Monday, 18 February 2008

FA Cup 5th Round in Review - The Questions

It’s the questions, ah yeh the questions….


Liverpool 1-2 Barnsley

A replay with Luton, behind twice against Havant & Waterlooville and now this - are Liverpool a laughing stock? Will the Champions League save Rafael Benitez, again? Does Simon Davey have the potential to coach at a higher level? Just how big an upset was this?

Chelsea 3-1 Huddersfield Town

Exactly what is Chelsea’s best starting eleven when all players are fit? Does Paulo Ferreira have a future with the Blues under Avram Grant? Does Ashley Cole? Will Huddersfield finish closer to the top or the bottom of League One?

Manchester United 4-0 Arsenal

Is showboating a form of mockery and therefore wrong, or just harmless and entertaining? Will William Gallas be investigated by the FA for an off-the-ball kick aimed at Nani? Will United draw yet another Premiership side? Will Arsenal be back to win the league?

Coventry City 0-5 West Bromwich Albion

Is Roman Bednar the best player outside the Premiership in England? Why allow Iain Dowie to start making signings and then sack him? Was it a sending off or is Mark Halsey just inept?

Bristol Rovers 1-0 Southampton

City are pushing for promotion to the Premiership and Rovers are one game away from Wembley. Is this the year of the Bristolian? Have the likes of Bristol Rovers and Barnsley restored the ‘magic of the cup’?

Cardiff City 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Lets be honest, are Wolves really a big club? Cardiff last got to the quarter-finals in 1927, and that year they went on to win the competition. Can they do it again?

Sheffield United 0-0 Middlesbrough

Is Kevin Blackwell the right man to take the Blades forward? With the amount of strikers at Bramall Lane just what is his best forward pairing? Will Afonso Alves prove a good signing? Will Mido ever order a salad?

Preston North End 0-1 Portsmouth

What was Darren Carter thinking? Is David James in the form of his life? Or has he always been this good, just the press have rather concentrated on vilifying him for his various goalkeeping errors? Do Preston have enough to stay in the Championship?

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