FA Cup third round draw

[Shinboners]

Matches to be played on January 2 and 3.

A few all premiership ties, Manchester United visit Aston Villa, Arsenal visit Leeds, City entertain Leicester, whilst Yeovil take on Liverpool.

Wimbledon v Stoke City
Wycombe or Mansfield v Burnley
Crewe Alexandra v Telford United
Bristol C or Barnsley v S****horpe or Sheff Wed
Portsmouth v Blackpool
Northampton v Rotherham
Fulham v Cheltenham
Man City v Leicester
Southampton v Newcastle
Yeovil v Liverpool
Birmingham v Blackburn
Nottm Forest v West Brom
Watford v Chelsea
Kidderminster v Wolverhampton
Gillingham v Charlton
Swansea v Macclesfield or Cambridge Utd
Leeds v Arsenal
Tottenham v Crystal Palace
Aston Villa v Manchester United
Southend v Port Vale or Scarborough
Sunderland v Hartlepool
Tranmere v Bolton
Preston v Reading
Wigan v West Ham
Middlesbrough v Notts County
Ipswich v Derby
Coventry v Peterborough
Everton v Norwich
Bournemouth v Accrington Stanley or Colchester
Bradford v Luton
Millwall v Walsall

 

[Pantsless]

The Gianluca Vialli memorial match:

Watford v Chelsea

 

[GOALden Hawk]

Saints v Magpies looks the pick of the bunch to me. Good to see a few all EPL ties, means more of the lower clubs get through to the next round.

I always love the 3rd round of the FA Cup, there is bound to be drama in at least one match. I just hope it isn't at Yeovil this year.

 

[David Votoupal]

Well remember what happened to Everton at Shrewsbury!

Not that you were immune, as Bolton and Bristol City did you in past years, and Wrexham (then bottom of the old Fourth Division!!) knocked Arsenal out. Amazingly, Brian Tinnion is still around at Bristol City and even in his older years playing well.

 

[Shinboners]

Originally posted by GOALden Hawk
I always love the 3rd round of the FA Cup, there is bound to be drama in at least one match. I just hope it isn't at Yeovil this year.

Norwich would be a good chance to beat Everton.

 

[David Votoupal]

Sad but true given the way things are going at our club

But I won't give up, I'm never one to do so because I believe in my club as much as ever.

SACK THE BOARD

 

[Catman]

Would have preferred an easier game than Arsenal, but we have found some form latelyand if we can continue to perform the way we have recently, then we might sneak a win.

 

[sainter]

We had a good run last season so we can't really complain about drawing a team like Newcastle this time round.

 

[Shinboners]

Leeds and Aston Villa would fancy their chances against Arsenal and Manchester United.

The ties are on January 2/3, but that's in the middle of the crowded Christmas/New Years fixtures. United and Arsenal are looking at 4 Premiership matches within 15 days with the FA Cup ties in the middle of it. I would think that depending on how the Premiership results go, both Fergie and Wenger could be tempted to rest some key players for their FA Cup matches.

United host Everton on December 26, visit Boro on December 28, visit Bolton on January 7, and host Newcastle on January 10. Only the Everton game would be considered a "gimme" game.

 

[Nandrolone Stam]

Come on Yeovil!!

Hopefully they dont switch the game to Anfailed

 

[David Votoupal]

Originally posted by Nandrolone Stam
Come on Yeovil!!

Hopefully they dont switch the game to Anfailed

Assuming they don't, here's a look at Yeovil's ground:
http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/park/yfh45/yeovil.htm

 

[Ray Nolan]

Like we need to play Blackburn again any time soon! Not bothered about the Cup personally, 40 points and survival is all Blues need to be concerned about.

Kiddi v Wolves should be good, local derbies in the Cup always are. Nice to see the Vile will be making an early exit too.

 

[tribey]

That is an awful draw...

At least Le Tiss is safely in retirement and The Dell is a distant (repressed) memory.

