Macclesfield

[Barmby Rover]

Now 2 up against Palace! Proper giant killing going on!

[StocksArmy]

I can’t think of this would be the biggest fa cup upset I have ever seen.

The lad Lacey for Maccs looks like a real player.

[dknward2]

Just said it would be the biggest upset based on position differences in 19 years

[Fal]

Just said it would be the biggest upset based on position differences in 19 years

It would be the biggest upset overall as no one from the sixth tier has ever beaten anyone from the top tier.

[Monolith No. 9]

Not that I hold grudges for a long time but still haven’t forgiven Palace for Andy Johnson screwing us over in the League Cup over twenty years ago. Hope Macclesfield hold on.

[Barmby Rover]

1 minute to go and Palace score, this has the same feeling as that Arsenal game....6 minutes to go.

[Barmby Rover]

Fantastic! Well done Macclesfield. Rovers to do the same now.

[MachoMadness]

Wow, has to be up there with the biggest cup shocks ever. Well done Macc.

[ForsolongaRover]

The Palace line-up was not their PL one. Comparing this to the Colchester United win v Leeds and Hereford’s celebrated victory is not entirely justified. In those days top flight clubs took the FA Cup more seriously.

[Chris Black come back]

Not that I hold grudges for a long time but still haven’t forgiven Palace for Andy Johnson screwing us over in the League Cup over twenty years ago. Hope Macclesfield hold on.

2003. Went to that and the little f**ker was diving all over the place.

[BobG]

I was there that night too. Blatant bloody cheat. Horrible man.

BobG

[NickDRFC]

The Palace line-up was not their PL one. Comparing this to the Colchester United win v Leeds and Hereford’s celebrated victory is not entirely justified. In those days top flight clubs took the FA Cup more seriously.

They rested their keeper but they kicked off the second half with 7 of their 11 first choice. They have a couple of injuries and a player at AFCON so it’s only really Mateta that could have made the squad any stronger. It’s a huge result for a Macclesfield side who had my mate’s daughter’s PE teacher playing at centre half!

[Upton Rover]

The Palace line-up was not their PL one. Comparing this to the Colchester United win v Leeds and Hereford’s celebrated victory is not entirely justified. In those days top flight clubs took the FA Cup more seriously.

still the biggest shock ever in terms of places between clubs 117; we couldn't beat them

[Draytonian III]

Just said it would be the biggest upset based on position differences in 19 years

It would be the biggest upset overall as no one from the sixth tier has ever beaten anyone from the top tier.

What about Harlow Town vs Leicester, weren’t Leicester in Division 1 at the time , and Harlow were definitely not in what is the 5th tier now

[ForsolongaRover]

The Palace line-up was not their PL one. Comparing this to the Colchester United win v Leeds and Hereford’s celebrated victory is not entirely justified. In those days top flight clubs took the FA Cup more seriously.

They rested their keeper but they kicked off the second half with 7 of their 11 first choice. They have a couple of injuries and a player at AFCON so it’s only really Mateta that could have made the squad any stronger. It’s a huge result for a Macclesfield side who had my mate’s daughter’s PE teacher playing at centre half!

Perhaps you are a Crystal Palace expert, but my conclusion was based on the team they fielded in the draw against Villa working in conjunction with the season's appearances data. On that basis only 2 or 3 regulars started and 5 finished. It is surely indisputable that most PL teams do not treat the FA Cup as seriuosly in the early rounds at least, as they did. Thus, sensational comparisons as have been made about this result are not really soundly based.

[Donnywolf]

Who remembers this ?

Histon 1-0 Leeds United | FA Cup | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/nov/30/histon-leeds-fa-cup-football

[Donnywolf]

Or this ?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38709037

83 places below them

Histon we're more I think but Leeds could have been in Tier 3 maybe ?

[ForsolongaRover]

Or this ?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38709037

83 places below them

Histon we're more I think but Leeds could have been in Tier 3 maybe ?

I suppose the fact is that journalists are often quite young and when it comes to historic events their lack of knowledge of history/serious research is minimal. They are specialists in writing in a way that they think will appeal to their readers (the majority of whom will be equally poorly informed) rather than making serious rational comparisons.

[ForsolongaRover]

Looking more generally at the status of the FA Cup in English football you wonder whether the FA themselves have contributed to its reduced standing.

Selling the rights to BBC and ITV kept it free for all fans to follow, but this season they have allowed exclusive coverage today and Monday to TNT/Discovery+.

Restricting viewing in this way will only diminish its status even further and it seems to me that the FA have only themselves to blame as the competition diminishes further. It surely goes against the fundamental principles of the FA.

This is the slogan which they use on their website:

“More than 150 years after we were founded, today’s Football Association is more committed than ever to one simple philosophy:
“The game is for anyone, anytime, anywhere. In other words: For All.”