FA Cup

[mambios]

As we move closer to the final what are your picks for the semis?

The fixtures for the quarters are:

Saturday, 08 March 2008
Barnsley v Chelsea
Man Utd v Portsmouth

Sunday, 09 March 2008
Bristol Rovers v West Brom
Middlesbrough v Cardiff

I'm going to plump for Chelsea, Man Utd, Bristol R and Cardiff.

I'd love to see a gasheads vs Cardiff semi, so all things crossed for that to happen!

[kenada]

Boro, Man Utd, Bristol and Chelsea here.

I reckon it'll end in a fairly predictable Man Utd vs Chelsea final, although it would be interesting to have that fixture in the semis so that an under dog could make it to Wembley.

[kabazz]

I'd say Chelsea, Man Utd, Bristol and Middlesbrough

Chelsea vs. Man u proberly, I hope an underdog will win though, would be priceless to see the look on the fans faces

[kenada]

Chelsea out, Man U out and the drubbing continues, Boro were just beaten 2 - 0 by Cardiff. Talk about the result silencing the critics; who can complain about the romance of the FA Cup now?

[mambios]

I know that many people are moaning about the quality of the cup this year (mainly Man Utd and Chelsea fans, funnily enough) but I have to say that its great.

Cardiff upsetting the odds and getting to the semi-finals is a dream come true, its just a shame that they won't be allowed to play in Europe should they win it.

[kenada]

Originally Posted by mambios

I know that many people are moaning about the quality of the cup this year (mainly Man Utd and Chelsea fans, funnily enough) but I have to say that its great.

Cardiff upsetting the odds and getting to the semi-finals is a dream come true, its just a shame that they won't be allowed to play in Europe should they win it.

They've said that they'll try and fight that all the way though and I reckon they would eventually be able to enter the tournament in some fashion. I was listening to the Guardian Football podcast the other day and I think they mentioned something about them maybe being able to enter via the earlier qualifying stages.