FA Cup Final

[moomba]

Bit like two years ago, the semi was the big match and its hard not to take the final as a foregone conclusion.

I think Wigan have more about them than Stoke and you only have to look at how they dismantled Everton to see what they are capable of.

Still, confident of the win. My guess at the starting lineup.

Pantilimon
Zaba Kompany Nastasic Clichy
Milner Yaya Barry
Nasri Aguero Silva

 

[Magma]

unfortunately wigan's team has been crippled by injury. should get the win here. pants' final game for us too, and probably the same for a couple more too.

 

[Stratton_Gun]

When's this?
Cmon the Wiggers!!!
Henriquez extra time winner

 

[manureid]

Meh....boring for everyone except City supporters.

 

[childeric]

FA Cup Final used to be a must-see every year but it's not on the radar any more

The Premiership and CL are far more important

 

[Cruyff14]

FA Cup lost all its prestige when they ****ed the scheduling around with it and no longer made it the final game of the footballing calendar.

 

[ADL9798]

Arsenal supporters find cup finals boring? I didn't see that one coming.

 

[mcuzzy]

Wish they'd take the match back to a midnight kick-off, all the FA cup parties have gone out the window now that everybody passes out before the line-ups are even announced.

 

[kid_a]

realistically can't see wigan getting within a sniff of the cup here, but hey upsets happen.(just not in finals much any more)
can't help but feel also next weeks games which will determine whether wigan stay up or not will be playing on their minds.

 

[Cruyff14]

Arsenal supporters find cup finals boring? I didn't see that one coming.

Where did I say it was boring? If you don't think it's lost all the prestige it once carried then I don't know what to say.

 

[Thistle]

Needs to be a stand alone game once the season has finished. If it's the only game being played it has everyone's interest and the media can pump it up for a whole week. It gets a bit lost when it's in the middle of league games. I know they rescheduled it one year for the CL final but what are the reasons for the FA not moving it back?

 

[Mighty P]

Despite it being a foregone conclusion (seeing as though these matches many times see the underdog winning) in my mind, I reckon it won't be as easy as many are assuming. That said I expect Man City to do it comfortably within the 90 mins. All I want to see is Wigan have a good crack, and I absolutely hope it's not one of those utterly boring FA Cup finals. I want excitement please.

 

[Shoei]

1-0 City Half time
4-0 City.

Nasri x 2, Aguero and a fullback to score
City to score in 26minute, 56, 65,85
Wigan to make a fist of it for the first 20 mins, then City's class and squad depth to roll the.

 

[Cruyff14]

Never understood why people write what minute someone is going to score, kinda pointless.

 

[Shoei]

Never understood why people write what minute someone is going to score, kinda pointless.

Life is kinda pointless. You are just going to die some point anyway right?

 

[Cruyff14]

Terrible analogy.

 

[TheOz]

Will be supporting Wigan intently.

 

[mcuzzy]

Never understood why people write what minute someone is going to score, kinda pointless.

Just a bit of fun

 

[Magma]

hart starting instead of pants. don't like that at all.

hart/zab/vinny/nasty/clichy/yaya/gaz/silva/tevez/nasri/aguero

 

[BlueBen]

A sign that Mancini is feeling the pressure?

 

[Magma]

i assume it has to do with pants saying he wanted to leave. i really don't like this.

 

[mcuzzy]

Bit harsh, says Panti will get a start..I guess he meant start on the bench

Gotta do what you gotta do, IMO it's a good move by Mancini, no point in risking it now

 

[BORK]

HD sideboob FTW

 

[RandB]

Is there any point in saying go Wigan?

 

[Hand]

Is there any point in saying go Wigan?

Yes.


Interesting to see they're using a Nike ball instead of an Umbro one. I thought the Nike FA deal didn't start until July?