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paperboy
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Takes place at 7.00pm on Monday on BBC2.
We are ball number 15.

Usually I'd hope for a home tie against non league opposition, but Alvechurch and banana skin keep flashing in my head.
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Shade
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Yeah...not really sure what a good draw would be given our record against non-league teams in recent years. As long as they're bang out of form when it comes to the game, I don't think we can be too happy with anything! Plucky non-leaguers having a great start to their season or Birmingham City or Wrexham, incoming! Hopefully at home, at least...Brum & Wrexham are virtually guaranteed to be a TV tie, so we'll get a few quid.
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I have zero confidence of winning against any opposition. I'm not sure how confident I'd be of reaching round 2 even if we got a bye in the first round...
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asl wrote: ↑11 Oct 2024, 16:00 I have zero confidence of winning against any opposition. I'm not sure how confident I'd be of reaching round 2 even if we got a bye in the first round...
"Cheltenham initially received a bye into round 2 but it was then discovered that they forgot to actually enter..."

Only joking, that's about the only thing I'd be certain of us not messing up as I'd assume Paul Godfrey would be on it.
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Shade wrote:
asl wrote: ↑11 Oct 2024, 16:00 I have zero confidence of winning against any opposition. I'm not sure how confident I'd be of reaching round 2 even if we got a bye in the first round...
"Cheltenham initially received a bye into round 2 but it was then discovered that they forgot to actually enter..."

Only joking, that's about the only thing I'd be certain of us not messing up as I'd assume Paul Godfrey would be on it.
PG is the man for making sure we’re legit in every area. What would we do without him??
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Si Robin
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Shade wrote: ↑11 Oct 2024, 16:05
asl wrote: ↑11 Oct 2024, 16:00 I have zero confidence of winning against any opposition. I'm not sure how confident I'd be of reaching round 2 even if we got a bye in the first round...
"Cheltenham initially received a bye into round 2 but it was then discovered that they forgot to actually enter..."

Only joking, that's about the only thing I'd be certain of us not messing up as I'd assume Paul Godfrey would be on it.
Although we do have form for forgetting to enter :lol:
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Westie
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With the squad we have at the moment, I feel we are there for the taking by anyone.
We have a poor out of form team . I have seen nothing so far this season to make me think otherwise .
league 2 status is a must ! And that is a mountain for us right now .
I have supported the Robins for many years . This season ranks a among an all time low.
Just turn up and hope for the best .
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RegencyCheltenhamSpa
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Shade wrote: ↑11 Oct 2024, 15:58 Yeah...not really sure what a good draw would be given our record against non-league teams in recent years. As long as they're bang out of form when it comes to the game, I don't think we can be too happy with anything! Plucky non-leaguers having a great start to their season or Birmingham City or Wrexham, incoming! Hopefully at home, at least...Brum & Wrexham are virtually guaranteed to be a TV tie, so we'll get a few quid.
If we get Birmingham at home then how many times are we going to see May’s Man City goal in the TV build up!
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paperboy wrote: ↑11 Oct 2024, 15:32 Takes place at 7.00pm on Monday on BBC2.
We are ball number 15.

Usually I'd hope for a home tie against non league opposition, but Alvechurch and banana skin keep flashing in my head.
I was hoping for Bishops Cleeve at home but Chesham spoiled that ?
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Robin
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There no real attractive draws in the first round of the cup, we want non-league opposition at home or failing that one of the league two relegation battlers. All about the route to getting one of the big teams away in rounds three or four.
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paperboy
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A few teams could be in the draw that would catch the imagination I would think imho.

Bath City, Yeovil, Forest Green, Kidderminster,WSM?

Losing to FGR with a goal by Sercs would be the nightmare scenario.....unless they fielded an illegible player of course.
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ctfc-fan
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paperboy wrote:Losing to FGR with a goal by Sercs would be the nightmare scenario.....unless they fielded an illegible player of course.
You mean like they did before but got away with it….?!
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Jerry St Clair
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Absolutely dreading this. Alvechurch MkII a nailed on certainty if we get a non-league team. Almost hoping for a Peterborough away or something so we can go out without humiliation.
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Yeovil and Bath both lost.

FGR through. The likes of them, Barnet, Oldham and Rochdale will be very tough.

