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Bit hungover.

I'd like to be in the third round draw please.

Rectum 1 - Town 3

Heading off to this in a bit - reckon it'll be a 2-0 Town win.

Have i missed something? I read Revell cant play, but aren't Southend out of the cup? 3-1 win.

Which indicates to me that we don't want to sign him then.

2 1, but to who?

As for Revell, the only thing i can think of is as pauld stated elsewhere. Maybe Southend don't want him cup tied in case we don't buy him in January - maybe someone else still in the cup will.

Good point.

ITV1 has us as the featured match in their highlights program tonight so we will probably get beat!

However thats the old us, so i'm going for 2-0

Blimey Batch you've started early :)

2-1 defeat, Paynter scoring, 3,345 crowd.

1-0 win for Town - Timlin to score!

1 - 1

3-1 town

i think we will batter them

3 - 0.  Walk in the park.

Always check predictive text.

Sheehan starts along with Hutchinson.

Cup shock on the cards-us to reach third round!

HENDRIXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX !

Why do we only have 5 subs?

Government cutbacks

FA cup on Radio Swindon anyone know?

Will be a close one but think we can win it.

cos O'Briens put on a bit of weight

and the other two couldn't get in the boot

According to the Wrexham Red Passion forum, the match is live on Albanian TV.... I think there may be a stream here:

http://www.livesoccertv.com/match/109532/wrexham-vs-swindon-town/

So is anyone prepared to hand over their credit card details to an Albanian TV site?

WTF? Are we big in Albania then? Or do Wrexham have a sizable following in downtown Tirana?

gangsters

I'm quite happy with the extended ITV highlights I think.

have they happened to mention Sheehans squad number. I wonder if he's been given 11?

He Number 3

We dont.

Theres 7, look on the OS

Substitutes: Phil Smith (GK), Craig Easton, Alan O'Brien, Michael Timlin, Lee Peacock, Nathan Thompson, Mark Marshall

So Billy is up front with "couldn't give a fuck" Hutchinson.  Predictable I suppose, but doesn't fill me with enthusiasm!!  Go on Hutch, prove me wrong!

y
yeah-us and Norman Wisdom

Gordon is a moron.

Hope that's not a premonition...

here we go..................2 3 4

1-0 win, scrappy game. let's have it.

Bugger, i thought f.a cup commentary's were not blocked online only league games.

keeper injured(ish)

uh oh

remember last time that happened?!?!

seems ok though

Nah, straight 4-4-2 isn't it? You and your retro 50s formations. Check your PMs, dozy.

ah .................... I see


sorry bud


been a tad busy this week

We're playing shit then I guess?

Sounds like a ropey start, early pressure from Wrexham

We are truly under the cosh

Oxford are keeping up their side of the deal... 1-0 up at home to Barrow

cox just scored for the baggies

Coxy on the scoresheet for WBA.

to be expected. keep it tight, then score in the second half.

Had txt from brother-in-law at the game and sounds like it's as crap as it sounds on the radio. "Only a matter of time" before they get one, by the looks of it. Meh, don't care if we play crap, if we go in 0-0, then nick one second half, that'll do.

Wrexham Swindon
Shots Total    4   0
Shots on goal    3   0
Fouls    2   4
Corners    3   1
Offsides    2   2
Possession Time    53%   47%
Yellow Cards    1   
Red Cards    0   0
Saves    0   4

Wow we won a corner.

i forgot this was the fa cup :/

Cox again!

That's 4 in 3...

I don't care i they have 44 shots, as long as we score the ones that hits the net...

"hutchinson shows a real lack of desire to get to the ball"

No change there then...

Get peacock on, at least he'll work.

Oxford 1-1 and down to 10 men

we better win.i want arsenal away next round

Jukebox scored again for Motherwell. He's doing well up there.

Me too. I could walk to the game for a change.

Boooo want them next round.

When's the 3rd round draw?

