[merged] FA cup Semi' Finals Draw

eirebhoy

Arsenal -v- Man Utd.
Sunderland -v- Millwall/Tranmere

Guess what that means! There will be a Nationwide division team in the UEFA cup next season.:D

Pacifico

Well Arsenal and United are set for another clash (damm)

The game is on the 4th of April

Pacifico

Damm you:D

cournioni

Imagine Tranmere in the UEFA cup!

Where are the matches to be played?

The Muppet

COOL Bring it on Arsenal. Whats the date for the matches and is it at Highbury or a neutral gound as the semis used to be. Sorry if I,m asking the obvious but its been 5 years since Utd were involvedat this stage.

RasTa

It will be at Villa park again, lets hope for a repeat preformance Other semi final is at Old Trafford

jank

the utd and arsenal one will be at villa park
and i suppose sunderland and millwall/rovers will be at OT

revenge for 99 will be wengers aim here. no doubt sky will be creaming themsleves over this

on a side note does anybody else think that arsenal is after having a very hard fa cup run, like all premiership teams so far, until the final that is

The Muppet

Originally posted by RasTa
It will be at Villa park again, lets hope for a repeat preformance Other semi final is at Old Trafford

can we switch Venues?;)

jank

Originally posted by The Muppet
can we switch Venues?;)

didnt do much good last year did it?

Johnny_the_fox

that means : Sunderland will face either Tranmere or Millwall..
good stuff..

The Muppet

Originally posted by jank
didnt do much good last year did it?

No ! United were too busy winning the league last year.:D

End Of

jank

Originally posted by The Muppet
No ! United were too busy winning the league last year.:D

End Of

ouch! ill give yea that one

kida

They play in the league the week before and if they got drawn in CL quarters
would play on 23/24 March 2004 and 06/07 April.

Suspensions could mount up for both teams if they had 2 play 4 matches in 3 weeks. Its bad enough having 2 matches in a row.

Pepe LeFrits

Very disappointed with that draw, the final will be shambolic.

mr_angry

Guess what that means! There will be a Nationwide division team in the UEFA cup next season.

Not if the team in question gets promoted (assuming it wont be Tranmere).

Don't BBC get first call on which match they show? Meaning Sky will be left with Sunderland vs. Milwall / Tranmere...

Washout

Agree with kaids.


Was looking forward to potential arse utd final but oh well.

come on milwall!

imagine if sunderland have to play milwall...mcarthy against his old team.

jank

yea an arsenal-utd final would have been great but alas its not to be but realisticly that game will be the final in terms of who picks up the trophey at the end of the day

paddyduff

KEANE v MCCARTHY FINAL.... BRING IT ON!!!

eirebhoy

Originally posted by kaids
Very disappointed with that draw, the final will be shambolic.

In the short term it is a dissapointment but I can't wait to see one of the other teams in Europe. Also, their is always the Charity Shield if United win it.:)

ErinGoBrath

Arsenal are going for a record breaking 4th final in a row and Alex Ferguson has never lost a domestic Semi Final.

Somethings got to give :ninja:

Come on you Gunners!

plastic membrane

Originally posted by paddyduff
KEANE v MCCARTHY FINAL.... BRING IT ON!!!

Been waiting for the rematch for a while now. Love to see it happen.

cournioni

Doubtful. United are going to win. It is a Villa Park after all. When was the last time United lost there? And we'll have our defence back for that game.

Michelangelo

If they do not win, a lot of people will lose faith in Utd including myself.

PHB

Can anyone give me a date?

L5

April 4th

Pepe LeFrits

Originally posted by PORNAPSTER
It is a Villa Park after all. When was the last time United lost there?

October 13 2000 i think, Villa won 3-0.

It's gonna be exciting

zAbbo

Should be a cracker of a Semi, lets hope the BBC show it, oh and sky can have the manu game

jank

Arsenal - Man Utd will be playing each other twice now in the same week, shades of chelsea and middlesborough here!

TBH i could see utd winning it but i can also see henry having a field day agianst a poor utd defense and beating them ala pompy style
Arsenal will be well up for it too

kida

i can also see henry having a field day agianst a poor utd defense and beating them ala pompy style
Arsenal will be well up for it too

Not if Phil Neville has decapitated Henry in the league match.

Pepe LeFrits

What's the story with Ferdinand's appeal? What are the chances he'll be back then?

Hairy Homer

Originally posted by jank


on a side note does anybody else think that arsenal is after having a very hard fa cup run, like all premiership teams so far, until the final that is

And what do you want?

Sympathy!!!!!

You gather 20 or so of the best players in the World, pay them telephone salaries and then complain when they have to play the might of Middlesborough, Leeds and Portsmouth......occasionally!!!!!

Can't feel your pain at all on this one.

Go Millwall, Tranmere or Sunderland!!!!!!!

Here's hoping a team with REAL supporters wins it this year. That's what the cup is all about.

eirebhoy

Originally posted by jank
Arsenal - Man Utd will be playing each other twice now in the same week, shades of chelsea and middlesborough here!

can you imagine of the met in the CL quarter final's on the 24th March and 6th April.:ninja:

jank

Originally posted by Hairy Homer
And what do you want?

