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Surely we’ve got to get past round 1 this time. I still love the old girl and an away game at Truro could be fun.

Or Oxford - City or United.

Macclesfield are in the hat!

Anyone at home.

I don’t fear Non-League opposition any more, we’ve lost enough of them now.

Good away piss up please..

Bath City away

Wouldn't mind getting one over Eastleigh after last year. Ultimately I'm not too bothered. Our recent terrible form in the competition has knocked my love for it. Wouldn't mind an obscure non league team away though.

Eastleigh are out they lost to Hereford today.

Would prefer a home draw but don't really fear anyone in this round the way we're playing at the moment, must be a few years since I heard myself saying that.  :sherlock: :sherlock:

Hereford away would be a decent draw... do they still play at Edgar Street, or did our old friends drive them out for a quick sale  :hmmm:

https://www.herefordfc.co.uk/about-us-hereford-fc/

Interesting... would be a good one then.

Not many decent local non league ties left TBH, Hereford for old times sake and Pox City for locality and Bath if they get through. Slough and Maidenhead are easy to get to, Boreham Wood would recall memories of 1977 and is an easy tie for Town fans to travel to in comparison to many possible ties.

Add in the bigger local teams like Rovers and the Pox, I would personally prefer an away trip to Yeovil or Exeter as they are close to me.

Its going to be Macclesfield or Cheltenham away again isn't it!

Shaw Lane Association are the lowest ranked side left in and they are based in Barnsley. Former Town youth keeper Jon Stewart is their no 1.

Full set of number -

1 ACCRINGTON STANLEY
2 AFC WIMBLEDON
3 BARNET
4 BLACKBURN ROVERS
5 BLACKPOOL
6 BRADFORD CITY
7 BRISTOL ROVERS
8 BURY
9 CAMBRIDGE UNITED
10 CARLISLE UNITED
11 CHARLTON ATHLETIC
12 CHELTENHAM TOWN
13 CHESTERFIELD
14 COLCHESTER UNITED
15 COVENTRY CITY
16 CRAWLEY TOWN
17 CREWE ALEXANDRA
18 DONCASTER ROVERS
19 EXETER CITY
20 FLEETWOOD TOWN
21 FOREST GREEN ROVERS
22 GILLINGHAM
23 GRIMSBY TOWN
24 LINCOLN CITY
25 LUTON TOWN
26 MANSFIELD TOWN
27 Franchise
28 MORECAMBE
29 NEWPORT COUNTY
30 NORTHAMPTON TOWN
31 NOTTS COUNTY
32 OLDHAM ATHLETIC
33 OXFORD UNITED
34 PETERBOROUGH UNITED
35 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
36 PORT VALE
37 PORTSMOUTH
38 ROCHDALE
39 ROTHERHAM UNITED
40 SCUNTHORPE UNITED
41 SHREWSBURY TOWN
42 SOUTHEND UNITED
43 STEVENAGE
44 SWINDON TOWN
45 WALSALL
46 WIGAN ATHLETIC
47 WYCOMBE WANDERERS
48 YEOVIL TOWN
49 TRANMERE ROVERS
50 SOLIHULL MOORS OR OSSETT TOWN
51 HARTLEPOOL UNITED
52 SHAW LANE ASSOCIATION OR BARROW
53 CHORLEY OR BOSTON UNITED
54 AFC TELFORD UNITED
55 GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY
56 NANTWICH TOWN OR KETTERING TOWN
57 GATESHEAD
58 GUISELEY
59 AFC FYLDE
60 KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS
61 HYDE UNITED
62 MACCLESFIELD TOWN
63 BRACKLEY TOWN OR BILLERICAY TOWN
64 DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE OR LEYTON ORIENT
65 HEREFORD
66 ALDERSHOT TOWN
67 BATH CITY OR CHELMSFORD CITY
68 OXFORD CITY
69 MAIDENHEAD UNITED
70 HEYBRIDGE SWIFTS
71 WOKING OR CONCORD RANGERS
72 TRURO CITY
73 DOVER ATHLETIC OR BROMLEY
74 SLOUGH TOWN
75 DARTFORD
76 BOREHAM WOOD
77 MAIDSTONE UNITED OR ENFIELD TOWN
78 LEATHERHEAD
79 SUTTON UNITED
80 EAST THURROCK UNITED OR EBBSFLEET UNITED

Must have taken you ages to type that all out JJ... ;)

Sorry I just realised I left the caps lock on ;)

No.50 would be an interesting tie....

52,53 57 or 59 away would be nice.

Jed is no longer there isn't he? wasn't he only on the board a matter of a handful of weeks?

Still listed as a roaring director on their website?

What’s happened to Hylton? He’s at Solihull isn’t he?

He did sign for them in the Summer yes, Dickie Dosh is manager there, no idea how Hylton is getting on there though.

He appears to have not played for them yet. Must be injured.

https://bsolihullmoors.runboard.com/t3840

According to Soccerbase he hasn't played a game this season...

I'd imagine they'll get turned over by Ossett.

Not getting anyone in Div 4 would be good. We've got that horrible situation coming up where we have Wycombe twice within a short while with the Boycott trophy, sod's law may dictate an unwanted extra game... we seem to get them a lot in cups.

We haven't been past the first round since 2011. Time to change that.

Weirldy this season I would feel more comfortable away than at home in the 1st round.