We had Ashley Westwood on loan didn't we?

how is hutchinson still getting a game, it's clear he's shit and not interested, so just play billy on his own or peacock at least he gives a shit.

Tomorrow after Kettering beat Leeds.

Hutch is pretty poor, sheehan looking good but hot headed, midfield not really performing but dougy is class as usual. It's fricking freezing. Got a feeling they will score at some point and we will lose a man.

specials!!! i wonder if they will play the swearing in a bit :)

Fucking awesome track !!!!!!!

This takes me back-one week!

Thanks, I'll go see if I can get it

 :dance: :dance: :dance:

hooray piss on radio wilts!!

YES THEY DID !!!!!


The beer tastes just like piss !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mark plays a song with the word Piss in the lyrics.....ace! well done Marky!

I thought you might be more interested in slags than piss fred :)

I am with Sonic.........the programme itself is worth listening to even without the football

 :D

 :DYep got it, teams just coming out for the second half

IS this working?

You paid Albania?  ???

Any help?  As I can not get it too work.

It asks me to pay?  Did you have to pay?

Yes they are down to 10 but JD is down. Let's go and win this now.

they are down to 10 men, douglas is fucked

Dirty sheep shaggers!

JD sounds like he might be OK. Phew.

Nope motorised dish. Wrexham's Smith just been sent off, nasty challenge

Non-League side, 10 men...no excuses.  If we don't go through now, we deserve to.

Barry Corr with a quick-fire brace to put Exeter 2-1 up at Franchise

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Corr blimey, Barry has scored 2 for Exeter against the Dongs (probably been mentioned already).

we're clearly missing McNamee....

Peacock coming on

I presume you found that pictue on the Oxford site?

plymouth 1 Barnsley 4. Abandoned after 58, waterlogged pitch. Lucky Luggy

Fucking lucky

**GROAN**

May well have kept Luggy in a job.

Take Sheehan off before he gets sent off.

Alan bloody O Brien?!

O'Brien coming on.

..and with a "new hairstyle" O0-more groans

I see Aberdeen did Rangers 1-0. Ifil injured in the warm up.

Probably explains the clean sheet.

Sheehan making way for O'brien.

:)

O'Brien On
She-ra off

Presumably LJF back to LB. GROAN.

I like the sound of Sheehan

4.13pm - SUBSTITUTION: Lee Peacock replaces the disappointing Ben Hutchinson up front for Town

I think we can safely say he wont be extended

I think we can safely say he's never extended himself too.

back?

he's been playing there all game hasnt he?

So Exeter can beat MkFranchise away from home and we can't even score versus Wrexham.

FFS GGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Has he. Only just got in. I assumed Sheehan stated Lb and LJF on the wing. I know that makes no sense.

oooh, just kept them out. Phew

Lucas keeping us in the game.

Good save by Lucas

To be fair our record at Wrexham is awful. I'll happily take a replay.

no austin no goals

10 man Wrexham. I keep forgetting that.

Poole Town winning 3-1 away at Alton

Fucking hell we're holding on here.

Who's got 10 men?

Dongs 3 Exeter 3. See, Exeter are no better off than us after all Luci :)

FFS sort it out you bunch of cunts.

Least they can score goals!

Come on Town! Sort it out.

Whats going on?!  Arghh!  Im not listening!

A non-league side who's down to 10 men but going by the commentary it sounds like that we're under the cosh. Sigh it's all so predictable

2 from a guy called Barry Corr

We're holding on for a fucking replay against 10 men.

That sounds about right for Swindon.

Ah.  The magic of the Cup.

Send fb to the shop.

Hahahaha that co commentator just made me piss myself.Get Timlin on as we need someone who can get his foot on the ball,dopey cunt.

I thought that as well. Fucking hell anyone but Timlin.

We will still win

G UNIT!

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees. Greer!

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Gordan Greer! YES!

YEAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gordon's not a moron!

G SQUARED!

FUCKING HELL GET IN !!!!!

Thank fuck for that.

