2012/2013 Premier League Season + FA & League Cup chat
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- porthillking
Boooo! 👎
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Ross
There were a few questionable tackles, but overall they deserve to be in the final. They were the better team over the 90 minutes, especially in the first half, Pantilimon was never really troubled, nor were the defense.
What I didn't understand is why Benitez didn't make another change, Oscar and Ramirez weren't playing their best, logic dictates you take one of the off for Lampard, who has been scoring regularly all season. Not sure what Rafa was doing.
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In the first half City were all over them but then halfway through the second half, Chelsea started to play and City were just hanging on by a thread in the last ten or so minutes. I can see why Benitez brought on Torres because he is on form at the moment and he has scored a couple of crucial goals in cups this year. (Brentford in the FA Cup and Steaua in the Europa League) and he should've put on Lamps for Ramires.
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Talking about the second highest scorer in the EPL I guess?
Anyway, I think the league will be won at Old Trafford when we play Villa on Monday 22nd April (2 games time)
I think if both United and City win their games untill you visit us at the Emirates then you will only need a draw to win it .
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I am so late getting back to this increasingly spinned off English Football Thread but...
WREXHAM WIN THE 2013 FA TROPHY
I was there. It was one of the best days of my life.
You bet. Although we could have, and should have, scored six or seven, if not for the outstanding form of Grimsby custodian James McKeown. Grimsby were poor. Didn't at all deserve to win. Their goal was their only meaningful attack, and I think their only shot on target.
WREXHAM WIN THE 2013 FA TROPHY
Wrexham 1-1 Grimsby
Thornton '82 (pen) - Cook '71
Penalties:
CIESLEWICZ scores for Wrexham
Hatton MISSES for Grimsby
WRIGHT scores for Wrexham
Brodie MISSES for Grimsby
WESTWOOD scores for Wrexham
Colbeck scores for Grimsby
HUNT scoes for Wrexham
Wrexham win the FA Trophy 4-1 on penalties!
Thornton '82 (pen) - Cook '71
Penalties:
CIESLEWICZ scores for Wrexham
Hatton MISSES for Grimsby
WRIGHT scores for Wrexham
Brodie MISSES for Grimsby
WESTWOOD scores for Wrexham
Colbeck scores for Grimsby
HUNT scoes for Wrexham
Wrexham win the FA Trophy 4-1 on penalties!
I was there. It was one of the best days of my life.
You bet. Although we could have, and should have, scored six or seven, if not for the outstanding form of Grimsby custodian James McKeown. Grimsby were poor. Didn't at all deserve to win. Their goal was their only meaningful attack, and I think their only shot on target.
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Welcome back Liquid! 👍
It was a great day for wrexham, shame its gone a bit downhill for them since then...
...anyway back on topic, its been announced that Sergio Aguero will NOT face any action over his two-footed lunge on David Luiz yesterday...
It was a great day for wrexham, shame its gone a bit downhill for them since then...
...anyway back on topic, its been announced that Sergio Aguero will NOT face any action over his two-footed lunge on David Luiz yesterday...
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Just 18 English teams will compete for the Premier League next year. 
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Just 18 English teams will compete for the Premier League next year.
Really? 2014-15 I assume, sort of happy with that as the clogging of the fixture list was annoying me, and it's less time for Spurs to choke late season.
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Read the post carefully.
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Just 18 English teams will compete for the Premier League next year.
Why is it Cardiff and Swansea are in the EPL and not the welsh equivalent? I wonder why they didn't slot Celtic into the English leagues too. They stick out like a sore thumb in the Scottish one without Rangers.
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They applied to join the ENglish League because the Welsh league is of a very low standard. There has often been talk of Rangers and Celtic joining the ENglish League too, well at least before Rangers went into administration anyway. It's harder for them though because unlike Cardiff and Swansea, they regularly play in the Champions League and having to spend a few years getting promoted to the Premier League could be too costly.
