FA Cup Time.

As we're unlikely to see terraces again at football, this is the virtual equivalent where you can chat to your hearts content about all football matters and, obviously, Arsenal in particular. This forum encourages all Gooners to visit and contribute so please keep it respectful, clean and topical.
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SteveO 35 wrote:We need to win something - we won't finish in the top 4 and we won't win the CL, so why not take the cup seriously
You won't be happy with the 4th place trophy SteveO? :wink: :lol:

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Dan_85 wrote:
SteveO 35 wrote:We need to win something - we won't finish in the top 4 and we won't win the CL, so why not take the cup seriously
You won't be happy with the 4th place trophy SteveO? :wink: :lol:
Well we've won it so many times now Dan, I think the trophy is ours to keep :D

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Arsenal will win. This season we will try our best for a Cup at the end. This is a hard game but we will win. I think Arsenal 3-0 Leed.
Goals for Van Persie,Walcott and Henry.

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Percy Dalton wrote:Arsenal v Leeds in the FA Cup really should mean something!

Unfortunately, it will only be remembered for the return of an ageing hero.

All a bit of a circus really which is a shame!

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Exactly. When I think of this fixture in the cup I think of Merson's belter in the 2-2 at Highbury, and Wrighty's winner in the replay. The cup in general holds so many great memories for all of us I'm sure, and it saddens me to see how it is now held in such disregard. Unfortunately money talks and it is 3rd in the pecking order but a club of our size and stature should still be looking to win it as well as maintaining our place in the top Euro quota/challenging for the title.

Sadly I can only see Wenger treating it the same way he has the previous 3 years or so. It still disgusts me how we surrendered to Man Utd at OT last season when they had a midfield full of defenders.

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arsenal1985 wrote:Arsenal will win. This season we will try our best for a Cup at the end. This is a hard game but we will win. I think Arsenal 3-0 Leed.
Goals for Van Persie,Walcott and Henry.
walcott hasn't scored at home since september , hopefully henry can show him how its done

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arsenal1985 wrote:Arsenal will win. This season we will try our best for a Cup at the end. This is a hard game but we will win. I think Arsenal 3-0 Leed.
Goals for Van Persie,Walcott and Henry.
rvp wont be playing, according to twitter he is in dubai on a holiday .

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Was quite surprised to learn that we haven't lost a home FA Cup match since 1997 (when, ironically, Leeds beat us 1-0 at Highbury).

We've survived 31 games in that 15-year period, but I definitely think that tomorrow's game is a potential banana-skin. Watch this space, I guess.

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Woah, found an old 7" from the 1979 Cup final (b-side is Liam Brady singing :lol: ) in my record collection. This has reignited the FA Cup flame inside me!!! Does anyone else have that same record? Yellow sleeve with a photo of the team at Highbuty (in yellow and blue shirts)

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Scholes on bench for Man u

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Bradywasking wrote:Scholes on bench for Man u
:shock:

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REBEL GOONER wrote:
arsenal1985 wrote:Arsenal will win. This season we will try our best for a Cup at the end. This is a hard game but we will win. I think Arsenal 3-0 Leed.
Goals for Van Persie,Walcott and Henry.
rvp wont be playing, according to twitter he is in dubai on a holiday .
our captain is on holiday during FA Cup week? :? :shock:

cesc didn't get away with going to the grand prix during the end of last season , is this any better?

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... adona.html


cesc was injured , rvp must have got time off from wenger to go and have a break, im not to bothered about it as he was never going to play in the cup.

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rooney header 1-0 manure

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kompany sent off 12 mins

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See Manure know how to make the good value signings. Wonder how much Chris Foy cost?

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