FA Cup - Managers: Dalglish hails fans' 'banter'

Sun, 29 Jan 00:52:00 2012

Managerial reaction from all of Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round ties, with Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish hailing both sets of supporters.

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Liverpool 2-1 Manchester United

Kenny Dalglish: "'Why would I be disappointed for Evra? I've been booed (when I played)...I think both sets of fans were a magnificent advert for their clubs. Both clubs can be very proud of the fans they have here. There was a good bit banter between both fans, which is brilliant because you don't want to take that away. I think in the main they were fantastic and the players were a credit to that because none of them tried to do anything other than play football. They (United fans) will be disappointed at losing but they deserve credit for contributing to the occasion."

Sir Alex Ferguson: "To lose the game is hard to believe. We dominated the game and we were comfortable. Our movement off the ball was good and I thought we were in the driving seat. I was looking to win it (by bringing on Javier Hernandez for Paul Scholes). I thought Javier's pace around the edge of the box would be difficult to handle. To lose it is a real sickening blow."

QPR 0-1 Chelsea

Mark Hughes on the pre-match handshakes being cancelled: "There could well have been an issue (with players refusing to shake John Terry's hand) but players make their own decisions.  I said Anton was the guy who had to make his own decisions for himself about whether or not he shook John Terry's hand. With the group I have got I know they wanted to support their team-mate and the situation in the end was to take it out of the equation and not to have the issue. There were discussions this morning as well and Chelsea had their views and basically we all came to the same decision."

Andre Villas-Boas: "It was a wise decision bearing in mind the expectancy that was aroused from the fact that a couple of events could happen in that handshake. It was wise not to do it because it could have an impact on crowd behaviour. Individually from John, it was an excellent performance, very, very focused, managed to get the off-the-field events out of his mind and concentrate on his job."

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-0 Newcastle United

Gus Poyet: "It's incredible how many things have happened already at this stadium and we haven't played here for one year. (Buckley is) unpredictable, when everybody gets a little bit tired he keeps sprinting and going past people. We started well again, we started brave. We kept going for it. After 15 minutes Newcastle got the ball and kept passing it. We got to half-time and then it was a matter of saying let's do the same and then we know something is going to happen for us."

Alan Pardew: "I felt we weren't threatening their goal enough. They defended well, Brighton, to be fair to them. We had a good grip of the game (in the first half), we felt comfortable. We just struggled to get more shots on goal, to get more chances. We haven't had (a penalty awarded) all year so we weren't expecting one today. I can't really fault my players too much in terms of the commitment they have shown."

Hull City 0-1 Crawley Town

Nick Barmby: "I'm disappointed but we were beaten by the better team. You've got to get your head down in these games and realise you're in for a battle and we didn't do that today. We had four shots on target which is not like us at all but Crawley were a strong side. We're out of all the cup competitions now so there's no distractions for us now and we cannot have any excuses. Between now and the end of the season we'll be giving it our best shot."

Steve Evans on a touchline bust-up in which Barmby accused Crawley staff of trying to get Hull players sent off: "I think he's grabbing at straws and he shouldn't say these things. Nick Barmby is an altar boy, is he? I don't think so. He's lost the game because we've come here and outplayed his team. I think we were unlucky not to win by four or five. We came here with three strikers and aiming to be very attack-minded. I think if we had got a second, it would have been embarrassing for Hull."

Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Swansea City

Owen Coyle: "I think Darren has probably been a bit frustrated at times this year. He is known as an attacking midfielder and he has had chances in various games, hitting the woodwork and seeing goalkeepers make good saves. It was great to see him hit the back of the net today and he could have had a hat-trick. We made three changes and Darren was one of them, and it was great to see the energy that he brought to the team."

Brendan Rodgers: "There is no blame attached to (goalkeeper Gerhard Tremmel). I feel I have the number one goalkeeper in the league in Michel Vorm and Gerhard offers a wonderful support to him. He doesn't get a lot of game time and he is a good guy. There is certainly no blame attached, but we could have prevented their move for the second goal."

West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Norwich City

Roy Hodgson:  "It is one of those no brainer mistakes and I feel sorry for (Craig Dawson) - and he had not had a bad game up until then. Those errors do occur. I am sad to lose because the performance was one where we did not deserve to lose the game, although we didn't really want to go to Norwich midweek for a replay. But now we can concentrate on our main priority, which is staying in the Premier League."

Paul Lambert: "I thought (Jed Steer's) saves were world class. He was terrific. It is only one game but he has a great temperament and a great enthusiasm for the game as well which is important. He is a really level-headed lad, which is probably more important than anything - but his handling was brilliant. His two saves (at the end) were exceptional."