GET THE HELL IN ARGHHHH!

PLEASE HOLD ON!

G SPOT!

excellent. relax for a bit now.

Get in! I was starting to get wound up!!

Never in doubt

Get in Gordon 8)

did he just say we're brining on Timlin?

the sure fire away to throw away a 1-0 lead in the dying minutes

Germaine! Euuuuu-nuuuuuuuccchhhh!

I think I'll wait until we get our 2nd!

Paynter not playing too well without Charlie.

Like Robbie Fowler?

Good work, Paul.

simple. soak up the pressure, score late on. Job done.

Yeah, like you've not been sat there shouting at the radio and chewing your fingernails off with the rest of us

Is it over yet?

No not yet

4 mins injury time

blow please

Like Robbie Fowler?

stop worrying they are shit

8th or half ounce do?

Since when are men ever that polite?

Famous last words there Mex...

 :poofs: You're not my type

damn - Mr Flibble looked so inviting

All over

lucky. ace.

Yes. Into round 3. That will do.

Yey FT

Yeeees. It's all over. A big club at home or York away please.

We're in the 3rd Round of the FA Cup!!

I need to lie down.

told you

Did Oxford win?

When was the last time?!

first win at Wrexham since 1986 - and that run has included two teams of ours that won promotion.

Can you imagine if we're drawn vs 'Barrow or Oxford'?

Nope. 1-1

 :1st: :1st: :1st:

WE ARE GOING UP SAY WE ARE GOING UP

give me that blow now

I reckon they'll bottle it if we do.

JFL looks quite useful, Paynter had a few chances, but Wrexham made the better chances, Lucas made some crucial stops

And the Albanian commentary was great ;)

Poole won 6-1

WEMBLEY, WEMBLEY

About three years back, we got Palace away. We'll probably get bloody Peteboro or someone

Gillingham please

I bet we will get someone rubbish like lincoln

We've got the luck this year!

bring on the gunners!!!

Haha. City equalise in the last minute, then Henderson scores the winner for Shff U.

Nooo!  

As good as Oxford would be, Liverpool or United away please!

Call me a nutter but i'd prefer Oxford to the any of the big 4.

right, does anyone know how many we've scored from corners this season and how that compares to the last 5 years!!

Must be close!

Shitty or Pox at home.

I think most would but I just fancy a big club  8)  Bored of lower league opposition  :D

I wouldn't mind Reading at home or away either actually.

We'll get Colchester or Jills away probably.

scum, scum, scum, scum, scum, scum, scum

As I said big club or York away for me please.

Living down here,I need closure on the first game then we can have a big club in round 4!

Thats fair enough :D  Although not sure thats a game I could face!

Oxford at home would be the business, also never realised how close Stevenage were to the Pox just 2 points behind now.

Ha Noton played Soton-I love that!

The Hampton derby

When is the draw for the next round?

Tomorrow after Kettering beat Leeds.

And further evidence that the South is better than the North.

I swear some people act like dicks on the texts on purpose.

I think that Steve R is a bit special.

Trolls.

 Job done  :)...anything other than another non-league side.

Yeah, like that Dave Vowles the miserable bastard.

JFW's earmuffs.  ;D

Arsenal away please

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Seconded.  This is the local derby I want to see up & running again.  Big crowd guaranteed.  Oxford: mickey mouse club.  We were playing Reading decades before they even existed.

And more to the point...at the moment, I think we could take Reading on and win.

"Clash of the Hamptons"

Danny Wilson said...it was reet petit.

And it was nothing we didn't expect, got pressed hard for long periods but wee had little passages at times and it was  good Lucas was on form.

would love reading away then we could smash up the madjeski.

Oxford (If they win their replay), Bristol City or Reading please.

Sorry to be pedantic - but isn't it "Clash of the 'amptons"

Faint praise for Sheehan, might have been sent off.


Supermarine 0:7

We're number 51 in tomorrow's draw.

