The FA Cup Thread

[Gassy]

So - 1st round draw is tomorrow, anyone in particular you’re hoping to get?

Must say - I love this competition. Purely as Shaw Lane Associates have made it to the 1st round - is that a real team?

 

[Lance Stoe]

Fancy a non league team away from home and for it to be a team we have never played

Slough or Truro will do

 

[BIGTED]

Anyone except Sutton United or (them)

 

[GFC4EVA]

Please not Brackley town again

 

[07.05.16]

Wonder who our annual non-league loss will be to.

 

[Aber gas]

So - 1st round draw is tomorrow, anyone in particular you’re hoping to get?

Must say - I love this competition. Purely as Shaw Lane Associates have made it to the 1st round - is that a real team?

They used to be called Shaw Lane Aquaforce

 

[Gassy]

They used to be called Shaw Lane Aquaforce

So they’ve gone from lifeguards to lawyers?

 

[F!RTHY]

Someone local away from home;

Halifax Town, Gusieley or Ossett.

Or

Grimsby, Lincoln or Shaw Lane at home.

 

[joethegill]

FGR, Mansfield or Newport away as they're the only three league sides in the draw that I've never been to.

Bring on Brackley though.

 

[StevieEvansRedNWhiteArmy]

I’ve played against Shaw Lane myself for Maltby Main.

Unbelievable achievement.

 

[codaplenty]

What are the odds on Fleetwood drawing AFC Fylde ? it will be fantastic for them ( real giant killer in the making ) its actually nearer for me to go there than it is to go to Fleetwood, whoever its a highlight of the year and will be glued to the screen !

 

[Merde alors!]

What are the odds on Fleetwood drawing AFC Fylde ? it will be fantastic for them ( real giant killer in the making ) its actually nearer for me to go there than it is to go to Fleetwood, whoever its a highlight of the year and will be glued to the screen !

Sorry, you’re going to have to help me. Which one’s the giant?

 

[Shrimpurh]

Billericay away would be good if they win their replay

 

[CT70]

Oldham away for me, they'll knock us out and our game away to Blackpool could get rescheduled to Round 2 Saturday, depending on Blackpool also getting knocked out.
If not then Chorley home or away if they get through their reply.

 

[OUFC Dan]

Hopefully away to a localish non league side, will likely get Tranmere

 

[SMH]

Same drill as ever, anyone away.

 

[roversfan2001]

Chorley away (if they beat Boston). Failing that, any other non-league team at home so we can put them to the sword.

 

[WilsdenBantam]

Non league team at home, beat them and same again. Followed by Man Utd away in the 3rd round, get smashed and pocket the money to spend on a promotion push.

Who says the romance of the cup is dead.

 

[Deepcut Cobbler]

If we get a non league away, it'll be a banker for one of the TV games expecting a 'giant killing'? They might even put us on if we get a home tie as well...

 

[ThisTinpotLeague]

Non league team at home, beat them and same again. Followed by Man Utd away in the 3rd round, get smashed and pocket the money to spend on a promotion push.

Who says the romance of the cup is dead.

Literally the dream L1 cup run

 

[DearneValleyRover]

It would be nice to have a team we’ve never played before even though we will lose to whoever we get.

 

[iWomble]

Truro away please. Very likely to lose that sort of game but it would be a proper awayday.

 

[Third Team Lucky]

Going with the herd - anyone non-league away.

That said, not Boreham Wood, Brackley nor Boston all who feature ex-Dons who would be sure to have the game of their lives just to prove a point.

 

[finley]

Anyone but bloody Accrington Stanley can't face another defeat by them

 

[GFCSludge]

Kettering away would suit me. However the footballing gods are likely to award us another tie with Brackley or a dull fixture away at somewhere like Walsall where we'll lose.

 

[RobboPOSH]

Any village pub team away will do me but we never get good draws in cups so i'd imagine we'll be away at Exeter or at home to Newport.

 

[Franchisor]

Like most people have said, any non-league team away.

Preferably someone you have to google to find out where they are in the country and what hellhole of a league they play in.

Non league team + away + TV game = monies and win/win for both clubs

 

[K-Win]

Looking forward to the draw. Jackett likes to treat the cups seriously which is a welcome change from Paul Cook.

I'll go along with the theory that scraping past two non-league teams in rounds one and two and then landing a big fish is the way to go. Aldershot would be nice as they knocked us out a few years back. I still have nightmares.

 

[ThisTinpotLeague]

Any village pub team away will do me.

Not sure I fancy a trip to Wigan myself

 

[RobboPOSH]

Not sure I fancy a trip to Wigan myself

Be ideal, then we can get a giant in the next round like Rotherham.