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FA Cup 1st round Proper draw tomorrow 7pm BBC 2 Ball number 27.

https://www.thefa.com/news/2024/oct/11/ ... d-20242309

For purely selfish reasons I'm hoping we pull out 44 away
Had to look at Google Maps to see where some of these places are. Wouldn't mind a visit to Rushall/Peterborough Sports or Chesham.

Pretty boring selection of NL teams in there. Going to end up with a crap draw.

Proposition Joe wrote: ↑Mon Oct 14, 2024 11:36 am Pretty boring selection of NL teams in there. Going to end up with a crap draw.

Two easy non league sides at home in rounds 1 and 2 so we have the best chance to get to round 3 . Round 3 somebody like Arsenal , Spurs or West Ham away would be brilliant .

Borehamwood away…. proper dog sh*t draw that

Local

Local

Should win

Away

Easy to get to

Decent selection of away pubs

Dogshit

Will also probably be a sh*t Sunday afternoon kick off due to the lame international streaming thing that the BBC do.

Pagan Orient wrote: ↑Mon Oct 14, 2024 11:23 am https://www.thefa.com/news/2024/oct/11/ ... d-20242309

For purely selfish reasons I'm hoping we pull out 44 away
Had to look at Google Maps to see where some of these places are. Wouldn't mind a visit to Rushall/Peterborough Sports or Chesham.

Yes please Chesham v Leyton Orient - good chance of a prime TV slot.

Milton Keynes Vs Wimbledon is fun though

Currywurst and Chips wrote: ↑Mon Oct 14, 2024 7:23 pm Local

Should win

Away

Easy to get to

Decent selection of away pubs

Dogshit

I refuse to believe that anyone who actually went to either of the two miserable afternoons we’ve previously had there would consider this draw anything but sh*t

4g surface.....

A real banana skin draw if our players turn up with the same attitude they had against Shrewsbury

The Reverend wrote: ↑Mon Oct 14, 2024 8:07 pm

Currywurst and Chips wrote: ↑Mon Oct 14, 2024 7:23 pm Local

Should win

Away

Easy to get to

Decent selection of away pubs

Dogshit

I refuse to believe that anyone who actually went to either of the two miserable afternoons we’ve previously had there would consider this draw anything but sh*t

With The Rev, having had to go there so recently, it’s a sh*t draw. And they were always the sort of direct, roughhouses that are liable to turn us over.

Very unappealing. I just hope we get through it.

Overall/Under 2 serious knee injuries?

Great zip wire in the park right outside the entrance though, as I recall.

Should be on TV, after Birmingham, Huddersfield in pecking order?

It's a good draw in as much that it should see us through to round two. If we allow ourselves to slip up on this potential banana skin then we don't deserve to advance any further. No excuses.

Oh for a decent cup run. Chances?

They are 3 leagues below us ffs, how much easier could it be?

Maldon springs to mind

Story of O wrote: ↑Tue Oct 15, 2024 11:00 am Maldon springs to mind

Yes but they also had Tiptree with them.

Is it not Boreham Wood that have some kind of tie-in with Arsenal?

Why do people use the expression "in the hat"? Presumably, the hat was used as a repository for the teams' numbers at some point. Too much like Harry Potter for me.

Story of O wrote: ↑Tue Oct 15, 2024 11:00 am Maldon springs to mind

Indeed . I was at that game and it was a painful watch . Obviously we must treat Borehamwood with due respect but it's a game we should win . Just get to the third round and hopefully pull a big Premiership London club . Preferably away so we can maximise how much money we can make .