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Title: FA Cup
Post by: roversdude on October 11, 2024, 09:29:08 pm
I still get a bit giddy when it’s being drawn - who do we fancy on Monday?
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Lincoln Rover on October 11, 2024, 09:30:47 pm
Barnsley away.
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: drfchound on October 11, 2024, 09:39:39 pm
Gainsborough, if they can beat Boston.
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: watto-drfc on October 11, 2024, 09:53:24 pm
7pm next Monday on bbc 2, we are ball number 20
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Janso on October 12, 2024, 12:20:21 am
Gainsborough, if they can beat Boston.

Boston away if they can't.  :laugh:
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Pintolager on October 12, 2024, 09:27:00 am
Away to either Shrewsbury (never been) or York for me
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Usher wide. on October 12, 2024, 10:13:37 am
Brad City at home. A very winnable game & a big crowd guaranteed.
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: roversdude on October 12, 2024, 10:15:23 am
The 2024-25 Emirates FA Cup first round draw will take place at the University of Bradford Stadium
The 2024-25 Emirates FA Cup’s first round proper draw will take place at Bradford City’s University of Bradford Stadium on Monday 14 October.
The draw will be broadcast on BBC Two from 7pm that evening, and the city of Bradford has been selected for its historical links to the competition.
Ties in the first round will be played between Friday 1 November 2024 and Monday 4 November 2024.
The iconic look of the competition’s current trophy was first designed and manufactured by Bradford jewellers Fattorini and Sons, with the original version competed for between 1911 and 1993.
That piece of silverware was made in time for the 1911 Final, which Bradford City coincidentally won by defeating Newcastle United 1-0 after a replay, and this remains the club’s only major honour.
48 EFL clubs from League One and League Two including Bradford City will enter the competition at the first round proper stage, and join the 32 non-League teams remaining from the qualifying rounds.
Bradford has also been selected as the 2025 UK City of Culture, and today marks 100 days until it officially takes up this designation.
The ball numbers are as follows:
1. Accrington Stanley
2. AFC Wimbledon
3. Barnsley
4. Barrow
5. Birmingham City
6. Blackpool
7. Bolton Wanderers
8. Bradford City
9. Bristol Rovers
10. Bromley
11. Burton Albion
12. Cambridge United
13. Carlisle United
14. Charlton Athletic
15. Cheltenham Town
16. Chesterfield
17. Colchester United
18. Crawley Town
19. Crewe Alexandra
20. Doncaster Rovers
21. Exeter City
22. Fleetwood Town
23. Gillingham
24. Grimsby Town
25. Harrogate Town
26. Huddersfield Town
27. Leyton Orient
28. Lincoln City
29. Mansfield Town
30. Milton Keynes Dons
31. Morecambe
32. Newport County
33. Northampton Town
34. Notts County
35. Peterborough United
36. Port Vale
37. Reading
38. Rotherham United
39. Salford City
40. Shrewsbury Town
41. Stevenage
42. Stockport County
43. Swindon Town
44. Tranmere Rovers
45. Walsall
46. Wigan Athletic
47. Wrexham
48. Wycombe Wanderers
49. Rushall Olympic or Peterborough Sports
50. Tamworth or Macclesfield
51. Oldham Athletic or FC Halifax Town
52. Hartlepool United or Brackley Town
53. Farsley Celtic or Kettering Town
54. Altrincham or Solihull Moors
55. AFC Fylde or Rochdale
56. Scarborough Athletic or Chester
57. Biggleswade or York City
58. Harborough Town or Bury
59. Curzon Ashton or King’s Lynn Town
60. Gainsborough Trinity or Boston United
61. Hednesford Town or Gateshead
62. Alfreton Town or Spennymoor Town
63. Kidderminster Harriers or Guiseley
64. Taunton Town or Maidenhead United
65. Horsham or Gorleston
66. Aldershot Town or Bath City
67. Eastleigh or Southend United
68. Chertsey Town or Sutton United
69. Boreham Wood or Carshalton Athletic
70. Lowestoft Town or Weston Super Mare
71. Wealdstone or Gosport Borough
72. Leiston or Dagenham & Redbridge
73. Barnet or Chelmsford City
74. Chesham United or Yeovil Town
75. Cray Wanderers or Tonbridge Angels
76. Woking or Slough Town
77. Forest Green Rovers or Weymouth
78. Maidstone United or Ebbsfleet United
79. Plymouth Parkway or Worthing
80. Braintree Town or Bishop’s Stortford


Guess it is not regionalised
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Chris Black come back on October 12, 2024, 10:29:42 am
Obviously, it will be away at Oldham Athletic.
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Alan Southstand on October 12, 2024, 11:21:00 am
Trip to Scarborough?
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Campsall rover on October 12, 2024, 11:37:05 am
Obviously, it will be away at Oldham Athletic.
Overdue for that one.

Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Campsall rover on October 12, 2024, 11:38:04 am
I would like York City at home.
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Silkscarf on October 12, 2024, 11:43:47 am
I’ll be at the ground watching England U20 when this is on. One eye on phone, one on pitch.
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: StocksArmy on October 12, 2024, 12:21:48 pm
Chesterfield at home. The other week is still haunting me and I don’t want to wait for February to give a proper account of ourselves.
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Silkscarf on October 12, 2024, 12:27:12 pm
I’d like a non-League banana skin away. Proper FA Cup tie.
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Padge_DRFC on October 12, 2024, 05:37:31 pm
Easiest team at home both rounds.
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: vaya on October 12, 2024, 05:43:58 pm
I’ll be at the ground watching England U20 when this is on. One eye on phone, one on pitch.

Like Marty Feldman?
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Campsall rover on October 12, 2024, 06:36:39 pm
The good news is Kings Lynn have got knocked out today.
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: roversdude on October 12, 2024, 08:06:47 pm
Unfortunately Oldham won - would love Scarborough
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: normal rules on October 12, 2024, 08:19:10 pm
Gainsborough, if they can beat Boston.

Boston away if they can't.  :laugh:
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The away allocation at Bostons new ground is tiny. They still only have three sides.
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Jimmydee on October 12, 2024, 09:18:16 pm
Scarborough away, but it’s only a small ground 3,251 capacity and it’s artificial turf.
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: moses on October 13, 2024, 08:24:53 am
Rushall Olympic away.
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: TonySoprano on October 13, 2024, 09:38:29 am
Halifax
Scarborough
York
Curzon ashton
Gainsborough
Taunton
Weymouth
Weston-super-Mare
Bath
Plymouth parkway
Boston

All away of course. I would like any of those



Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: roversdude on October 13, 2024, 09:40:56 am
Halifax were knocked out by Oldham 4-2
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: roversdude on October 13, 2024, 09:47:40 am
Just seen that the York chairman has given Biggleswade York’s share of gate receipts. Looks like they finally have a decent owner
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: TonySoprano on October 13, 2024, 09:51:42 am
Halifax were knocked out by Oldham 4-2

Oh, missed that. I was just going off the OP
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: drfchound on October 14, 2024, 07:16:13 pm
Barrow away.
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: DonnyBazR0ver on October 14, 2024, 07:16:43 pm
Put the ball back in!
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Chris Black come back on October 14, 2024, 07:23:32 pm
Poor draw all round.
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: adamtherover on October 14, 2024, 07:24:05 pm
Ffs
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: DD on October 14, 2024, 07:26:24 pm
S@@@ absolute s*** - miles away- you need a passport - cant get much worse
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Wiltshire Exile on October 14, 2024, 07:33:32 pm
Barrow fans opinion: https://www.barrowafc.net/viewtopic.php?t=33333&sid=f4b2f68802b70fbf61e61ac72b378813

They’re not too happy either!
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: roversdude on October 14, 2024, 07:36:05 pm
Winnable but not great is it
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: DearneValleyRover on October 14, 2024, 07:36:41 pm
At least it isn’t Oldham
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Chris Black come back on October 14, 2024, 07:37:26 pm
It’s a diabolical draw. Absolute horror show.
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Campsall rover on October 14, 2024, 07:41:23 pm
Not the best draw obviously. It is what it is.

We either win or lose. Hope we have a cup run of course but the priority is getting promoted and winning the league to get that 8th time champions which no one else has. ( That is the bottom 2 league divisions )
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Campsall rover on October 14, 2024, 07:44:25 pm
It’s a diabolical draw. Absolute horror show.
Better than Exeter, Gillingham and Newport imo. A few others as well.
It’s winnable. Tough one yes but come on Barrow are hardly world beaters.
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Alan Southstand on October 14, 2024, 07:56:33 pm
There’s no sugar coating that draw - bloody awful. Nothing against Barrow, but it’s a sh1t away again draw!
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Canadian Rover on October 14, 2024, 08:08:40 pm
Little known and boring fact for many of you. I paid for sponsoring AFC Barrows shirt this season!! Well to elaborate my tax dollars went towards it as AFC Barrow were sponsored by the Province I live in!! A completely random sponsorship deal based around immigration/skilled employment. Why Barrow??? God knows. But the province of Newfoundland & Labrador sits on the shirts of AFC Barrow.

Wasting public money doesn't just happen in the UK :)
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: scawsby steve on October 14, 2024, 08:15:35 pm
It’s a diabolical draw. Absolute horror show.
Better than Exeter, Gillingham and Newport imo. A few others as well.
It’s winnable. Tough one yes but come on Barrow are hardly world beaters.

