The FA Cup Draw

[Foxy]

Will happen at 13:35 tomorrow, with Sheffield United being ball number 38.

Here's hoping for a new ground to get in

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

Will happen at 13:35 tomorrow, with Sheffield United being ball number 38.

Here's hoping for a new ground to get in

Should have kept Weir if you like new grounds

 

[Northyorksblade]

Much rather be at home I have to say

 

[highpeakblade]

Not totally bothered about it and the league remains our priority, not only that but entering the competition at this stage is also brings around some very unattractive fixtures. That said regardless of the league being our sole aim I do still have a soft spot for the FA Cup, it's still the UK's number 1 cup competition and I like to respect it's history even though none of the big guns tend to these days, and whether a believer or not some do say that a good cup run can build momentum and give you something to take into the league however whether this team is good enough to even get to the third round never mind beyond it who knows.

Bring on an away day at a really lowly club any. I want a day out at a ground I haven't been to, somewhere really non league and different.


The draw is on ITV at 1:45pm

Draw Numbers
1 Accrington Stanley
2 AFC Wimbledon
3 Bradford City
4 Brentford
5 Bristol City
6 Bristol Rovers
7 Burton Albion
8 Bury
9 Carlisle United
10 Cheltenham Town
11 Chesterfield
12 Colchester United
13 Coventry City
14 Crawley Town
15 Crewe Alexandra
16 Dagenham & Redbridge
17 Exeter City
18 Fleetwood Town
19 Gillingham
20 Hartlepool United
21 Leyton Orient
22 Mansfield Town
23 Milton Keynes Dons
24 Morecambe
25 Newport County
26 Northampton Town
27 Notts County
28 Oldham Athletic
29 Oxford United
30 Peterborough United
31 Plymouth Argyle
32 Port Vale
33 Portsmouth
34 Preston North End
35 Rochdale AFC
36 Rotherham United
37 Scunthorpe United
38 Sheffield United
39 Shrewsbury Town
40 Southend United
41 Stevenage
42 Swindon Town
43 Torquay United
44 Tranmere Rovers
45 Walsall
46 Wolverhampton Wanderers
47 Wycombe Wanderers
48 York City
49 Macclesfield Town or Vauxhall Motors
50 Stamford or Hednesford Town
51 Grimsby Town or Rushall Olympic
52 Worcester City or Lincoln City
53 Bradford (Park Avenue) or Kidderminster Harriers
54 Wrexham or Hyde
55 Workington or Stourbridge
56 Southport or Marske United
57 Colwyn Bay or Corby Town
58 Tamworth or Solihull Moors
59 Nuneaton Town or Halifax Town
60 North Ferriby United or Alfreton Town
61 Brackley Town or Barrow
62 Chester or Gateshead
63 Hemel Hempstead Town or Sutton United
64 Afc Hornchurch or Hereford United
65 Ebbsfleet United or Dartford
66 Barnet or Concord Rangers
67 Chatham Town or St Albans City
68 Dover Athletic or Oxford City
69 Boreham Wood or Heybridge Swifts
70 Bath City or Salisbury City
71 Gloucester City or Hampton & Richmond Borough
72 Weymouth or Braintree Town
73 Forest Green Rovers or Bishop's Stortford
74 Needham Market or Cambridge United
75 Biggeswade Town or Canvey Island
76 Shortwood United or Aldershot Town
77 Woking or Luton Town
78 Brislington or Welling United
79 Hartley Wintney or Daventry Town
80 Staines Town or Poole Town

Bolded are my personal away day choices for a good / different day out.

 

[Northyorksblade]

Am I suffering from 'massive' syndrome? I still think it weird that our first round entry is not the first week of January.

 

[LichfieldBlade]

Hednesford away please - 2 mins drive away from me!

 

[sheffielder]

Rotherham away please. There is a score to settle

 

[LardSardine]

Colchester away

 

[brownie4583]

Boreham Wood manager would be ideal for DW

 

[PTBlade]

Colchester... Great I live there but have a gig to do in Southend that night.
ARSE!

 

[sheffielder]

Colchester... Great I live there but have a gig to do in Southend that night.
ARSE!

Let us hope it gets moved for a TV game. I would imagine it has a chance

 

[highpeakblade]

FFS! I have to say I very rarely need a push to follow United away. I'm an avid away follower and love my days on the road watching United but I have to say I absolutely hate Colchester United away! It has to be one of the poorest away days in England for travelling fans.

Anyone whos been to the Weston Homes stadium knows what I am on about. The only thing going for the place is that it is on decent links to quickly get away from the place what with it being directly next to the A-road but even then it's a long, boring, pain in the arse journey home!

As for the location, little thought must have gone into that and travelling fans don't get the chance to invest cash into the local economy as theres really sod all there. Based outside of Colchester in the middle of nowhere surrounded by mainly fields, there is sod all to do and no selection of watering holes meaning you have to drink out of town and then ride in for the match if you want to make a day out of it.

Will need a kick up the backside to go to this twice in a season!, Not a bad ground in all fairness but poorly located and thats all it has going for it! Not looking forward to going in January never mind in a couple of weeks.

As for us being on TV. In the spirit of the FA Cup and football in general I hope we don't get chosen to be on TV. This should be solely for the non league teams who have battled their socks off to get to the first round proper. The deserve it more than us and need the cash injection far more than us. The money from TV rights can run these clubs for a season so well done to those teams.

 

[DazBlade88]

I had three preferences. It only had to be one of them for me to go...

Somewhere I haven't been
Somewhere quite close
A decent day out

This is a no on all counts. If I could have hand-picked 5 away draws that I didn't want, this would have been one of them.

 

[blade too long]

local derby with colchester , lovely

 

[Hartley Hare]

I think I will have lunch at The Sun Inn in Dedham again.

 

[Blackheath Blade]

Although i've been to Colchester before to watch The Blades, this one's quite local for me so i'll probably consider this one. Mind you, Welling United v Luton Town could be a good cup tie and is about 10 minutes from where I live so this might get the nod instead.

 

[norfolkblade]

Pretty much the best draw for me, just an hour on the train and I'm there, cracking

 

[mattbianco1]

If somebody had said what is the worst draw possible i would've said Colchester away.

Why can' we draw a non-league club ever. I mean who the fuck are Briggeswade Town & Needham Market?

 

[drinksmat]

Why can' we draw a non-league club ever. I mean who the fuck are Briggeswade Town & Needham Market?

The media would love that - a bigger club bullying a plucky non league team as we thrash struggle to a 1-0 win with the goal deep in injury time.

 

[norfolkblade]

If somebody had said what is the worst draw possible i would've said Colchester away.

Why can' we draw a non-league club ever. I mean who the fuck are Briggeswade Town & Needham Market?

Needham Market is also out my way, their game against Cambridge is essentially a derby

 

[essex blade]

a good local game for me too

 

[Hartley Hare]

Classic Hand Tools used to have their shop in Needham Market. I've been there and it was nice.

 

[norfolkblade]

Is anyone going to be going?