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only so we may be able to play the scum, i sense the rivalary is dieing between both sets of fans, i know we still hate them and they still hate us, but it is no where near as intense as when Turbo was beating them 2-0 at the Manor!

but we still got to avoid a banana skin, 2 non-league first round knock outs will not be nice  ;)

Yeh definatley, that would be quality beat the scum and then get a money spinning tie in the 3rd round would make for a great cup run

Talking of local teams. Doesn't look like Rovers if we get through:

Bristol Rovers 0-3 Southampton: Antonio (70)

I don't give a crap about Rovers. Let's face it we all want Oxford in round 2.

Yes, and City in round 3, Reading in Round 4 and a big club away in round 5 please.

Means nothing to any of us im sure but Huddersfield are beating Dag & Red 5-0

6-1.

Close Enough

Sorry, but I can't bring myself to want pox to win any game.

There's always next season.

What Herthab said.

I see 14 of their lot are up for violent disorder after a ruckus in a Cheltenham pub. Apparently they were on the way to Kettering or something and the game got called off, bit of a detour that

I really couldn't give a shit about the result as long as we get Oxford in round 2.

Surely you do care about the result then - we are less likely to draw Oxford in round 2 if we get beat and are not in round 2.

I know :)

I'm starting to forget who Oxford are.  What is it...8 years since we played them now?

It was November 2002 if I remember correctly, so 7 years.  Far too long.

no, he's one of the shittest

Oxford City away would be more fun. Darwinism would rule.

One of my mates lives with a pox fan/ i told him we were a league club and he shut up ,moooooooooohsahahahahaha

ha ha ha

I hope they win and get them in the second round. If we don't we're into a new decade where we will be due a fa cup defeat by a non league team again!!

We did it. Here's hoping....

good result that.

was there any other shocks? i havent checked the results yet

Yep quite a few shocks:

shrews 0-1 staines
gimsby 0-2 bath
hartlepool 0-1 kettering
york 3-2 crewe

gateshead managed a draw with brentford too.

there are only 40 balls in the pot for the draw, there's a definite chance for a derby. if we don't get you lot, i'd like norwich. and if not that, then any shit team at home.

how are yeovil doing in the league by the way? and have you played them?

beat them away, haven't played them at home yet.

14th, 4 points from relegation zone, 4 points from us. We won 1-0 at their place.

Scum are on now on ITV...

Hate to say it, but scum werent bad value yesterday. The bookies had them at 6/4 to win. Not much difference between the bottom of L1 and the top of the Conference.

Not that id ever bet on the scum.

Yep and Ali C scored the winner for Staines!

So what are the ball numbers in the next draw?


Swindon & Oxford United

We are 18, you are 20. Cwamaaan

I don't want Northwich away...

me neither, they totally outplayed Charlton today! cracking game

Here goes...

I'm well nervous.

wrexham away :(

Away at Wrexham. What a shit draw !!

Boring

Rubbish

i so wanted oxford for fuck sake!

Talk about an anti-climax...

I just wanted a decent away tie. Wrexham is the worst place ever to go to. A big 'Meh' from me.

Of course, they're managed by an ex-scummer in Dean Saunders.

The game feels somewhat losable. Very disappointing.

when was the last time you went to an away game anyway?

That's fine, shouldn't lose that.

 Terrible draw, an STFC graveyard, and non league, just about the worst in the hat.

 

Got to be on tv along with leeds game surely

Why?

Shit draw. Think we'll lose it as well.

Strangely we've never played Wrexham in the cup...approx 25 years since we've won there, and we've had some decent sides come unstuck like the 95/96 side and more recently the end to Wise's 6 game opening win run.  The only crumb is that our away form is reasonable.

And Douglas will be back.

I can honestly say that Wrexham is somewhere ive never been... not that im looking forward to it.

Shit Draw.

I went back in the Kingy days. Think van der Linden scored. 1-1 maybe.

Potential cupset

Decent ground, easy to get to, natives generally restless, in that curious North Walian/ faux Scouse way.

There's a lot of other ties that would make better TV, can't imagine we'll be live.

There are quite a few dull looking ties like O*frod v Barrow, it may be a bit clearer after replays, I'd be surprised if it was selected.

Very happy with our dull draw, home to a not so good team we know all about. A very good chance of being in the hat for the potentially lucrative Third Round.

I would expect you to win at Wrexham, they are very inconsistent under Saunders.

Didn't we win there when Caton scored his debut goal or was that someone else? Can't remember now.

I have no-one to go with as I have no mates.  :(

Nah I was there for that one...been to Wrexham a few times and we've lost the lot :(

then you should listen to people when they're drinking in the back of your car and they tell you they need a pee really badly! you've scarred me

Think the last time we won there was in Jan '86 when we won 1-0.

 We did have a tidy side that season, but still managed to lose at home to them.

 Nah, one good thing is that Wrexham don't actually sound like a non league side.