Derby County 0-2 Stoke City

Nigel Clough: "They're a very difficult side to create chances against. When they went up to Anfield a couple of weeks ago they shut up shop and Liverpool struggled to create chances against them, and we did at times today. But the biggest thing we're aggrieved about is their first goal after five minutes with a player (Jerome) in an offside position. You just hope the Premier League officials would do a little better in that situation."

Tony Pulis: "It was always going to be a tough game as Derby have been on a great run of late. We started well, scored the goal, but then I thought we were sloppy after that, and in the last 20 minutes of the first half Derby played really well and caused us problems. At half-time we dusted a few down and they went out a little more focused in the second half, and we were pleased with that in the respect that I don't think they had a shot."

Sheffield United 0-4 Birmingham City

Danny Wilson: "The first three goals came at a time when we were possibly in the ascendancy. It was great finishing from them. They made the most of their chances. We had similar situations and did not make the most of them and they certainly have made the most of them."

Chris Hughton: "It was a real good all-round performance. I'm as delighted with the clean-sheet and the performance as I am with the goals. We had to weather a bit early in the game. They were certainly a threat but then we got into our rhythm and the timing of our goals was important."

Millwall 1-1 Southampton

Kenny Jackett: "Darius (Henderson) is on a very good run and it was a good finish from him for the goal - he put in a good performance and was a real threat for us. But we didn't do enough off of him, we didn't quite capitalise enough on his skills although I didn't think we deserved to get beaten."

Nigel Adkins: "I thought it was a real good cup tie and we look forward to the replay at our place. A draw was probably a good result in the end. There were waves of pressure coming in from Millwall but I thought Rickie Lambert scored a great goal, it was a great run and he was waiting for the space to open."

Leicester City 2-0 Swindon Town

Nigel Pearson: "We want to see him transfer his goals into the league because the league remains the elusive conundrum in trying to get some consistency. We've had two games in the FA Cup and he's scored five goals, so he's okay. In the last two or three games he has improved. He's been getting into some good positions and is scoring well."

Paolo Di Canio: "It was clear it was a red card (for Leicester's Paul Konchesky). It was a bad tackle. The referee made a mistake. The foot on the leg was very high. We started very shy and then started to play more freely and had chances to draw level. The second half was more difficult after their second goal. We lost a bit of belief and energy."

Blackpool 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Ian Holloway on Keith Southern:  "I gave him the captaincy because he thoroughly deserves it and now he's gone and got another cut - life is a funny thing. He's got somewhere to slip his pyjamas now, I've never seen a gash like it, it's a great big hole. "

Gary Megson: "It was a little bit nip and tuck, we wanted to try and get the result away from home but once we did score we wanted to keep hold of what we've got. One of the problems with the FA Cup for teams like ourselves is each time we get through a round we have to postpone a game and we're near enough playing Tuesday, Saturday for the next few weeks."

Stevenage 1-0 Notts County

Gary Smith: "This finishes off what has been a great week. It is a long time since I have met a group of players so spirited. Some people said there was a lot of pressure on me because the team were on the up but it is nice to come in and win to keep momentum. Those guys still have things to get used to about me but they've been great and settled so quickly."

Martin Allen: "We were very average in the first half but absolutely superb in the second and dominated the game. It is a difficult place to come, they are a very powerful, hard-working, honest team. Until you win your knock-downs and your headers you just get battered. I dealt with them calmly at half-time and they came out and battled for it."

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  1. avbshit

    From sven, on Fri 23 Mar 6:03
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    elina..get back on your pole. liverpool are­ nothing..just scumbag murd_rers

    From kev, on Mon 30 Jan 5:24
  3. harrysingleton22
    what are you, mate........ utd's­ PR/bank manager?
    you keep coming out with this 'man­ utd worth billions' nonsense (even when its­ irrelevant) and everytime you do, at least five­ people, backed-up with facts, reply to you telling you­ exactley why you're talking out of your flute.
    and­ if you feel utd get all the bad press, why isnt the­ media concentrating on the utd fans who were spittin on­ the hillsborough memorial, instead of some ignorant 59­ year old making monkey noises

    From ROGO, on Sun 29 Jan 23:12
  4. beckycadechase,.....listen little girl, united and­ citeh B teams? Just goes to show you must be a junior­ glory hunter. Next it will be three mickey mouse cups­ your team will have been knocked out of. Get back to­ your cookery homework, and leave football to the men,­ oh, and some manure scum too, school starts at 9am­ tomorrow.

    From LES, on Sun 29 Jan 23:05
  5. Davd #07 ...Didn't think it would take long before­ the scum fans would be calling for slurr alexsh to go.­ Be careful what you wish for scum, you just might get­ it.

