Palace, Iggy wins a penalty, then beat Everton in the final with Deeney heading the ball out of their goal keepers hands and into the net
everton for nostalgia palace for the make believe rivalry west ham for the atmosphere man u as it will be the easier game
Palarse are by far the weakest of the the remaining sides, so them please. All we'd need to do is avoid letting Zaha con the ref & we'd be as good as in the final.
A series of contentious disqualifications and rule changes will ultimately lead to us playing Salford FC live on the BBC. And we will lose.
I think all the semi finalists will be hoping to get us, I think Everton would be my choice. Palace were very noisy at Wembley as they organised well, I wouldn't want to play them for that reason as our fans were so quiet last time.
Palace. (Bar Adebayor) Everton are beatable but I worry they are extra motivated to make a final after unfairly losing League Cup semi at the death. West Ham would be a cracking tie and we've beaten them this season so wouldn't fear them. Probably nobody else will agree but I'd almost fear United most. Neither they nor LVG will completely go away this season. Just when you think his time is up, they produce a surprise result and live to fight another day. Witness today..a late equaliser. Imagine the irony of LVG's last act as United manager being to lift the cup. Arghhhh
I agree, I thought the same as you before their game today, I want to avoid Man Utd in the semi and was a bit gutted when they equalised.
Of the teams left, Palace and Everton have won more league points on the road than at home. We've only won 1 point fewer away than at the Vic. And West Ham have won 3 fewer points on the road. So, in other words, all those clubs will have no fear about playing on a neutral ground in the next round. The worst away performers left in the competition are United actually. Everton are yet to conceed a goal in the cup. We've the second best defence. Palace have beaten the most PL sides, while United have yet to beat one and Everton have only beaten one. The last time none of Arsenal, United, City or Chelsea made the last four was the season Portsmouth won it in 08. If West Ham win their replay, it will be the first time since 2002 that 3 'London' clubs made the semi finals.
Your never sure what sort of team will turn up with any of the other 4 - West Ham are probably the best on form but Palace seem to be the cup team along with Everton whilst Man U have been very jammy twice against us. Be rather ironic if Everton or Man U did win the cup given both their managers are under pressure...
Not keen on West Ham. We beat them without Payet, but they're a different team with him. Then again, if we play with the same resilience we did today, we can beat anyone left! We don't need to worry about anyone - we just beat Arsenal away!
That sort of thing used to happen regularly in the good old days of the cup. Kendall when they beat us. Remember the infamous Kevin Brock back pass?! Ferguson of course the year he first won the cup (interestingly repeats of both those finals remain on the cards!) You could include Wenger in that list I think in 2014.
Indeed. Easy mistake though, he never got a sniff that day. Palarse in the semis, Spam in the final. Flores & Bili* are the 2 best & most-likable managers left in the cup.
None of the sides left in the competition have won the FA Cup in the last 12 years. United last won it in 04. Everton in 95. West Ham in 80. Us and Palace never. There's a good story waiting to be written somewhere!
Can't agree. We won the tactical battle today because Wenger is....just Arsene Wenger. The other three managers will have done their homework on us, and will far more clued in to stopping us.
My ideal would be Palace in the semi-final, Everton in the final. It seems like it's written in the stars, given two of our most 'famous' losses have come at Wembley against them. I'm fully expecting us to be drawn against the winners of the West Ham/Man Utd replay, though.
I agree with the part about Wenger - he seems very traditional in his approach to the game and appears to try and make his team play their own game so perfectly that it doesn't matter who they play. More recently, the managers who adapt their play to suit their opposition seem to be coming out on top.
When he first arrived in England Arsene's methods looked cutting-adge, especially his approach to diet & fitness. Now he's beginning to look a bit out of date. Others have caught up & are overtaking.
I'd prefer Palace for the semi final and Utd for the final, however I honestly believe we can beat any of them on our day, so not too fussed.
A few of our squad could face their old clubs in the semi final.. Behrami if we get West Ham. Cathcart if it's United. Watson and Gueds if it's Palace.
I don't mind who we get so long as the club and the 1881 sort out a singing section area where at least 2000 of the louder fans get get seats and we can generate some awesome noise. We are returning to where it all began. Let's see how far we've come. COYH
We just beat Arsenal...on their patch...regardless of Wenger being Wenger...other teams know what we are capable of and we know about them. Palace beat a Championship team, Everton beat a misfiring Chelsea team...if you want my opinion...the other teams would prefer Palace to us.
I don't think I'd be able to cope if we lost to Palace at Wembley again. I'd definitely have to leave before the final whistle goes and Glad All Over comes blasting through the speakers.
Palace would be the preferable option only because they are sinking in the prem and have to look over their shoulders at the moment. A few more dropped points in the league could see them focusing on staying up rather than playing in the final of the FA Cup. West Ham are battling it out for a European spot which I'm sure they won't want to miss out on either, so depending on where they are come the semi-finals, they might sacrifice the cup to finish 5th. No team wants to start playing European football in July like they (West Ham) did at the start of this season, I'm sure they won't want to do that again. Everton is the team I want to avoid the most because they have nothing to play for in the league and will go all out to win this.
Technically what with Man Utd fans being based in Surrey it's going to be an all southern semi final weekend at wembley
