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We didn't get a bye so face one of these mouth watering opponents -

Southern Section - West: AFC Wimbledon, Barnet, Bristol Rovers (bye awarded), Coventry City (bye awarded), Exeter City, Newport County, Oxofrd United (bye awarded), Plymouth Argyle, Portsmouth, Swindon Town, Wycombe Wanderers (bye awarded), Yeovil Town.

I pasted this directly from the JPT website, quite funny how they spelled the yellow team from down the road.

Wimbledon or Barnet away suits me.

All those byes. The Johnstone's Paint Trophy is a bit of a farce, isn't it?

Bit of a prob finding a Div 3 Southern side, so we're bound to get a Div 4 outfit.

Still a hope of facing the scum in one of the later rounds.

What's the basis on which the decision to award a bye is made?  Coventry aside, it seems that your chances are considerably boosted by being as tinpot as possible.  Johnstone's Tinpot Paint Pot Trophy.

They draw the byes first to leave8 teams in each section. Effectively when you win your first game you are still in the first round.

Anyone a particular fan of the JPT?

Mr Johnstone?

Makes sense.

Yes and no. Its our most realistic chance of winning something/going to Wembley.

But I don't want to go to Wembley.

So, er. No I suppose.

Only if we draw a London team away.

I see.

What about the chances of getting a derby game, being in a very non-local league as we are now?

i love it, if we won it i think they should do a parade around swindon.

would be on a par of winning the ibiza cup

What Bristol Rovers or Oxford? No thanks I'd be more than happy to play neither again any time soon, not usually enjoyable match day experiences are they?!

They are if we win!

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33761806

Amazing.

Can you imagine this happening in our pre-season? The response would be something else.

Is that a tin-pot I see?

champions by Christmas cake

It's this sort of drivel that comes out of clubs without press bans I tell you.

In all seriousness this is why I'm nonplussed about the whole media ban thing. It'd only be crap like this we'd be getting from the local press anyway. As I've said previously if the local journalists hadn't kicked up a stink we probably wouldn't have even noticed....
I'd be pretty confident we've learnt more from today's one hour phone in than we would have from a months worth of the usual turgid preseason page fillers that are usually churned out.

Agreed.

Would only be of interest to me if it was Exeter or Barnet away for ground purposes. Missed Exeter twice due to the late call off a few years back and the frozen Boxing Day fixture. I travelled to the first and actually went to the ground as usual and was at my sister's 10 miles away in the snow at Christmas!

AFC Wimbledon away please.

What's it like living in a forest? ;)

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The internet would be more boring with pedants.

That's a work of art Samdy....doubtless drawing  :) on the work of Richard Long for inspiration....

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His 10 miles on Exmoor is in the Tate.....yours is better.

And as if by magic, he did say 30 miles not 30km's as on the drawing, so its good but factually incorrect ;)

Excellent spot.

Nope, it's definitely 30 miles but Google maps just decided to only draw the ruler in kilometres.

Yes I am a pedant.

I might be about to "Out Pedant" you. Click in the bottom right of google maps on the little ruler and it will change from km's to miles. Re measure and you will find it roughly ends up on the A35 near the hamlets of Whitchurch Canonicorum, Morcombelake or North Chideock. From this we can deduce that the original poster "Peter Venkelman" probably drinks in the Five Bells occasionally at Whitchurch Canonicorum. Sorry, I like to navigate by Pubs.......... Showing me Age........

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Nice one guys, probably one of the pettiest arguments on the whole internet. Impressive.

You Win SG . I am obviously no good at this Pedant Mallarky. On Closer Inspection and removal of Fag Paper from under one corner of my monitor to straighten the Image and then positioning my start Pin in the exact position of the Centre of Centre Circle at Exeter City. Then Due East to exactly 30 Miles I got to the same spot as yourself. This changes everything as "PV" could also live in Chidecock in all reality as I suspect he's not living in the Woods and he might do the occasional Pub Crawl from the "Five Bells" to the "George Inn". TBH its a bit of a trek on road but all is possible across fields. Playing with the traffic also on the A35 after a few bevies could be quite treacherous. Umm, Hang on, I've just spotted a rather angry Looking Bull in one of Farmer Smiths Fields on the Satellite Image that you would need to traverse to avoid the fast running stream of noted treachery due to the historical drowning of two young brothers in 1682 in the Great Chidecock Floods.

