FA Cup draw

**Sir David Gray** · 16-02-2015 06:44 PM

I thought Scottish football had the ownership on silly scheduling of cup draws but the FA Cup quarter final draw has just been made two minutes before the start of Preston v Manchester Utd!

I don't think I've ever seen that before!

Anyway, the draw is;

Liverpool v Blackburn
Bradford v Reading
Preston/Manchester Utd v Arsenal
Aston Villa v West Brom

Exciting tie awaits if Manchester Utd can beat Preston this evening.

***Scouse Hibee*** · 16-02-2015 06:54 PM

Pleasing.

***Baldy Foghorn*** · 16-02-2015 07:18 PM

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I thought Scottish football had the ownership on silly scheduling of cup draws but the FA Cup quarter final draw has just been made two minutes before the start of Preston v Manchester Utd!

I don't think I've ever seen that before!

Anyway, the draw is;

Liverpool v Blackburn
Bradford v Reading
Preston/Manchester Utd v Arsenal
Aston Villa v West Brom

Exciting tie awaits if Manchester Utd can beat Preston this evening.

Why is it silly? It's on Council telly, before a live match, and the fans of both teams in the ground, got to see it on tv screens, sounds fair enough to me.

**Sir David Gray** · 16-02-2015 07:21 PM

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Why is it silly? It's on Council telly, before a live match, and the fans of both teams in the ground, got to see it on tv screens, sounds fair enough to me.

A cup draw should always take place after all ties have been played in my opinion.

If any ties go to replays or are postponed then fair enough but to hold the draw a couple of minutes before a match is just daft.

***Scouse Hibee*** · 16-02-2015 07:23 PM

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A cup draw should always take place after all ties have been played in my opinion.

If any ties go to replays or are postponed then fair enough but to hold the draw a couple of minutes before a match is just daft.

Strangely enough I agree with you

If the draw is to be held over until the Monday then at least do it after the remaining tie of the round, that would be the obvious progression of a cup draw to me.

**heretoday** · 16-02-2015 07:23 PM

Man Utd are so dull to watch these days. Predictable and unimaginative build-up. The presence of Fellaini in the team sums it up.

**Pretty Boy** · 16-02-2015 07:25 PM

Is Prestons strip the same as our away top?

***Aldo*** · 16-02-2015 07:26 PM

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Is Prestons strip the same as our away top?

Looks like it. It's Nike so probably from same template PB!

**Sir David Gray** · 16-02-2015 07:27 PM

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Strangely enough I agree with you

If the draw is to be held over until the Monday then at least do it after the remaining tie of the round, that would be the obvious progression of a cup draw to me.

Now I think about it, maybe holding the draw earlier wasn't such a bad idea after all!

**frazeHFC** · 16-02-2015 07:28 PM

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Man Utd are so dull to watch these days. Predictable and unimaginative build-up. The presence of Fellaini in the team sums it up.

Come on Preston!

**~~Sergey~~** · 16-02-2015 07:28 PM

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Is Prestons strip the same as our away top?

Probably from the exact same sweat-shop where the workers are on a $1 a day and costs 40c to produce.

***Scouse Hibee*** · 16-02-2015 07:29 PM

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Now I think about it, maybe holding the draw earlier wasn't such a bad idea after all!

**Iain G** · 16-02-2015 07:29 PM

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Man Utd are so dull to watch these days. Predictable and unimaginative build-up. The presence of Fellaini in the team sums it up.

One of the first times I have watched Man Utd properly this season, no imagination or energy at all. Its funny as they are playing a very similar system to us with the fullbacks pushing right up, somehow though they dont have the players to do it effectively.

Fellaini is just a big lump.

Rather have Lewis than Shaw ;)

**Hibby Bairn** · 16-02-2015 07:31 PM

Wayne Rooney has been brutal all season. No different tonight.

***easty*** · 16-02-2015 07:34 PM

How are they 3rd in the EPL? They arnt very good at all.

Luke Shaw....what a waste of money.

**Pretty Boy** · 16-02-2015 07:36 PM

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Man Utd are so dull to watch these days. Predictable and unimaginative build-up. The presence of Fellaini in the team sums it up.

It must be the manager.

A team with Rooney, Di Maria, Hererra, Falcao shouldn't be this poor.

When was the last time Van Gaal left a job where he was considered a success? Barcelona fans were indifferent about him 1st time and hated him 2nd time, flopped with The Netherlands in 2002 when they failed to qualify for the WC, sacked by Bayern although he did win a league and bring in/through some good players, indifferent 2nd spell as Netherlands boss. It's probably as far back as AZ Alkmaar in 2009 and before that probably Ajax in the 90s.

**Hibby Bairn** · 16-02-2015 07:36 PM

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How are they 3rd in the EPL? They arnt very good at all.

Luke Shaw....what a waste of money.

Poor man's Lewis Stevenson

**heretoday** · 16-02-2015 07:39 PM

As far as I can see the only guy on the bench to liven their side up is Mata. They used to have a bench of household names.

They'll probably get a late winner once PNE start to tire but I can't see Arsenal having much trouble with this lot.

**leither17** · 16-02-2015 07:46 PM

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It must be the manager.

A team with Rooney, Di Maria, Hererra, Falcao shouldn't be this poor.

When was the last time Van Gaal left a job where he was considered a success? Barcelona fans were indifferent about him 1st time and hated him 2nd time, flopped with The Netherlands in 2002 when they failed to qualify for the WC, sacked by Bayern although he did win a league and bring in/through some good players, indifferent 2nd spell as Netherlands boss. It's probably as far back as AZ Alkmaar in 2009 and before that probably Ajax in the 90s.

Sounds like a certain gardener we know

**Pretty Boy** · 16-02-2015 07:50 PM

1-0 Preston and not undeserved.

Good goal, keeper should do better.

**frazeHFC** · 16-02-2015 07:51 PM

**Sir David Gray** · 16-02-2015 07:51 PM

1-0 Preston

***semaj64*** · 16-02-2015 07:52 PM

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1-0 Preston and not undeserved.

Good goal, keeper should do better.

Yes Man U playing their usual crap, cannot see who will bring them back into the game

***Scouse Hibee*** · 16-02-2015 07:53 PM

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1-0 Preston

**Pretty Boy** · 16-02-2015 07:54 PM

How bad was Fellainis first touch just there? What was it they paid for him? £28M?

**heretoday** · 16-02-2015 07:58 PM

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How bad was Fellainis first touch just there? What was it they paid for him? £28M?

Everton did good business getting rid of him.

Oldies will remember a boxer called Joe Bugner. Fantastic physique, opponents cowering in the corner but somehow he just could not put them away!

***stokesmessiah*** · 16-02-2015 07:58 PM

Man Utd are guff.

***Scouse Hibee*** · 16-02-2015 08:01 PM

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Everton did good business getting rid of him.

Oldies will remember a boxer called Joe Bugner. Fantastic physique, opponents cowering in the corner but somehow he just could not put them away!

I'm only 47!