The all-encompassing TV thread.

[Satchmo Distel]

The squads of the big six are so big that they usually get to the semis of one of the Cups just with their B sides, as Chelsea U21 have also done in the old Sherpa Van kickabout.

[Patrick Thistle]

Chelsea have Checkatrade fever. They seem more committed than most of the genuine participants.

[Hot Orange]

Really interesting half-time in the Yeovil - Manchester Utd game with a piece on Jimmy Armfield and Nathan Blake talking about his goal for Cardiff against Manchester City in 1994. And hardly any Alan Shearer so far.

[Patrick Thistle]

And then the Bristol manager throwing some shade on Gary and Alan.

Nathan Blake was an underrated player. I always felt he played well for Wales. And that was some goal.

[Ray de Galles]

Blakey is one of the five favourite players I’ve watched regularly in my life. He was an absolute hero in his time at Cardiff and under-rated at other clubs and for Wales, as you say.

[E10 Rifle]

Yes, he was brilliant. He felt like a kind of 'star' in the third (and fourth) tier, back then.

[Gerontophile]

Hot Orange: haven't 'seen' you in ages. Hope all is well?

[Patrick Thistle]

4-0 kind of flattered Man U there but clearly a different class

[Hot Orange]

Hot Orange: haven't 'seen' you in ages. Hope all is well?

All well, thanks, Gero. I guess most of my infrequent contributions are in the Xpert Eleven thread these days, so I don't pop up here often.

[The Awesome Berbaslug!!!]

Sanchez looks so frail in the man utd kit. but angel gomes must be Johnny Giles sized.

[Patrick Thistle]

Angel Gnomes

[The Awesome Berbaslug!!!]

Hurrah!!!!

[Gerontophile]

Leicester could well get about 7 here.

[elguapo4]

Agreed ,huge gulf in quality

[Antepli Ejderha]

Curse of death here but Newport look really good.

[Arturo]

Superb header. Newport deserve it so far.

[Gangster Octopus]

Bugger.

[Arturo]

Shame. Just took their eye off for a second.

[Arturo]

Liverpool a fucking shambles here.

[Arturo]

Well, almost had VAR not been applied.

[Toby Gymshorts]

No, they're still a fucking shambles.

[Arturo]

Cue endless replays at half time of VAR replays. Even more fucking tiresome "talking points" than before.

[Third rate Leszno]

Fuck me, this is going to go on all fucking night.

[Toby Gymshorts]

Jesus Christ. Can we not just get this over with?

[Jon]

This is the first VAR game I've watched. It's shit, shit, shit and not just that, as a West Brom fan, it's torture.