 

[David Votoupal]

Aaahh yes... Mat Le Tissier. One of if not THE most gifted players I've ever seen in my lifetime. So many of the brilliant goals he's scored live long in our memories...

 

[noogie_da_sheep]

Watford v Chelsea

We won't be taking this game lightly, especially after the narrow win against lower division side Reading in the Carling Cup...they took the game up to us and it was close...this game will be close too

 

[GoalsFrom50Out]

I wish we got Millwall.

 

[JuniorBurger]

Originally posted by David Votoupal
Aaahh yes... Mat Le Tissier. One of if not THE most gifted players I've ever seen in my lifetime. So many of the brilliant goals he's scored live long in our memories...

Yeah I have tried for years to erase those horrible memories!
Seriously tho was a wonderful and loyal player of the ilk you rarely see these days. Pity about the team he played for tho!

 

[apollo_creed]

One may remember about two years ago when Newton Heath stole a victory off us in the FA Cup 3rd Round that htey scarecely deserved. We were 2-0 up, 11 minutes left and Utd came back to win 3-2 with goals from OGS and a brace from substitute RVN.

Oh and the two pitch invasions from the United fans went unpunished. Yet Shinners and Stam and other Utd. goons still feel they are treated harshly by the FA. When this is a glaring example of the opposite.

Anyway Utd we'll be waiting and maybe this time your luck will run out at Villa Park. Every year we outplay you, ever year you get lucky. Remember a couple of years back we scored early against you guys controlled the game and you got a fortuitous equaliser in the 93rd minute..

We'll this is revenge, rest your stars if you wish, but do so at your own peril because the mighty Aston Villa will be waiting....

 

[Shinboners]

Originally posted by apollo_creed
One may remember about two years ago when Newton Heath stole a victory off us in the FA Cup 3rd Round that htey scarecely deserved. We were 2-0 up, 11 minutes left and Utd came back to win 3-2 with goals from OGS and a brace from substitute RVN.

Did we really play you guys? FA Cup matches against Villa, practice games against Bury....it's hard to tell the difference these days.

Oh and the two pitch invasions from the United fans went unpunished. Yet Shinners and Stam and other Utd. goons still feel they are treated harshly by the FA. When this is a glaring example of the opposite.

Pitch invasion? They were merely fans racing onto the pitch to replace the divots that were lying everywhere after each of RVN's dives.

Anyway Utd we'll be waiting and maybe this time your luck will run out at Villa Park. Every year we outplay you, ever year you get lucky.

Er, you mean like the 4-0 last weekend?

DieGOAL scored two of them....oh the shame.

Remember a couple of years back we scored early against you guys controlled the game and you got a fortuitous equaliser in the 93rd minute..

Um, no. Like I said, for United fans, games against Villa are about as significant as our off-season practice games against Bury.

We'll this is revenge, rest your stars if you wish, but do so at your own peril because the mighty Aston Villa will be waiting....

The MIGHTY Villa are waiting for United?

I hear that Division One is waiting for *chuckles* MIGHTY Villa to arrive.

 

[apollo_creed]

We'll see

 

[Ray Nolan]

Originally posted by Shinboners
Did we really play you guys? FA Cup matches against Villa, practice games against Bury....it's hard to tell the difference these days.

Um, no. Like I said, for United fans, games against Villa are about as significant as our off-season practice games against Bury.

The MIGHTY Villa are waiting for United?

I hear that Division One is waiting for *chuckles* MIGHTY Villa to arrive.

So funny, yet so true!

 

[Voice of Reason]

S****horpe. Just want to see if it does it again.

Yeovil have a magnificent giant-killing record as a non-league side, but that was at the old Huish ground, which sloped 8 feet from one end to the other. This new ground is supposed to be better. Go Yeovil! (And Spurs to beat Palace).

 

[CDFCLad]

Sunderland v Hartlepool is a huge one in the North East. Very close neighbours from traditionally opposite sides of the Football League Divisions. So we don't play them all that often, so they will be pumped to get one over us.

Will probably be a sell-out at the SoL, and I'm going incognito if the Monkey Hangers manage to beat us