English FA Cup 16/2/2008 - Coventry vs West Bromwich Albion

This English FA Cup live commentary and play by play soccer match between Championship rivals Coventry and West Brom have all the hallmarks of an English Premier League clash despite both teams sunk without a trace in the sewers of English football. With enough players from both sides to make up a team of a who's who of ex-English Premier League footballers who failed to make the grade, this has the makings of a typical Bolton vs Fulham clash on a normal weekend. Still, most of these players would either be out injured or suspended for this clash, with perhaps the only highlight being the possible debut of the great South Korean international Kim Do-heon who might prosper in West Brom's midfield since South Koreans are better at being good honest grafters instead of providing any real cutting edge. After all, having revealed their secret in the World Cup as having taken ginseng to push them to the semi finals, did anyone actually think that most of these players would continue to do well outside of Seoul?


It might be far fetched to say that anyone might be interested in this live commentary and radio broadcast English FA Cup soccer match between Coventry and West Brom because both teams have not done anything of note in the past decade other than one of them avoiding relegation from the English Premier League despite having been bottom at Christmas for one season, before actually avoiding a repeat of that miracle in their subsequent season. Of course, much of the credit and responsibility must fall on the shoulders of Bryan Robson who continues to show he was a great player but a downright failure as a manager after having been asked to leave Sheffield United earlier in the week. That should not take anything away from this spectacle of a live commentary and TV telecast English FA Cup match between his ex-club West Brom and Coventry though.


This might be hard to call but West Brom should have enough to snatch this live commentary and radio broadcast English FA Cup tie. They have the players with slightly better flair and ability, but they are playing away at Coventry and that might work against them, especially in a one-off knockout FA Cup game. Coventry will definitely play with more spirit and determination by virtue of being at home but they still have to do it on the field and on paper they do look vulnerable and open to being booted out of the competition by the end of this game.