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paulus the woodgnome and a side salad · **Posted:** Sat Jan 10, 2026 3:17 pm

What's all the fuss about, we've knocked Palace out of the FA Cup twice

, noticed Menayese had an outstanding game, good player that lad.

PTID · **Joined:** Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:07 pm **Posts:** 6316

Can't understand why Palace didn't take it seriously and start a strong team. Dyche did the same with Forest yesterday and said the Wrexham win was written in the stars, no Sean you f*cked up fielding a weakened team. If I was a fan of either of those PL clubs I'd be absolutely fuming.

Jules · **Joined:** Wed Apr 02, 2025 8:20 am **Posts:** 171

FA cup means diddly squat to premiership teams nowadays.......The FA cup final used to be the best football day of the year........ How SKY ar ruined football is beyond belief!!!

PTID · **Joined:** Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:07 pm **Posts:** 6316

Still meaningful to the fans and you'd expect owners when there's potentially European football as a reward too. Look at the massive boost Newcastle and the fans got from their Cup win last season.

Sussex UK · **Joined:** Wed Dec 28, 2016 10:34 pm **Posts:** 4261

My thoughts of the day go to that young lad who scored a goal for Exeter at Man City today..I mean you wouldn't want to be on the team bus going home would you ..

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 41279

PTID wrote:

Still meaningful to the fans and you'd expect owners when there's potentially European football as a reward too. Look at the massive boost Newcastle and the fans got from their Cup win last season.

It does mean something, but the TV. Companies have done their best to diminish it.

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Sun Jan 11, 2026 10:25 am

Nicky Southall into the box, trips and gets a penalty. Andy Saville slots it and i am in ecstasy.
Can we have this back please.

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 23486

PTID wrote:

Still meaningful to the fans and you'd expect owners when there's potentially European football as a reward too. Look at the massive boost Newcastle and the fans got from their Cup win last season.

Yes. I suspect palace and forest fans are as annoyed as we were being dumped out by lower league opposition. At all levels of the game fans and those running there clubs are miles apart in there wishes even ones with good owners. as for europe if teams are in this season after season i,d be syrprised if the majority are more interested in a game against say some swiss club as they would progressing in the fa cup.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22982

The papers are describing this as the biggest ever FAC shock. Might I suggest that a non league club winning the cup in 1901 might rank a touch higher?

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 23486

its the gap between them and palace in league placings that makes it the biggest. less layers of the game back in 1901 with only 2 divisions and then down to the southern league etc.

Kettering Poolie · **Posted:** Sun Jan 11, 2026 1:55 pm

Think it was compounded by the fact, that Palace were Cup Holders.

Only similar one I can remember was when Coventry lost to Sutton - must have been a similar amount of places between them to Palace and Macc. Also, not sure if it was the season Cov were holders or the one after

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 11339

Frickley beating Pools was a major shock.85

Can we enter next seasons competition for a change

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 23486

feel being in the 1st round proper for pools equals a cup shock in its own right.

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