FA Cup

[watto-drfc]

1st round draw on BBC 2 @7pm on Monday

[glosterred]

Away to Oldham?


COYR

[POD]

1st round draw on BBC 2 @7pm on Monday

The fourth qualifying round for non-league teams is on Saturday.   

The lowest ranked team currently left in the competition is Bury AFC, who are the phoenix club from the old Bury FC.  They currently play in the North West Counties League (9th Tier).   

In addition to the four qualifying rounds, they had to play two additional preliminary rounds so with some replays, this will be their 10th Tie.

Their match on Saturday is a Home Tie against York City who are currently mid table in the National League.   

[VivaRovers]

There are actually three 9th tier sides left in the competition, with Anstey Nomads and Ashington also there.

Here's the full list of 4th Qualifying Round ties to give you an idea of prospective opponents. The tier each club play at is in brackets, 5th tier being the Conference National.

Oldham Athletic (5) v Chester (6)
Kidderminster Harriers (6) v AFC Fylde (6)
King's Lynn Town (6) v Ashington (9)
Bury AFC (9) v York City (5)
South Shields (7) v Scunthorpe United (5)
Solihull Moors (5) v Basford United (7)
Peterborough Sports (6) v Curzon Ashton (6)
Blyth Spartans (6) v Wrexham (5)
Altrincham (5) v Gateshead (5)
Anstey Nomads (9) v Chesterfield (5)
Alvechurch (7) v Worksop Town (8)
Buxton (6) v Hyde United (7)
Notts County (5) v Coalville Town (7)
St Ives Town (7) v FC Halifax Town (5)
Bromley (5) v Hereford (6)
Torquay United (5) v Hampton & Richmond Borough (6)
Yeovil Town (5) v Taunton Town (6)
Maidenhead United (5) v Eastbourne Borough (6)
Dorking Wanderers (5) v Eastleigh (5)
Ebbsfleet United (6) v Sevenoaks Town (8)
Woking (5) v Southend United (5)
Beckenham Town (8) v Dagenham & Redbridge (5)
Hendon (7) v Chippenham Town (6)
Havant & Waterlooville (6) v Weymouth (6)
Hornchurch (7) v Oxford City (6)
Bracknell Town (7) v Banbury United (6)
Boreham Wood (5) v Wealdstone (5)
Barnet (5) v Weston-super-Mare (7)
Needham Market (7) v Maidstone United (5)
Chelmsford City (6) v Aldershot Town (5)
Merthyr Town (7) v Folkestone Invicta (7)
Farnborough (6) v Biggleswade Town (8)

[afro goal machine]

Shame we couldn’t  get a tie against the noisy neighbours (Doncaster Coty)

[Draytonian III]

I’ve more chance of winning the lottery on successive Saturdays than Doncaster Rovers playing Doncaster City in a FA Cup match

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

St Ives away anyone?

[Northants Nomad]

Away at Chippenham Town please, for old times sake for my time Exiled in Wiltshire.

[Campsall rover]

Why isn’t the FA cup 1st and 2nd round regionalised as it was in years gone by.

I really think asking Ashington to play Weymouth which is possible is quite ridiculous.

Is that St Ives in Cornwall then not Cambridgeshire?

[drfchound]

Why isn’t the FA cup 1st and 2nd round regionalised as it was in years gone by.

I really think asking Ashington to play Weymouth which is possible is quite ridiculous.

Is that St Ives in Cornwall then not Cambridgeshire?

St Ives Town FC is Cambridgeshire.

[roversdude]

Cambridgeshire CR

[VivaRovers]

Why isn’t the FA cup 1st and 2nd round regionalised as it was in years gone by...

They stopped regionalising the draw for the first two rounds proper of the competition in 1998.

The reason was that there is a greater number of Football League teams in the northern half, and a greater number of non-league teams in the southern half. If you look at that list of 4th Qualifying Round ties above, there are 14 'northern' ties (ending at the FC Halifax Town game) and 18 'southern' ones. So northern teams in Leagues One and Two were more likely to get a 'harder' tie. Deregionalising the draw in effect makes it fairer.

...I really think asking Ashington to play Weymouth which is possible is quite ridiculous.

Don't forget that in the FA Cup, gate receipts are split, so teams can potentially do better financially out of away ties (even lengthy ones) than home ones.

[Colemans Left Hook]

St Ives away anyone?

this is the Cambrigeshire variety hope you are not too cheesed off.

and I think the first round draw is regional like the earlier rounds - when there was a lot of playing your next door neighbours.

update
that'll teach me not to read othere peoples posts now I'm cheesed off 

and the match against Mansfield looked a regional thing

[bpoolrover]

I’ve more chance of winning the lottery on successive Saturdays than Doncaster Rovers playing Doncaster City in a FA Cup match

i actually think they will do ok, blackpool fans said the same about fleetwood and afc fylde who were 1 game away from league 2

[Donnywolf]

York City away or better yet Scunny at Home

[belton rover]

I think our good record against non league teams would be at risk this season.

[Sammy Chung was King]

I think we will get Banbury United away, providing they beat Bracknell Town.

