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Title: Round 3.....
Post by: Draytonian III on November 29, 2020, 03:31:54 pm
.....QPR at home ? We would need another keeper
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Post by: NickDRFC on November 29, 2020, 03:34:33 pm
Chorley at home please.
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Post by: LincsRover on November 29, 2020, 03:38:52 pm
Non league or top premiership team please!  :clapping:
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Post by: Prez on November 29, 2020, 03:39:36 pm
NOT Oldham.
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Post by: Rovers91 on November 29, 2020, 03:43:41 pm
Non league team at home hopefully.
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Post by: since-1969 on November 29, 2020, 03:46:46 pm
Away tie for me as home advantage has just about disappeared now !!
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Post by: winegums on November 29, 2020, 03:48:01 pm
We will get a top Prem Team away seen as we can't attend
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Post by: Campsall rover on November 29, 2020, 03:48:34 pm
NOT Oldham.
We are due.
Have them at home. Would give us an excellent chance of a 4th round tie.
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Post by: Chris Black come back on November 29, 2020, 03:48:50 pm
It will almost certainly be some tough but dull Championship game. Boro or Blackburn again.
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Post by: DD on November 29, 2020, 03:51:33 pm
As ever Mr Pessimist......it will be away - probably Swansea......or knowing our bad luck Manu / Liverpool away.......with no fans!!!
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Post by: Shornton on November 29, 2020, 03:54:20 pm
Non league or top premiership team please!  :clapping:

Premier League!
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Post by: deebee on November 29, 2020, 03:54:48 pm
It's bound to be Leeds.
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Post by: BillyStubbsTears on November 29, 2020, 03:58:11 pm
Stuck on to be Man Utd away. And no fans allowed...
Title: Re: Round 3.....anyone know how much it’s worth for just getting through.
Post by: ridgewoodrover on November 29, 2020, 04:00:48 pm
Anyone know how much for a round 3 appearance
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Post by: DonnyOsmond on November 29, 2020, 04:02:10 pm
Stuck on to be Man Utd away. And no fans allowed...

Does that include the Carlisle commentator? He was a big Man Utd fan.
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Post by: Donnybob on November 29, 2020, 04:04:11 pm
The key thing this season is surely getting draws against the weakest teams in the competition, preferably at home. With any chance of an upset we potentially get TV coverage and each time we progress it's money in the bank. Away to Boro would be about the least attractive draw. A draw against a top side with no fans is pointless and won't put much in the bank. 2021 is all about survival and income streams.
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Post by: Campsall rover on November 29, 2020, 04:14:59 pm
Well it won’t be Hull City. Just lost on penalties.
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Post by: Keenstonian on November 29, 2020, 04:25:27 pm
Crawley Town away
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Post by: Campsall rover on November 29, 2020, 04:32:17 pm
Crawley Town away
Can you imagine Max Watters winning it for them.  Oh no please rather have Reading away. Maybe not on second thoughts. At least it will not be Gillingham away.  :woohoo: or at home.
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Post by: NickDRFC on November 29, 2020, 05:01:13 pm
Not sure why anyone would want an away game. Even though it seems to be easier to win away games without crowds there’s still the travel involved for the squad. Home game all the way for me.
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Post by: StocktonRover on November 29, 2020, 05:35:59 pm
Marine at home for me
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Post by: graingrover on November 29, 2020, 05:40:08 pm
Third Round winners: £82,000
losers ......nothing .
Fourth round winners 130,000 losers nothing
Fifth round winners 140,000 ..idem .
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Post by: Campsall rover on November 29, 2020, 05:40:44 pm
Not sure why anyone would want an away game. Even though it seems to be easier to win away games without crowds there’s still the travel involved for the squad. Home game all the way for me.
Would only want an away game against one of the so called big 6 clubs if say 15/20% of the Stadium was open to fans.
That along side possible TV revenue would give us extra revenue.
Otherwise a home game every time definitely.
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Post by: hoolahoop on November 29, 2020, 06:09:30 pm
Thinking Man City away .
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Post by: Donnywolf on November 29, 2020, 06:44:46 pm
With our luck we will draw a "plum" tie and not be able to go

