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Wigan End Of Season Review: Cup Glory, Relegation Gloom And Every Pie Along The Way

After Wigan's season of highs and lows, the 'Pie-Eaters' can look forward to trips on the continent, thanks to their F.A Cup win, as well as to England's second tier clubs, following relegation from the Premier League...

1 Comment Martin Tarbuck

Why Manchester City Didn't Turn Up For The FA Cup

Wigan's Martinez triumphed in the battle of the brains at Wembley - here's where Manchester City's Mancini went wrong...

2 Comments Paul Sarahs

Wigan v Man City FA Cup Final: A City Fan Looks At Where It Went Wrong

Yesterday Wigan pulled off one of the biggest cup upsets in footballing history, but how did Man City allow it to happen?

Neil Sherwin

Tim Lovejoy Remember This? Ray Parlour's Thunderbolt for Arsenal vs Chelsea, 2002 FA Cup

When London embarked on Cardiff in 2002 beauty, significance and the Romford Pele combined to produce a vintage Arsenal Cup Final moment...

3 Joe Tyler

Why The Absence Of De Rossi, Not Van Persie, Was Key To Man City's Failure This Season

It was always going to be an anti-climax after that moment on the 13th May last year, but even the most pessimistic of City followers would've been hard-pressed to imagine the vapidity with which Manchester City attempted to defend the title.

1 Paul Sarahs

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Singing, Sunshine and Celery... But Benitez Cost Chelsea The Budweiser FA Cup

Singing, sunshine, celery: the semi-final was a brilliant day out had it not been for a defeat prompted by Lampard and Terry's costly omission.

1 Kristian Downer

Millwall: Supporting The Lions Is Like Being A Parent To An Unruly Child

The images from Wembley will be beamed all across the world and even though it was a small minority of troublemakers in the crowd, Millwall will ...

2 Merv Payne

Wigan Athletic: 44 Years As A Fan & On The Verge Of Cup History

Wigan Athletic are on the verge of creating football history by being the first team to play in all the domestic cup finals and a win over Millwa...

5 Ian Aspinall

Boom! The Secret To Wigan's Explosive FA Cup Run

Just when you think you can have a quiet nap while watching Wigan they explode football all over you: here's how they have reached the semi-final...

1 Martin Tarbuck

It's Not Over But This Millwall Side Doesn't Match That 2004 FA Cup Vintage

The chance to capitalise on home support has been lost thanks to a lack of craft from players who can't match up to to the best of Dennis Wise's FA Cup final players.

Merv Payne

Rafa Tactical Masterstroke? No, Hazard And Mikel Should Have Been On From Start

Any fan of Football Manager could have spotted that the high octane nature of Manchester United vs Chelsea required...

11 Comments Emma Bung

Tevez Will Lead The City Exodus This Summer Regardless Of His FA Cup Exploits

He may've netted a hat trick to fire us to Wembley, but the frosty relationship with Mancini means Tevez will be th...

2 Comments Rob Pollard

Blackburn: Stop Hating Murphy, He's The Man That'll Make A Difference

He may not be liked by Blackburn fans, but Danny Murphy is the player to drag us out of this mess and secure the FA...

6 Comments Michael Taylor

Manchester City Fan: Only Beating The Rags Can Liven Up This FA Cup Run

Yes, it's another trophy in the cabinet if we win, but we wouldn't have been made to work for it. While it will be ...

1 Comment Nick Stapleton

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My Greatest FA Cup Moment: Everton's Andy Gray v Watford, 1984

He's now more famous for saying 'take a bow son' but Andy Gray was a helluva player, especially with his bonce...

14 Jim Keoghan

Baines Overrated & Fellaini Uninterested In Everton: An Oldham Fan On Crashing Out Of The Cup

The score might have read 3-1 but Everton didn't outplay Oldham in our cup defeat. Still, the cup run gave up a bit of cash and raised our profil...

9 Che Burnley

Oldham vs. Everton: Whoever Wins, We're Best In The North West

Oldham's threat shouldn't be ignored, even against a full strength Everton. And even if they lose, they're richer, more popular and happier with ...

Che Burnley

With Fourth A Pipedream, Everton Need FA Cup Success To Keep Hold Of Moyes

After the weekend's defeat to Norwich left us with slim chances of finishing fourth, Everton need to string together a decent FA cup run, lest Mo...