Are we arguing. I just Agreed. What Fun this Internet Malarkey can be at times.

I'm not convinced that Venkman lives 'exactly' 30 miles from Exeter's ground. I think it's more likely to be 'approximately' 30 miles. I think it's more likely he lives in one of those fields.

BTW, I hate Pedants as much as the next person. I bated the Pedant and he Bit. Simple. I suspect another bite will be forthcoming due to my over elaboration of the no facts / bullshit I made up from my imagination.

Shut it you scruffy hillbilly.

You are correct its 30 miles 400 yards but I was unaware I would find such pedantary TBH...who the fuck am I kidding, this is the TEF, 80% pedantary 24% bollocks 1% football ;)

You can't say "Exeters ground is exactly 30 miles West from my house" on the internet and not get called out for it.

My attempt at humour was obviously not well appreciated by all.

Goodbye and thanks for all the fish.

WTF, now JJ's gone??

What just happened!?!

Why JJ, why?

Pedantry is the internets silent killer.

Internet's

(well set up).

That guy appeared and deleted himself? How random.

Didn't appreciate Samdy's effort at modern art...more a Renaissance man

;)

Oh FFS.

It was a joke. A pretty lame one at that, but still a joke.

wat

you've been had he hasn't used that account for ages. just remembered the password and then went back to his other account you damn fools...

You cruel cruel man Samdy.

Yeah I thought that! Isn't he Peter Venkleman (or something like that) normally?

It's the same account. You can change the name that is displayed, but the actual account name remains the same. When deleted, it reverts back to displaying the original name.

Hilarious

He'll be back, a la 'Skinny Pete'

Yes I suspected I knew who skinny pete was weeks ago..

Arriba?

Too cheerful for arriba

Guessing by the dog tip the other day I assume it's Audrey, although it lost and he's usually pretty good ;)

It was the same dog that Audrey's tipped before but I didn't like to say!

Yup, be surprised if it isnt.

The language is far too cultured for Audrey  :)

OK, I've been outed!

I tried to reinstate my account after things settled down, but for whatever reason I couldn't manage to.

Hence Skinny Pete.

Ah yes. We've taken so many casualties recently that I didn't spot that one. Surely it can't be long before he's back to Gladys or Hilda.

My first wife was Hilda. Found her in bed with my best mate's girlfriend!

Ah, sorry for the random hit.

Hate your avatar though Audrey. No more silly bets this year ?

Venkam obviously needs more time perving on the forums of every other single club in the country

Welcome back. Cunt.

Ah, that TEF warmth. I've missed it!

:D we missed you too bbz xoxo

Fuck me, it's the invasion of the bodysnatchers!

can we change your name to Skinny Audrey ?

If only I were skinny

Fat Audrey?

Pleasantly Plump Audrey

Your wish is my command, good sir.

where is the Hitler tache ??

Me and my big gob

No promotion. No tache.

Audrey provided my favourite post of the summer when he said 'Standing wouldn't let Cooper screen the back three' at Wembley so if more gold like that is on its way, then welcome back  :)

Bet you saw him coming

This thread has gone slightly of course it would seem...

Come back Venkman!

Newport away again.

Thats a night down my mums sorted then, 2 mins walk away

Could be just about our nearest away game....

Good draw that, enjoyed newport last season

Probably in a minority, but anyone else going?

Unfortunatly not i'm only at your mums the night before.

Cunt

I'm umming and ahhing at the moment. Got a lift offered so might give it a go.

My first time back since the Roy Carter and relegation game - fucking nightmare, that.

Might go...

The social club we found was excellent!

Ladies darts team in after....like the bar in Star Wars...

It thats the club one was in there as well - couldnt find anywhere close enough to get a pint bar there.
Cant be assed to go again

I'll definitely be going to this one. But I'm not as excited about it as last year as I've already done my first away trip of the season ;)

Best (only?) place in Newport http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/27/27685/Ye_Olde_Murenger_House/Newport

Looked it up.....St Julian's High School old boys social club...you weren't there...two old regulars and U.S...

Nope
We in the Newport rugby social club behind the home end