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Just seen the televised games, don't think they could have made a worse selection of games if they'd tried. Laughable.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/bradford-city/11374059/Bradford-City-snubbed-by-TV-broadcasters-for-FA-Cup-fifth-round-despite-Chelsea-heroics.html
Saturday 14 February
West Bromwich Albion v West Ham United (12.45pm) Live on BT Sport
Crystal Palace v Liverpool or Bolton Wanderers (5.30pm) Live on BT Sport

Sunday 15 February
Aston Villa v Leicester City (12.30pm) Live on BBC1
Arsenal v Middlesbrough (4pm) Live on BT Sport

Monday 16 February
Preston North End or Sheffield United v Cambridge United or Manchester United (7.45pm) Live on BBC1

Not showing:
Blackburn v Stoke 15:00
Bradford v Sunderland or Fulham 15:00
Derby v Reading 15:00
Original post by Zerforax
Saturday 14 February
West Bromwich Albion v West Ham United (12.45pm) Live on BT Sport
Crystal Palace v Liverpool or Bolton Wanderers (5.30pm) Live on BT Sport

Sunday 15 February
Aston Villa v Leicester City (12.30pm) Live on BBC1
Arsenal v Middlesbrough (4pm) Live on BT Sport

Monday 16 February
Preston North End or Sheffield United v Cambridge United or Manchester United (7.45pm) Live on BBC1

Not showing:
Blackburn v Stoke 15:00
Bradford v Sunderland or Fulham 15:00
Derby v Reading 15:00


No surprises there. I'd have taken Bradford over the West Brom game tbh.
Original post by Mackay
No surprises there. I'd have taken Bradford over the West Brom game tbh.


Well ITV/BBC don't get a chance to show premier league matches anymore and you know more people will probably watch those games.
Original post by Zerforax
Well ITV/BBC don't get a chance to show premier league matches anymore and you know more people will probably watch those games.


Yeah, BBC get the highlights though. West Brom-West Ham reeks of a 'last on MOTD' match during any normal PL weekend.
West brom banging goals in, in the cup. I think it could actually be a good match.
Original post by ..DT..
West brom banging goals in, in the cup. I think it could actually be a good match.


Yeah will be good. Berahino vs. Sakho.

Would rather see Bradford dump out Poyet, though.
Original post by Mackay
Yeah, BBC get the highlights though. West Brom-West Ham reeks of a 'last on MOTD' match during any normal PL weekend.


Leicester/Villa has 0-0 written all over it. Do Villa even know how to score a goal?
Original post by TornadoGR4
Leicester/Villa has 0-0 written all over it. Do Villa even know how to score a goal?


The 'M69 derby'. Laughable.

Should be known as the Dion Dublin derby. Last time they played things kicked off.
Original post by Mackay
The 'M69 derby'. Laughable.

Should be known as the Dion Dublin derby. Last time they played things kicked off.


The m69 derby is Coventry and Leicester and pretty much not cared about by either.

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Original post by sr90
I don't see what's wrong with it? Nobody is going to watch Blackburn v Stoke or Derby v Reading, and Sunderland may not win their replay.


Well maybe some wouldn't want to and they have their figures to think about but you'd think after their win at the rentboys they might be rewarded with some of that TV money. Villa-Leicester has already made it on TV once this year, hideous fixture.
Preston turn it around at Bramall Lane & are now 2-1 up, and Sunderland equalise against Fulham courtesy of a goalkeeper own goal.
Sunderland lead Fulham through Alvarez. In stoppage time now.

The Blades' cup runs have taken a hell of a hit within the last two weeks.
(edited 9 years ago)
Updated fifth round draw:

Crystal Palace vs. Bolton or Liverpool
Arsenal vs. Middlesbrough
Aston Villa vs. Leicester City
West Brom vs. West Ham
Bradford vs. Sunderland
Blackburn vs. Stoke
Derby vs. Reading
Preston vs. Man Utd
(edited 9 years ago)
Original post by Mackay
Updated fifth round draw:

Crystal Palace vs. Bolton or Liverpool
Arsenal vs. Middlesbrough
Aston Villa vs. Leicester City
West Brom vs. West Ham
Bradford vs. Sunderland
Blackburn vs. Rochdale or Stoke
Derby vs. Reading
Preston vs. Man Utd


Probably time to let them out of their misery :wink:
Original post by hskjlclcn
Probably time to let them out of their misery :wink:


Duly edited!
Original post by sr90
So glad we're going to Deepdale and not Brammall Lane.

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Simon Grayson has already put one over on you lot back in 2010 :wink:

I still think it'll be a hard game for you, but Preston's league position is more promising than Shef Utd so maybe they'll have one eye on that & Sheffield did have that irritating habit of not giving Prem teams an easy time :colonhash:
So excited for this evening. Hopefully we put up a good battle like we did at Anfield. Would love for Zack Clough to light it up on the big stage. Realistically though I expect something like 2-1 or 3-1 Liverpool, squads taken more hits since the original tie so it's going to be tough.
Shame Rossiter is injured for us, really. Would have liked him to have gotten some game time.
Fifth round draw:

Crystal Palace vs. Liverpool
Arsenal vs. Middlesbrough
Aston Villa vs. Leicester City
West Brom vs. West Ham
Bradford vs. Sunderland
Blackburn vs. Stoke
Derby vs. Reading
Preston vs. Man Utd

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