FA Cup delivered some hammer blows

In the FA Cup action last weekend, the odds were in favour of many of the big teams.

The best being Liverpool, who were drawn to last place in the Championship, with Plymouth Argyle, who were out for a day of fun.

Hardie then stepped up to the plate in the first half, bagged himself a penalty and now the excuses have started flowing.

But before GoalMouth investigates those lame excuses, Manchester United snuck it past Leicester City with a late Harry Maguire offside header.

I don’t often celebrate dubious calls, but thank goodness VAR had no hand to play in this round of the FA Cup — because if it did Harry would have had that goal chalked off.

GoalMouth is a honest guy, but why cry about it? It is not as if the rest of the Premier League does not get away with things.

We have seen some of the most shocking calls to date, even using slow motion just to make matters worse.

Chelsea got booted by Brighton and Hove Albion after a late fight and then Manchester City were meant to work real hard against Leyton Orient, coming from a goal down and saving their embarrassment in what is already an embarrassing season for the reigning champions.

Speaking of embarrassment, let’s address the lame excuses coming from that ugly shade of red on the Merseyside, Liverfool.

“Our B team”, “focused on more important things”, “we don’t want small trophies” and this one was the best, “we felt bad for Manchester United and left something for them to win”.

Okay, okay and yet another massive okay, first and foremost, can somebody show me where this small club has dominated any era of the Premier League? This one-time-winning Premier League champions want to share with a 13 time Premier League champion?

This is the part that seriously twists my underpants, because let’s say they had featured and not only happen to land in the top four teams every year, then it’s another story.

But we are speaking about a team who had more maybes and watch us next seasons, as opposed to finishing the job and when they did eventually manage to get their hands on the trophy, the World suffered a pandemic.

I am already fearing what might happen if they actually manage to go and win it this year and they probably would at the poor rate teams are playing currently.

I will say it again, when Nottingham Forrest becomes your main contender, no offence to Forrest, you know the league’s pedigree has taken a serious beating.

This come with average players being sold at monstrous prices and earning mind blowing salaries which leaves you gasping for air — air they could afford to buy you and the rest of the world with the salaries they earn.

The average players have started targeting the Premier League to make a quick buck and many of the Premier League clubs fall for it — where is the challenge? The agent?

Most agents know how to secure their own paychecks and when you are giving out money for any Tom, Dick and Harry showing interest, it’s easy to make yourself a millionaire in the Premier League.

Nevertheless, back to serious football matters as the fifth round draw have finally been made, with a few juicy encounters lined up.

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