FA Cup Draw - Sheffield Utd AWAY

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Originally Posted by splott parker

And crowding around a wireless in work to hear the Monday dinner time draw.

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My earliest memory of the draw is very old-looking Bert Millichip and squeaky-voiced Graham Kelly doing them on TV.

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Originally Posted by The Bloop

Is it wrong of me to wish Swansea well against Russell Martin?

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Did you really have to ask?

Oh well at least we can now concentrate on avoiding relegation

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Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland

My earliest memory of the draw is very old-looking Bert Millichip and squeaky-voiced Graham Kelly doing them on TV.

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From what I can gather the last midday Monday draw was 1999, maybe correct:shrug: it was football tradition that the draw was the dinner time on the Monday after the Saturday’s previous round. It was part of the FA’s business of the day and, from what I can remember, the radio coverage started just as an FA official was saying “And the next item on today’s agenda is the draw for the next round of The Football Association Challenge Trophy”. The excitement & anticipation has been severely diluted in my opinion with the celebrity thing of the present.

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Originally Posted by Moodybluebird

I remember vividly Sheff Utd beating us 5-1 away in 1971, thus ensuring that they would be promoted to the top tier and not us. I was gutted when I heard the result on the radio. Typical City, we played them away in the FA Cup the following season and won 3-1.

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I was there.

I won't be going this time.

:ayatollah:

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Originally Posted by Moodybluebird

I remember vividly Sheff Utd beating us 5-1 away in 1971, thus ensuring that they would be promoted to the top tier and not us. I was gutted when I heard the result on the radio. Typical City, we played them away in the FA Cup the following season and won 3-1.

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Was Gill Reece playing for the Blades ?

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Originally Posted by splott parker

From what I can gather the last midday Monday draw was 1999, maybe correct:shrug: it was football tradition that the draw was the dinner time on the Monday after the Saturday’s previous round. It was part of the FA’s business of the day and, from what I can remember, the radio coverage started just as an FA official was saying “And the next item on today’s agenda is the draw for the next round of The Football Association Challenge Trophy”. The excitement & anticipation has been severely diluted in my opinion with the celebrity thing of the present.

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It was exactly that. And I for one loved it!

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Originally Posted by NinianKnight

Oh well at least we can now concentrate on avoiding relegation

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Exactly. Reading some of the comments you would think we have too much excitement to deal with so we must ‘play the kids’.

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Originally Posted by insider

Was Gill Reece playing for the Blades ?

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No, but her brother Gil was:xmashehe:

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Originally Posted by Moodybluebird

I remember vividly Sheff Utd beating us 5-1 away in 1971, thus ensuring that they would be promoted to the top tier and not us. I was gutted when I heard the result on the radio. Typical City, we played them away in the FA Cup the following season and won 3-1.

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Same here, was in the Mason’s Arms in Whitchurch playing darts and we phoned the Echo to find out the result. Seems only like yesterday. Spoiled the night.

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Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland

A chance for revenge after they beat us in the FA Cup final in the 1924/25 season. How is that not exciting?!

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That was an awful game though :old: :xmashehe: