Carabao Cup & FA Cup Thread

[zolayes 14,489]

Offered a bye? Mate, they pulled out of the competition altogether. They were never in it to begin with.

http://en.wikipedia....son#cite_note-1

they were OFFERED a bye from the FA they rejected it

[Ollie 4,400]

Be great if we won it with the team we played against Wolves. Would be awesome. Hope we beat Arsenal in the final.

[Jase 43,479]

they were OFFERED a bye from the FA they rejected it

Regardless, the FA ain't gonna do that. Don't remember Liverpool or United getting an offer like that when they won it in 2005 and 2008 respectively anyway.

[zolayes 14,489]

Regardless, the FA ain't gonna do that. Don't remember Liverpool or United getting an offer like that when they won it in 2005 and 2008 respectively anyway.

OF COURSE I KNOW we would get an offer from the FA ,,,

[Ollie 4,400]

Still got ages to wait for this anyway, like January... Hopefully we get an easy game first up just so we can play our dynamic youngsters.

[nhaiduy 1]

Bring on united! Should be a cracking game! N Torres will score a few againts utd.. Again

[Milan 17,853]

1st round draw

Kidderminster Harriers v Oldham Athletic

Hayes & Yeading or Boreham Wood v Brentford

Chelmsford City or East Thurrock v Colchester United

Metropolitan Police v Crawley Town

Luton Town v AFC Telford U or Nuneaton Town

Portsmouth v Notts County

Bishop´s Stortford v Hastings United

Fleetwood Town v Bromley

Forest Green Rovers or Dartford v Port Vale

Torquay United v Hyde or Harrogate T

AFC Bournemouth v Dagenham & Redbridge

Morecambe v Rochdale

Swindon Town v Macclesfield Town

Cambridge City v Milton Keynes Dons

Cheltenham Town v Yate Town or Newport County

Dorchester Town v Plymouth Argyle

Coventry City v Arlesey Town

York City v AFC Wimbledon

Bury v Exeter City

Chesterfield v Hartlepool United

Doncaster Rovers v Bradford Park Avenue

Gillingham v Scunthorpe United

Aldershot Town v Hendon

Lincoln City or FC Halifax Town v Walsall

Wrexham v Alfreton Town

Southend United v Stockport County

Crewe Alexandra v Wycombe Wanderers

Bristol Rovers v Sheffield United

Hereford United v Shrewsbury Town

Mansfield Town v Slough Town or Gosport Borough

Barnet v Oxford United

Rotherham United v Stevenage

AFC Fylde or Ilkeston Town v Accrington Stanley

Gloucester City v Leyton Orient

Burton Albion v Altrincham

Guiseley v Barrow

Northampton Town v Bradford City

Preston North End v Yeovil Town

Braintree Town v Tranmere Rovers

Carlisle United v Ebbsfleet United

Anyone here watching the FA Cup from the very first rounds? It offers a fantastic football and atmosphere

[Ollie 4,400]

Good old fashioned English football. Shame Wembley FC lost to Uxbridge, there's nothing interesting going on in this first round really. Still gutted about last season (Or the year before) when MK Dons lost to Stevenage, i wanted to see MK Dons vs AFC Wimbledon so badly. Maybe that can happen in round 2. I will watch some of it though i suppose of they show something.

[Rmpr 8,977]

I dont really care about FA Cup this season. I would rather rest our main players and try young and squad players.

[Hutcho 8,443]

I dont really care about FA Cup this season. I would rather rest our main players and try young and squad players.

Our main players are our young ones.

But yeah i agree with you. We should use them to rest mata hazard oscar etc, and play our secondary team, or players who need a run or are lacking in form. Maybe play lampy to try and add to his goal talley.

[Jase 43,479]

Our main players are our young ones.

But yeah i agree with you. We should use them to rest mata hazard oscar etc, and play our secondary team, or players who need a run or are lacking in form. Maybe play lampy to try and add to his goal talley.

Yeah but depending on the opposition. No way we should just forgo the FA Cup, not after when we have won 4 of the last 6 FA Cup seasons. Think it's a trophy that most fans likes and want us to win it.

[Hutcho 8,443]

Yeah but depending on the opposition. No way we should just forgo the FA Cup, not after when we have won 4 of the last 6 FA Cup seasons. Think it's a trophy that most fans likes and want us to win it.

Yeah ofc, i am talking about the early rounds when we find ourselves up against weaker opposition. If we get into the quarters or get a tough draw then obviously we would play a full strength/stronger team. Fa cup is still in most peoples eyes the third most important trophy this year and we shouldn't do an arsenal.

[Jase 43,479]

Yeah ofc, i am talking about the early rounds when we find ourselves up against weaker opposition. If we get into the quarters or get a tough draw then obviously we would play a full strength team. Fa cup is in most peoples eyes the third most important trophy this year.

Not necessarily. We have been fortunate to have always faced a lower league opposition in the past 7-8 years at home in the 3rd round. That streak is bound to end at some point.

[Hutcho 8,443]

Not necessarily. We have been fortunate to have always faced a lower league opposition in the past 7-8 years at home in the 3rd round. That streak is bound to end at some point.

Yeah it could do, but simple odds dictate that we are unlikely to face another premier league team in the 3rd round. But we don't have to change everyone anyway. We can easily keep a strong team out whilst making maybe 3 or 4 changes to keep some players fresh and give some others a game.

[Jusek 2,031]

The magic of the FA Cup, what a beautiful tournament!

[Milan 17,853]

The magic of the FA Cup, what a beautiful tournament!

Especially in the very first rounds! When the lower league teams with their small stadiums are fighting using a proper English football!

[Laylabelle 9,351]

We'll get a lower league team..because the draw is fixed to go in our favour...as other fans seem to believe...didnt exactly work when we got Barnsley and got knocked out by them though!

[Stats 7,054]

Enjoy these kind of games. Good thing is BBC1 or ITV1 always screen one of the minnows home ties against the bigger opposition. Looking forward to the Met Police vs Crawley and Hayes and Yeading/Borehamewood vs Brentford games in particular. I remember last season when AFC Totton played Bristol Rovers. Bristol Rovers battered them but it is a very enjoyable game to watch, these kind of matches. Good thread for people to share FA Cup stories as well