FA Cup - Lancaster away

[Darlobaz79]

As above Sept 17th

[Darlogramps]

Not brilliant but could have been a lot worse.

Easy to get to the ground as well I seem to remember.

[Darlo_Pete]

I'm happy with that draw.

[Gow9900]

Not a bad draw that, could have been a lot worse.

Be interesting to see if we take this as seriously as we should. Last few years we have been utterly woeful in the FA Cup and FA Trophy, so hopefully we play our strongest team.

We are two wins away from potentially pulling a big Conference club in the Fourth Qualifying round, and three wins away from the First Round Proper.

Has to be taken seriously, a cup run windfall could go towards a lot of things, including upgrading Blackwell Meadows upto Conference National standard.

[TinShedDarloFan]

I wonder if this time they will emply the tactics of time wasting from the very first minute. Id imagine this year Gray will want a good run in the cup, help boost funds, the futher we get the more we can improve BM

[Yarblockos]

Not a bad draw that, could have been a lot worse.

Be interesting to see if we take this as seriously as we should. Last few years we have been utterly woeful in the FA Cup and FA Trophy, so hopefully we play our strongest team.

We are two wins away from potentially pulling a big Conference club in the Fourth Qualifying round, and three wins away from the First Round Proper.

Has to be taken seriously, a cup run windfall could go towards a lot of things, including upgrading Blackwell Meadows upto Conference National standard.

Indeed. Regardless of drawing a big club, simply winning games in the competition is good for the bank balance. You get £4500 just for winning the the 2nd qualifying round.

[LoidLucan]

I remember that last game against them well. We needed to win to keep our title hopes alive and they started wasting time from about two minutes into the game. After about five minutes the ball went out for a goal kick near me and one of their players went to kick it back to the keeper and he bawled "LEAVE it" which the player did, so the keeper could stroll over to it near the corner flag, doing pinhead steps all the way. I thought it was crazy that a team playing in front of their own fans with nothing to play for should adopt such a negative approach for the whole 90 minutes.

It almost looked like some rich ex Man Yoo players who had bought their own club had promised the Lancaster team a huge bonus if they avoided defeat They certainly celebrated a nil-nil like they were set for a good night out!

Trevor Sinclair was certainly pleased with their efforts, tweeting at our fans: "Staying down". It was a real shame when he got the bullet a few months later

[Sidarlo]

Like most of the above comments remember the 0-0 away very well and really liked the terracing behind the goal at one end. Definitely will be making the trip again. Hopefully we won't come away disappointed this time.

Tough draw, but could have been a lost worse, a lot of the teams in our league have drawn each other and doesn't look like Lancaster have set the world alight so far this season, two leagues below us

[MCFCDarlo3]

Good draw,we owe them one.

[JE93]

Not a bad draw at all for us. Like others have said there is a niggling score to settle. Glad we avoided the high placed sides looks some great ties in there though. Morpeth v blyth and the possibility of Whitby v Spenny