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I will never forget 30,000 saints fans swinging the scarf the club gave to everybody round their heads when Gabbiadini scored that fantastic goal. Amazing sight, and having watched it back it looks equally amazing on TV. Proud day, win or lose.

Absolutely. Just a whiner, rolls around and screams at the first opportunity. Complete and utter ****.

Amazing day until the 86th minute. I go into games against big teams expecting to miss out on the big decisions, but the most frustrating thing is the fans of those teams thinking we just blame everything on officials, because they don't support a 'small team' so they just do not understand. One of the biggest positives from today was watching the game back on Sky and hearing Martin Tyler actually criticise United for surrounding the ref and rolling around to get Stephens and Romeu sent off. I just wish we would ****ing do it. If United had have had that goal disallowed (which they wouldn't have), then they would have screamed at the referee which would in turn see him go and consult his assistant, which in turn may have seen them conclude that actually the player who scored wasn't offside. Instead we look perplexed briefly and they carry on as if nothing happened. Likewise with Lingard cynically tripping Redmond when already on a yellow. Herrera would've flown throughout the air like Tom Daley and every player in red would've been in the ref's face until he has no option but to send the player off. It's a horrible part of the game, but it exists, and we need to ****ing get involved or we just lose out. Wanyama being sent off vs. West Ham last year, Noble & his gang hounding ****tenburg when Vic didn't even play the man - red card. Later in the game, Byram flies through one of our lot, off the floor and studs showing, no reaction from our players - yellow card. So frustrating, i'm sick of being the nice guys because we don't benefit in any way whatsoever. But I love my club, what a show.

It's been the cup run of the unlikely hero (Hesketh, Boufal, Clasie all scoring their first goal, Yoshida and Stephens keeping a clean sheet and Sims setting up the winner at Anfield). I would love nothing more than an unlikely hero in 16 hours time, JWP would be my bet.

Choosing between a young lad who's barely played and one of the best centre forwards of the last 20 years is not the same as deciding between two average CM's and CB's.

JWP has definitely earned his start in this, plus now Carrick is fit he will play so it won't be an all energy midfield from United, so he won't necessarily be exposed on that front. We can't afford to waste possession too much in this game, so Hojbjerg shouldn't feature from the start for me, and as much as I love him, Boufal would probably be on the bench for me too because as great as he is, he will give the ball away a fair few times because that's the nature of that kind of player. Boufal or Tadic, not both. I'm so excited.

This didn't happen. I don't remember ever watching Mane and thinking he was putting in anything less than 100%. His form may have struggled, but his effort did not. Wanyama, there's a case to be made, but even then I don't particularly agree.

Of course it was a shot, he had one option in the middle and he was well marked and only about 10 yards ahead of him, there's no way he's played a cross like that to pick out that man.

To be fair Carroll's impact was on the ground that day, not in the air, that was just poor communication between Stephens and Yoshida leaving a massive gap, not a lack of aerial ability.

Have to say he is one of the ones that has come through a tough start and shown his quality elsewhere, finally. Is he this first of our big departures to sign a contract extension with the club he signed for? Or has Lovren had one too?

Think Carrick's return to the side has coincided with their fantastic form, if i remember rightly. Him being out is definitely a plus.

That would be a hell of a miss-hit!

I'm not sure about forcing players to stick around but I think there should be a limit on how much wages can rise on a new contract, maybe a percentage increase or something. I know it'd never happen, but would remove an element of the temptation to move for money, but would probably see more players move for career purposes and football reasons, rather than money.

That's my biggest hatred of United, the embarrassing coverage they get. If Pogba scores, he will have absolutely justified the £89million price tag . The excitement has really hit me this morning though, cannot wait!!

I feel like this slipped under the radar

I have a seat in block 552 seat 364, so i'd say yes! i'm pretty sure when i bought that (today) there was a block available next to it too which was 501 or something.

Sims would be a very good option off the bench, although I agree it'll be difficult to fit him in. If we can though I definitely would!

Somehow got in with an expected time of 4 minutes and got my extra ticket I needed. Keep waiting, people will give up, tickets will get released back in. Good luck!

As above, definitely not Brighton. Went to their game at home to Cardiff two weeks ago and my god it was THE worst atmosphere I have ever witnessed in a professional football ground, truly dreadful. Just a ground full (well, not full, half empty) of neutrals like myself with no songs and no banter. Awful. Also bang average side with a good front line. Newcastle, Huddersfield, Leeds for me. Sheffield Wednesday would be fine too.

I can only imagine how low the uptake is going to be for memberships at the start of next season! Just wait until there's a game you really want 'priority' for and buy one then, and if we don't get to a cup final you've saved yourself £25!

Great post for anyone that missed it - surely the threr in bold are crying out for a Tadic, Bertrand and Gabbiadini number. Nothing major with multiple verses but a better quick and easy singalong chant than the white stripes one being sung about every player on our books. Edit: Also think (if the link works, if not it's 'Follow The Leader') would be great for Maya Yoshida. Chelsea used to do it for Florent Malouda but arguably Maya Yoshida fits better.

I would imagine most people on 4 and even 3 purchased tickets for Arsenal/West Ham to get up to 5, so could well see slow sales. Got a membership on 2 that i'd like to buy for so hopefully it gets to that!

Hesketh, Boufal and Clasie have all scored their first goals for the club in our run to this final, so i'm going with a Cedric, Stephens, Sims or Hojbjerg winner! Also think JWP finally is well worth his place in the team for our next game, would love him to really make a name for himself in the final.

The difference yesterday was someone who can score. All season i've been saying we are not that 'boring' but we can't put it in the net, which obviously is key in terms of entertainment. Yesterday I didn't see us playing any differently to many games this season, the difference is a striker who can make good runs and can finish. Goals = exciting. Quality up front = goals.

Wonder if we'll set up like we did against Liverpool, as in sit deep and soak it all up hoping for a counter attack. Their attacking quality suggests we may, but they're not as vulnerable defensively so one and two man attacks may not have the desired effect like it did at Anfield. Will be interesting.