FA CUP FIRST ROUND

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FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by darlobaz791 » Sat Oct 19, 2019 6:45 pm

Here’s my thoughts. If we are at home I’ll take anyone. If we are away... then as I’m in Leeds til 1pm this is my take...
Tasty tie
ACCRINGTON STANLEY
Blackpool
Bolton
Bradford
Carlisle
Doncaster
Fleetwood
Ipswich
Mansfield
Morecambe
Oldham
Rochdale
Rotherham
Salford
Sunderland
Tranmere
Whitby
Hartlepool
Notts county
Chesterfield
Harrogate
Fylde
Bye


Tolerable tie
Bristol rovers
Burton Albion
Cambridge
Coventry
Crewe
Grimsby
Lincoln
Macclesfield
MK dons
Northampton
Peterborough
Port vale
Portsmouth
Scunthorpe
Swindon
Walsall
Gateshead
Solihull
Stourbridge
Nantwich
Chorley
Altrincham
York / Stockport
Wrexham

Terrible tie
AFC WIMBLEDON
Cheltenham
Colchester
Crawley
EXETER CITY
FGR
Gillingham
Orient
Newport
OXFORD UNITED
SHREWSBURY TOWN
SOUTHEND UNITED
STEVENAGE
WYCOMBE WANDERERS
BOSTON UNITED
CHIPPENHAM TOWN
HARINGEY BOROUGH OR YEOVIL TOWN
DULWICH HAMLET
EBBSFLEET UNITED OR WOKING
WELLING UNITED OR EASTLEIGH
BROMLEY
MAIDSTONE UNITED
MAIDENHEAD UNITED OR WEALDSTONE
OXFORD CITY
CHICHESTER CITY
HAYES & YEADING UNITED OR POOLE TOWN
MALDON & TIPTREE
POTTERS BAR TOWN OR BARNET
TORQUAY UNITED
SUTTON UNITED OR BILLERICAY TOWN
DOVER ATHLETIC
KINGSTONIAN
CARSHALTON ATHLETIC

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Re: FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by still_darlo » Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:51 pm

Shockingly (to me anyway), we're only ranked 69 of the 79 in Round 1 (67 if Welling and Potters Bar pull off shock replay wins).

For the record, here are the teams below us:
70 Dulwich Hamlet
71 Altrincham
72 Oxford City
73 Poole / Hayes & Yeading
74 Stourbridge / Whitby
75 Nantwich Town
76 Carshalton Ath.
77 Kingstonian
78 Maldon & Tiptree
79 Chichester City

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Re: FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by polam » Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:58 pm

There's a great stat in Craig Stoddart's Echo report; this is the first year that Darlo have won 3 FA Cup ties since 1988/9. That year we had three home draws and saw off Runcorn 4-2, Northwich 6-2 and Halifax Town 3-0 (featuring Les McJannet's classy backheeled goal). What makes this year's run all the more impressive is that we've been drawn away 3 times out of 3.

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Re: FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by Comfortably_numb » Sat Oct 19, 2019 8:26 pm

polam wrote:
Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:58 pm
There's a great stat in Craig Stoddart's Echo report; this is the first year that Darlo have won 3 FA Cup ties since 1988/9. That year we had three home draws and saw off Runcorn 4-2, Northwich 6-2 and Halifax Town 3-0 (featuring Les McJannet's classy backheeled goal). What makes this year's run all the more impressive is that we've been drawn away 3 times out of 3.
Back in the day I taped that "off of" the telly and watched it over and over. Even my mackem supporting mates enjoyed that goal.

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Re: FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by biccynana » Sat Oct 19, 2019 8:31 pm

polam wrote:
Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:58 pm
There's a great stat in Craig Stoddart's Echo report; this is the first year that Darlo have won 3 FA Cup ties since 1988/9. That year we had three home draws and saw off Runcorn 4-2, Northwich 6-2 and Halifax Town 3-0 (featuring Les McJannet's classy backheeled goal). What makes this year's run all the more impressive is that we've been drawn away 3 times out of 3.
89/90

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Re: FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by curried Quaker » Sat Oct 19, 2019 8:54 pm

According to my records this is the first time we have won 3 consecutive FA Cup ties away from from home in the same season.
Lucrative away tie with 6,000 + crowd and TV will set us up with cash for next season and keep AA’s two year plan on track, regardless of the result.
People are starting to get ahead of themselves with 3rd rounds away to Man Utd. We have achieved what we dreamed of, now take the cash and consolidate our position in the league, and possibly have a run to a possible play off place.

