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Watford Vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 2012 FA Cup: A Quick Preview For A Quick Jaunt

Giant Russian, little Sisqo. Both will probably play. The FA Cup!

More FA Cup! Who's excited?!? Instead of playing against teams and players we know, Tottenham will play Watford in the fourth round. On the plus side, the match is at Vicarage Road, which is just a hop, skip and jump away from the Lane so there won't be too many directions for Harry to read and he might actually be able to make it to the stadium. Also, the close match means nobody will waste too much gas heading to Watford. Go environment!

Nobody expects Spurs to play too many first teamers. There was that City match on Sunday and there's a Premier League match on Tuesday. This one is just sandwiched in the middle and does nothing for helping qualify for the Champions League (duh) so it's far down on the totem poll. Maybe a quarterfinal match against Liverpool will make Spurs give the FA Cup a real go, but until then, nope.

In case Spurs supporters were considering worrying about this match because the team won't be playing many first teamers, remember this. Not only are Watford a Championship team, but they're on a terrible run of form with just two wins in their last eight and nine goals conceded in their last four matches.

All in all, this should be a pretty simple Tottenham win...oh wait, those things don't exist.

Random fact: Spurs have only lost one of their last 27 FA Cup ties when drawn against a lower division team. All of you degenerate gamblers out there (me), take note.

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Must admit I have Mechanick level enthusiasm for this competition.

by johnf34 on Jan 27, 2012 1:36 PM GMT reply actions  

I'm still excited!

It’s been a long, boring, turgid week. I need some hot Spurs action to get my blood moving again.

Are you ready for some fĂștbol?!!

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by Uncle Menno on Jan 27, 2012 2:09 PM GMT reply actions  

But there's been so much good footy on this week!

ACN, Liverpool v. City, El Clasico v197.0

Yeah.. I can’t wait either. COYS

by Lennon's Eyebrow on Jan 27, 2012 2:15 PM GMT up reply actions  

I hate Spanish football with the force of a thousand suns.

Seriously. I’d rather watch the Eredivisie. They should just drop the entire pretense and have Madrid play Barcelona every week for nine months in the Liga Who-Cares-ico.

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by Uncle Menno on Jan 27, 2012 2:19 PM GMT up reply actions  

Don't want any "Big Draws" until we possibly reach the quarters

"It's magnificent to be in Europe, and this club - a club like Tottenham Hotspur - if we're not in Europe.... we're nothing. We're nothing." - Bill Nicholson

by Timmy L. on Jan 27, 2012 2:34 PM GMT reply actions  

When the Levy Breaks?

(Great song, btw)

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by Uncle Menno on Jan 27, 2012 3:26 PM GMT reply actions  

Levy never breaks.

See Dos Santos, Gio

O's, Ravens, and Spurs
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by Skipjack on Jan 27, 2012 3:43 PM GMT up reply actions  

I was thinking more of the massive beatdown Spurs are going to deal out today. (Wigan, you're next.)

But that works. Levy finally caves & sells Gio & Pav? Buys all the strikers? Gets ’Arry a Leapfrog to help with his reading & writing skills? The possibilities are endless.

by The Sleeper's Sleep on Jan 27, 2012 3:50 PM GMT up reply actions  

Is this game viewable anywhere? Streamable?

by Chemo on Jan 27, 2012 3:39 PM GMT reply actions  

Fox Soccer Plus in the US

Foxsoccer.tv on the internet and plenty of other places that I’m sure people would be willing to e-mail/tweet you.

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by Bryan Ashlock on Jan 27, 2012 3:47 PM GMT up reply actions  

Just set my DVR. Thanks!

by Chemo on Jan 27, 2012 6:02 PM GMT up reply actions  

Hopefully the game will be on while I’m in my computer class so I can keep up with it.

by Scott Parker's Hairline on Jan 27, 2012 4:55 PM GMT via mobile reply actions  

For some reason, I am kind of excited about this game

Don’t know why – I guess around this time of year is when I start caring about the FA Cup.

by Joamiq on Jan 27, 2012 4:55 PM GMT reply actions  

I'm looking forward to it, too

I like the FA Cup and I’ve never seen Watford play before. I watch some Championship games but I’ve never seen Watford.

by ChadUESSpurs on Jan 27, 2012 4:58 PM GMT up reply actions  

I watched a couple of Watford matches this season...

…but I still haven’t seen them play.

Thank you, I’ll be here all weak.

by rubbercarp on Jan 27, 2012 5:25 PM GMT reply actions   1 recs

whoops, meant to reply to Chad there…

by rubbercarp on Jan 27, 2012 5:26 PM GMT up reply actions  

Jay DeMerit four evar!!!!!!!!!

"It's magnificent to be in Europe, and this club - a club like Tottenham Hotspur - if we're not in Europe.... we're nothing. We're nothing." - Bill Nicholson

by Timmy L. on Jan 27, 2012 6:33 PM GMT reply actions  

Looks like a bunch of first teamers

and a new formation

cudicini
walker dawson kaboul rose
vdv livermore parker mods
jd ade

Some type of narrow 4-4-2 perhaps

"and if I kill one supporter, sorry"

-Benoit Assou-Ekotto

by thetulson on Jan 27, 2012 7:01 PM GMT reply actions  

Please let this be a 4-2-2-2.

Magic Box FTW!

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by Bryan Ashlock on Jan 27, 2012 7:07 PM GMT via iPhone app up reply actions  

Could also be a 4-3-1-2 or a Just-Fuckin’-Run-Around-A-Bit

heart of a champion, will of the warrior.

by cap'n hack on Jan 27, 2012 7:11 PM GMT up reply actions  

Wow

Looks like Harry is taking this one fairly seriously.

by Joamiq on Jan 27, 2012 7:34 PM GMT up reply actions  

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