Pick me an outsider..FA Cup special

[bobby1]

congrats sheriff and all barnsley fans thoroughly deserved.

Cheers Paul. 

It's not often we're in the limelight so I need to savour this, at least until Tuesday night when we return to mediocrity against Ipswich!

Fantastic performance mate, well deserved.

[Sheriff Fatman]

congrats sheriff and all barnsley fans thoroughly deserved.

Cheers Paul. 

It's not often we're in the limelight so I need to savour this, at least until Tuesday night when we return to mediocrity against Ipswich!

Fantastic performance mate, well deserved.

Pity a few of our moron fans couldn't keep quiet for a minute re Derek Dooley.  I did worry when they announced it as I knew some of our meatheads wouldn't be able to resist due to the Sheffield (both sides) connections.  I was squirming with embarrassment hoping it wasn't being picked up on TV.

I met him a few times several years back.  Great guy and a true ambassador for South Yorkshire sport.  Deserved better than tonight's 'silence'.

[kinboshi]

Barnsley FTW!!!

There isn't a club out there that doesn't want to win the FA Cup.  The big boys certainly do as well as the clubs from lower down the football league.

Great time to be a Barnsley fan, a trip to Wembley and very close to that FA Cup final.

[Sheriff Fatman]

I'm now fuming.

The Sky+ failed for both the live broadcast and Match of the Day.

Can't begin to describe how angry I am.

[bobby1]

congrats sheriff and all barnsley fans thoroughly deserved.

Cheers Paul. 

It's not often we're in the limelight so I need to savour this, at least until Tuesday night when we return to mediocrity against Ipswich!

Fantastic performance mate, well deserved.

Pity a few of our moron fans couldn't keep quiet for a minute re Derek Dooley.  I did worry when they announced it as I knew some of our meatheads wouldn't be able to resist due to the Sheffield (both sides) connections.  I was squirming with embarrassment hoping it wasn't being picked up on TV.

I met him a few times several years back.  Great guy and a true ambassador for South Yorkshire sport.  Deserved better than tonight's 'silence'.

No worries mate.It came over on TV as a very well mannered minutes silence.

[sledge13]

Yet again proof of how little these top flight players deserve their £80k+ wages a week, it is a complete disgrace!!! how fans shell out £40/50 a ticket these days I dont know...are you crazy??? overhyped and overhear obv!!!!

[kinboshi]

Photo of the day:

[TightEnd]

Middlesboro..Ugh..like watching a TV testcard

[TightEnd]

so one bet down  standings - £20

come on west brom!! or else I might have to lay off Pompey


Barnsley, Pompey and Cardiff, who'd have thunk that!!!

[Indestructable]

Come on the baggies. 

[Rooky9]

Made me slightly happy with this weekend's football! Opportunity to get to Wembly without playing a premiership side and they blow it - lovely.

[Indestructable]

West Brom now in the semis. I take it that an each way bet only pays out if they reach the final?

[celtic]

Tantalising value at 250/1 available for the Super Reds!

I think I will pass on that cheers Sheriff.

 Having seen Barnsley at close hand this month vs Norwich, I would be very surprised if they are capable of causing one shock nevemind two. Of course they may have had an off day and for some reason Barnsley seem to have the perfect weaknesses for us, despite this being one of the worst Norwich teams in living memory.

Out of all the teams left, I would actually like Barnsley to do well. I wish the club no ill will at all but my head says no.

was just looking through this thread and found this corker from longy. Made me chuckle

[TightEnd]

West Brom now in the semis. I take it that an each way bet only pays out if they reach the final?

my bet is 1/2 the odds for the final

I have Pompey and WBA running at e/w..so part of me hopes they draw each other and I guarantee a return rather than risking both going out in the semis

but a Barnsley v cardiff final??/ surely not!! 

[Sheriff Fatman]

There is talk on the Barnsley forum that playing Cardiff in the final would guarantee us a UEFA Cup spot win or lose due to some rule about a Welsh club not being allowed to represent England in Europe.  Treating it with a pinch of salt for now.  If true, I suppose I'd like to avoid them in the semis but there's also the not too trivial matter of actually reaching the final to think about first.

We've beaten and lost to West Brom this season, and drew at home to Cardiff with an away fixture still to come.  West Brom would present us with another issue as our stand-in keeper, Luke Steele, is on loan from them and thus would not be allowed to play against them.

I think I'd prefer either of these to Portsmouth though, although we do seem to up our game considerably for the 'big' fixtures (although how can any FA Cup semi not be a big fixture?).  There's no easy fixture available now so I guess we just have to deal with what we're given.

I've no doubt we'll be underdogs for any tie, as we're the lowest ranked team left in it, which will probably suit us.

Semi-final of the cup draw tomorrow and I still have an interest in it.  Un-f**king-believable!