Lawro Predicts a Cardiff win

FA CUP SEMI-FINALS </p>

SATURDAY </p>

West Brom v Portsmouth Kick-off 1215 BST <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="200" align="right" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></p>

I think West Brom's best player is Kevin Phillips - even though he is coming towards the end of his career at the age of 34 - and he will be key to their chances of success. </p>

West Brom are also by far and away the best attacking team in the Championship. The trouble is, defensively they are not so good. They ship too many goals and you can never be sure which West Brom team you will see from week to week. </p>

And they are facing a Portsmouth team who are physically very imposing - they are huge. I am not sure West Brom will be able to cope with Pompey's strength and pace. </p>

For Portsmouth, their biggest problem will be complacency. Manager Harry Redknapp will have to ensure his players are not already thinking of the final and, indeed, of winning the Cup. </p>

But his side are a better football team and there is a chance that they could steamroller West Brom in the wide open spaces of Wembley. </p>

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Verdict: 1-2 </p>

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SUNDAY </p>

Barnsley v Cardiff Kick-off 1600 BST <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="200" align="right" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></p>

Barnsley go into the match short on confidence, and are in danger of being relegated from the Championship. That is a tough situation for them and their recent form really has not been good. </p>

But if Barnsley can get some kind of service into striker Brian Howard - their captain and their best player - then they have a chance of sneaking a win. They are big and strong up front, but they will need to ensure they play with width. </p>

Cardiff are a good football team and I particularly like the look of Joe Ledley and Aaron Ramsey. The team that Dave Jones has assembled is impressive and they know how to play. </p>

Both Ledley and Ramsey are big talents and I expect them to have an influence on the outcome of this tie. </p>

I'm going to tip Cardiff for this one, because I feel their passing game will pay dividends at Wembley where you can easily end up exhausted after 70 minutes if you play a running game. </p>

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Verdict:1-2 </p>

 

hes never right

 

i reckon coz of the wide pitch we'll have the advantage with Disco and JCR

 

Striker brian howard??????

 

thats lawrensons knowledge of football all over. he says brian howard is a striker!! (blagger)

 

He said we would get hammered at anfield, Thrashed against Chelsea The mans clearly a bafoon .....Nuff said

 

My prediction is that Mark Lawrenson will still be viewed as a thick TW@ at the end of the weekend and indeed the end of the season - every season!!

 

Wembley is the same width as Oakwell.

 

He was carried as a player by Hansen and nothing has changed , I would be more worried if he had tipped us, the nearer it gets Iam starting to think it will be a repeat of the 1912 final , start looking for another keeper Simon.

 

on current form you have to go with cardiff,so if barnsley are to win they are going to have to find some form!

 

As did every other pundit.

You bafoon (sic)

 

Point One- Brian Howard is NOT a striker, he plays in midfield
Point Two- I doubt the confidence is low, in this competition we have beaten Liverpool at Anfield and Chelsea.

 

Lawro is a ***** who knows nowt about football nt

 

YHPM

and it Arkansaw chug-a-bug...... not Arkansas

 

he's been on the sauce again,total crap come's out of his mouth he's on a par with anson. T-TIT
W-WITH
A-A
T-TASH

 

(asshole) (lol)

 

Wrong

http://www.dan-dare.org/Dan%20FRD/WackyRacesCarsAndDrivers.htm

 

Its pronounced ARKANSAW. nt

 

'my mate' was watching a sevenities porn flick earlier today....... 'dr frank and the fashion feckers 1972' if you are familiar with it. And he reckons lawrenson is a stunt double for the doctor nailing the nurse in the opening scene. still sporting the same moustache!!!!! are they one of the same?? is he really an ex porn star now making a living out of talking *****???

 

he tipped us to do well in the Mirror

the year we got relegated