in terms of almost always being the 'plucky loser' in games against them in recent years

Since first playing them in the Premier League in 2006/07, we've only lost 1 of 9 by more than one goal (a 0-2 defeat in 2008 in which Ronaldo scored a 90th minute breakaway goal, a game we really should have taken something from)

Our record against them in recent years is...

2013 League (A) - Lost 0-1
2013 Cup (A) - Lost 1-2
2012 League (H) - Lost 3-4
2008 League (H) - Lost 0-2
2007 League (A) - Drew 0-0
2007 Cup (H) - Lost 2-3
2007 Cup (A) - Drew 1-1
2006 League (A) - Lost 2-3
2006 League (H) - Drew 1-1

So although we never got a victory, nearly all those games did have the feeling of a missed opportunity, and despite all being Ferguson sides not once did they completely outplay us (other than maybe the 0-0 draw at Old Trafford in which we had 10 men)

Also saw a stat that Man Utd are our most frequent FA Cup opponents, with this being our ninth meeting (winning 1 of 8 - in 1927)

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Re: The romance of the cup

by John Madejski's Wallet » 09 Dec 2016 10:50

Balls.... its on BT?

Am at the inlaws that weekend and was hoping to at least watch it on TV. Pfcuking BT

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Re: The romance of the cup

by John Smith » 09 Dec 2016 10:53

Head: "it's on TV - save yourself £200 going up there watching us get thrashed by United reserves and Jose's smug face from the comfort of your armchair"

Heart: "weekend in Manchester and go to the game with 1000s of others praying for a replay and an 'I was there' moment"

Please advise.


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Re: The romance of the cup

by genome » 09 Dec 2016 11:13

Heart,

I've already seen us get smashed at Brentford and Fulham so it'll make no difference if we get smashed there.

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Re: The romance of the cup

by Hendo » 09 Dec 2016 11:33

genome Heart,

I've already seen us get smashed at Brentford and Fulham so it'll make no difference if we get smashed there.


Agreed, heart all the way.

For these games I always think - I would rather be there and lose than not go and we win/draw. If we were to win, I would ecstatic, but I would hate the fact I wasn't there to see it in person.

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Re: The romance of the cup

by stealthpapes » 09 Dec 2016 11:47

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Barrow away would have been an epic.


Epic? I always get confused with comments like this, like those who say, Carlisle away would have been fantastic... really? 100 other away supporters on a cold drizzly Saturday afternoon in a small town with nothing much to do and a long journey home.


Barrow has a pub on an island.

Pub.

Island.

Island.

Pub.

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Re: The romance of the cup

by bobby1413 » 09 Dec 2016 11:48

John Smith Head: "it's on TV - save yourself £200 going up there watching us get thrashed by United reserves and Jose's smug face from the comfort of your armchair"

Heart: "weekend in Manchester and go to the game with 1000s of others praying for a replay and an 'I was there' moment"

Please advise.


Experiences are invaluable and are what football is all about. Definitely go.

If you go and we get beat, so what? You're still going to have a great night out I bet.

If we win, then you've seen a brilliant result and part of the whole experience.

Staying at home I think you'd immediately regret it, especially as the game starts to build up.

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Re: The romance of the cup

by taipairoyal » 09 Dec 2016 23:21

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Would saw my arm off to go. Doubt I'd get a ticket nowadays though. If I do I'll be flying up I recks, depends on the date.

I can probably sort you out if you struggle. How many points you got, like 50? :lol:


Thanks mate - however just seen I'm on call that weekend :x

Will see if I can swap out but may be tricky.


Oooh a call Boy then.

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Re: The romance of the cup

by Sutekh » 11 Dec 2016 13:35

royalp-we This was last season; and it'll be fairly similar for our visit

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/footba ... ridge.html



Adult United and Cambridge fans will have to pay full price for the replay, which will take place a week on Tuesday at Old Trafford.

Adult fans will pay between £31 and £53 to watch the match at the 75,000-seater stadium.

Cambridge, who are entitled to 45 per cent of ticket revenue, are likely to receive a sizeable windfall, particularly if the match sells out.


One one hand "what a bunch of disgusting money grabbing greedy ********" on the other hand keeping it to standard pricing would be good for the smaller club if Utd more or less sell out (and for the return of Stam that is a possibility). So assuming a conservative average ticket price of £30 to allow for freebies and concessions and a full house that's approx £1.1 million for Reading for a days work.

I presume our allocation will be the full 15% (11,250) tickets or will safety and police grounds stop that happening?

Can we sell 11250 ?

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