United (N) - Sat 25th May | 2024 FA Cup Final | Pre-Match Thread

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Genuine question (not worth starting a separate thread for): if by some freak of nature we lost to the rags would it somewhat tarnish the achievement of winning the league for you (and for the fourth time in a row, I’m well aware of what that represents, and absolutely made up about it)?
I have to admit that for me it would leave a sour note on the season. Firstly because I still care very much about the F.A Cup — I’m aware there are those who don’t — it’s a venerable old competition and the final is still followed throughout the world, and it’s also not as if we’ve won a cartload of it. Above all, it’s against that lot, and I never want to lose to those fuckers, and especially not on one of the world’s biggest stages.
Nope. Still hungry. We’ve had the main course. I want the pudding.

 

[Vienna_70]

I expect the rags' tactics to mirror those at Etihad derby in March.

11 men behind the ball, and try to hit us on the break.

It will be the worst Cup final in memory.

 

[blueparrot]

I expect the rags' tactics to mirror those at Etihad derby in March.

11 men behind the ball, and try to hit us on the break.

It will be the worst Cup final in memory.

Think that was the plan last year too.

 

[Vienna_70]

Think that was the plan last year too.

I didn’t think they were as defensive then, as they were at Etihad last time.

Maybe I’ve forgotten how bad they were.

 

[Protein Junkie]

I expect the rags' tactics to mirror those at Etihad derby in March.

11 men behind the ball, and try to hit us on the break.

It will be the worst Cup final for the Rags in memory.

Amended for you Mr V

 

[blueparrot]

I didn’t think they were as defensive then, as they were at Etihad last time.

Maybe I’ve forgotten how bad they were.

No, Gundogan put paid to that, but it would have been the plan is what I meant :)

 

[Vienna_70]

Amended for you Mr V

Let’s hope so, Mr J.

 

[bridgeblue]

Genuine question (not worth starting a separate thread for): if by some freak of nature we lost to the rags would it somewhat tarnish the achievement of winning the league for you (and for the fourth time in a row, I’m well aware of what that represents, and absolutely made up about it)?
I have to admit that for me it would leave a sour note on the season. Firstly because I still care very much about the F.A Cup — I’m aware there are those who don’t — it’s a venerable old competition and the final is still followed throughout the world, and it’s also not as if we’ve won a cartload of it. Above all, it’s against that lot, and I never want to lose to those fuckers, and especially not on one of the world’s biggest stages.
Nope. Still hungry. We’ve had the main course. I want the pudding.

No chance, yes it's against them, but these days it's only 3rd in our list of priorities, it will be laughable for them to attach any true glory in winning the FA cup after what we have achieved on the back of the treble season. If this was last year and they stopped us winning the treble, then yes, but they didn't. In fact beating us when it doesn't matter anywhere near as much as last year is a good reason to take the piss out of them. Not happening though, we will have be piss poor for them to beat us, it's not very often that happens.

 

[citizen_maine]

I didn’t think they were as defensive then, as they were at Etihad last time.

Maybe I’ve forgotten how bad they were.

Gundogan didn't allow them to be that defensive

 

[Vienna_70]

Gundogan didn't allow them to be that defensive

Exactly.