The Official F.A. Cup Thread: Blackpool v Nottingham Forest (3rd Rd Replay) Wednesday 17th Jan 2024

[RedRich]

I'm almost expecting Holloway to start singing 'Smack My Bitch Up'.

Oooo-aaarrr, combine harvester, smack me bitch up, cider drinker....

 

[Viktor]

Turns out, using 7 trillion as a laugh didn't work.

It got Bonfy though, obviously

And then forgets the Bee Gees vid

 

[Notcher]

Critchley magnanimous in defeat~ not a bad manager

I like him, think he's a good manager. Could easily see him getting a go at a decent Champ club

 

[BryanRoy22]

I like him, think he's a good manager. Could easily see him getting a go at a decent Champ club

Had an awful time at QPR in the Championship, but maybe it just wasn't a good fit.

 

[RedRich]

Wish I was going out in Blackpool tonight with Earnie & Holloway.

i think a night out with that loon would be epic

 

[Notcher]

Had an awful time at QPR in the Championship, but maybe it just wasn't a good fit.

Yeah it happens and QPR can be a basket case of a club behind the scenes themselves

 

[Captain Sinister]

Is there any turd polish left in the tin or has it all been used?

Come on FCT.
Are you a snowflake millennial who doesn’t appreciate a real game of proper football?
Or have you lost the plot being an entitled prawn sandwich eating Prem Team fair weather supporter.
It was physical.
There was passion.
Skill and blood and guts.
And the on field officials were excellent as they weren’t castrated by VAR.
We won… celebrate.

 

[Irish Wolf]

i think a night out with that loon would be epic

He'd be wearing a pair of wellies, wouldn't he.

 

[oxonred]

I thought Dominguez should have got MOM, he covered every blade of grass. But credit to Yatesy with two assists. Thought McKenna looked good when he came on to. Good win in the end. COYR.

 

[Gyros Peter]

Enjoyed that - a welcome break from discussing FFP penalty scenarios.

 

[Captain Sinister]

Atleast someone on this forum hasn’t gone completely doomer from a FA cup tie.


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I am so pumped.
Me and the Mrs have destroyed a whole litre of Johnny Walker Red Label tonight.
Off to bed now for 3 hours rampant sex.

 

[tomw94]

Really disappointed with CHO, I so badly want it to work out for him.

Yates carried the team tonight but Mangala was also good. I just hope Nuno looks at that performance and realises he needs to stick around.

There were some other really bad individual outfield performances tonight but in the context of it being Blackpool away with shards of ice in the side of the pitch, you can let it slide.
Not Vlach though he is simply just shit, there is no other way to put it. Not even the fact that he can’t make a save, it’s his positional awareness, decision making, box control, the BASICS, he is terrible at all of it.
Turner is our number 1 and kicking aside he is actually pretty solid.

 

[oxonred]

I am so pumped.
Me and the Mrs have destroyed a whole litre of Johnny Walker Red Label tonight.
Off to bed now for 3 hours rampant sex.

You wish !!!

 

[Far have we travelled]

Maybe we went this the harder way than we should've, but a win's a win and I'm glad!

Great job to Yates, Wood, Danilo, Dominguez, Mangala, everyone who helped this victory!!
Can't wait to see Aguilera get more chance, he looks pretty good!

And finally it's good to hear the crowd is okay, I hope no one's hurt...

Similar to in the Man Utd game, Danilo was dross in the first half but vastly improved in the second half. I was really pleased to see Aguilera get his opportunity and take it so well. He was very good in pre season games and has had some great performances with the under 23s. Also glad to see Mangala put in such a strong performance throughout the whole game.

 

[Bryn Gunn]

I know there's gonna be pelters for the performance but I knew it would be that type of game due to the pitch. Honestly it's just not conducive to playing football when it's rock hard like that. That's why the FA cup has shocks, those pitches are favourable to lower league opposition - mix it up, press, be aggressive and throw balls into the box.

You've just got to match it and get through the tie.

Aye, proper FA Cup tie that was and credit to Blackpool.

 

[Costanillas]

"We're on the march with Nuno's army. We're all going to Wem-ber-lee...."

 

[sammy the snake]

VAR-less games are an absolute joy it has to be said. Really proper celebrated the winner once i seen that Woodie had an old school glance over at the linesman as he was celebrating.

You really do wonder what the hell they've managed to do to the game

In all fairness you can point the finger of blame at the clubs who wanted VAR… not the refs. The managers association needs to understand the value lost with VAR. it’s now binary, exactly what they wanted over free flowing football. The ref did alright tonight overall

 

[isaacs]

Similar to in the Man Utd game, Danilo was dross in the first half but vastly improved in the second half. I was really pleased to see Aguilera get his opportunity and take it so well. He was very good in pre season games and has had some great performances with the under 23s. Also glad to see Mangala put in such a strong performance throughout the whole game.

Good shout on Danilo he really improved after a sloppy first half, hopefully we'll see more of the machine gun because i forgot how good it was

 

[sammy the snake]

I like him, think he's a good manager. Could easily see him getting a go at a decent Champ club

Gets his tactics spot on. Takes talent that

 

[SparrowsAnus]

Danilo also had a decent part to play in the 3rd goal.

 

[Notcher]

Aye, proper FA Cup tie that was and credit to Blackpool.

Exactly. Loads of credit to Blackpool, their supporters can rightly be proud of their sides efforts.

I'm not that concerned about us tonight, we controlled the first half, went 2 up and the pitch played a massive part in levelling things out as Blackpool mounted a comeback by pressing and being aggressive. I was a hell of a lot more pissed off with our first half performance in the first tie

 

[eyupmeduck]

We won think we showed spirit, the best thing was the final whistle though as it signified the end.

Our goals were decent enough, I did feel that Murillo was held then pushed down for their equaliser but their first was a good strike.

Ultimately we played a couple of centrebacks who could have started for our u21s and they did OK. We struggled against the industrial football and a ref who in my opinion was a bit one eyed.

Yates impressed me with football ability on that plowed field, thought Aguilera looked good as did Tavares for the most part.

Thank the lord its over though and we go into the next round so that Sam Twattyface can bemoan our FA Cup record from the last 10 years again like a quarter final is crap as a championship team which we have been for the 9/10 last seasons who somehow seems to draw Chelsea. Every. Bloody. Year.

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[sammy the snake]

Enjoyed that - a welcome break from discussing FFP penalty scenarios.

The what now?..

 

[Captain Sinister]

In all fairness you can point the finger of blame at the clubs who wanted VAR… not the refs. The managers association needs to understand the value lost with VAR. it’s now binary, exactly what they wanted over free flowing football. The ref did alright tonight overall

The ref and the linesmen were ace.
You can pick the odd mistake but none sucked the joy out of the game like every VAR intervention does.

 

[BryanRoy22]

The what now?..