They've beaten us at their place for the last 2 seasons. Usually strong at home.
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: roversdude on October 14, 2024, 08:22:09 pm
Guessing Harrogate will be on TV
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: normal rules on October 14, 2024, 08:23:07 pm
At least it isn’t Oldham

No. It’s worse.
At least there would have been a crowd and an atmosphere at the ice stadium.
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Janso on October 14, 2024, 08:41:11 pm
Barrow. So much of a shithole neither Lancashire nor Cumbria wants it.
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Chris Black come back on October 14, 2024, 08:52:20 pm
It’s a no from me.
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Draytonian III on October 14, 2024, 08:53:09 pm
I might go, only because I’ve never been and the league match there is on a Tuesday night this season
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Wiltshire Exile on October 14, 2024, 09:16:24 pm
As a matter of interest, the winners get £45,000 and the losers £15,000…could be worse! :lol:

Prize Fund:  https://www.thefa.com/competitions/thefacup/prize-fund
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Usher wide. on October 14, 2024, 09:36:35 pm
Should we be ‘afraid’ of an away fixture at Barrow?

No. It’s absolutely a winnable game.

Would we have preferred a home game? Yes.

If we can’t win this tie then we don’t deserve to be in the 2nd round draw. End of.
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: roversdude on October 15, 2024, 06:12:44 am
We can win this and get Oldham next round
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Donnywolf on October 15, 2024, 06:26:22 am
I might go, only because I’ve never been and the league match there is on a Tuesday night this season

Didn't Mike Harding say it was at the end of a 100 mile long cul-de-sac

It felt like it .

Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Donnywolf on October 15, 2024, 07:01:32 am
It’s a no from me.

I shouted nnoooooo after McCall said Barrow and was already standing up to go to chippy when the 20 ball confirmed it
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Chris Black come back on October 15, 2024, 11:23:18 am
Thought McCall misjudged it yesterday. Nobody wants you giving personal anecdotes during the draw. Just pick the balls mate. That’s the job. 
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Draytonian III on October 15, 2024, 12:20:12 pm
⬆️⬆️⬆️ Did you see the time Rod Stewart did the Scottish Cup draw, he was steaming
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: DRFC_AjA on October 15, 2024, 12:26:42 pm
Thought McCall misjudged it yesterday. Nobody wants you giving personal anecdotes during the draw. Just pick the balls mate. That’s the job.

Same with the presenters too though. Who gives a toss it's Ketterings first time in the 1st round or Crewe drew away. Just ball out, read team, next
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: BillyStubbsTears on October 15, 2024, 12:31:13 pm
I still do not get this need to know what number each side is before and during the draw.

For me, that has taken away much of the drama of the draw.

Before we knew the numbers, a draw was a constant seat-of-the-pants thing. Every time a number was announced there'd be this sense of momentary tension.

"Number 17" "Manchester United" *Please, please, PLEASE.* "Number 47" *Yes! is that us?* "Will play Darlington."

"Number 56" "Oldham" *Oh God, not again!* "Number 48" "Will play..."

That's all gone now. And for what benefit? To know the outcome half a second earlier.

It's a classic example of the modern malaise of prizing instant gratification over deeper experience.
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: drfchound on October 15, 2024, 02:49:22 pm
How immutable.
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Pintolager on October 15, 2024, 02:52:21 pm
I still do not get this need to know what number each side is before and during the draw.

For me, that has taken away much of the drama of the draw.

Before we knew the numbers, a draw was a constant seat-of-the-pants thing. Every time a number was announced there'd be this sense of momentary tension.

"Number 17" "Manchester United" *Please, please, PLEASE.* "Number 47" *Yes! is that us?* "Will play Darlington."

"Number 56" "Oldham" *Oh God, not again!* "Number 48" "Will play..."

That's all gone now. And for what benefit? To know the outcome half a second earlier.

It's a classic example of the modern malaise of prizing instant gratification over deeper experience.

Can I add to that by saying...have the draw on the radio like it used to be!
Title: Re: FA Cup
Post by: Ho on October 15, 2024, 04:17:45 pm
I still do not get this need to know what number each side is before and during the draw.

For me, that has taken away much of the drama of the draw.

Before we knew the numbers, a draw was a constant seat-of-the-pants thing. Every time a number was announced there'd be this sense of momentary tension.

"Number 17" "Manchester United" *Please, please, PLEASE.* "Number 47" *Yes! is that us?* "Will play Darlington."

"Number 56" "Oldham" *Oh God, not again!* "Number 48" "Will play..."

That's all gone now. And for what benefit? To know the outcome half a second earlier.

It's a classic example of the modern malaise of prizing instant gratification over deeper experience.

And you'd have forgotten about Derby, who were actually number 48, which would add to the drama...