| Semi finals 19:49 - Feb 11 with 2020 views | saint22 |
Easiest draw for us probably though away won’t be easy |  | | |  |
| Semi finals on 19:50 - Feb 11 with 2005 views | Saintsforeverj |
I'm just annoyed we can't go. Beat Bournemouth, which is perfectly possible and we are at Wembley. And we can't go!!! Imagine Ralph with the crowd at Wembley stadium. [Post edited 11 Feb 2021 19:52]
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| Semi finals on 19:54 - Feb 11 with 1959 views | Meonsaint |
Time to bury the ghost of the painful relegation of 2005 and the shocking management of Harry Redkrapp. |  | | |
| Quarter - finals on 20:00 - Feb 11 with 1924 views | dirk_doone |
A word of caution. This will be our THIRTY-FIFTH major cup QUARTER-FINAL if you include the European one, and we've only won 1 cup out of all of them. I guess you could say, we're due another one. I don't think there is any other team in the country ,and possibly not the whole world, that has been in that many quarter-finals and only won 1 cup. [Post edited 11 Feb 2021 20:48]
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| Semi finals on 20:22 - Feb 11 with 1840 views | Bicester_North |
| Quarter - finals on 20:00 - Feb 11 by dirk_doone |
A word of caution. This will be our THIRTY-FIFTH major cup QUARTER-FINAL if you include the European one, and we've only won 1 cup out of all of them. I guess you could say, we're due another one. I don't think there is any other team in the country ,and possibly not the whole world, that has been in that many quarter-finals and only won 1 cup. [Post edited 11 Feb 2021 20:48]
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How many semi finals have we been in? | |
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| Semi finals on 20:23 - Feb 11 with 1832 views | kingslandstand1 |
| Semi finals on 20:22 - Feb 11 by Bicester_North |
How many semi finals have we been in? |
We've still only won one cup though  |  | | |
| Semi finals on 20:31 - Feb 11 with 1808 views | Bicester_North |
| Semi finals on 20:23 - Feb 11 by kingslandstand1 |
We've still only won one cup though |
Yeah just wondered how many overall, I remember
Chelsea recently
Liverpool league cup
2003
Liverpool 87 league cup
Liverpool 86 FA cup
Everton 84
76
That’s as far back as I go | |
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| Quarter - finals on 20:41 - Feb 11 with 1788 views | dirk_doone |
| Semi finals on 20:22 - Feb 11 by Bicester_North |
How many semi finals have we been in? |
15
Most teams who have been in that many have 3 to 5 trophies to show for it. [Post edited 11 Feb 2021 20:49]
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| Quarter- finals on 20:45 - Feb 11 with 1773 views | dirk_doone |
Anyway, there is some more good news. Bournemouth have a crucial midweek league game against Swansea before the quarter-final; while we have a whole week to prepare for it.
But, let's not get ahead of ourselves. Can you please change the topic heading to quarter-finals? [Post edited 11 Feb 2021 20:47]
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| Semi finals on 21:46 - Feb 11 with 1635 views | kingslandstand1 |
| Semi finals on 20:31 - Feb 11 by Bicester_North |
Yeah just wondered how many overall, I remember
Chelsea recently
Liverpool league cup
2003
Liverpool 87 league cup
Liverpool 86 FA cup
Everton 84
76
That’s as far back as I go |
79 league cup vs Leeds - 1-0 and Terry Curran with the highlight of his career for us! | | | |
| Quarter-finals on 21:55 - Feb 11 with 1623 views | dirk_doone |
| Semi finals on 21:46 - Feb 11 by kingslandstand1 |
79 league cup vs Leeds - 1-0 and Terry Curran with the highlight of his career for us! |
I celebrated with the man of the match, Terry Gennoe, after that game. That game was probably his best for us too. There was a great atmosphere at cup games in the late 70s and the Leeds fans in the Archer's were the loudest away fans I ever heard at the Dell [Post edited 12 Feb 2021 18:04]
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| Semi finals on 21:57 - Feb 11 with 1616 views | DorsetIan |
It's all about the expectation.
A draw agains City or United would have been very depressing. But win this and we go to Wembley - we're going to be full of enthusiasm anticipating and watching this!
