FA Cup 3rd Round - 7th/8th January 2012
While much of the focus on this year's 3rd round fell on the spectacle - and refereeing decisions - of the Manchester derby, mention should be made of the exploits of some of football's
less "glamorous" teams who successfully made it into the 4th round draw. So hats off to Sheffield Wednesday who knocked out West Ham, Crawley Town, Notts County, Wrexham who earned a great draw
away at Brighton & Hove Albion, MK Dons who were moments away from defeating QPR, Stevenage who beat Reading, and Swindon Town, who knocked out premiership Wigan Athletic.
FA Cup 4th Round - 28th / 29th January 2012
And so to the fourth round. Not quite so many "giant-killing" exploits perhaps, but still a few interesting fixtures to enjoy, most newsworthy of which was no doubt
the tie between Liverpool and
Manchester United, which saw United crash out of the competition. Also in the headlines were Brighton &
Hove Albion, who knocked out Newcastle United.
It's Unofficial FA Cup 5th Round Fry-Up Weekend!
FA Cup 5th Round - 18th / 19th February 2012
What's the big idea?
It's not rocket science. It's not January any more, but it's still cold and miserable outside. Inside, our friends at ITV are showing four of the 5th Round ties live
over the weekend, two of which are lunch-time kick-offs.
So, here's the plan. Do whatever you need to do to get yourself some Valentines browny points in the bag (you had remembered, hadn't you?!), then sort out a football party!
We've unilaterally decided to declare this weekend "FA Cup Fry-Up Weekend"! To be honest, there wasn't much of a vote on it, but there wasn't much argument either. I mean, who WOULDN'T
want to spend a couple of hours out of the cold wind, in front of a big screen with your mates, watching a great game of English footy and tucking into huge platefulls of delicious comfort food?
You know it makes sense!
Look, we'll even make it easy for you. Here's your shopping list, and if you click the link on the right, the nice people at Tesco will even deliver it for you.
But no, that doesn't get you any Valentines Day browny points!!
- Valentines Card, flowers, etc
- Bacon
- Eggs
- Sausages
- Bread - for either fried slices or toast, up to you
- Mushrooms
- Tomatoes
- Baked Beans
- Black pudding (optional)
- Hash browns
- Beer
- Sauce - brown or red? Up to you....
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There, we've done our share of the work, so I'm afraid that means you'll have to do the washing up after the game....
Here's the pick of the weekend's ties:
Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Everton vs Blackpool or Sheffield Wednesday
Chelsea vs Birmingham City
Crawley Town vs Stoke City
Stevenage vs Tottenham Hotspur
Norwich City vs Leicester City
Sunderland or Middlesbrough vs Arsenal
Millwall or Southampton vs Bolton Wanderers
