FA Cup Final:Portsmouth v Cardiff

[clapham_gull]

'God Save The Queen' has been played whenever England have played as far as I can remember. I can't remember an international game where it hasn't been played?

So, if someone sneaked it into the law books we could have Good Old Sussex By The Sea as our national anthem? Something for our local mp's to think about...

Disagree with your last point if, as is probably true for most people, God Save The Queen is considered as the English anthem(even if only as a stand in anthem).

I was talking about the Rugby - where the UK National Anthem isn't played.

Sorry I don't really care what people consider, it is either the English National Anthem or not...

.. and it isn't.

My point is there were a fair few people banging on about the Welsh National Anthem being played at the cup final, where technically the English one isn't even that.

You could argue that the only correct Anthem to play today was only the UK One.., but that's a little petty to stop the Welsh singing theirs because we havent got our arses in gear to sort one out.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

"Hreidarsson has got to go, it's his second yellow!"

"Oh it was Kranjcar"

FFS!

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Its just a replica of the semi,Pompey slightly second best,just done enough with a goal from a keepers bad parry.
Jones needs to get Hasselbaink off now.

 

[chez]

Glad to see Pompey winning at the mo. Cardiff fans booing their own national anthem at the start. What a bunch of retards!!!!

Cardiff players all seem to be whinging twats as well,

 

[clapham_gull]

Glad to see Pompey winning at the mo. Cardiff fans booing their own national anthem at the start. What a bunch of retards!!!!

Cardiff players all seem to be whinging twats as well,

Can condone that, but not surprised - just look at the hypocrisy that have to put up with.

Shouldn't be in the cup final because there are Welsh.

Should have to sing along with the National Anthem because they are Welsh.

 

[dougdeep]

Not exactly enthralling viewing, is it?

 

[Da Man Clay]

First half was pretty good but has got stale in the second. Still better than last years final.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

Not exactly enthralling viewing, is it?

Not really. FA Cup finals rarely are. Barring the West Ham Liverpool one a few years back of course.

Still, it's been a huge improvement on last years "game"

 

[sod1]

Not exactly enthralling viewing, is it?

 

[clapham_gull]

Not really. FA Cup finals rarely are. Barring the West Ham Liverpool one a few years back of course.

Still, it's been a huge improvement on last years "game"

?

It's only since it's been dominated by the big clubs that it's become rubbish, there have been some cracking finals over the years.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

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It's only since it's been dominated by the big clubs that it's become rubbish, there have been some cracking finals over the years.

Ok maybe I should have added "not many in my life time!"

I've only seen the last 10 or so.

 

[clapham_gull]

Ok maybe I should have added "not many in my life time!"

I've only seen the last 10 or so.

Fair enough - I actually quite enjoying this game. Very tense.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

It is definitely a good game, just not "enthralling".

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

I still fancy Cardiff to equalise and force extra time

 

[sod1]

shit game but well done Pompey and in particular Harry Redknap

 

[Robbie G]

Poor game. Not the fault of Cardiff who ultimately tried their best, but when you hear that Pompey haven't lost in the 21 games they've gone ahead this season, you had little confidence of an upset.

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Did David James have a save to make? Shit from Cardiff, total shit.

They were alright for the first twenty minutes, he had one save to make.

Pretty shit match really, but obviously because non of the big four were playing it was 100 times better than last year...

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Can we now put to bed the idea that its only top four sides that make cup finals shit