Feels like a welcome bit of good fortune to me after a sh!tty spell. | |
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| Semi finals on 22:59 - Feb 11 with 1557 views | Chesham_Saint |
| Semi finals on 20:31 - Feb 11 by Bicester_North |
Yeah just wondered how many overall, I remember
Chelsea recently
Liverpool league cup
2003
Liverpool 87 league cup
Liverpool 86 FA cup
Everton 84
76
That’s as far back as I go |
Watford at Villa Park? |  |
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| Quarter-finals on 23:38 - Feb 11 with 1525 views | dirk_doone |
| Semi finals on 22:59 - Feb 11 by Chesham_Saint |
Watford at Villa Park? |
As I said, we've been in 15 major cup semi-finals. The 1963 FA Cup semi-final v Man United was the first I can recall although I was too young to be there. But, in our early years, we were one of the top teams in the country and so reached quite a few semi-finals: 1898, 1900, 1902, 1908. Then came some more surprising ones, in 1925, 1927 and the famous 1963 one.
My first was the 1976 semi-final v Crystal Palace in 1976, which I enjoyed more than the final. One newspaper report said it was the noisiest Stamford Bridge had ever been and they weren't far wrong. The Saints fans in the Shed end that day showed what great support we could give if only we had a big home end, which, of course, we never had at the Dell.
I have to say that for someone who has spent a great part of his adult life working abroad, I have been lucky to witness some of Saints' biggest games. In order to be at the 1986 semi-final v Liverpool, I flew several thousand miles and bought a mini-season ticket just to get into that one game. We lost but I don't regret being there. [Post edited 12 Feb 2021 18:04]
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| Semi finals on 23:46 - Feb 11 with 1512 views | Bicester_North |
| Semi finals on 22:59 - Feb 11 by Chesham_Saint |
Watford at Villa Park? |
I put 2003 for that one. Forgot 79 though
Beyond the major cups the ZDS semi final in 92 doing the double over Chelsea with crowds of about 8000 at both legs | |
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| Semi finals on 00:20 - Feb 12 with 1493 views | 1885_SFC |
Let's not forget our Tennent Caledonian Cup final win in '76 against Rangers. |  |
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| Semi finals on 09:24 - Feb 12 with 1350 views | SalisburySaint |
| Semi finals on 00:20 - Feb 12 by 1885_SFC |
Let's not forget our Tennent Caledonian Cup final win in '76 against Rangers. |
Missed out Texaco Cup semi final v Oldham in 1974, lost to Newcastle in Final, beat Rangers home and away in quarter final, Lawrie’s first big cup run
Also Chelsea in ZDS 92 and Mk Dons in JPT 2010
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| Semi finals on 15:01 - Feb 12 with 1236 views | Scrappy2020 |
Did anyone else to go the quarter final replays against Forest in 1963,three nil down after 15 mins and an equaliser in the 89th minuite,stayed that way in extra time,then on to white Hart lane where they didn't expect the gate to be 40,000, most of the Saints fans couldn't get in till almost half time!! A great 5-0 win,I managed to get a ticket for the semi at Villa park but had flu,never been so disappointed,it was a cold winter 63!! | | | |
| Semi finals on 15:49 - Feb 12 with 1210 views | pjt50 |
| Semi finals on 15:01 - Feb 12 by Scrappy2020 |
Did anyone else to go the quarter final replays against Forest in 1963,three nil down after 15 mins and an equaliser in the 89th minuite,stayed that way in extra time,then on to white Hart lane where they didn't expect the gate to be 40,000, most of the Saints fans couldn't get in till almost half time!! A great 5-0 win,I managed to get a ticket for the semi at Villa park but had flu,never been so disappointed,it was a cold winter 63!! |
That cup run encapsulated the experience of watching Saints over the years. Incredible high of White Hart Lane followed by incredible low of Villa Park. You were lucky to miss the semi. I'm not sure I've got over it yet. | |
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| Semi finals on 10:21 - Feb 13 with 971 views | BuenosSaint |
Frankly, I'm astounded 130 hasn't joined this thread.
But then again, we've done a decent job outlining and summarizing all the facts; I accepted we are trophy dodgers and its time sfc start to write a new chapter. Our last 8, last 4, last 2 appearances and records are unacceptable to continue in the future and change is now inevitable. COYS. [Post edited 13 Feb 2021 10:29]
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