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Re: FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by Quaker85 » Sat Oct 19, 2019 9:18 pm

curried Quaker wrote:According to my records this is the first time we have won 3 consecutive FA Cup ties away from from home in the same season.
Lucrative away tie with 6,000 + crowd and TV will set us up with cash for next season and keep AA’s two year plan on track, regardless of the result.
People are starting to get ahead of themselves with 3rd rounds away to Man Utd. We have achieved what we dreamed of, now take the cash and consolidate our position in the league, and possibly have a run to a possible play off place.
You mean bow out gracefully?

Absolutely not!

The lads will battle to the final whistle and the run is over. Who knows where it will take us?


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Re: FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by Darlopartisan » Sat Oct 19, 2019 9:40 pm

The round we just won Darlo got £18750 and losers £6250 in the first round proper the winner gets £36000, on the FA website it doesn’t say what the loser gets, anyone know?

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Re: FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by super_les_mcjannet » Sat Oct 19, 2019 9:54 pm

Darlopartisan wrote:
Sat Oct 19, 2019 9:40 pm
The round we just won Darlo got £18750 and losers £6250 in the first round proper the winner gets £36000, on the FA website it doesn’t say what the loser gets, anyone know?
Nothing in terms of prize money.

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Re: FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by Darlopartisan » Sat Oct 19, 2019 9:58 pm

Cheers Les

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Re: FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by Darlogramps » Sat Oct 19, 2019 10:02 pm

To me, any tie home or away to an EFL side is great. It’d provide an upset opportunity and depending on the opponent, possibly a TV fixture.

But I totally get the logic of playing the weakest teams at home too.

Worst case scenario would be an away tie to a southern-based National League side. A trip to Dover or Bromley for instance wouldn’t provide much by way of excitement.
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Re: FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by piggy » Sun Oct 20, 2019 4:51 am

If isn’t Sunderland away or a home tie, then definitely Ipswich away. Would be a decent attendance and be great for AA to go back to Portman Road.
Will probably end up with bloody Sturbridge or Torquay away..!

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Re: FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by al_quaker » Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:35 am

I want a big name at home. Get us on tv, plus try and create some sort of buzz about Blackwell Meadows for once.

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Re: FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by Vodka_Vic » Sun Oct 20, 2019 8:07 am

Stourbridge away I'd take. Good chance of winning and drivable for me.

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Re: FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by EDJOHNS » Sun Oct 20, 2019 12:03 pm

Vodka_Vic wrote:
Sun Oct 20, 2019 8:07 am
Stourbridge away I'd take. Good chance of winning and drivable for me.
Yea, but that bloody hill !!!

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Re: FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by Darlopartisan » Sun Oct 20, 2019 12:35 pm

Whitby at home (if they get through) a full house at BM and very winnable tie, ca, ching

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Re: FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by Vodka_Vic » Sun Oct 20, 2019 1:07 pm

I've made a complete f*** up for the first round. Wife and daughter are going to a concert at the NEC the same day as Leamington away, on the 9th, so I booked an Airbnb in Marston Green that night. Me and boy would go to the game, they would go to the gig, we'd pick them up after and everything would be great. Except I didn't check it would potentially be FA Cup 1st round day. I'm now torn between complete selfishness, of wanting an away tie within 70 minutes of Birmingham, and what is best for Darlo.

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Re: FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by jjljks » Sun Oct 20, 2019 2:53 pm

Looks like "bye" would be best for VodkaVic

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Re: FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by Wiseacre » Sun Oct 20, 2019 3:41 pm

Nott's County at Meadow Lane. Saturdays form would sweep them away. I doubt there's a better player than , O'Neill at level 5 - is he a relative of Les? As for glory hunters, it's good to have worth hunting. Quakers just keep getting better.

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Re: FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by Darlopartisan » Sun Oct 20, 2019 4:27 pm

I know Whitby are in the league below us, are they the lowest team ( in terms of league) left in the cup, from the northern section? Anyone

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Re: FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by Darlogramps » Sun Oct 20, 2019 4:28 pm

Darlopartisan wrote:
Sun Oct 20, 2019 4:27 pm
I know Whitby are in the league below us, are they the lowest team ( in terms of league) left in the cup, from the northern section? Anyone
Nantwich are technically the lowest ranked 'Northern' team. They're one place below Whitby in the NPL.
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Re: FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by Darlopartisan » Sun Oct 20, 2019 4:38 pm

