FA Cup RD3 - Ball Numbers (we're 61)

[mattbianco1]

How did they allocate the numbers? The 1st 44 are made up of the newly entered teams from the Prem/Champ in alphabetical order. But then what?

1 AFC Bournemouth

2 Arsenal

3 Aston Villa

4 Birmingham

5 Blackburn

6 Bolton

7 Brentford

8 Brighton

9 Bristol City

10 Burnley

11 Cardiff City

12 Charlton

13 Chelsea

14 Crystal Palace

15 Derby

16 Everton

17 Fulham

18 Huddersfield

19 Hull

20 Ipswich

21 Leeds

22 Leicester

23 Liverpool

24 Manchester City

25 Manchester Utd

26 Middlesbrough

27 MK Dons

28 Newcastle

29 Norwich

30 Nottingham Forest

31 Preston

32 QPR

33 Reading

34 Rotherham

35 Sheffield Wednesday

36 Southampton

37 Stoke

38 Sunderland

39 Swansea

40 Tottenham

41 Watford

42 West Brom

43 West Ham

44 Wolves

45 Bradford City

46 Newport County

47 Peterborough Utd

48 Portsmouth

49 Eastleigh

50 Northampton Town

51 Exeter City

52 Doncaster Rovers

53 Grimsby/Shrewsbury

54 Yeovil

55 Bury

56 Carlisle Utd

57 Leyton Orient/Scunthorpe

58 Wycombe

59 Colchester Utd

60 Chesterfield/Walsall

61 Sheffield Utd

62 Salford/Hartlepool

63 Dagenham & Redbridge/Whitehawk

64 Oxford Utd

 

[Billyblade]

Just when we seem to be in the shittest form for decades we will draw 35. Nailed on.

 

[davidpinder]

Just when we seem to be in the shittest form for decades we will draw 35. Nailed on.

The sad thing is nowadays that fixture wouldn't be on the TV

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Wednesday at Bramall Lane.

And it definitely would be on TV.

 

[Grecian2000]

How did they allocate the numbers? The 1st 44 are made up of the newly entered teams from the Prem/Champ in alphabetical order. But then what?

First Round is done in alphabetic but but once the tie is drawn then the winner of the first one becomes number 1 next time around.
When the "big boys and pigs" get put in at R3 then they go in alphabetically but number 45 becomes the first tie drawn for R2 and so on.
R4 onward's it's the number of the tie (so first fixture tonight will be Number 1).

Oh for the days when we were somewhere between 32 and 36 every December!

 

[Billyblade]

The sad thing is nowadays that fixture wouldn't be on the TV

Good!

 

[Tyler Durden]

We'll get a wanktastic draw no doubt. Bury or Scunthorpe at home I bet.

 

[Bladebri]

Hartlepool away. Second guess if not pigs away

 

[mattbianco1]

Last season I would've wanted Pigs at home. If we draw Pigs home or away, I might look for a bit of winter sun in the canaries just after new year.

 

[billyblademan]

Newcastle away, we'll play a weakened team and lose 3-0. Hopefully without the 2 men off.

Rotherham could be a bit embarrassing, and I losing to Leeds or Forest makes the blood boil.

Hopefully we'll get Newport, or such shite at home, or a Premiership team away.

 

[wizadry]

Last season I would've wanted Pigs at home. If we draw Pigs home or away, I might look for a bit of winter sun in the canaries just after new year.

I understand what you're saying Matt but on the flipside, this could be the sort of fixture that gets us going in the right direction.

 

[jt64]

Would like something that isn't a ballache of a trip to somewhere I haven't been to before. Newcastle, Pool work, Stoke perhaps, maybe one of the London clubs. Naturally we'll get Yeovil away

 

[FATTYFOULKE]

I'f like it be to someone decent away where we can slip out with a dignified 1-0 defeat.
We need to concentrate all our efforts on the looming relegation battle.

 

[JohnDenver]

Anyone from outside our division please.

 

[Hartley Hare]

I don't want to draw a plastic club, like MKD or Reading.

Gash.

A trip to Bournemouth or Yeovil would be quite nice. Norwich away would be handy.

HH

 

[Whiston Blade]

Anyone but the pigs.

 

[prince albert]

away to man u

 

[Whiston Blade]

That'll do nicely...

 

[Hartley Hare]

Glory be

 

[judge]

Oh fuck off

 

[BushBlade]

Good earner, no shame in losing, get on with the league. Perfect.

 

[mosbolad]

 

[stringjunior]

Hmmmmm

 

[Hartley Hare]

I wonder how much money we will make from this match?

 

[mattbianco1]

away to man u

Ouch !

 

[sothall blade]

I wonder how much money we will make from this match?

Lots ! all of it to be spent on team strengthening Not !

 

[Tyler Durden]

We'll get a wanktastic draw no doubt. Bury or Scunthorpe at home I bet.

Whoops.