Emirates FA Cup 2020/21

[Chris FGR]

So the FA Cup proper kicks off starting with the draw at 7pm tomorrow. As usual there will be a few people wondering what the fuck a 'Cray Valley Paper Mills' or 'Concord Rangers' or 'Hartlepool United' is. Basically all the plucky pub teams who've made it through to join us football league giants in the round of their dreams.

These are the ball numbers Who d'ya fancy?

1 ACCRINGTON STANLEY
2 AFC WIMBLEDON
3 BARROW
4 BLACKPOOL
5 BOLTON WANDERERS
6 BRADFORD CITY
7 BRISTOL ROVERS
8 BURTON ALBION
9 CAMBRIDGE UNITED
10 CARLISLE UNITED
11 CHARLTON ATHLETIC
12 CHELTENHAM TOWN
13 COLCHESTER UNITED
14 CRAWLEY TOWN
15 CREWE ALEXANDRA
16 DONCASTER ROVERS
17 EXETER CITY
18 FLEETWOOD TOWN
19 FOREST GREEN ROVERS
20 GILLINGHAM
21 GRIMSBY TOWN
22 HARROGATE TOWN
23 HULL CITY
24 IPSWICH TOWN
25 LEYTON ORIENT
26 LINCOLN CITY
27 MANSFIELD TOWN
28 MILTON KEYNES DONS
29 MORECAMBE
30 NEWPORT COUNTY
31 NORTHAMPTON TOWN
32 OLDHAM ATHLETIC
33 OXFORD UNITED
34 PETERBOROUGH UNITED
35 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
36 PORT VALE
37 PORTSMOUTH
38 ROCHDALE
39 SALFORD CITY
40 SCUNTHORPE UNITED
41 SHREWSBURY TOWN
42 SOUTHEND UNITED
43 STEVENAGE
44 SUNDERLAND
45 SWINDON TOWN
46 TRANMERE ROVERS
47 WALSALL
48 WIGAN ATHLETIC
49 DARLINGTON
50 SKELMERSDALE UNITED
51 SOLIHULL MOORS
52 BANBURY UNITED
53 SOUTH SHIELDS
54 HARTLEPOOL UNITED
55 FC UNITED OF MANCHESTER
56 BRACKLEY TOWN
57 KING’S LYNN TOWN
58 CHESTERFIELD
59 AFC FYLDE
60 MARINE
61 CRAY VALLEY (PM)
62 CANVEY ISLAND
63 HAYES & YEADING UNITED
64 BROMLEY
65 TONBRIDGE ANGELS
66 HAMPTON & RICHMOND BOROUGH
67 WOKING
68 MALOON & TIPTREE
69 DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE
70 BARNET
71 OXFORD CITY
72 DULWICH HAMLET
73 EASTLEIGH
74 TORQUAY UNITED
75 HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE
76 BOREHAM WOOD
77 YEOVIL TOWN
78 BISHOP’S STORTFORD OR ST ALBANS CITY
79 CONCORD RANGERS
80 CHORLEY

 

[RLC]

Marine or Skem please.

 

[kieran_vale]

Canvey Island now that’s a team which brings back some bad memories. Be an interesting draw at least if we got them. Failing that Cray Valley at home.

 

[The Terminator]

Whoever ends up away at Cray Valley is going to be in for one hell of a culture shock.

 

[BarraMatt]

I have an awful feeling that if we were to be drawn away at a lower league side we'd balls it up.

 

[The Terminator]

Don't care who we play as long as it isn't Maldon and Tiptree again, having said that we got rid of Carl Fletcher afterwards so it wasn't all bad.

 

[valefan16]

Apparently if a side below the National League is at home their fans can go but ours can’t.. makes sense with the Corona only passing between supporters of the top 6 tiers like.

 

[Chris FGR]

Apparently if a side below the National League is at home their fans can go but ours can’t.. makes sense with the Corona only passing between supporters of the top 6 tiers like.

Another stupid rule. What's to stop away fans turning up not wearing their colours anyway, will it be all ticket/season tickets only or something.

 

[The Terminator]

Another stupid rule. What's to stop away fans turning up not wearing their colours anyway, will it be all ticket/season tickets only or something.

Yep it will be more or less - Clubs below National North/South can allow fans, but their capacitys are currently capped. For example Bishops Stortford who are still in the FA Cup, currently can only allow 600 fans into their ground and you have to email them your details so they let you in.

Of Course all clubs will prioritize their own fans. Gonna be a hard watch for some of us if we're away to a club who can allow fans.

Having said that, if say Cray Valley end up playing Sunderland at the stadium of light with no one there, it will be pretty gutting and sad for them.

This is why I want a home tie!!

 

[Razzmachaz]

Just waiting for us to draw Plymouth for 12,000th time. It's nailed on.

 

[Bottega Don]

The last time we drew a team that wasn't in our division was in 2016.

We will once again draw another L2 team and lose at the first hurdle.

 

[Indian Dan]

Whoever we get, congratulations on reaching the 2nd round.

 

[masi51]

number 17, Exeter City at home almost a bye-
Get them out then they can concentrate on survival

 

[SVH]

Newport away is guaranteed.

 

[northstandexile]

Apparently iFollow haven’t got the right to stream the matches live and at present it hasn’t been announced if games are going to be streamed live as some grounds will not have the infrastructure to do live streaming.

 

[Monkey Tennis]

I have an awful feeling that if we were to be drawn away at a lower league side we'd balls it up.

It feels inevitable that we will get Fylde.

 

[BarraMatt]

It feels inevitable that we will get Fylde.

And lose.

 

[Robshep]

Marine or Skem please.

That would be great but probably number 34. We havent had them since 2017.

 

[masi51]

If we draw against cray valley paper mill at home no fans will be allowed in our 280000 all seater stadium
Draw them away they will be allowed fans in there 1000 sports ground........lunatics have taken over the asylum

 

[Back in the DHSS]

Marine are a fantastic non league club. Shame to see them so far down the football pyramid these days. Hope they get a decent draw and some much needed tv revenue.

 

[Andy Proctor]

No crowds are being allowed in any fa cup games it's just said on the bbc.

 

[T.A]

number 17, Exeter City at home almost a bye-
Get them out then they can concentrate on survival

That would be hilarious if they werent 9pts ahead of you in the table.

 

[Andy Proctor]

This woman is fucking awful on this draw

 

[masi51]

That would be hilarious if they werent 9pts ahead of you in the table.

I have seen you have been drawn against upper Ramsbottom in the Bury and district Sunday league.

 

[Andy Proctor]

Kings Lynn at home should beat them comfortably but knowing us we will make hard work of it.

 

[Chris FGR]

4 balls left, us, Lincoln, Banbury and Canvey Island. Who do we get. Fucking Lincoln away. Brilliant.

 

[shoddycollins]

What a fairytale for Hartlepool. Can they overcome league Two Salford?

 

[masi51]

Crewe at home the tie of the round.....televised 100k in the pot
They beat us pre season then again in two bob cup...........good pointer to see how far we have come

 

[Si Robin]

South Shields at home - it's the type of draw you want at this stage. Certainly won't be taking it for granted, but we really should be winning that comfortably.

 

[shoddycollins]

away to Hayes and Yeading, whatever one of those is.