League Cup - 1st Round

[shoddycollins]

How many times have we been the last ball out in the draw? Seems to be every time.

Games will be played over the weekend of the 5th of September.

The following ties include League Two teams.

Grimsby v Morecambe
Derby v Barrow
Scunthorpe v Port Vale
Oldham v Carlisle
Salford v Rotherham
Tranmere v Harrogate
Walsall v Sheff Wed
Preston v Mansfield
Bolton v Bradford

Bristol C v Exeter
FGR v Orient (who Sky Sports seem to think are playing in their first league cup in two years, clearly someone hasn't updated the flash-cards)
Crawley v Milwall
Stevenage v Portsmouth
Peterborough v Cheltenham
Birmingham v Cambridge
Newport v Swansea
Reading v Colchester
Gillingham v Southend

Didn't take much notice of the other ties, Sky Sports seem to be creaming themselves over the prospect of Brentford v Wycombe (they seem to think it's a huge story that Brentford and Wycombe are in the same division this season as if Brentford are some kind of Leeds-esque fallen giant and Wycombe are fresh out of non-league), and Northampton v Cardiff for some unknown reason.

For me, the picks of the bunch are Derby v Barrow, as Barrow's first game back as a league club sees them travel to a former league champions; the south-wales clash between Newport and Swansea, and Gillingham v Southend perhaps, those two towns face each other across the Thames estuary so I'm guessing it's considered a local derby but could be wrong on that. Bolton v Bradford will surely be an interesting one too, willy-waving extraordinaire. At least Paul Merson knows a tasty tie when he sees one as he seemed to agree with me.

We get the opportunity to play Oldham before Harry Kewell has managed to find his feet, so a decent draw for us.

 

[BarraMatt]

We've drawn Derby away. Matches to be played 5th September.

Makes a change from having to win 3 or more FA Cup games to get that sort of tie.

 

[F!RTHY]

Eoin Doyle will be lost in Anthony O’Connor’s pocket.

 

[Luke Imp]

How many times have we been the last ball out in the draw? Seems to be every time.

Games will be played over the weekend of the 5th of September.

The following ties include League Two teams.

Grimsby v Morecambe
Derby v Barrow
Scunthorpe v Port Vale
Oldham v Carlisle
Salford v Rotherham
Tranmere v Harrogate
Crewe v Lincoln
Walsall v Sheff Wed
Preston v Mansfield
Bolton v Bradford

Bristol C v Exeter
FGR v Orient (who Sky Sports seem to think are playing in their first league cup in two years)
Crawley v Milwall
Stevenage v Portsmouth
Peterborough v Cheltenham
Birmingham v Cambridge
Newport v Swansea
Reading v Colchester
Gillingham v Southend

Didn't take much notice of the other ties, Sky Sports seem to be creaming themselves over the prospect of Brentford v Wycombe (they seem to think it's a huge story that Brentford and Wycombe are in the same division this season as if Brentford are some kind of Leeds-esque fallen giant and Wycombe are fresh out of non-league), and Northampton v Cardiff for some unknown reason.

For me, the picks of the bunch are Derby v Barrow, as Barrow's first game back as a league club sees them travel to a former league champions; the south-wales clash between Newport and Swansea, and Gillingham v Southend perhaps, those two towns face each other across the Thames estuary so I'm guessing it's considered a local derby but could be wrong on that. Bolton v Bradford will surely be an interesting one too, willy-waving extraordinaire. At least Paul Merson knows a tasty tie when he sees one as he seemed to agree with me.

Crewe have been relegated already!

 

[shoddycollins]

Crewe have been relegated already!

good point... easy to forget they went up given the way the season ended.

 

[valefan16]

Over the moon with ours...

 

[LS Bantam]

If I could be bothered I would work out how many times we’ve been drawn away in this first round, in the last 15 years or so, must be 80% at least.

 

[Monkey Tennis]

Presumably the Championship teams field their kids at this stage? I would've gone to this, I imagine, but I'm not really excited by it at all now that we can't attend.