 Unlike Kettering, Tooting and Mitcham, Dagenham, Stevenage and Histon.

and Oxford.

 I still think of O*frod as Headington..

We certainly didn't win that game when Caton scored as we were 2-0 down at the time. Chris Armstrong (?) Elbowed Gcunt Smith if the face and some how got a penalty for it I think...

Really, really annoyed.  I live half an hour from Wrexham.  Literally jumped with excitement at the draw.  Now I've found out I'm in Birmingham for the ladyfriend's birthday.  Tickets already booked - they were her present.  Gutted.  Fucking cunting gutted.

I won money on the scorecast that day. 115/1. Happy days

"look, love, I got you tickets for [xyz] for you and [insert name of her best mate] - girl's night out for your birthday, all booked and paid for. I know, I am great, aren't I?"

Nice idea pauld, but I already told her the tickets were for her and myself.  I'm my own worst enemy.

The 2nd round of the Cup shouldn't be 'exciting' for a club like us.  It's a hurdle to jump so we can make the 3rd round...and that's where it starts getting interesting.

So I'm quite happy with the draw.  Yes, we could go out.  But we shouldn't.  If our lot have any backbone at all, we will beat Wrexham and then start looking to the next stages.  We have a shocking record in the Cup this decade, and that makes us nervous of any tie as fans.  But we shouldn't be.  This is very winnable.  Let's get this one out of the way and then look forward to some matches that will get the buzz back at the club.

Clearly Ardiles has been on the sauce. Far too optimistic for a Town fan  :D

It never works for me either. Hence why in recent years I've been to see Bryan Adams, Bruce Springsteen and Elton bloody John

A 3 hour journey on my own. Fuck that.

I know.  I should go for a lie down after an outpouring of hope like that!

It's not such a bad drive from Swindon. Done it before in about 2 and a half hours. Met Santini at services just outside of Shrewsbury too.

Doubt I'll go this time though.

No chance i'm going, not with Carlisle away the previous saturday, cant see us having more than 3 or 400 there.

Arf, thats a crap draw

Went when Caton scored...also went years back when we took a special train.....it was completly wrecked....think it was a cup match.

I went when Allison and O'sullivan scored(i think) was ficking wrecked and the pub sold white lightening on tap.

Remember calling some bloke a sheepshagger only to be told that they fuck em and we eat them.

White Lightning on Tap? Sweet Jesus that's a worry.

What's the date of this fixture?

28th November i think.

Sandwiched between two Tuesday fixtures then  ???

Went there in 83-84 and 85-86 we won both games 1-0 and 3-0 Macari and Mayes scoring in one game is all I remember, that and that its a very unfriendly and unwelcoming place.

Oh and they cant spell Wrexham, all the grafitti says is WXM, sheep shagging Welsh inbread wankers.

Been there 4 times. Never seen us win. 3 losses and a draw. 2 of those sides really should have been good enough to win as well.

Remmember a draw would still be a decent result up there. If we cant beat them in a replay at the CG we need shooting.

Its the sort of ground where we have played a lot in recent years. Fammiliar surroundings. Big ground with a small crowd shouldnt be too intimidating. Can be quite windy up there. We dont have a good record, but it is the first ever FA Cup meeting. Confident we can get something out of it providing we dont get any more injuries/suspensions between now and then.

Who was our player who hit a cracking 40 yard goal a few years back (at their place). I'm sure it was towards the Town fans. Gurney scored a good goal at home to them about six years ago.

Just found it.........Paul Evans free kick  :)

It looks like a mission from Cardiff. Oh well.

 About 5 years ago, it blew a fucking gale....took the skylight right off the Barnes coach, luckily it was in open country, otherwise it could have taken someone's head off.

shit draw

 Haha. I was on that train too. Think it was 77/78. I've never seen Town fans behave so badly, and that was apart from the train being trashed. Utter chaos. Nevertheless, I'm also pretty sure it was a cup match. Good ground though, lots of nearby free parking and plenty of wandering free-range lamb chops for those of us who have a freezer.

Welsh A-roads are fucking horrible. Usually covered in sheep.

If I were you and I were going, I'd be inclined to go M4, M5, M50.

Some of the oxford fans were really wanting us aswell in the draw, but they are confident that they can get through. They reckon they haven't been in the third round for yonks. Wrexham are doing quite well, and are a tough team to beat apparently despite their league position.

Yeah I'm in Bronllys (Brecon area) today and my fuel economy must be something like 17 miles to the gallon.

A49 would be quickest route probably, would also save about 40 miles off the journey. I don't even know why I'm considering it.

Probably haven't been in Round 3 since they beat us to be fair.

Iffy beat me to it. We got Arsenal at Highbury in the third round after you, great day out.

How did you get on?

I think it was 0-2. We scored first and it was incorrectly ruled out for offside. Pires set up Bergkamp for their first, I can't remember their second.