No, the double h elides. (Now, THAT is how you do pedantry)

Area 51?

Carlisle v Norwich on same Albanian channel now. Carlisle winning 1-0, bit foggy up there. Anyhow time for a few beers now

Actually we'll get West Ham, West Brom, or Wolves, as we are only doing W's this year.

Wigan?

Who wants to play Man Utd's third team ffs?

Me if it is at OT. ££££.

No problem, if we win.

Would we not get more money from a home tie and a sold out CG? Am I missing something?

No even with their third team there would be 60000+ there

We are going to get Chelsea at home, fact.

I think I don't understand how money gets divided up between clubs. I thought the home club got the money for all tickets sold.

How does it work?

No, that's the League. In the Cup it's divided equally between the two clubs, after the FA have had a slice (I think it's 40-40-20)

I think that the money is shared in the cup. Hence why smaller teams are (or used to be?) given the option to play away despite being drawn at home.

Each club gets 45% of the gate receipts.

(iii) In matches played in the Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Rounds of the Competition
Proper, the net gate receipts of each match shall be divided as follows:
45% to each Club competing in the match.
10% to the Pool.
(iv) In replayed matches in the Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Rounds of the Competition
Proper the net gate receipts of each match shall be divided as follows:
5% to The Association.
42.5% to each Club.

Oh OK, I didn't know that!! Is is just the FA cup that works like that or do the league/JPT cups work the same way? What about european cups?

Don't get ahead of yourself. One step at a time.  ;)

Also available for free on the FA's website

http://www.thefa.com/FATV.aspx

And Carlisle score with the first attack of the 2nd half. Good goal.

How fucking defeatist can people get ? Why the clamour to play a top 4 Prem club in the 3rd round ? Yes, I know a top club would boost our coffers (if played away) but not to any great extent at this relatively early stage. I want to see us progress to at least the 4th round so let's hope tomorrow gives us a winnable home tie against a crap club. The 3rd round is on Jan 2nd so we will know how good Danny Ward is assuming he's bedded in. Round 4 is on Jan 23rd, so by that time we should have ejected Hutch & Revell and found ourselves a decent striker. Then I would welcome being drawn against a top club.

Now 3-1. Norwich look like they are going out...

I hope he's cup tied and not even playing but I blame the defeat purely on McNamee

Unlucky Norwich

Yep and still very foggy. Anyone remember a game at the CC against Blackburn probably during 90's when an almighty fog descended and you couldn't see from one end to the other?

That was the game where we came back from 2-0 down to lead 3-2 at half time, whilst the fog rolled in. By the time the second half started, you couldn't see a thing and somehow the game continued and we won 4-3.

Boxing Day 1989

The match against Blackburn features at the beginning of this video..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq2vBGXyx04

What's the difference between getting them in the third round and the forth?

My view is this, if we get a big team away and earn a few hundred K then we might be able to afford another player come January transfer window.

I''d also be happy with local opposition at home.

But we all know the draw will turn out to be a damp squib for us. Always does!

we aint got a chance of winning it, so a day out at the emirates is the best i can hope for.would be an ace doy out regardless.i'd rather that than get beat at home to peterborough or someone like that.
we would out sing them at least too.

Thanks Alan and Summerof69,

Didn't realise it was as far back as 89, thought it was deffo Boxing Day for some reason. I was in the Town End that day and we were attacking the other end in the second half. Still not seen the forth goal tho, didn't see it then and I've not seen it now soapy tit wank

HA. That was awful. I don't think we could possibly play any worse than that all season.

Hutchinson can go home a month early please. O'brien can't cross. Sheehan was too deep for my liking - probably because Lescinal was absolutely woeful. Lecs did not look comfortable at all and simple passes were hard for him to make. Douglas and Ferry were invisable in the first with Ferry making himself known in the second half. JPM ran his socks off but half the balls to him were too long. Lucas did well for covering for the defense that seemed a long way off the pace.

At least we're in the draw. Thats all that matters.

