This FA Cup weekend showcased what makes English football truly great.. to quote Plymouth hero Katic: I f***ing love it PLYMOUTH ARGYLE’S Bosnian centre-half Nikola Katic had never previously played in the FA Cup.
On Saturday, Leyton Orient’s Jamie Donley scored probably the greatest FA Cup goal by an underdog since Ronnie Radford’s rocket for Hereford against Newcastle in 1972.
Yet rather that than the cruelty of last year’s semi-final at Wembley, when Coventry were denied the greatest FA Cup comeback due to a toenail offside ruling out Victor Torp’s winner in the final seconds of extra-time, after the Championship side had trailed United 3-0.
This Cup weekend showcased what makes English football truly great — not the global phenomenon of the Premier League but the depth of the passionate support for clubs further down the pyramid.
But then again was Donley’s even the greatest goal scored by an FA Cup underdog on Saturday?.
