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And then there are the "nods" that get annoyed by a small minority of fans who think the draw is rigged...

Happy to get Man City out of the way in the semis... Makes for an easier final... Win win 😁

Penalties

5 mins added time at the end of extra time. Semi Final Draw rescheduled for midnight...

West Ham u21 keeper having to come on...?

This has got Fernandes penalty miss written all over it...

I'd rather play West Ham than Leeds, but we'll get Chelsea or Man City of course...

😂

Extra time it is then

West Ham could still win this before extra time at this rate!

*Cough* sick leave *cough*

West Ham equaliser!!

And right on cue... Fernandez scores!

Leeds 2 nil up

"Great minds...."

Ah! That goes some way to answering the question I posed on this very subject earlier. Cheers 👍🏻 P.s. good job that the FA are an institution based on common sense and pragmatism...

The rules need changing IMO if that's the case. Too subjective otherwise. Should be black and white: if you purposely push the ref then you're off. Keep it simple.

Was it more or less "violent" than briefly pulling someone's hair...?

Bizarre that VAR didn't intervene, when the ref quite clearly gave the wrong card...

Might just have to go with a generic polo top instead... e.g.

Yeah, I'm tempted to get one for the semi-final, but assume the lead time from the 'dodgy chinese retailer' is a tad tight now...? Wonder if the club might do a short notice production of a replica top? Not necessarily the limited edition one they did before, something more generic maybe... Probably not enough time though.

Yeah, I think we're all agreed the atmosphere was fantastic for most of the match, just a bit of a lull in the first half, which is no big deal.

The atmosphere definitely sounded 'flat' on the TV coverage for about 25 mins in the first half. My son was in the stadium and I messaged him to ask him about it at half time. His reply was: "First 10 mins was buzzing, and then it died down until the goal", which pretty much matches how it came across on the BBC coverage. Anyway, the atmosphere definitely ended up sounding as good as the best I've heard on TV coverage of Saints games before, so all's well that ends well 👍🏻🙂

Potential trouble on the horizon re: financial situation? (Annual results published overnight)