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I watched the big game - it finished Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal (women’s fa cup)
Some other small clubs were playing at Wembley but can’t think who
I’ve not said this often but I am very very glad Man United won that cup final. It’s just delaying the inevitable Newcastle trophies though I imagine.
Ten Hag, has done a good job quickly there, looked like he could get sacked six months ago!
Agreed. Not a fan of Man Utd but Newcastle have been soured for me due to their new ownership. Used to like them but not anymore.
I don’t think we’ll see anything like the dominance Chelsea and then Man City have had in English football, the league title is too far out of reach. But I can see Newcastle winning a cup next year or the year after.
It would be nice if that were the case but I’m not so sure. They’re “struggling” this season and are still arguably favourites to win the league, in my opinion they are at least. They finished 18 points behind Liverpool and then won back to back league titles.
As good as Arsenal have been I can’t help but feel this season has shades of Leicester’s title win. The combination of a very cohesive squad and big teams struggling (Chelsea, Liverpool, City this season) came together at the right time for an underdog to win the league. They’re currently on course to finish with 90 points. That would be enough to win only 1 of the last 6 seasons.
If Arsenal do win the league this year I don’t think they’ve got as strong a pull to keep players from leaving or to sign new ones compared to Man City, I can’t see a sustained push for the title that they and Liverpool have both managed in recent years.
I’m hoping the league come down hard on Man City for their financial irregularities and dissuade clubs like Chelsea and Newcastle and the likely Qatari owned Man Utd from just throwing cash about in the future. Instead focusing more on nurturing talent and utilising smart transfers like Brentford, Brighton and Arsenal.