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"Why do Cardiff, Swansea, Wrexham, Newport, Colwyn Bay and Merthyr play in the English football league?*"
In the case of the classic big three of Cardiff, Swansea and Wrexham, these clubs are amongst the earliest in the entire Kingdom, let alone in Wales. Wrexham date back to 1864, making them Wales' oldest and supplanted only by Sheffield, Cray, Notts County and Bradford PA, and are further the third oldest professional club in the world.
Given this, when leagues first came about, it made much more sense for these teams to play across the border, because there was greater competition than playing friendlies against village teams. I don't know about the other clubs exactly, but Wrexham played in the Birmingham/Midland combination league for about 30 years until joining the Third Division in 1921 and stayed in the football league for 87 years.
Bangor City used to play in England, too. They were founding members of the Conference, or Alliance League as it was then known. It works the other way though; Northumberland's Berwick play in Scotland, Northern Ireland's Derry play in the Republic and Shropshire's Oswestry is the home of the 'Welsh' team The New Saints. And right up until 1990, teams like Kidderminster, Hereford, Shrewsbury and Chester competed in the Welsh Cup.
*Given that the Premiership is technically not a member of The Football League, 2013/14 will be the first season in roughly a hundred years to feature no Welsh teams in The Football League, and not the football league system. Big difference.
As for the League of Wales, the most famous product to come out of it is probably Owain Tudur-Jones. It's a terribly mismanaged league, thanks to the geniuses in charge of the FAW. Only 12 clubs after downsizing from 18. But still, come on you Nomads!
In the case of the classic big three of Cardiff, Swansea and Wrexham, these clubs are amongst the earliest in the entire Kingdom, let alone in Wales. Wrexham date back to 1864, making them Wales' oldest and supplanted only by Sheffield, Cray, Notts County and Bradford PA, and are further the third oldest professional club in the world.
Given this, when leagues first came about, it made much more sense for these teams to play across the border, because there was greater competition than playing friendlies against village teams. I don't know about the other clubs exactly, but Wrexham played in the Birmingham/Midland combination league for about 30 years until joining the Third Division in 1921 and stayed in the football league for 87 years.
Bangor City used to play in England, too. They were founding members of the Conference, or Alliance League as it was then known. It works the other way though; Northumberland's Berwick play in Scotland, Northern Ireland's Derry play in the Republic and Shropshire's Oswestry is the home of the 'Welsh' team The New Saints. And right up until 1990, teams like Kidderminster, Hereford, Shrewsbury and Chester competed in the Welsh Cup.
*Given that the Premiership is technically not a member of The Football League, 2013/14 will be the first season in roughly a hundred years to feature no Welsh teams in The Football League, and not the football league system. Big difference.
As for the League of Wales, the most famous product to come out of it is probably Owain Tudur-Jones. It's a terribly mismanaged league, thanks to the geniuses in charge of the FAW. Only 12 clubs after downsizing from 18. But still, come on you Nomads!
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There's a decent chance a Welsh team will be in the Football League next season as Newport and Wrexham are both in the play offs.
Come on County!
Come on County!
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As a Welshman im very proud to have two teams in one of the best football leagues in the world...but as a Swansea fan ive got mixed feelings, but it would be great to have some South Walian derbys again
Anyway, to tonight football then, if Man United beat West Ham they will only need four points from thier remaining five games to win the title...
Anyway, to tonight football then, if Man United beat West Ham they will only need four points from thier remaining five games to win the title...
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Gotta say, I am one of those people who thinks it should be the ENGLISH Premier League but ah well.
Hope United win tonight, would love to win the title when they play Arsenal later this month
We also have a preview of the FA cup final tonight which should be interesting as usually Wigan become the best team in the league at this stage of the season
Hope United win tonight, would love to win the title when they play Arsenal later this month
We also have a preview of the FA cup final tonight which should be interesting as usually Wigan become the best team in the league at this stage of the season
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