Actually a home draw, particularly against a “weaker” non league team could be the right fixture to test our home mettle and instill some confidence in front of the baying mob.

We've been so deprived of a cup run recently, our last FA Cup win was against Wigan in 2012. Let's get an 'easy' team at home, no concerns at us failing to cope physically with them and try to progress to 3rd or 4th round this season!

Slough or Maidenhead away would work for me. Didn't realise Eastleigh got knocked out!

AFC Fylde (A) would be good - about 30 seconds walk from my office.

Chorley (A) would do too.

Not that I'm biased.

I like the cut of your jib on this one.

A lad I worked with (sort of) played for Fylde that year they did really well, did they get to Wemberely?

Won the FA Vase final at Wembley in 2007, apparently.

That will be it, barely knew the fella but it was all over the internal staff magazine with loads of picture of him at Wemberley....

Apologies if its mentioned in this thread or is easy to find, but what time and channel is the draw on?

7pm on BBC 2 and BT sport, draw likely to start around 7.10 apparently:

http://www.thefa.com/news/2017/10/13/10/57/emirates-fa-cup-first-round-proper-draw-ball-numbers-131017

Cheers!

Why isn't this at 3am live from China? Complete lack of ambition from the FA

Leatherhead away for me. I've played on that pitch, seen Daley Thompson play on it and been served a beer by tennis ace (newspaper speak) Jeremy Bates.

Bring on the Tanners.

There's a decent CIU club in Leatherhead... also a walk along the River Mole has much to commend it. Bit of industrial archaeology due to site of Ronson's lighter factory.

Reminds me of Chris Kelly - 'The Leatherhead Lip'... 8)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2350112/Leatherhead-return-to-the-nations-lips.html

"Alan Weekes from the BBC tracked me down and asked if I would appear on Match Of The Day that night. I had had a few so I just slumped in the chair. Jimmy Hill asked me if I thought we would win [against Leicester] and I said 'yes, we'll win — they're useless'. Some people thought I was an arrogant little whatever, others thought it was ok."

No but that's when the ties are actually being played.

A classic example of 15 minutes of fame...

This draw makes me realise how few clubs I have on my new doorstep in Essex. Braintree, Hornchurch and Bishops' Stortford are all out.

Daggers or Billericay away for me.

Aren't Billericay the ones spending a fortune on wages? That would come with a big media frenzy and would almost certainly be on TV I think.

There is (or was, it's been years), I've had a few drinks in there. Watched the world darts final when that bloke from Cheam got there. Shame he lost, we were having a great night.

Billericay isn't in Ireland then? well I never..

Yes they are spending £3k a week on Jamie O'Hara, Jermaine Pennant and Paul Konchesky...each.

Owned (and managed) by a bit of a nutter by all accounts, the "dream" mural at the ground is frankly a bit embarressing.

(https://thekingstonroadend.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/img_1626.jpg?w=584)

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/4129322/billericay-towns-millionaire-owner-opens-up-over-his-secret-torment-which-left-him-massively-depressed/

Whenever I hear Cheam, can't help but conjure up images of East Cheam's most famous resident of 23 Railway Cuttings

A pint, thats nearly an arm full.

 :)

I still say that every time I have bloods taken at the hospital! which currently is about once every 3 weeks!

Dartford (A). Good tie. Tough but interesting.

Interesting draw. Away fans get 700 terrace and 38 seats usually, but we might get more as its FA Cup.

 Trip to Dartford.... regular rail away dayers will be able to marvel at the blue plaque commemorating where Jagger met Richards on Dartford station....

A bridge too far?

More a case of you can't always get what you want.....

Very little chance of tickets if you've got few priority points then I would think.

Will be 'crossing' my fingers.

it's 15% of capacity so they don't even have to give us that many

I have a friend who used to play for Dartford, fairly easy trip for me so hopefully manage to get some tickets

Pleased with that draw, not far from my house. Would probably go along if tickets reach general sale.

Not a bad draw TBH. Not too far a trip easy to get to and we should sell out whatever allocation we are given.

National South side so definately winnable, although they have excellent home form with just 1 defeat in 8 games so far there with 6 wins and only 1 draw.

We have only played them once before, that was also in the FA cup when we won 1-0 in the 2nd round at the County Ground in 1933 when 10,543 turned up to watch it.

Their ground can hold 4,100 (642 seats) they average around 1,100 at home this season so with the pull of a league club and our excellent away following I can see it selling over 3,000 tickets.

For a club of that size in such a built up area attracting a league club (however how shit) if they don't sell out with plastics there is something seriously wrong with football.

I wont be going so if anyone wants a ticket i can use my priority points

Feel free to PM if you do

Sold!

would settle for a repeat of the 3-1 win last time John Goddard went to Dartford (and bagged a brace).  The link - at 1 minute in - shows his second slightly fortunate goal and a rather cut up pitch (Feb 2015).

https://youtu.be/I_i3IP_x0l0

https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/2017/october/dartford-fa-cup-date-confirmed/

f**ing great, can't go to that one then. Bastard bloody telly

This is ace news. Means I can go now.

Wheres my Kodi....

Dear lord, this could be on Fox Sports - the USA does not know what is about to hit them.  They did have some random games form the FA Cup on last season.

I believe this means it'll be live on the red button?

Only goals