FA Cup

Man Shitty vs West Ham tonight. It's on BBC1 as well which is handy (For those of us who can't afford Sky...or aren't allowed it!) so it'll be a night in front of the telly, feet up and hoping for a typical FA Cup tie full of action and excitement.

I've got a fair few mates that are Hammers supporters so i'll be hoping for a decent performance from them as they traditionally play good, passing football (Showed they could battle against Bolton in the last round too).

Mind you, i'm also quite intrigued to see Stuart Pearce and the Shitty team he's fashioned in his image. Pyscho was a great player in his time, full of passion, hard as nails, as honest and fair as an Englishman should be and possessed of a thumpingly accurate shot. Shitty seem to be playing much better now that Pearce has taken charge and it would be good to see them go further in the competition instead of the usual lame exit. Their supporters deserve it anyway. Doubt many other clubs could garner the same, tens of thousands-strong level of support if they went down a division or two.

My only hope with Pearce, an exceptionally honest man when it comes to negotiating contracts and forgoing big pay-offs if he fails as a manager, is that he stays at club level and masters the craft, rather than being tempted by the poisoned chalice of England management, especially as it seems it would come in tandem with Alan 'Cannot motivate a team after Chrimbo' Curbishley.

Hammers boss, Alan Pardew might also be a future contender for the England job. Bringing West Ham up to the Premiership and flourishing with style is the sign of a good manager, although next season will be a test of his managerial skills. A test George Burley failed at Ipswich in the season following a fifth place finish at the first pop. Bastard,we still haven't recovered as a club or as a team. Nah, George still has the respect of the Ipswich faithful.

Anyway, let's hope for a cracking Cup tie tonight and show the world why English football is still, and will always remain, the most exciting in the world.

It will be a fucking crappy 0-0 now you watch...