Harborough Town, of the Southern League Prem Central looks like the banana skin.
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Ihearye
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ctfc-fan wrote: ↑11 Oct 2024, 16:54
Shade wrote:
asl wrote: ↑11 Oct 2024, 16:00 I have zero confidence of winning against any opposition. I'm not sure how confident I'd be of reaching round 2 even if we got a bye in the first round...
"Cheltenham initially received a bye into round 2 but it was then discovered that they forgot to actually enter..."

Only joking, that's about the only thing I'd be certain of us not messing up as I'd assume Paul Godfrey would be on it.
PG is the man for making sure we’re legit in every area. What would we do without him??
I wonder what he would be like in the middle of a back 3?
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paperboy
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No idea why I'm still looking forward to the draw.

I think an away draw might be for the best rather than an embarrassing home defeat.
At least if we lost to my picks of Taunton or WSM away it wouldn't be quite so demoralising.
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Warwickshire Robin
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I'm with Shade, Wrexham or Birmingham at home and on TV. The likelihood is we are going out whoever we play so may as well get some money out of it. Who knows, maybe Mr Bence comes back for one game only and makes us another half a million!
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Birmingham away. Better for gate receipts as it's split in the cup, and a new ground for most of our supporters who weren't around 30-odd years ago.
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WhaddonIrregular wrote: ↑14 Oct 2024, 11:02 Birmingham away. Better for gate receipts as it's split in the cup, and a new ground for most of our supporters who weren't around 30-odd years ago.
Depends how many turn up at St Andrew’s of course.
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Robin
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RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote: ↑14 Oct 2024, 11:05
WhaddonIrregular wrote: ↑14 Oct 2024, 11:02 Birmingham away. Better for gate receipts as it's split in the cup, and a new ground for most of our supporters who weren't around 30-odd years ago.
Depends how many turn up at St Andrew’s of course.
Would almost certainly be at double the crowd of Whaddon Road, I woud imagine and TV revenue isn't much I think it;s £40k.
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Rotherham away.
Not much going our way at the moment…
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Shade
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:lol: first tie out and draws don't come much more pointless than that. Away at Rotherham. 7-0 incoming.
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Si Robin
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I mean there are s#!t draws then there are really s#!t draws.

This is a really, really s#!t draw.
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Jim
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Worst of all worlds that draw
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andgarod
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free hit for Flynn
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Fuller
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Bu@@er all revenue but we can concentrate on retaining our EFL status.
Sadly the days of playing Spurs, Everton and Man City seem a very distant memory.
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paperboy
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Si Robin wrote: ↑14 Oct 2024, 18:17 I mean there are s#!t draws then there are really s#!t draws.

This is a really, really s#!t draw.
Think you're being kind, it's much worse than that. First draw out too.

Maybe we'll win our next 4 matches and go there on a roll and turn them over....or maybe not.
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Are the happy clappers talking about who they want in the 2nd round yet.
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Jerry St Clair
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Not much in the way of excitement in that draw.

Bristol Rovers hosting Weston-Super-Mare is a great local derby (but that seemed to pass the host by). Especially if Weston get a replay and take it back to the mudflats. Northampton v Kettering another.

The Franchise v Wimbledon obviously the standout.

And the less said about our draw the better.
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andgarod
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no replays now Jerry
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Si Robin
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The only positive there is - it's the FA Cup and shocks do happen all the time. If Rotherham are still struggling in lower midtable, they may put out a weakened team to concentrate on the League.
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Si Robin wrote: ↑14 Oct 2024, 19:06 The only positive there is - it's the FA Cup and shocks do happen all the time. If Rotherham are still struggling in lower midtable, they may put out a weakened team to concentrate on the League.
as might we....and in doing so, Flynn hits on the magic formula....like Duff and the 532 Vs Arsenals u21s
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I just thought, the bloody Roly Poly man is in charge there again now, isn't he. I saw at HT on Saturday he was getting praise on the BBC Sport text updates for some changes he'd made at 1 down at Perborough and they were leading 1-3, but it ended up 3-3.
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Jerry St Clair
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andgarod wrote: ↑14 Oct 2024, 19:02 no replays now Jerry
I’d completely forgotten about that.
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paperboy
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Jerry St Clair wrote: ↑14 Oct 2024, 20:16
andgarod wrote: ↑14 Oct 2024, 19:02 no replays now Jerry
I’d completely forgotten about that.
....me too, thanks.

Bad news for the under dogs, having to hang on for an extra 30 minutes before penalties.
Maybe fairer to go straight to penalties after 90 minutes.
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