by JC_81 » Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:10 am
To be honest I'm not that bothered about the FA cup. People still say it's special but I think that's bollox to be honest. It's special for the lower league teams because there's money and fame to be won, and it's good for lower table premiership teams because it's a route into Europe, but for the likes of us it's just a distraction from the league and Europe, which in my opinion are the only 2 that count because they're the only 2 that the big teams go all out to win.
You can bet that Benitez thinks this too, despite what he says on tv. He knows he irritated the fans last year by fielding a bad side v Burnley and losing, so he's going to want to appear to be taking it seriously this time. But deep down I'm not sure he's all that bothered.
Obviously it's better to win these games than lose them and I'll admit it starts getting exciting when you get to the latter stages of the competition, but if we get a bad draw in the next round and go out I'll be less bothered than if we lose to Brum on Wednesday night.