  I thought I'd explained that. Are we going to adopt the negative attitude that ''we've got to the 3rd round so let's go out with a bang and make a few quid'' or shall we be positive and endure the cup run that Fitton craves. We would never clear a few hundred K anyway, even at Manure. Give me a home tie against Barrow, Staines, Lincoln, York etc then come Jan 23rd we stand more probability of landing a top club, our revenue will be greater since attendances improve as the competition progresses, add to that the acquisition of a new striker and/or other players.

bloody hell-that sounds terrible

Fair enough. I think we'd all rather go out to the big team in the 6th round than the 3rd.


I don't know, 40% of 60,000 at £12 a ticket. They usually fill the stadium regardless don't they?

Play rubbish and get through? We must surely get an undeserved tie at <insert Premiership club here> now.

Newcastle United away please :)

Not wrong at all. Fucking freezing too.

but we won!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!? wooooooo

I'm still trying to get over the last one of those...

Meh that was 1994 :)

Fuck me I had it down as the late 80's....funny thing time.

In fairness I could name most of the major clubs (and minor) and you could bemoan a heavy loss we've experienced somewhere among your years following Town.

In fairness I was thinking about the last FA Cup game v The Barcodes, I've just about got over the 1910 game. The Prem game was home fans only...I did see us lose 6-1 at home to them in 1964, one of only three times I've seen us ship 6 at home.

My apologies Reg, I thought you were referencing our last fixture with them. I recall the lock-out of away fans at SJP back then.

I went to the 92/93 win over them at the CG when Calderwood slapped the ball in with what I recall was a pretty blatant handball.

That 64 game is the only time they've won at the CG...

We were woeful today - although what do they say, good teams can play badly and still win (ok it was only Wrexham)

They were by far the better team, created all the chances and should have won. Lucas played well in goal and kept us in the game at times. Lescinel was very poor today - couldnt play a simple pass and was a bit dodgy at the back aswell, we kept playing the long ball which didnt work. JPM worked hard but couldnt do anything with the ball. The passes kept going backwards and sidewards - there was no movement up top. Then we come to Hutchinson, who is quite simply the most usless pile of shit ever - he refuses to run for anything and thinks he is the best player at the club, cant wait for him to fuck off. Billy worked hard with little service.

They had what looked like a dead cert penalty appeal turned down but deserved to go dwon to 10 men. Fucking Disgusting challenge. The Welsh cunt should be shot. Luckily Douglas was ok.

All in all, we were lucky and it was fucking freezing

But at least we are in the draw - guarentee we will get a shit draw away to Lincoln or something

Peacock was awesome today.

So we either go out in the 3rd round just as the transfer window opens or we go out in the 4th round just before the transfer window shuts.

A game away at Manchester United would bring in the same income regardless if its 3rd or 4th round.

  Not quite Dave. It means we go out before the deadline and whilst we are still under the obligation to play Hutch.

Hutchinson is absolutely useless. Please send him back early and have done with it. Peacock was better when he came on and linked up a bit with Paynter (despite being pretty immobile). At one point a ball was played forward to Hutchinson, that he should have challenged for, he wasnt within 10 yards of it and was given offside. Just shocking.

They played the better football, but any team who defends a corner that badly cant be good enough for the 3rd round.

All in all Im still pleased with it because 1) were in the 3rd round draw. 2) Douglas doesnt have a broken leg (hes made of steel) 3) I think thats the last time Il see Hutchinson play for Swindon. 4) Ive seen us win at Wrexham for the first time in 5 attempts.

From the ITV Highlights apart from our goal, the only chance we had was a cross in from JPM which their keeper took quite comfortably. Wrexham will feel hard done by but who cares, we are in the hat.

FWIW, I have a feeling we'll draw Wolves again today.

I have a horrible feeling we will draw Bolton away.

Home draw, dont care who against.