Thanks Gramps👍

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Re: FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by grytters » Sun Oct 20, 2019 5:21 pm

darlobaz791 wrote:
Sat Oct 19, 2019 6:45 pm
Here’s my thoughts. If we are at home I’ll take anyone. If we are away... then as I’m in Leeds til 1pm this is my take...
Tasty tie
ACCRINGTON STANLEY
Blackpool
Bolton
Bradford
Carlisle
Doncaster
Fleetwood
Ipswich
Mansfield
Morecambe
Oldham
Rochdale
Rotherham
Salford
Sunderland
Tranmere
Whitby
Hartlepool
Notts county
Chesterfield
Harrogate
Fylde
Bye


Tolerable tie
Bristol rovers
Burton Albion
Cambridge
Coventry
Crewe
Grimsby
Lincoln
Macclesfield
MK dons
Northampton
Peterborough
Port vale
Portsmouth
Scunthorpe
Swindon
Walsall
Gateshead
Solihull
Stourbridge
Nantwich
Chorley
Altrincham
York / Stockport
Wrexham

Terrible tie
AFC WIMBLEDON
Cheltenham
Colchester
Crawley
EXETER CITY
FGR
Gillingham
Orient
Newport
OXFORD UNITED
SHREWSBURY TOWN
SOUTHEND UNITED
STEVENAGE
WYCOMBE WANDERERS
BOSTON UNITED
CHIPPENHAM TOWN
HARINGEY BOROUGH OR YEOVIL TOWN
DULWICH HAMLET
EBBSFLEET UNITED OR WOKING
WELLING UNITED OR EASTLEIGH
BROMLEY
MAIDSTONE UNITED
MAIDENHEAD UNITED OR WEALDSTONE
OXFORD CITY
CHICHESTER CITY
HAYES & YEADING UNITED OR POOLE TOWN
MALDON & TIPTREE
POTTERS BAR TOWN OR BARNET
TORQUAY UNITED
SUTTON UNITED OR BILLERICAY TOWN
DOVER ATHLETIC
KINGSTONIAN
CARSHALTON ATHLETIC
Are the capital letters significant?
Bring Back the Quarters

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Re: FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by Darlo_Pete » Sun Oct 20, 2019 5:55 pm

Gutted I'm working tomorrow evening, till after 8pm. So I'm taping BBC Look North, to see the extended highlights & coverage of Saturday's game :roll: & then I'll be taping BBC2 for the cup draw. I'll have the radio & mobile switched off, to try & avoid knowing opponents before I watch is as live.

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Re: FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by super_les_mcjannet » Sun Oct 20, 2019 6:05 pm

Love how excited everyone gets and the thoughts of Sunderland Away, get the bye, a league club etc.

I love hearing every opinion on hoping we get this or that and what's best financially for the club, this is exactly the conversations you would dream of at the start of the season.

Getting on TV would be fantastic and the money that could bring in to the club. Whatever happens though it's been a great run for once in the FA Cup, now just a question of how good it will be.

Roll on tomorrow night the excitement of the draw and then three league games in advance of that match, the Monday after the FA Cup is game is the FA Trophy draw for us. Be great to have a run in that as well and keep the buzz around the club going.

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Re: FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by Vodka_Vic » Sun Oct 20, 2019 6:31 pm

Pete, great to see you are still using VHS at your house.

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Re: FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by jjljks » Sun Oct 20, 2019 6:45 pm

Sounds like Pete will relive that episode of The Likely Lads!

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Re: FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by Darlo_Pete » Sun Oct 20, 2019 6:50 pm

Vodka_Vic wrote:
Sun Oct 20, 2019 6:31 pm
Pete, great to see you are still using VHS at your house.
What's wrong with VHS? Now I'll be taping the programmes on my SKY box, but thanks for your concern.

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Re: FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by Mister e » Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:10 pm

Bit of a shame the first round is not regionalised anymore worst ever fa cup first round memory was traveling back from Barnet on the supporters bus the year we went out of the league after a 2 0 defeat and listening to the fa cup draw in the radio we were drawn to return to Underhill a fortnight later which turned into another 2 0 defeat how all our hearts sank talk about groundhog Day. Talking about groundhog Day and teams from our own league don't forget I think we've had a little bit of fa cup history with Altrincham over the years.

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Re: FA CUP FIRST ROUND

Post by biccynana » Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:12 pm

Darlo_Pete wrote:
Sun Oct 20, 2019 5:55 pm
Gutted I'm working tomorrow evening, till after 8pm. So I'm taping BBC Look North, to see the extended highlights & coverage of Saturday's game :roll: & then I'll be taping BBC2 for the cup draw. I'll have the radio & mobile switched off, to try & avoid knowing opponents before I watch is as live.
Thanks for the minutiae, Pete. Il'll be sure to alert the London Gazette.

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