FA Cup 3rd Round

[durhamterrier]

Draw today at 12:55 - town are ball 16 … who are we getting?

Typical draw for me is someone like Watford away

[joeyjoneslocker]

Would have liked Harrogate away but they got beat yesterday.
Would have liked Bradford away but think they are already out.
Man Utd at home would be best draw for me but it will be Plymouth or Swansea away. 

[mids]

Guaranteed wins are Cup games so anyone home or away is of little consequence

[sonny]

I predict 20% possession and a loss away to (insert any mediocre lower division side here). Followed by barely intelligible monologue featuring 'process', 'journey' and that Town cup-runless stalwart, 'chance to look at.'
Oh, the joys.

[exberlinerterrier]

Don't we always seem to draw Charlton? Are they still in?

[sapphireblue]

Any of:

Alfreton.
Eastleigh
Fleetwood.
Ramsgate.
Sutton
Maidstone
Forest Green
Morecambe

Away please.

[Tinpot]

Dec 3, 2023 9:47:52 GMT 1 sapphireblue said:

Any of:

Alfreton.
Eastleigh
Fleetwood.
Ramsgate.
Sutton
Maidstone
Forest Green
Morecambe

Away please.

If we get Forest Green, take a packed lunch.

[rockwall]

We will get either an uninspiring tie like Preston or Bristol.

A PL away day.... at Luton or Sheff Utd.

Or a banana skin like Bolton or Wigan away.

We rarely get the tie we want.

[philstarbuckscoffee]

Didn’t we get put out of both cups last season or the season before at the first time of asking by Preston? With that in mind anyone but Preston! Probably about as un-sexy a draw that you could get.

[terriersyndrome]

Dec 3, 2023 10:05:48 GMT 1 Tinpot said:

Dec 3, 2023 9:47:52 GMT 1 sapphireblue said:

Any of:

Alfreton.
Eastleigh
Fleetwood.
Ramsgate.
Sutton
Maidstone
Forest Green
Morecambe

Away please.

If we get Forest Green, take a packed lunch.

And a pork pie flask..

[durhamterrier]

Dec 3, 2023 10:19:55 GMT 1 philstarbuckscoffee said:

Didn’t we get put out of both cups last season or the season before at the first time of asking by Preston? With that in mind anyone but Preston! Probably about as un-sexy a draw that you could get.

Wasn’t it 5-1 at home and 3-1 away ? Kamberi the scorer for town in the fa cup - potentially his only touch in a town shirt

[sonny]

Dec 3, 2023 9:29:47 GMT 1 exberlinerterrier said:

Don't we always seem to draw Charlton? Are they still in?

No, but Reading are.

[philstarbuckscoffee]

Dec 3, 2023 10:34:57 GMT 1 durhamterrier said:

Dec 3, 2023 10:19:55 GMT 1 philstarbuckscoffee said:

Didn’t we get put out of both cups last season or the season before at the first time of asking by Preston? With that in mind anyone but Preston! Probably about as un-sexy a draw that you could get.

Wasn’t it 5-1 at home and 3-1 away ? Kamberi the scorer for town in the fa cup - potentially his only touch in a town shirt

Just done a quick search and yes it was last season! Feels like a lot longer ago. 1-4 at home in the league cup lost 3-1 away with Kamberi scoring. We are definitely overdue a cup run!

[digs]

I'd like a premier league team,to see if we can get the record for 0% Possession in a game

[workshyfop]

We should be laughing this year as our approach in the league is as if we were away in the cup to a footballing giant.

[Tinpot]

Dec 3, 2023 10:40:00 GMT 1 digs said:

I'd like a premier league team,to see if we can get the record for 0% Possession in a game

Would be impressive given that we'd have possession when we kick off.

Every time we kick off.

[terriersyndrome]

I'd like Forest away with a dodgy VAR decision going our way in the final minute. The fat Greek explodes and Cooper's haunted face gets an exorcism at full-time.

[araucaria]

The only Premier League club that we've never played in the FA Cup is Everton. Only Cardiff and Watford in the Championship. We've played all three in the League Cup. Couldn't be bothered with the lower leagues.

