FA Cup thread 2017/18

[Chris FGR]

That just looks like a shite draw full stop. Lots of 'meh' ties.

Just cos you're out.

 

[jacobncfc]

On paper that's probably the best draw possible, got to be happy.

 

[shoddycollins]

So just to recap.

Coventry v Boreham Wood
Notts County v Oxford City
FGR v Exeter
Gillingham v Carlisle
Blackburn v Crewe
Gateshead v Luton
Guiseley / Accrington v Mansfield
Stevenage v Swindon
Port Vale v Yeovil
Shrewsbury v Morecambe
Wycombe v Leatherhead / Billericay
Newport v Cambridge

 

[shoddycollins]

I'd take that. If we all email the FA maybe they'll agree to change the ties around?

Hopefully, not sure Gillingham would be up for it though

 

[Indian Dan]

Stevenage. Another away game. Another away win.

 

[Arbury]

It's obviously not great but it's not a total disaster as we have a chance there. Exeter, Rochdale, Doncaster, Fleetwood off the top of my head would all have been worse draws.

Give me Doncaster away over Newport any day of the wk, actually I’d rather any of those over Newport.


KTF

 

[shoddycollins]

On paper that's probably the best draw possible, got to be happy.

*cough* Salford *cough*

 

[jacobncfc]

*cough* Salford *cough*

Haha, Salford were a lot better than this lot appear to be, we were a lot shitter and it was away.

We did lose at home to Havant and Waterlooville once, mind.

 

[Habbinalan]

Newport away for us, don’t think we could have got a worse draw if we picked it ourselves, wank!


KTF

At least it'll be on the telly. How much to S4C pay and how do I get it online? - I should be in the Kruger National Park that weekend.

 

[shoddycollins]

Of that lot I can see Notts being on telly, I can also see FGR v Exeter being on for some strange reason.

 

[Andy Proctor]

Yeovil at home. Will take that.

Feel sorry for the Yeovil fans having travel up to here on a Friday night due to stoke being at home on the Saturday. I'm on lates at work that week so like the Oxford game the other night will miss it.

 

[shoddycollins]

Just cos you're out.

Any tie that doesn't involve Lincoln is a 'meh' tie.

 

[joethegill]

Hopefully, not sure Gillingham would be up for it though

Absolutely not.

 

[JJ1532]

Well you got your wish. You must be thrilled with Blackburn away.

I'll take it. Tough for sure, with very little chance of getting through. But we'll be underdogs and Blackburn are of a similar quality to Rotherham if the table is anything to go by. As I said, we perform better when nobody expects anything from us, so we can go into this one with no pressure. Probably won't happen, but who knows? Happier with our draw over yours!

 

[jacobncfc]

Of that lot I can see Notts being on telly, I can also see FGR v Exeter being on for some strange reason.

Nah, not at ML, the three seem pretty obvious to me:-

Fylde vs Wigan
Gateshead vs Luton
Slough vs Rochdale

 

[shoddycollins]

Looking at the users viewing, the Gillingham fans seem to have invaded our thread.

 

[Laker]

At least it'll be on the telly. How much to S4C pay and how do I get it online? - I should be in the Kruger National Park that weekend.

I watched one of the Wales internationals on S4C through BBC iPlayer.

Whether it's obtainable in deepest South Africa is another thing altogether frankly. Where you're going might not even have electricity let alone the Internet. ;-)

 

[AdamStag]

Eek, that poxy non league club we never beat or guiseley. Least at home.

Accrington have such ridiculous luck over us it's like we unearthed an old burial ground under there or something

 

[shoddycollins]

Eek, that poxy non league club we never beat or guiseley. Least at home.

Accrington have such ridiculous luck over us it's like we unearthed an old burial ground under there or something

To be fair to Accrington, they've been a decent team each season we've been down here. Don't think them beating you is much out of the ordinary.

 

[The_Viking_Magpie]

Well im happy with that, if it had been away it would be a cert for TV. At least it’s at home and an interesting game

 

[shoddycollins]

Where you're going might not even have electricity let alone the Internet. ;-)

No, he said he WON'T be going to the match.

 

[The_Viking_Magpie]

To be fair to Accrington, they've been a decent team each season we've been down here. Don't think them beating you is much out of the ordinary.

No it isn’t if it happens once or twice, but Stanley clearly raise their game each and every time. Or it’s just lots and lots of luck

 

[Laker]

No, he said he WON'T be going to the match.

There is definitely a question mark over whether a Safari park or Newport has the more developed community.

 

[valefan16]

Feel sorry for the Yeovil fans having travel up to here on a Friday night due to stoke being at home on the Saturday. I'm on lates at work that week so like the Oxford game the other night will miss it.

Prefer Fridays as we generally win but imagine this will be a Sunday! Although we broke the nearly two decade Sunday curse last season with Hartlepool and MK Dons victories.

 

[Maple Hatter]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck, Gateshead away. Shittiest of shit draws.

Agree. Was the worst away fixture in the Conference. Athletics stadium with no crowd and no atmosphere. A long trip which is bound to be televised on Monday evening making it more difficult journey for the few fans that can be bothered. Remember they had problems with their pitch to the extent that we even had to play one game against them in Carlisle.
The shit ground and lack of FA cup atmopshere apart they are quite a tough team to play against. Wouldn't be at all surprised to see us get beat.

 

[hellogregory]

Agree. Was the worst away fixture in the Conference. Athletics stadium with no crowd and no atmosphere. A long trip which is bound to be televised on Monday evening making it more difficult journey for the few fans that can be bothered. Remember they had problems with their pitch to the extent that we even had to play one game against them in Carlisle.
The shit ground and lack of FA cup atmopshere apart they are quite a tough team to play against. Wouldn't be at all surprised to see us get beat.

I thought you must have been mistaken, but a quick google later and you’re right.

I cannot remember this at all despite it being not that long ago

 

[hellogregory]

What a shite draw that is for us by the way. It could have been much worse though.

 

[AdamStag]

To be fair to Accrington, they've been a decent team each season we've been down here. Don't think them beating you is much out of the ordinary.

It is when it's like 10 games in a row and a fair few of those games we should have won. One of those things though, we all have these little runs with sides

Least we're at home

 

[hellogregory]

Of that lot I can see Notts being on telly, I can also see FGR v Exeter being on for some strange reason.

I can’t see the Notts game being on because they usually televise the games where the lower division team is at home.

 

[Kenneth E End]

Agree. Was the worst away fixture in the Conference. Athletics stadium with no crowd and no atmosphere. A long trip which is bound to be televised on Monday evening making it more difficult journey for the few fans that can be bothered. Remember they had problems with their pitch to the extent that we even had to play one game against them in Carlisle.
The shit ground and lack of FA cup atmopshere apart they are quite a tough team to play against. Wouldn't be at all surprised to see us get beat.

And we have a terrible away record against them. Possibly the worst draw we could've got.

That said, we now have some proper footballers on our books.