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Wembley Awaits

Dave-O2 — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 19:49:35 GMT

Evening all,

Just jumping on to let you know this coming Sunday i'll be making the journey from Manchester to Wembley to attend the FA cup semi final between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City.

As i'm getting the coach down it's likely i won't be back home in bed until after midnight, fingers crossed the match doesn't go to pens as i'll be home even later and tip toeing round the house not to wake anyone 😋

Due to this i'm on leave this coming Monday 28 April, however i'll be back on Tuesday 29 April.

My score prediction is Nottingham Forest 1 Manchester City 2 🤞

I might even pop back in on Sunday and drop a picture of my view of the pitch 😁

Are you going @ColinO2?

Have a great weekend all 👍

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Cleoriff — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 23:08:48 GMT

Have a great time @Dave-O2 x

Wouldn't it be great if the underdogs won? 😂

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jonsie — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 23:58:09 GMT

Hard to distinguish who are actually the underdogs here....!

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Enlli — Sat, 26 Apr 2025 06:04:16 GMT

And in other news...a win or a draw with Forest will do for me.

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Cleoriff — Sat, 26 Apr 2025 07:18:19 GMT

@jonsie wrote:
Hard to distinguish who are actually the underdogs here....!

Notts Forest surely @jonsie?

I'm pretty sure they aren't owned by a rich Arab Abu Dhabi prince who has poured multi- millions into the team to buy them the 'best' players available? 🙄

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jonsie — Sat, 26 Apr 2025 13:07:57 GMT

There is no doubt that City have bought their way to success and the best players go for the highest wages.

But in pure footballing terms there is very little between them

A month ago I would have fancied Forest to win but City seem to have upped their game recently

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Oxonian — Sat, 26 Apr 2025 18:06:35 GMT

I remember when Manchester City were playing at a dilapidated Maine Road in the Third Division in the late 1990s. Living at the time in Rochester, I seem to recall going to a game at Priestfield Stadium when Manchester City were the visitors. The overseas funding has certainly helped.

Have a great day @Dave-O2 and I look forward to seeing your photographs. 👍

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Cleoriff — Sat, 26 Apr 2025 18:19:19 GMT

Regardless, I think Notts Forest have had money ploughed into the team by some Greek magnate (according to Google) 😉

I still would prefer them to win over Man City...

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Mi-Amigo — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 09:47:48 GMT

I don`t think Nottingham Forest are the underdogs; and think Forest could win 2 - 1.

But despite all the hype over the FA Cup, there is an even bigger match after that....

Liverpool v Spurs at Anfield and when Liverpool win, they will become Premier League Champions - equallying the record 20 league wins.

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jonsie — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 10:46:29 GMT

A draw will do and they will equal the record of my own Man United

But I will lay odds now on Liverpool passing the record next season with the 21st Premier title

....though it pains me to say!

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Mi-Amigo — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 17:52:32 GMT

Thanks for your comment @jonsie - means a lot coming from supporter of our greatest rivals. Man Utd.

Yes LIVERPOOL have done it... beating Spurs 5 - 1 at Anfield.

Oh and well done Man City beating Notts Forest 2 - 0 in FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.

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Oxonian — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 18:52:16 GMT

Yes, congratulations to all who won today. 👌

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Cleoriff — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 18:54:54 GMT

I see Man City beat Nottingham Forest 2-0.......😂

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TallTrees — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 21:13:45 GMT

Liverpool Anfield - Spurs

Don't often bother with football but getting tea this afternoon heard excitement on radio world service playing in the background. Liverpool having a brilliant time scoring goal after goal! Voices raised, singing, shouting then wishing I could see it, although commentators were fantastic maybe even better! The excitement very catching.

Well done Liverpool made teatime different!

5 L ... 1 S 🙂

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jonsie — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 21:24:27 GMT

I hate football.....

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madasaf1sh — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 06:05:14 GMT

I love football, but been a Wednesday fan, its hard work at time, but well to done to Liverpool well deserved...

Crystal Palace - Man City Final, sorry but will be supporting Palace and think they could beat Man City.. sorry Dave...

Donny got promoted local to me.. and we all know the Blunts will bottle it in the Play Offs in the Championship...

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Cleoriff — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 07:13:13 GMT

Well my team is Coventry and we've had a long chequered history. Best manager of all time was Jimmy Hill, so that will tell you when we last had a team to be proud of. 😂

I suppose our biggest claim to fame was winning the FA Cup in 1987 3-2 v Spurs.

A very memorable match. John Sillett was the manager at that time

We certainly were the underdogs going into that match as Spurs had won the FA cup twice before.

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gmarkj — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 07:47:32 GMT

@Mi-Amigo wrote:

I don`t think Nottingham Forest are the underdogs; and think Forest could win 2 - 1.

But despite all the hype over the FA Cup, there is an even bigger match after that....

Liverpool v Spurs at Anfield and when Liverpool win, they will become Premier League Champions - equallying the record 20 league wins.

Actually the REALLY big game started at 5pm yesterday.

Arsenal Women were 2-1 down to Lyon, who were looking to be in the 4th final in a row and who had been in 11 semi finals without losing.

Remarkably AWFC managed to win 4-1 setting up an interesting final against Barcelona (who had just beating Chelsea 8-2 on aggregate).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c99pl5d07gjo

The question now is can the Arsenal men's team replicate this?

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Oxonian — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:05:51 GMT

Do Arsenal Women still play at Borehamwood @gmarkj ?

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gmarkj — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:24:41 GMT

Sometimes @Oxonian

They will have played 9 out of 11 home league games at the main stadium this year, plus the champions league 1/4 and semi final home legs.

The domestic cups tend to be played there, plus the CL group games as the attendance is lower (mid week generally).

Leicester was the lowest attendance at 5.5k, and Sp*rs the heights at 56k.

The average attendance would put them mid Premier league level....