1 Jim Keoghan

Wigan Athletic: This FA Cup Run Can Save Our Season

Despite their miserable FA Cup record, Wigan are favourites to make a first quarter-final in twenty-six years. It would be a welcome lift, but one carrying its own risks…

Alan Moore

Manchester United Prove They Have The Depth To Match Their Treble Aspirations

With the second leg against Real Madrid looming, Ferguson sent his reserves out against Reading and the likes of Na...

Josh Butler

Regardless Of Reading Victory, Nani Is Still Leaving Manchester United

Cleverley flourishing as our midfield engine, Smalling is stagnating and why Nani is still headed for the door in t...

1 Comment Fabio Zucchelli

FA Cup Was Mancini's First Trophy For Man City. Now He Must Win It Again... Or Else

Out of the hunt for the Premier League title, knocked out of Europe at the first hurdle; the FA Cup is the only way...

Rob Pollard

Balancing Out Chelsea's Whippersnappers and Old Gippers Can Win Rafa The Cup

We'll never warm to Benitez, but the Spaniard got his tactics spot in Chelsea's FA Cup win. If he keeps this up the...

Emma Bung

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Arsenal: We're Stuck In A Vicious Cycle Of Which Wenger Is Fronting The Blame

A demoralising defeat to Blackburn Rovers wouldn't have boosted the confidence of the squad one iota ahead of Bayern Munich on Tuesday, but Arsen...

2 Sam Drew

Millwall: If Jackett & Berylson Stick Around, Success Is Just Around The Corner

A tough week ended on a high for Millwall with progression to the next round of the FA Cup and if Kenny Jackett and chairman John Berylson keep u...

3 Merv Payne

Chelsea: Benítez Is Karmic Retribution For Abramovich's Crimes Against Football

The media is blaming angry fans for Chelsea's current malaise. The truth is that the current hierarchy isn't working: the supporters need to be h...

3 Joe Tweeds

Manchester City: Only FA Cup Triumph Can Save Mancini's Job

With the title all but gone, Europe a distant memory and an expensive squad in crisis, the FA Cup is Manchester City's sole focus. Failure agains...

1 Neil Sherwin

Leeds United: Play For The Shirt And We Can Push Man City All The Way

A trip to Wembley would salvage something from what has been an awful campaign for Leeds. They face a Manchester Ci...

1 Comment Rob Atkinson

Luton Town vs Millwall: Remembering The Night That Changed Football Forever

English football now is unrecognisable compared to the three decades ago. Hooliganism has been largely banished fro...

5 Comments Merv Payne

Arsenal: Returning Gervinho The Key Against Blackburn

The Ivorian Gunner has inspired and infuriated in equal measure in his time at the Emirates. Starting on Saturday, ...

3 Comments Sam Drew

Oldham Athletic's FA Cup Run Reminds Us That Football Is About Having Fun

Oldham host Everton on Saturday knowing that repeating the miracle of the last round will be pretty much impossible...

Che Burnley

Arsenal Fan: I Wouldn't Swap Seeing That 1999 Giggs FA Cup Goal For A Gunners Victory

If Arsenal had won that game, it would've swung the title race in our favour. However, a moment of pure footballing genius from Ryan Giggs saw Manchester United go on to secure the FA Cup win at Villa Park and I wouldn't swap that moment for a thing.

7 Craig Furniss

Spurs Loss Against Leeds Proves AVB Needs Another Striker

Defensively poor, devoid of any attacking urgency; this wasn't the Spurs side I've become accustomed to this season. Many will point to a clichéd cup upset, but it was more a Leeds side that wanted it more than their Premier League counterparts.

Raj Bains

Liverpool Need To Sign Mascherano Mark 2 To Stop Disasters Like Oldham

I don't believe in the magic of the cup - Oldham were simply better than us. There is still hard work to be done on and off the pitch, as witnessed in Liverpool's defeat at Boundary Park.

7 Ian Salmon

Spurs: Signing Holtby And Diame Would Secure A Top Four Finish

The defeat to Leeds highlighted the deficiencies throughout the squad, and primarily the midfield. If Spurs want to...

3 Comments Jack Howes

Tottenham: Resting Defoe Will Bring Out The Striker's Goalscoring Touch Again

The pint-sized hitman has now gone 379 minutes without netting for Spurs and starting the striker from the bench at...

Ben McAleer

A Top Four Finish Is More Important To Everton Than Winning The FA Cup

We have Tim Howard to thank for progressing to the fifth round of the FA Cup, but I'd rather Everton established th...

5 Comments Jim Keoghan

QPR: Keep The Reserves As Far Away From The First Team As Possible

They've been banging on Harry's door for weeks demanding a first team place, but the FA Cup defeat to MK Dons prove...

2 Comments Ash Rose

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