FA Cup Quarter Finals

[nightgoat]

Totally moved by Dave Whelan interview in The Guardian today.

(After talking about breaking his leg in the 1960 FA Cup Final, and how it took over two years to rehabilitate himself).

"As the opening match to every season Blackburn used to play Preston in a practice game," Whelan explains. "I was put back in for this match at Deepdale and who should I be playing against but Tom Finney. My first match back after two and a half years and I've got probably the finest right-winger there has ever been. And Tom Finney is the perfect gentleman. He never took me on at all. I took the ball off him three times in the first half and when we were coming off I went to him and said: 'Tom, you're not taking me on.'
"I'd played against him before and I knew how good he was, a phenomenal footballer. He said: 'You've had some bad luck son, and I'm not going to take you on, I want you to get through today's game and get back into the first team.' I'll never forget him saying that to me. He was and still is a total gentleman."

Utter class.

I have always regarded Sir Tom Finney as a hero - although I never saw him play as he was before my time. This snippet goes some way to explaining why.

Kevin Mirallas obviously didn't read that this morning.

 

[RichieS]

got to say it, Kone is a fine player

Spursking likes this.

 

[Liquidator]

I have to say I'm amazed that Fellaini is allowed to wear that comedy Scouser wig during games.

 

[Bill_Oddie]

got to say it, Kone is a fine player

Yup, difficult to defend against. He even managed to beat that YouTube campaign to stop him.

(Sorry).

 

[Dundalk_Spur]

What is it about scousers and the need to whinge about every decision (or non decision) even when its blatant that the correct call has been made??

 

[OneHotspur1988]

J.Gomez, what a finish.

 

[kaz Hirai]

lol at booing your best player off the pitch after one bad display

 

[Bill_Oddie]

lol at booing your best player off the pitch after one bad display

Comments on Beeb/Guardian min-by-min seemed to suggest it was more booing Moyes for taking off their top scorer for the mediocre Darron Gibson.

 

[mark87]

lol at booing your best player off the pitch after one bad display

Or was it because he was being subbed that thats wh they were booing? knowing you had to get back 3 goals they probably wern't happy their best player was being replaced.

 

[kaz Hirai]

Comments on Beeb/Guardian min-by-min seemed to suggest it was more booing Moyes for taking off their top scorer for the mediocre Darron Gibson.

could be. Tv pundits made out they were booing him because his lack of interest all game

 

[Misfit]

I immediately assumed it ws the sub being booed. Not the players specifically involved. Apparently no though. The press, which the comms are part of, are merely adding to the narrative. They want Fellaini at Yanited or somewhere so immediately, whether by ignorance or design depending on your own POV, naturally describe the boos as being aimed at Fellaini.

We were criticised in the press for booing a player - maybe it was even this season - when in fact it was the choice of substitution and not the players involved.

 

[OneHotspur1988]

Man city molesting Barnsley currently. 2-0

 

[mark87]

3-0

 

[OneHotspur1988]

3-0 city

 

[radkovic]

thought tevez was supposed to be jailed, got two goals and an assist instead...

 

[mark87]

Beautiful pass from Silva to Tevez.

 

[Misfit]

Roberto was spot on. Barnsley aren't Real Madrid. You mock him all you want, he was bang on there.

 

[OneHotspur1988]

I need to phone the police. In witnessing a rape.

 

[mark87]

Who got the 4th?

 

[OneHotspur1988]

Carlos T. It's 5-0 now.