Just seen the highlights. We looked rubbish, like the morecombe game a few years back

we did look rubbish but its about time we were the team doing the mugging rather than the team being mugged.

our set pieces have been bloody good this season best they have been in a long long time.

after seeing the highlights we were lucky to have gone through.

If we play like that in the 3rd round against a decent prem tem we'll lose by 6

We lost on pens to Wolves and Norwich....we were unlucky to lose both.
Also never really go to much on highlights...they always sway towards the underdog.
We wont play like that against a prem team..ime just happy that Douglas came through intact...Smith should get a 3 month ban for that tackle.

Highlights were spot on, don't think Wrexham were offered an favouritism as underdogs. But you're right, we wouldn't play like that against Premiership opposition.

So much for it being extended highlights as the Sky guide said.

What it should have said was extended highlights if there is a cup upset or the game is half way decent.

I've just seen the highlights (they're on YouTube if nowhere else), and it has to be said it was a shocking tackle on Douglas. Almost os shocking as some of our defending. Hopefully it was just a blip, and as people have said it's the win that counts. Looking forward to Fulham now!

Nice to win.........i couldnt bear to listen yesterday after 10 minutes of the second half.

It was only a matter of time before they scored.

Evidentally not 90 minutes + stoppage time

Just to say, I think the next month will be crucial for Andy O'Brien. He's in danger of being a bit of a joke if he doesnt improve his first touch.

Dont get me wrong, I think he will be better for us than McNamee ever was. But he ran the ball out of play a couple of times yesterday under no pressure. He cant afford to do that at home, the fans will turn on him. Wilson needs to be so careful when he plays O'Brien.

Its always difficult to get into a game off the bench, especially against opposition like Wrexham. Come on Andy, you can do it!

alan.

what a tit.  :-[

He did similiar in pre-season.

I'd hoping its a bit of rust with him being out injured a fair bit. If I had to judge him purely on what I'd seen so far id call him the white Ricky Shakes.

Plenty of time to prove himself though.

Just saw the game recorded on a cable channel.

Paynter won the corner when a solo effort was deflected (could have been going in).  For the corner, Paynter took three player with him at the near post, completely opened up the middle.  Paynter should get kudos for his determination and effort.  Paynter in the first half also headed their effort over the bar and saved a certain goal.

Hutchinson was like a twelfth man to Wrexham, countless offsides that broke up our tempo.  It may as well have been twelve against ten.  We looked better when Peacock came on, but no great understanding with Paynter.

O'Brien just looked rusty, didn't have any touch, had plenty of time and room to make good crosses but didn't.  His first attempted cross went straight into the stand behind the goal.  Surely, he can be coached to cross a ball.  He is very quick and very good defensively.

Sheehan probably would have been sent off if he hadn't been subbed.  Looked rusty but beefed up the left side of midfield. 

The sending off was nothing other than a sending off, the ref. had no other option, Wrexham fans booing Douglas was a joke.

The handball Wrexham moaned about was also a joke, if ever there was ball to hand that was it.

Finally, Lucas made some very good saves, Wrexham deserved to win the game no doubt on balance of play, but not putting the ball into the back of the net means you're a Conference not a Division 1 player.

Really?On what do you base that assumption?

Its not an assumption, its an opinion. But I say that because McNamee used to give us nothing defensively, and he used to go missing a lot during games. The only time he was really any use was if he was scoring or doing an assist. Although he could be very good he didnt create as many goals as he should have. O'Brien will run the length of the pitch, cross it, and run back again to get into position. Plus hes got the physical side as well, whereas 1 kick could always take McNamee out of the game.

Highlights

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8Th_JeHvi4

How great it was to watch Town on FSC here in the States.  Enjoyed every minute of it even if we were played off the park for long stretches.  I believe we won a game we would have lost over the las few years.  This team has a steely determination to it that is a credit to the manager.  Billy Paynter impressed me with his work rate and Sheehan is certainly not afraid to get stuck in!  Any possibility Fulham-Swindon will be on FSC?
Go Town!