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An Afternoon Of Indecision
Brentford 1 – 0 Basingstoke Town FA Cup 1st Round 2011/12 When it comes to the FA Cup or indeed most sporting contests, I, like many, often support the underdog. We’re always told it’s a British...
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Blyth’s Bogie Team
Blyth Spartans 0 – 2 Gateshead FA Cup 1st Round 2011/12 Bogie Team Heed Account For Blyth Again. Gateshead cantered into the FA Cup Second Round at the expense of local rivals Blyth Spartans. A...
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Sutton United In Europe
Anglo Italian Cup We’ve all heard about Sutton’s FA Cup exploits against Leeds in the early 70s, against Middlesborough in ‘87 and, a year later, knocking out recent FA Cup winners Coventry City. As...
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Stand Up, If You Hate The Pig!
FA Cup 1st Round Replay 2011/12 I was determined to write lots about the Bath mascot tonight; Bladud the pig. That plan was well and truly scuppered by an awful decision which simply has to take...
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Penfold! Shhhh!
VCD Athletic 3-3 Tunbridge Wells FA Vase 3rd Round 2011/12 As I’m sure we’re all aware, the FA Vase is drawn regionally up until this round so this is the last game before they go national. In events...
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Sutton United 0 – 2 Notts County FA Cup 2nd Round 2011/12 So, Notts County are now definitely, officially, the English Anglo Italian Cup Winners Cup Winners! Last time we went to Sutton was in the...
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Wrexham Effect – Rump Shaker
Brighton & Hove Albion 1 – 1 Wrexham FA Cup 3rd Round 2011/12 Yeah All I wanna do is zoom-zoom-zoom-zoom and a boom-boom Just shake your rump (x4) Check, baby, check, baby, 1-2-3-4 Check, baby,...
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When Nil Becomes One
All good things must come to an end. Until a fortnight ago, Dulwich had scored in every one of their home league games this season. Until Saturday, Dulwich had not been beaten at home in the league. In...
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AFC Wimbledon: The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
Any powerful idea learns to use its biggest weakness. The Joker used Batman to manipulate Gotham, Capitalism used Communism to re-enforce the necessity of its own ideals, the business of football has...
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Bring Me The Head Of Diego Garcia
While the air of novelty hung heavy over this fixture, there was something about it that struck a chord with therealfacup. In an era of football when money is king and fans and players alike think...
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