Steve McQueen Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 Teams left & Numbers 1 Arsenal 2 Middlesbrough 3 Manchester United or Exeter City 4 Everton 5 Leicester City or Blackpool 6 Derby County 7 Sunderland 8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 9 Newcastle United 10 Colchester United 11 Tottenham Hotspur 12 Reading or Swansea City 13 Birmingham City 14 Hartlepool United or Boston United 15 Peterborough United 16 Oldham Athletic 17 Chelsea 18 Cardiff City or Blackburn Rovers 19 Charlton Athletic 20 West Ham United 21 Sheffield United 22 West Bromwich Albion 23 Yeovil Town 24 Burnley or Liverpool 25 Bournemouth 26 Coventry City 27 Watford or Fulham 28 Bolton Wanderers 29 Portsmouth 30 Southampton 31 Nottingham Forest 32 Brentford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 Piss poor draw- only Soton vs Pompey seems remotely exciting, all the top teams are at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve McQueen Posted January 10, 2005 Author Share Posted January 10, 2005 Draw in Full:- Derby v Watford/Fulham Exeter/Man Utd v Middlesbrough Cardiff/Blackburnv Colchester Chelsea v Birmingham West Ham v Sheff Utd Oldham v Bolton Arsenal v Wolves Everton v Sunderland Nottm Forest v Peterborough Brentford v Hartlepool/Boston Reading/Swansea v Leicester/Blackpool Burnley/Liverp'l v Bournemouth Southampton v Portsmouth West Brom v Spurs Newcastle v Coventry Charlton v Yeovil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve McQueen Posted January 10, 2005 Author Share Posted January 10, 2005 Yeah not a great draw. South coast derby but as said all the big clubs are at home. WBA - Spurs would be good if the Albion were not so rotten. Oldham - Bolton could be another interesting one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codfish Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 Surely Exeter City v Middlesbrough is the tie of the round, as long as City deal with the formalities of knocking out that pishy Manc side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 COME ON YE WHITEMEN!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerwickMad Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 Chuffed with that draw for the Toon Shame auld monkeys heed is gone though!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lisbon_Lion Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 Can't wait for Portsmouth VS Southampton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve McQueen Posted January 10, 2005 Author Share Posted January 10, 2005 Can't wait for Portsmouth VS Southampton So you think the first game will be a draw then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 Listening to radio 5 earlier, apparently the genius that is jose mourinho has suggested that all premiership team should play their games away from home should they be drawn against lower league opposition. What a good idea! Any thoughts?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musketeer Gripweed Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 Listening to radio 5 earlier, apparently the genius that is jose mourinho has suggested that all premiership team should play their games away from home should they be drawn against lower league opposition. What a good idea! Any thoughts?? Its a good idea in theory. But the wee clubs like their day at the likes of Old Stratford as well. Ask the Exeter fans The wee club makes more money and their fans get the chance to go to grounds they could only dream of going to normally. It would certainly make it a bit more competitive, but why tamper with open cup draws. I hate it when things are seeded to honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 Its a good idea in theory. But the wee clubs like their day at the likes of Old Stratford as well. Ask the Exeter fans The wee club makes more money and their fans get the chance to go to grounds they could only dream of going to normally. It would certainly make it a bit more competitive, but why tamper with open cup draws. I hate it when things are seeded to honest. It's not really seeding though - it's just trying to bring a bit of romance back to the cup. Rather than favouring the 'big' teams, it actually gives the 'wee' teams a better chance of winning. There's a novel idea! Anything that increases the chances of a cup upset can't be a bad thing. I just thought it was an interesting thing for a man in his position to suggest as well. It always disappoints me when teams move there games to get more money. I reckon Yeading could have really scared Newcastle had it been at their own ground. I believe they could have played there too. When I become dictator of the world I will get Jose to sort football out from top to bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musketeer Gripweed Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 But if you were an Exeter fan would you not love to able to see your team playing at Old Statford. Especially given the final score. I also heard the Yeading commercial manager (Steve Perryman's brother) saying on Talksport last week that the proceeds from yesterdays game will keep them going for the next ten years. That cant be a bad thing for football at grass roots level as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 But if you were an Exeter fan would you not love to able to see your team playing at Old Statford. Especially given the final score. I also heard the Yeading commercial manager (Steve Perryman's brother) saying on Talksport last week that the proceeds from yesterdays game will keep them going for the next ten years. That cant be a bad thing for football at grass roots level as well. They would still have the oppportunity. Just play for a draw in the home game. In all honesty I'd prefer it if the big teams come to my ground. See the superstars in a more down to earth settings is far better. I used to love it when the likes of Hateley, Laudrup et al had to come and play in the less salubrious surroundings of Brockville. Yeading shouldn't be relying on a cup run to keep them running. That's not exactly good business planning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musketeer Gripweed Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 Dont get me wrong, I loved it when you saw the opposition hating Brockville, especially Celtic and Rangers. In particular the year we put Celtic out. (Spookily enough the same weekend of the Perth floods). Yes it does give the wee team a better chance playing at home, cant dispute that fact, but given the squads that the top English teams have at their disposal now I reckon I would rather have a great day out at a ground I would never ever see my team at again probably and take the money and run to be honest. And I dont think Yeading were banking on a cup run to keep them going, more the fact that they might be able to invest a bit more (like get a half decent goalkeeper ) and improve rather than languish around the lower escalons of the Ryman League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k38jfb Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 What a pish draw. Nothing really to get excited about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerwickMad Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 Listening to radio 5 earlier, apparently the genius that is jose mourinho has suggested that all premiership team should play their games away from home should they be drawn against lower league opposition. What a good idea! Any thoughts?? Terrible idea. The competition at the moment is a fair draw. You cant give the lower teams an advantage, just because they arent as good. It isnt fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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