So have the weakest Team at home - win and hope for the "plum" draw in Round 4 maybe ?
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Post by: normal rules on November 29, 2020, 06:45:12 pm
Sod’s law says this is the year rovers draw a really big plum tie like spurs or Man U, city or Liverpool away. And we won’t be able to go
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Post by: Metalmicky on November 29, 2020, 06:59:04 pm
Draw is at 7.10 tomorrow on BBC - we are ball number 61.
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Post by: normal rules on November 29, 2020, 07:00:07 pm
So I’ll hope for the lowest team left in the company at home please. And the same in rd 4 and 5 until such time as we can get to a game please.
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Post by: Campsall rover on November 29, 2020, 08:11:15 pm
So I’ll hope for the lowest team left in the company at home please. And the same in rd 4 and 5 until such time as we can get to a game please.
That could be the Final then.  :thumbsup: Sounds like a good plan to me.

The lowest ranked team left in the Quarter Final could be one of the top 7 Premier league teams and the Semi Final top 3 teams.

Easy peasy, see you at Wembley then.  ;)   :)
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Post by: Donnywolf on November 29, 2020, 08:41:05 pm
Sorry you wont .... Wembley (London) will be in lockdown so Final has to be played at nearest suitable available Ground to it - so with Swansea and Cardiff being returfed its .... Rodney Parade im afraid
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Post by: Padge_DRFC on November 29, 2020, 09:33:11 pm
Easy tie winnable and pays  squad wages for 2 weeks
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Post by: Chris Black come back on November 30, 2020, 07:22:10 pm
It will almost certainly be some tough but dull Championship game. Boro or Blackburn again.

Ahem...
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Post by: adamtherover on November 30, 2020, 07:24:41 pm
Rubbish, no money and an easily lose able tie.  Just hope Blackburn are going great guns, so play the fringe players...
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Post by: idler on November 30, 2020, 07:27:40 pm
The problem is having played us earlier they will possibly give us more respect and pick a stronger side. Can't see it being on TVs either.
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Post by: Chris Black come back on November 30, 2020, 07:27:54 pm
We were only behind for 9 minutes out of the 90 minutes in the EFL Cup. Not sure they are all that.
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Post by: Scooter on November 30, 2020, 07:28:05 pm
There are some great ties for the little teams. Blackburn away is meh but at least it’s not a top team away since we can’t go. If we beat Blackburn we may get to go to the 4th round
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Post by: vaya on November 30, 2020, 07:30:21 pm
The problem is having played us earlier they will possibly give us more respect and pick a stronger side. Can't see it being on TVs either.

Agreed, I think there's enough Non-League v Premiership/Championship to fill the TV slots.
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Post by: drfchound on November 30, 2020, 07:33:04 pm
Two threads on this subject.
Can the mods amalgamate them please.
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Post by: Campsall rover on November 30, 2020, 07:36:16 pm
There are some great ties for the little teams. Blackburn away is meh but at least it’s not a top team away since we can’t go. If we beat Blackburn we may get to go to the 4th round
I doubt it. Don’t mean we won’t win, just can’t see away fans till after we have had the vaccine.

The Max in grounds will possibly be increased to 4000 / 5000 right through till we have all been vaccinated i suspect.
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Post by: steve@dcfd on November 30, 2020, 07:55:38 pm
When we played Blackburn before no Whiteman, Smith and Sims and JJ so we will have to see it will be about how games weve played and fitness
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Post by: rich1471 on November 30, 2020, 09:28:54 pm
It could get moved to iPlayer
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Post by: IDM on December 01, 2020, 09:55:08 am
I doubt it - 32 matches in round 3 and this is hardly a glamour tie.