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It’s not that long... Stoke were 7th when we played them in 2016
Good info that VivaSo it's 35 years since we beat one, about time to change that then.
Have we ever beaten a top tier side in the FACup.
The clue is there hound! David Harle!!??
Quote from: VivaRovers on January 21, 2021, 07:56:58 pmIt’s not that long... Stoke were 7th when we played them in 2016Apologies, I got the above wrong as I was looking at the wrong week... here's a list of where the top flight teams were in the 1st Division/Premier League table at the point we faced them in the FA Cup.1985 QPR. 15th1985 Everton. 1st2007 Bolton. 5th2009 Villa. 4th2011 Wolves. 20th2016 Stoke. 10th2019 Palace. 13thStoke went 7th in the Premier League the week after they knocked us out the FA Cup, had we played Bolton a week earlier they'd have been 3rd in the Premier League
Villa was a decent one, they were a top six side under Martin O'Neil in those days and it was a good game, Sully was immense and we got a bit of press attention for holding them to a draw.Otherwise, yeah...Stoke, Bolton and Palace don't exactly get the pulses racing - in fact we've played the latter two in league competition in the last decade.
Favourite memory of that game was Tyson running the length of the pitch to kick the Stoke right back in the nads.
We got a proper pasting off Bolton. Vintage Kevin Davies.
Quote from: Monkcaster_Rover on January 22, 2021, 11:08:59 amWe got a proper pasting off Bolton. Vintage Kevin Davies. I think that he's probably still running. What an engine he had.Bolton were a pleasure to watch that day. They played lovely simple football orchestrated by Davies and we couldn't get near them. Maybe if Heffernan's early heade had gone in it might have been different.I was very disappointed at the end but impressed with Bolton's phenomenal work rate.And that Iranian bulldozer
Quote from: drfchound on January 21, 2021, 10:17:54 pmHave we ever beaten a top tier side in the FACup.If only we hadn't hit the bar at Anfield!!
Quote from: sheffield exile1 on January 22, 2021, 05:15:08 pmQuote from: drfchound on January 21, 2021, 10:17:54 pmHave we ever beaten a top tier side in the FACup.If only we hadn't hit the bar at Anfield!!Too right! I had a hangover for days.