 

[Bottega Don]

At home vs Port Vale, what a tie to get the pulses racing ready for the new season.

 

[meanderson]

Fleetwood essentially got themselves a bye.

 

[ShrimpsMeltdown]

Dreamy tie

 

[Casey]

Crawley is an overspill town and there used to be lots of Millwall fans around here. Not seen many for a while but this has the potential to ignite a lot of interest ( being Millwall it has the potential to ignite).

Depends if fans are allowed and if away fans are allowed.

Casey

 

[Huntsman94]

Home to Harrogate. Happy enough with that.

 

[Hedonist Puncture]

Scunny V Port Vale

Will be good to find out how far behind we are of one of the L2 promotion favourites, before the season has kicked off.

 

[valefan16]

Scunny V Port Vale

Will be good to find out how far behind we are of one of the L2 promotion favourites, before the season has kicked off.

It wouldn't matter if we were a Champions League Outfit and you were in the North Lincs League you'd still beat us at Glanford Park... we never ever win there!

 

[Hedonist Puncture]

It wouldn't matter if we were a Champions League Outfit and you were in the North Lincs League you'd still beat us at Glanford Park... we never ever win there!

It's been renamed the Sands Venue Stadium, so you'll have a clean slate.

 

[BlackHaddock]

Dreamy tie

Yip, I bet the TV channels are really upset they didn't buy into this cup competition with a first round draw that sees Grimsby v Morecambe, what a coup it would have been.

 

[Andy Proctor]

It isn't just our record at scunthorpe that's terrible it's our record in this competition full stop got be the worst in the competitions history for 1st round exits.

 

[valefan16]

It isn't just our record at scunthorpe that's terrible it's our record in this competition full stop got be the worst in the competitions history for 1st round exits.

Better than it used to be in fairness all be it we’ve lost first round in the last 3 or 4 seasons but had a few decent scalps Burnley, Both Sheffield clubs, Norwich,QPR (twice) PNE, took WBA to Pens and had that great night at Spurs but before that it was terrible! Even as a Championship level club we’d usually get dumped out over two legs to some L2 level club!

 

[Krimzon]

Home to promotion rivals Bradford ...new team , new style , new tactics , no fans ...Bradford come out snarling with a point to prove ....0-3/4 Bantams .

 

[F!RTHY]

Home to promotion rivals Bradford ...new team , new style , new tactics , no fans ...Bradford come out snarling with a point to prove ....0-3/4 Bantams .

Why would we have a point to prove?

 

[F!RTHY]

leave the gags for me

Somehow, that doesn’t surprise me.

 

[masi51]

Somehow, that doesn’t surprise me.

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its a modern world.....whatever floats your boat

 

[Muzzle]

Happy with the draw, would rather have a tough tie first, just to see where we stand regarding fitness and line up, would suspect both sides play strong sides as it is also good fitness test as well

 

[hellogregory]

We've drawn Derby away. Matches to be played 5th September.

Makes a change from having to win 3 or more FA Cup games to get that sort of tie.

Your new midfield maestro has previous in League Cup 1st round ties at Derby.

 

[chipmunx]

Derby Cup Tie To Be Televised Live - BAFC

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[hellogregory]

Anyone know why 4 of the first round ties being played a week before the rest?

Mansfield and Stevenage the League 2 teams involved in those 4 games.

 

[chipmunx]

Anyone know why 4 of the first round ties being played a week before the rest?

Mansfield and Stevenage the League 2 teams involved in those 4 games.

international call ups i'm guessing - as the 5th is an international weekend

 

[hellogregory]

international call ups i'm guessing - as the 5th is an international weekend

That would make sense, although I would have thought more championship teams would have international call ups.

 

[E10rifle]

Mark Cooper running scared again. Last season only got cancelled so Forest Green didn’t have to host us, and now he fixes it that they play us but with no fans. The coward.