FA-Cup: Exeter City vs Manchester United 19 January 2005

..................Saha....................
Giggs..............................Ronnie
........Miller...P.Nev...Fletch........
G.Nev..O'Shea..Silvestre..Fortune
...............Howard....................

Subs: Keane-Pique-Bellion-Spector-Smith
 
No need to risk Giggs even if he is fit!!, more important games ahead!!.
 
Brown cannot play, Rio won't play either. Don't think Giggs will start although he is travelling with the squad.
 
Exeter City will be chasing arguably the biggest upset in FA Cup history when they aim to sink Manchester United in their third round replay.

The Conference club produced a heroic performance at Old Trafford in their original meeting as they held the Premiership giants to a remarkable 0-0 draw.

Though United may have fielded a shadow side in that match, they rarely looked like breaking the resolve of Exeter.

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson labelled that display the worst of his FA Cup career and he has subsequently admitted his embarrassment at the result.

Ferguson is unlikely to make the same mistake twice and he will be taking a stronger squad to St James Park for Wednesday's replay.

Gary Neville is poised to return to the team after missing almost a month with a virus, with Ferguson having to make changes to his defence.

Rio Ferdinand is still carrying a hamstring injury, Gabriel Heinze has a cold, while Wes Brown is suspended after his sending off at Liverpool.

Captain Roy Keane also has a cold and is unlikely to play, with Quinton Fortune or Eric Djemba-Djemba the likely candidates to come in to the centre of midfield.

Alan Smith is a possible to return in attack after picking up a knock prior to the win at Liverpool, although Louis Saha could continue his quest for peak sharpness.

Ryan Giggs has a 50-50 chance of playing after a hamstring complaint, with Ferguson unlikely to take too many risks as he looks to avoid the worst result of his Old Trafford tenure.

Exeter could be forgiven for merely being delighted to have secured a money-spinning replay which swells the coffers and extends their stay in the spotlight.

They are again long shots to beat United but will certainly have been buoyed by their display against the fringe members of the Red Devils squad.

For The Grecians, Chris Todd is hoping to reclaim his spot in the team after returning to action from a knee injury at the weekend.

Teenage goalkeeper Paul Jones will regain his place from Martin Rice, while on-loan Kezie Ibe is cup-tied.

Skysports.com prediction: 0-3
United to prove too strong on this occasion.
 
Question. When we beat Exeter, we play Boro on the 29th, with Arse 3 days later?
 
----------------Howard-------------
--G.Neville--Brown--O'Shea--Fortune--
--------------P.Neville------------------
----------Fletcher--Djemba--------------
--Ronaldo------------------Giggs------
--------------Saha--------------------
 
From Sky sports!!

Rio still injured, Gabriel Heinze has a cold, Wes Brown is suspended .
Roy Keane has a cold. Quinton Fortune or Eric Djemba-Djemba the likely candidates to come in to the centre of midfield.

Pls Fergie Not Djemba2 again , anyone but him. I would go with Fletcher and fortune.
 
-------------------Howard-------------------

G.neville----O`shea---Silvestre----Spector

-------------P.Neville---Fletcher------------

Eagles----------------------------Fortune

--------------Saha---Smith--------------
 
Feck it, we should play a strong line-up and left djemba and bellion out of this match.

------------------Howard--------------
Gaz--------O'Shea-------Silvestre-------Spector
Ronaldo-------Fletcher-------Scholes-------Giggs
------------Saha--------Rooney

Subs: Carroll, Fortune, Phil Neville, Jones, Smith
 
Fergie must have given serious consideration to putting the same side out. Sounds madness I know but if they arnt good enough TWICE to beat a non-league side then what the fook are any of them doing in a Man United shirt ?!?!?

Djemba's have plenty to prove and I expect them both to start. Last chance saloon?!?

As for Gaz - what kind of 'virus' last a whole month?? Well dodgy if you ask me

As for Keano and Rio - there illness is called the "Millionaires dont fancy slobbing it around a cold windy non-league ground" virus. Very common amongst the Premiership elite apparently :smirk:
 
Exeter have had their fun.Romance of the cup and all that.But tonight is where the fun ends.Comfortable win.
 
--------------howard-------------------
----gazza--oshea--silv--spector/phil Neville--
----------Fletcher----Fortune-------------
--------Rooney--Scholes--Ronaldo---------
---------------Saha--------------------

Subs: ricardo, spector/pnev, Jones, Miller, Pique.

No Djemba please...;;
 
What about Kleberson. I read today that some clubs were asking about him, but not a word that he is injured.
 
Team News from MUTV:

------------Tim

Phil---Gary---JOS--Quinton

Miller---Djemba Djemba---Scholesy

Ronado---------------Giggsy

------------Rooney


Bench:

Ricardo
Saha
Fletch
Bellion
Silvestre
 
Miller and Djemba are the weakest links in the team!

It's not Millers fault as he plays out of position for United, when he does manage a game!
 
Hmm. Giggs playing (..?). Really hope that he is fully fit, if he got an injury blow that would leave him out of play for a long time... Anyway, We will win this one, 3 to zero.
 
Loads of public want an upset tonight, we must prove them wrong. We should show 100% commitment. In the first game, we showed none of that.

Exeter will come out fighting, and if we can match that, then our superior talent should tell or else we be out.
 
If we get an early goal; the match is won. And soccerbest I agree as well, we have to put pressure On Exeter from the very first second.
 
Why is saha not starting? :(

It the perfect set of games to get his match fitness up
 
bbc commentary already disgraced themselves:
'there are rumours that Manchester United booked themselves a trip to South Africa this week but here they are in the West Country'
It was decided long before the Exeter game that we would not go abroad.
For an institution to like the BBC to deal in such pitiful ABU titletatle is embarrassing.
 
weRutd&werule: Well, don't know if the trip was booked, but United DID plan a trip to S-Africa, no tattle..
 
VanNistelrater said:
Why is Ferguson basically doing the same thing again? All it does is encourage them, FFS, he baffles me sometimes, he really does.
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Come on it's a MUCH stronger team - particularly up front. Reasonable balnce - would have been happy to see Spector at LB and Saha up front but Fortune needs the match practice.
 
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