FA Cup 1st Round Draw

[kendoddsdadsdogsdead]

We've lost one nil at home to the bottom teams of the 4th and 3rd division.
It's a dot on the card that we'll draw either one of the Sheffields, or Wolves, at home, and lose one nil.

[The Lone Gunman]

We've lost one nil at home to the bottom teams of the 4th and 3rd division.
It's a dot on the card that we'll draw either one of the Sheffields, or Wolves, at home, and lose one nil.

Highly unlikely considering none of those sides enter the competition until the third round.

[B. Oddie]

Highly unlikely considering none of those sides enter the competition until the third round.

I thought some Championship clubs are drawn in the second round.

[The Lone Gunman]

I thought some Championship clubs are drawn in the second round.

You thought wrong.

[Moodybluebird]

You thought wrong.

Congratulations, you've single-handedly b*ggered up this thread but I wholeheartedly approve lol

[splott parker]

Strange that a fan of a club in the English set up is unaware that clubs from the top two divisions don’t enter the FA Cup competition until the third round, that’s been the way since time immemorial, well, 1925/26 season.

[kendoddsdadsdogsdead]

Highly unlikely considering none of those sides enter the competition until the third round.

Doh!

[kendoddsdadsdogsdead]

Maybe the bottom of the National League then....

[Trigger]

We did also beat Cheltenham when they were bottom of league 2.

We may well draw whoever is bottom of league 2 at the time.

[J R Hartley]

kendoddsdadsdogsmare

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

The draw's next Monday (13th October), with matches the weekend of 1st November.

(Cue the jokes about Halloween nightmares)

[J R Hartley]

Are we the giants in this draw?

[JamesWales]

Are we the giants in this draw?

I would say so

[TheBirchgrovePub]

Are Merthyr Tydfil still in the cup? Hopefully we get them give them a big day out

[The Lone Gunman]

Are Merthyr Tydfil still in the cup? Hopefully we get them give them a big day out

It's Merthyr Town these days and they were knocked out by Hampton & Richmond in the last round.

[Der Kaiser]

Are Merthyr Tydfil still in the cup? Hopefully we get them give them a big day out

No they were knocked out by Hampton and Richmond. There is one 9th tier team (Whitstable) and three 8th tier teams (Runcorn Linnets, Maldon & Tiptree and Flackwell Heath) who are still in the competition. The latter two of the 8th teir teams play each other so that would be a fun away day for the 55 people who would qualify for a ticket

[Des Parrot]

No they were knocked out by Hampton and Richmond. There is one 9th tier team (Whitstable) and three 8th tier teams (Runcorn Linnets, Maldon & Tiptree and Flackwell Heath) who are still in the competition. The latter two of the 8th teir teams play each other so that would be a fun away day for the 55 people who would qualify for a ticket

I think that the 1st round is regionalised (TLG?) 3 of those 4 are possible. Who will be our new Chasetown?

[Hot Shot Hamish.]

I think that the 1st round is regionalised (TLG?) 3 of those 4 are possible. Who will be our new Chasetown?

I don’t think the first round is regionalised. Last year Worthing played Morecambe in the first round. I wouldn’t like to understand the logic if they were considered to be in the same region.

It must be odd for Merthyr this year. Until they were knocked out they were in the southern draw. I saw them play Torpoint from Cornwall. In the northern League they have to travel to South Shields. For a non league side this season that covers just about the whole of England.

[Trigger]

Not been in the second round for 23 years, I really hope the club start to take it seriously.

[Cardiff-Cal]

Being in the first round of the FA Cup is the ultimate indignity.

[The Lone Gunman]

Being in the first round of the FA Cup is the ultimate indignity.

Playing under-21 sides in the Vertu Trophy tops it I reckon.

[kendoddsdadsdogsdead]

Being in the first round of the FA Cup is the ultimate indignity.

Always a bright side to everything...new grounds to visit

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Are we the giants in this draw?

Nah. It's Newport.

[The Lone Gunman]

Nah. It's Newport.

Our current attendance ranking mirrors our position in the table - third in League One. The giants are Bolton, who are marginally more gigantic than Bradford.