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Bournemouth vs WBA - FA Cup Third Round Match Thread - Ska'dForLife-WBA - 10-01-2025
![[Image: Albion-Cup.jpg]](https://i.ibb.co/x26MCc4/Albion-Cup.jpg)
2025 is upon us, and so Albion don the sacred striped armour, consult the Lady in the Cut, pull the sword from the stone (or the ball from the boulder?) and embark once again on our romantic and ever-doomed quest to regain the grail that's eluded us for nearly fifty-seven years. But we'll be doing so without the guiding hand of any wise wizard: Raphael Wicky looks somewhat unlikely to become our Merlin from Berlin (not least because he's actually Swiss), likewise Johnny Heitinga our Percival from the Mersey-val, and though Dutchman Rene Hake now stands as favourite - which is frankly less Camelot, more dam-a-lot - any appointment at this stage wouldn't come in time to have the new management team in place for Saturday's tie. So all in all, we're fortunate to have someone with the ex-calibre of Chris Brunt to lead us into this opening battle.
Which is liable, alas, to end in tears regardless. Opponents Bournemouth continue to enjoy their Premier League existence, presently placed in 7th with no reason whatsoever not to have a crack at the cup this season; we're winless on their turf in all competitions since August 2011, and of our last sixteen cup ties against Premier League sides, we've won only three (with just one - versus West Ham in 2020 - achieved as an upset from the Championship). We've also met the Cherries in the FA Cup only twice in history, on both occasions at Dean Court: to a soundtrack of Steps and Fatboy Slim, a certain Eddie Howe knocked us out the last time on 2nd January 1999, so you have to travel all the way back to 8th January 1955 for our sole victory against the team then known as Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, undoubtedly helped along by the strains of Dickie Valentine and his Finger of Suspicion (shortly before Dickie was advised that if he wanted to remain the team physio and avoid a prison sentence, he should stick to his Magic Sponge instead).
With no replays anymore, if we could go the distance and take it to extra-time or even penalties then it'd be a decent showing. An unlikely hope in itself, but then, unlikely hopes are what our grail quest's always made of.
RE: Bournemouth vs WBA - FA Cup Third Round Match Thread - drewks - 10-01-2025
Can't see anything but a huge upset here - 4-0 to us with Brunty on as a surprise 2nd half substitute and grabbing a 10 minute hat trick
RE: Bournemouth vs WBA - FA Cup Third Round Match Thread - Lord Snooty - 10-01-2025
Is that a stained glass window and if so, where is it?
That was the first Cup Final I saw on telly and was sold on the dream of the magic of the FA Cup.
RE: Bournemouth vs WBA - FA Cup Third Round Match Thread - 4evaabaggie - 10-01-2025
I will be surprised if our cup run lasts 91 mins let alone takes us into E/T, penalties or the long since chartered waters of round 4.
We are not defending well, not scoring freely enough and against a team that have overachieved for years to now become a club that has established themselves as a well performing member of the greed league, I can not see anything else but an early exit ….. I hope the eternal hope, dream the eternal dream only for the footballing gods to kick me in the knackers, that elusive silverware always just remains beyond our grasp, Ipswich, QPR, Tottenham, Portsmouth to name but four of our joint heartaches.
Come on you baggies, for the legend that is Chrissy Brunt Brunt Brunt, makes us proud, go and blow them away.
Oh yeah forgot to say … great post Ska’d, really enjoyable read.
RE: Bournemouth vs WBA - FA Cup Third Round Match Thread - Ska'dForLife-WBA - 10-01-2025
(10-01-2025, 18:19)Lord Snooty Wrote: Is that a stained glass window and if so, where is it?
An imaginary stained glass window, created with AI. Which decided, for some reason, to plonk Ronnie Corbett in a white cap into the midst of our cup-winning side.
RE: Bournemouth vs WBA - FA Cup Third Round Match Thread - Salopbaggie - 11-01-2025
A good start 0-1 Caleb Taylor, anyone heard why Alex Palmer and Josh Maja are missing?
RE: Bournemouth vs WBA - FA Cup Third Round Match Thread - Ska'dForLife-WBA - 11-01-2025
2-1, nice while it lasted
I think Palmer and Maja are just being rested, not heard anything to suggest otherwise.
RE: Bournemouth vs WBA - FA Cup Third Round Match Thread - Salopbaggie - 11-01-2025
(11-01-2025, 17:36)Ska'dForLife-WBA Wrote: I think Palmer and Maja are just being rested, not heard anything to suggest otherwise.
3-1 now, since when do goalkeepers need resting
RE: Bournemouth vs WBA - FA Cup Third Round Match Thread - 4evaabaggie - 11-01-2025
(11-01-2025, 17:36)Ska'dForLife-WBA Wrote: 2-1, nice while it lasted
I think Palmer and Maja are just being rested, not heard anything to suggest otherwise.
Not 2-1 anymore, 3-1 just before half time.
Our cup run didn’t last 45 minutes…. Always next year.
(11-01-2025, 17:46)Salopbaggie Wrote:(11-01-2025, 17:36)Ska'dForLife-WBA Wrote: I think Palmer and Maja are just being rested, not heard anything to suggest otherwise.
3-1 now, since when do goalkeepers need resting
I agree they don’t need resting but no need to take unnecessary risks in relation to picking up injuries. Wildsmith not scoring well on FotMob … 5.4 or less. Wouldn’t want him as our only choice keeper for an extended spell in the league.
RE: Bournemouth vs WBA - FA Cup Third Round Match Thread - Salopbaggie - 11-01-2025
(11-01-2025, 17:47)4evaabaggie Wrote: I agree they don’t need resting but no need to take unnecessary risks in relation to picking up injuries. Wildsmith not scoring well on FotMob … 5.4 or less. Wouldn’t want him as our only choice keeper for an extended spell in the league.
Definitely not long 4-1 now (hopefully will not get any worse as the app has been showing that as a full time score since 50 minutes
), this just shows the shows the gulf between leagues. Regarding our keeper no way should that second have gone past him at his near post from that angle, not to convinced by the resting argument either, apart from those two its a full strength (fit) squad.