February 18, 201214 yr Chelsea/Birmingham Bolton Leicester Sunderland/Arsenal Stevenage/Tottenham Liverpool/Brighton Crawley/Stoke Everton Getting excited now, as are we all. Teams to stay away from, Livepool and Spurs !
February 18, 201214 yr You can have both, be positive you shit cunts ! The stats tell a different story historically teams who get to the latter stages there league form suffers, if that holds true that means todays win virtually guarantees Bolton to be relegated.
February 18, 201214 yr Who was the last team and year to win the cup and get relegated ? fwiw, Id take the cup win and relegation than safety. More likely to get promoted back to the Prem than win the FA Cup.
February 18, 201214 yr Who was the last team and year to win the cup and get relegated ? fwiw, Id take the cup win and relegation than safety. More likely to get promoted back to the Prem than win the FA Cup. don't think it has happened Leicester reached the final
February 18, 201214 yr The Massives got relegated as reigning Champions 1937/38. Didn't 'Boro get to both finals, lost both and were relegated? In which case they must have been down on FA cup final day? Don't remember that - I remember the match, Di Matteo scored straight away iirc. Edited February 19, 201214 yr by Youri McAnespie
February 18, 201214 yr Who was the last team and year to win the cup and get relegated ? fwiw, Id take the cup win and relegation than safety. More likely to get promoted back to the Prem than win the FA Cup. Four teams have reached the final, but lost, and been relegated: 1926 Man City (lost to Bolton) 1969 Leicester (lost to Man City) 1983 Brighton (lost to ManU) 1997 Middlesbrough (lost to Chelsea) In addition Chelsea finished 19th of 20 in 1915 and lost in final to SheffU, but league was extended to 22 on restarting after WWI and so they were not relegated.
February 18, 201214 yr It's 54 years since we won the FA Cup ...... more than a lifetime for some unlucky fans. You've seen us in the Prem for the last 11 seasons. It's your choice (theoretically). I was at the '58 final, so I'm a fraction less bothered.
February 19, 201214 yr Thanks chaps . So all O.C. has to do to keep us up is win the cup. Works for me ! Edited February 19, 201214 yr by waddy256
February 19, 201214 yr You win the cup once in a lifetime. You can always get promoted again. I'm in.
February 19, 201214 yr Was just gonna say the same thing! We will have to take what comes! Winning the cup and staying up would be a dream but losing and going down is probably more of a possibility.
February 19, 201214 yr I am proper in the shit for this next round if it's a Sarurday away game. It's my oldest, closest friend's 40th on 17 March. Moral dilemma.
February 19, 201214 yr Don't want Sunderland in cup draw, would rather go to either merseyside clubs as I think we would/ could get a result at either. Am I deluded? Ohh and stay up for me
February 19, 201214 yr Leicester at home, Stoke in the semis. We're going down anyway. Who do you fancy in the final?
February 19, 201214 yr I am proper in the shit for this next round if it's a Sarurday away game. It's my oldest, closest friend's 40th on 17 March. Moral dilemma. Bring him/her to the match Simples
February 19, 201214 yr Bring him/her to the match Simples . It's her do that night that's the trouble, I'm sure she is alteady expecting me to turn up in a shocking state to be fair.
February 19, 201214 yr . It's her do that night that's the trouble, I'm sure she is alteady expecting me to turn up in a shocking state to be fair. well, don't let her down!
February 19, 201214 yr With our debt if we go down, I doubt Bolton will see many good times for a long while. Depends how you describe good times. Over the years, some of my best experiences have been out of the Premier. I've never seen them win a cup and for me that's what football is all about. I still think we can do both with a bit of luck. I'd settle for a cup win and take our chances in the Championship.
February 19, 201214 yr Author Brighton at home for us ive heard. Bolton in the semi's would be great, as tickets would be easier to come by for us. Sunderland in the final
February 19, 201214 yr I think we will get Crawley in the next round then we will play the winners of Leicester / Stevenage in the semis. COYFWM
February 19, 201214 yr Brighton at home for us ive heard. Bolton in the semi's would be great, as tickets would be easier to come by for us. Sunderland in the final Yes, Everton should be perfectly winnable
Chelsea/Birmingham
Bolton
Leicester
Sunderland/Arsenal
Stevenage/Tottenham
Liverpool/Brighton
Crawley/Stoke
Everton
Getting excited now, as are we all.
Teams to stay away from, Livepool and Spurs !