Sympathy!!!!!

You gather 20 or so of the best players in the World, pay them telephone salaries and then complain when they have to play the might of Middlesborough, Leeds and Portsmouth......occasionally!!!!!

Can't feel your pain at all on this one.

Go Millwall, Tranmere or Sunderland!!!!!!!

Here's hoping a team with REAL supporters wins it this year. That's what the cup is all about.

it was just an observation and if arsenal beat utd they they deserve to win the cup as they have knocked out better teams along the way
most people would aggree with that, its just kinda strange to see that
arsenal drew top flight teams all the way to the final i wonder what the odds are "will someone work them out?"

it also good to see nationwide teams doing well as that final will probably go down as one of the best days of their lives win or lose
they wont treat it as a "mickey mouse cup " and will give it their all


whats a telephone salary and would that be eircom or BT lol

can you imagine of the met in the CL quarter final's on the 24th March and 6th April.

that would be class. it would silence alot of people here depending on the outcome

kida

Not sure which it is - but one of Millwall ot Tranmere can get to the final with out playing a Premier league team.

GuanYin

too har dto call the Utd-Arsenal game.

My gut goes with Arsenal, just because Utds defence is so shaky at the moment but this is as good as a derby match so I wouldn't be confident either way.

I'd like to see Utd go through against Sunderland in the final, just for the entertainment of a McCarthy&McAteer (manager&capt) Vs. Fergie&Keane(ditto) press field day.

That said, its hard for a neutral to see past Arsenal for any domestic match at the moment.

_blank_

Juicy semi for United and Arsenal.

Should be a cracker, especially with the league game beforehand.

The two games will define United's season.

Sure, Arsenal have the league wrapped up, but it would be sweet to thwart their double and treble aspirations.

Edit:( had to do some work!)

and if they end up with each other in the CL too, some tough matches coming up for both teams.

SteM

Originally posted by kaids
What's the story with Ferdinand's appeal? What are the chances he'll be back then?

His appeal is due to be heard on March 18th or 19th.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/headlinenews?id=293335&cc=5739

Dustaz

Correct me if im wrong, but doesnt this mean that a 1st division team will be playing in uefa next year (assuming none of the 3 get promoted)?

As to Arse/Moan - should be a great match - looks like the final will be the easiest match each has had in the cup.

Pacifico

The winner of the man/arse will win the FA cup IMO

Dunno bout the uefa thing though.........

Oriel

Still should be liverpool in there.... :mad:

eirebhoy

Originally posted by Dustaz
Correct me if im wrong, but doesnt this mean that a 1st division team will be playing in uefa next year (assuming none of the 3 get promoted)?

Yep.

TwoShedsJackson

It is a Villa Park after all. When was the last time United lost there?

Playing Arsenal there might be a slightly different proposition than playing Villa :rolleyes: This is basically the final anyway so it should be good.

Hairy Homer

Originally posted by jank
it was just an observation and if arsenal beat utd they they deserve to win the cup as they have knocked out better teams along the way
most people would aggree with that, its just kinda strange to see that
arsenal drew top flight teams all the way to the final i wonder what the odds are "will someone work them out?"

it also good to see nationwide teams doing well as that final will probably go down as one of the best days of their lives win or lose
they wont treat it as a "mickey mouse cup " and will give it their all

Fair enough. Thumbed nose redirected to more deserving targets.

Dustaz

Man, this thread merge makes me look like a fool asking that question

The Muppet

Originally posted by Dustaz
Man, this thread merge makes me look like a fool asking that question

Oh I.m soooooooooo tempted.;)

mike65

The idea of Millwall playing Roma, Lazio, Real Something or other has a certain charm.

Mike.

knobbles

Originally posted by Henry_14
The winner of the man/arse will win the FA cup IMO

...no f@#kin $hit Sherlock

Well I've had a soft spot for Sunderland all season and would love to see Mick and the Boys in the Final.....ohhh if it was Utd and Roy Keane that would be special.
Gwan The Black Cats!!!

Villain

Originally posted by mike65
The idea of Millwall playing Roma, Lazio, Real Something or other has a certain charm.

Mike.

Oh yea having being to the New Den, I can tell ya the likes of Roma and Lazio would love it there:D

Come on the Lions, great supporters

especially the blonde I was knocking off for a few months!

jank

http://www.football365.com/news/story_103047.shtml

looks like the semi final will be moved to cardiff to accomodate the extra demand
good move that imo, it will be kinda like the cup final itself !

SteM

Originally posted by jank
http://www.football365.com/news/story_103047.shtml

looks like the semi final will be moved to cardiff to accomodate the extra demand
good move that imo, it will be kinda like the cup final itself !

Bad move I think - it takes away from the final being something special (I didn't like when they used to play the semis in Wembley either). Arsenal fans didn't bother going to Cardiff for the charity shield at the start of the season - the semi-final shouldn't be moved now just to accommodate them now.

Also, we've got great memories of Villa park in '99 with Giggsy going on the RUN