It’s the end of the road for Sutton United.
First round, 6-3 victory over Dartford. Second round, 2-1 victory over Cheltenham. Third round replay, 3-1 victory over Wimbledon. Fourth round, 1-0 victory over Leeds.
And then the dream ended.
The non-league outfit went crashing out of the FA Cup on Monday evening after falling to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Premier League powerhouse, Arsenal.
Goals from Lucas Perez and Theo Walcott, who proved himself a class act by spending time chatting to the opposition players after the game, ensured that Lincoln would be the only non-league side in the quarter-finals.
But Sutton ought to applauded for the entertainment that they’ve provided this season. From their repeated upsets to their goalkeeper who went viral, a lot more people are aware of the club from South London now than they were six months ago.
They also provided us with the standout picture of the FA Cup, thanks to a perfectly timed screenshot on Monday night.
After the game, the Sutton players were enjoying a few hard-earned beers in their dressing room when they were joined by Arsenal legend Ray Parlour for a toast.
A Sutton player just so happened to be changing out of his match gear at the time and clearly was unaware of the fact that Sutton were livestreaming footage from the dressing room (for what reason, we don’t have the foggiest).
And so came photographic gold, as captured by Twitter user @FakeLiamWilson.
We’ve commandeered the screenshot just so we could blur out the bits that the player probably wouldn’t want you to see (we’re sound like that) but just marvel at the quintessential FA Cup photo.
1 – Cock out because who cares? You’ve just played Arsenal in the FA Cup fifth round.
2 – Few well-deserved beers while in full match kit.
3 – Premier League legend in three piece suit giving it large, indulging in a free Bud.
4 – Disgruntled unused substitute.
5 – Praise from the fans.
6 – Protein powder that is going completely ignored.
7 – Words of motivation for players as they leave the dressing room.
8 – Checking to see if anybody is mentioning you on Twitter but realising you’re not the one with his cock out who is going to get the lion’s share of attention.