[Colin C No.3]

There are actually three 9th tier sides left in the competition, with Anstey Nomads and Ashington also there.

Here's the full list of 4th Qualifying Round ties to give you an idea of prospective opponents. The tier each club play at is in brackets, 5th tier being the Conference National.

Oldham Athletic (5) v Chester (6)
Kidderminster Harriers (6) v AFC Fylde (6)
King's Lynn Town (6) v Ashington (9)
Bury AFC (9) v York City (5)
South Shields (7) v Scunthorpe United (5)
Solihull Moors (5) v Basford United (7)
Peterborough Sports (6) v Curzon Ashton (6)
Blyth Spartans (6) v Wrexham (5)
Altrincham (5) v Gateshead (5)
Anstey Nomads (9) v Chesterfield (5)
Alvechurch (7) v Worksop Town (8)
Buxton (6) v Hyde United (7)
Notts County (5) v Coalville Town (7)
St Ives Town (7) v FC Halifax Town (5)
Bromley (5) v Hereford (6)
Torquay United (5) v Hampton & Richmond Borough (6)
Yeovil Town (5) v Taunton Town (6)
Maidenhead United (5) v Eastbourne Borough (6)
Dorking Wanderers (5) v Eastleigh (5)
Ebbsfleet United (6) v Sevenoaks Town (8)
Woking (5) v Southend United (5)
Beckenham Town (8) v Dagenham & Redbridge (5)
Hendon (7) v Chippenham Town (6)
Havant & Waterlooville (6) v Weymouth (6)
Hornchurch (7) v Oxford City (6)
Bracknell Town (7) v Banbury United (6)
Boreham Wood (5) v Wealdstone (5)
Barnet (5) v Weston-super-Mare (7)
Needham Market (7) v Maidstone United (5)
Chelmsford City (6) v Aldershot Town (5)
Merthyr Town (7) v Folkestone Invicta (7)
Farnborough (6) v Biggleswade Town (8)

Bloomin brilliant Gavin.

[Colin C No.3]

Look at Viva’s list of non league teams & think which away draw against one of them would be tantalising enough to warrant a live TV game.

This is the competition where we could potentially earn ‘proper money’.

It all comes down to TV coverage, be it us away to Blyth Spartans in the first round (tantalising enough for TV?), or us progressing to the third round & a home tie against a Premiership club.

That’s the reality. TV monies.

Having said that, an away draw in the 3rd round against Man Utd/City, Arsenal or Newcastle (I’m thinking about revenue from gate figures here), would do nicely.

[Barmby Rover]

It would be nice to get drawn against York, not sure we would win though.

[elmsallrover]

Wouldn't bank on it when we played at arsenal a few years ago it was recorded as there lowest attendance ever at the Emirates

[Colin C No.3]

Scunthorpe away might do it?

[Colin C No.3]

Wouldn't bank on it when we played at arsenal a few years ago it was recorded as there lowest attendance ever at the Emirates

I’m sure someone will correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe ‘non attending’ season ticket holders monies are included too.

[drfchound]

Wouldn't bank on it when we played at arsenal a few years ago it was recorded as there lowest attendance ever at the Emirates

I seem to recall that they had another match shortly after that when the record lowest was beaten again.
I can’t remember who against though.
I could be wrong though …… I was once.

[EasyforDennis]

Wouldn't bank on it when we played at arsenal a few years ago it was recorded as there lowest attendance ever at the Emirates

I’m sure someone will correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe ‘non attending’ season ticket holders monies are included too.

Season tickets don't apply to cup games.

[Colin C No.3]

Wouldn't bank on it when we played at arsenal a few years ago it was recorded as there lowest attendance ever at the Emirates

I seem to recall that they had another match shortly after that when the record lowest was beaten again.
I can’t remember who against though.
I could be wrong though …… I was once.

Hound, stop beating yourself up about Alick Jeffrey.

Let it lie.

[drfchound]

Wouldn't bank on it when we played at arsenal a few years ago it was recorded as there lowest attendance ever at the Emirates

I seem to recall that they had another match shortly after that when the record lowest was beaten again.
I can’t remember who against though.
I could be wrong though …… I was once.

Hound, stop beating yourself up about Alick Jeffrey.

Let it lie.

I have to admit Colin that that post is a whoosh to me.

[Colin C No.3]

“I could be wrong though……I was once.”

Got my ‘tongue in cheek’ comment now hound?

[drfchound]

“I could be wrong though……I was once.”

Got my ‘tongue in cheek’ comment now hound?

Haha, yes mate, sorry.  No one seems to be able to produce that emoji for us.
It would prevent lots of misconceptions on here.

[StocktonRover]

Wouldn't bank on it when we played at arsenal a few years ago it was recorded as there lowest attendance ever at the Emirates

I’m sure someone will correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe ‘non attending’ season ticket holders monies are included too.

Season tickets don't apply to cup games.

I was working in London and went to a European game against FC ostersunds when there was far fewer people in the ground but the attendance was reported far higher.
Talking to a gooner at the game who told me that people bought tickets with no intention of going so they would get priority for tickets in later rounds.