    From LES, on Sun 29 Jan 23:01
  6. harrysingleton22. I don't recall saying that, that­ makes it right, but isn't it time to move on­ i'm sure Evra must want to, or are all you Man Utd­ fans still dining out on it. You write as if you think­ i'm a Liverpool fan but i'm not i'm just­ someone who enjoys football regardless of who is­ playing. Your theory of people being jealous is rubbish­ why would anyone be jealous of Man Utd or whoever. I­ can remember the days when John Barnes had bananas­ thrown at him by Utd fans, so perhaps your not so­ perfect after all.

    From Dylan, on Sun 29 Jan 22:14
  7. Liverpool winning was even more impressive, considering­ only 3 days earlier they had a tough cup game against­ us [City], guess the FA's tactics failed to help­ manure this time.

    From Stephen, on Sun 29 Jan 22:12
  8. all football supporters are as braindead as the players­ ,
    And talk and write the same rubbish as the thicko­ reporters.

    From Tony Smith, on Sun 29 Jan 22:10
  9. I was at the game yesterday and it seems odd to me that­ everyone is talking about that french man being booed­ and no one has even talked about the sicken chanting of­ the Manc scum. It went something like "the Sun was­ right you are a bunch of murderers" I suppose that­ acceptable as it was from Sir Old Farts fans and no one­ in the media or the press will upset him. What about­ the Hillsborough families listening to this mindless­ scum. I also take offence because I was there in 89­ and watched the whole frightening thing unfold. So when­ you want to pick the bones out of something lets­ include everything that happened during the match and­ not what suits. Come you press and media have the balls­ to report the actual facts of what happened at­ yesterdays match and include the chanting from the­ mindless scum from Manchester!!!

    From argeff1954, on Sun 29 Jan 21:59
  10. Liverpool definitely getting better. They've beaten­ City and United B teams in the same week.....although­ they were inferior to both overall.

    From beckycadechase, on Sun 29 Jan 21:32
  11. Ferguson must have been at a different game from me. ­ Yes we had plenty of possession but only because LFC­ let us have it. We scored once and hit the post­ other than that I don't remember Reina having much­ to do. I think Alex has lost the plot and certainly­ needs to go to Specsavers. I think we can right­ this season off and perhaps should be looking for new­ Management in the Summer.

    From DAVID, on Sun 29 Jan 21:31
  12. I guess two-footed tackles are no longer enough for­ even a yellow card. And handball in the box is not a­ penalty. If United had won there would be idiots here­ yelling about paid off refs

    From oleg.korets, on Sun 29 Jan 21:24
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    Dylan Of course all clubs do it but that doesnt make it­ right.Nobody gets worse abuse than United because they­ are the most famous club in the world and officially­ are the wealthiest (value 1-65 Billion pounds ) People­ always get jealous when clubs have as much success as­ United have had in the Fergie years.Yes you are a­ massive club but believe me the Press are less critical­ of you than United.The outside world has been disgusted­ about Liverpool and the Suarez Case.Liverpool now know­ they have tarnished their image and they are now­ keeping very quiet and at last being dignified

    From harrysingleton22, on Sun 29 Jan 21:24
  14. Hopefully. Liverpool v Chelsea next round.
    Another­ premiership side out.

    From Barry, on Sun 29 Jan 21:23
  15. utd still lost nothing can change that nuf said.

    From lean machine, on Sun 29 Jan 21:21
  16. well done liverpool, you won, manchester united lost,­ end of story!!!

    From Valerie, on Sun 29 Jan 21:07
  17. So now it's wrong to boo a player,are Liverpool the­ first club to do it?. What about Ashley Cole he gets it­ every time he plays for Chelsea, Wayne Rooney when he­ goes to Everton etc etc. No doubt Suarez will get it­ everywhere he goes, Kenny was only making the point­ that he used to get booed when he was a player, but as­ usual the media are trying to make something of it, by­ saying that he thinks it alright, banter thats all it­ is & will always go on. Lets see if the media­ highlight it in future when someone else gets booed. Or­ are the media just against Liverpool as that seems the­ case. I'm sure every fan will agree that it has­ always gone on whoever you play for & always will,­ unless the FA ban fans from football matches.

    From Dylan, on Sun 29 Jan 21:06
  18. Fair comment Erika, however, we are getting our own­ back on United fans who have been doing this for the­ last 20 years. It's a viscious circle­ unfortunately.

    From Jason, on Sun 29 Jan 20:59
  19. 71 - you are full of it. Just write what comes into­ your empty little head, don't bother researching it­ first. Learn to spell while you're at it, you write­ like a child.

    From jason, on Sun 29 Jan 20:49
  20. I'm glad Liverpool won, but I don't get, and I­ am a little offended by how the Liverpool fans are­ reacting to it! Instead of being happy for your team,­ all you are doing is bashing United?

    From a now­ perplexed United supporter.

    From Eriks, on Sun 29 Jan 20:45
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