I only looked up the ones I wasn't sure of, but, of course I'm always surprised when someone proves me wrong about something I'm certain of, so maybe there are others.

[araucaria]

Dec 3, 2023 10:34:57 GMT 1 durhamterrier said:

Dec 3, 2023 10:19:55 GMT 1 philstarbuckscoffee said:

Didn’t we get put out of both cups last season or the season before at the first time of asking by Preston? With that in mind anyone but Preston! Probably about as un-sexy a draw that you could get.

Wasn’t it 5-1 at home and 3-1 away ? Kamberi the scorer for town in the fa cup - potentially his only touch in a town shirt

He should have scored again with his other touch.

[overtonterrierspirit]

Man Utd at home.
Potential to win and a full house.
Just like the old days.

[araucaria]

Dec 3, 2023 10:55:41 GMT 1 overtonterrierspirit said:

Man Utd at home.
Potential to win and a full house.
Just like the old days.

Think you would be right about a full house if they came again now, but Town fans couldn't be bothered with a 5th Round tie against them only 6 seasons ago.

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43012781

Just look at the match stats; was that really Town?

[Million Dollar Babies]

Dec 3, 2023 9:47:52 GMT 1 sapphireblue said:

Any of:

Alfreton.
Eastleigh
Fleetwood.
Ramsgate.
Sutton
Maidstone
Forest Green
Morecambe

Away please.

I'm not sure I could handle seeing Town have 20% of the ball against Ramsgate

[irverino]

After the Beeb's live cock up yesterday they will be hoping Maidstone & their 3G pitch get a home tie, if Town are the unlucky visitors then no doubt it will be a tv game on Friday night just a few days after Leicester away......Although it might not be the 'riverdance' formation of a flat back ten v Maidstone.

[Tinpot]

I'd prefer it if we took the cup competitions more seriously, if only to give youngsters and fringe players game time.

Except, given that on at least two occasions we've been unable to fill the bench even with the kids and fringe players I'm not sure that applies this time around.

[detox]

Dec 3, 2023 10:40:53 GMT 1 workshyfop said:

We should be laughing this year as our approach in the league is as if we were away in the cup to a footballing giant.

agree...you'd have thought we were playing Real madrid rather than Swansea the respect we showed them, the defensive block we set up...chuffing Swansea , 18th and no win in 6 yet DM told the players you aren't good enough to take them on ??

[detox]

it'll be a crap draw, we know it already...

[joeyjoneslocker]

Dec 3, 2023 11:19:10 GMT 1 Tinpot said:

I'd prefer it if we took the cup competitions more seriously, if only to give youngsters and fringe players game time.

Except, given that on at least two occasions we've been unable to fill the bench even with the kids and fringe players I'm not sure that applies this time around.

Isn’t that a bit contradictory? Take the cup seriously, presume you mean play a full strength team? 

[turbo2]

Dec 3, 2023 11:05:31 GMT 1 araucaria said:

Dec 3, 2023 10:55:41 GMT 1 overtonterrierspirit said:

Man Utd at home.
Potential to win and a full house.
Just like the old days.

Think you would be right about a full house if they came again now, but Town fans couldn't be bothered with a 5th Round tie against them only 6 seasons ago.

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43012781

Just look at the match stats; was that really Town?

We played really well that day. Lukaku was the difference for sure.

Pathetic turnout as I recall

[DeepSpace]

Dec 3, 2023 10:05:48 GMT 1 Tinpot said:

Dec 3, 2023 9:47:52 GMT 1 sapphireblue said:

Any of:

Alfreton.
Eastleigh
Fleetwood.
Ramsgate.
Sutton
Maidstone
Forest Green
Morecambe

Away please.

If we get Forest Green, take a packed lunch.

I think FGR may be about to be expelled from the cup so Scarborough might end up replacing them.

[DeepSpace]

I currently have 6 remaining league grounds I’ve not seen Town at (assuming FGR get kicked out), 4 definitely through so any one of them for me (Brentford, Oxford, Morecambe or Sutton). Otherwise Newport or Wimbledon.