FA Cup Super Dooper Thread

Harry Palmr

Tomorrow night sees the first FA Cup tie to be screened by the BBC since the 2007/8 season which climaxed in a win for Portsmouth. Its in the first round proper and features Warrington Town v Exeter City with an 7.55 KO on BBC 2 (not sure about regional variations), there is a four division gap in class and the home side are struggling in Northern Premier League so the away side ought to shade it but it'll probably be a bit like a rugby pitch at Cantilever Park given the current weather and you can be sure with the cameras at attendance it'll be intense.

Warrington are managed by Peter Reids brother Shaun. Exeter's manager is Paul Tisdale who at 41 still has a squad number.

citytillidie

Sunday might be fun, the BBC are doing what many wish Soccer Saturday would do

The have a final score special 8 games on sunday all kicking off at the same time and they will have a studio and will cut away to each game if anything happens at it

Fr Tod Umptious

citytillidie wrote: »

Sunday might be fun, the BBC are doing what many wish Soccer Saturday would do

The have a final score special 8 games on sunday all kicking off at the same time and they will have a studio and will cut away to each game if anything happens at it

So its their attempt at NFL Red zone, where they switch between games as scoring situations develop.

It works well in American football as the progress towards a 'scoring opportunity " is more clearly defined in American football.

It will be interesting how it pans out.

sky88

citytillidie wrote: »

Sunday might be fun, the BBC are doing what many wish Soccer Saturday would do

The have a final score special 8 games on sunday all kicking off at the same time and they will have a studio and will cut away to each game if anything happens at it

they do it for the champions league which ive been really liking this season

Will I Amnt

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

So its their attempt at NFL Red zone, where they switch between games as scoring situations develop.

I doubt it, more likely to just switch to the goal celebration and a replay or penalties and close free kicks, it would get messy the other way with so many matches.

Fr Tod Umptious

Will I Amnt wrote: »

I doubt it, more likely to just switch to the goal celebration and a replay or penalties and close free kicks, it would get messy the other way with so many matches.

Exactly, it would be a mess otherwise.

Mushy

I love matches that have big underdogs. Have Warrington - Exeter streaming. First time at this stage for Warrington, 4 divisions below Exeter.

Mushy

And Warrington are 1-0 up after 6 minutes

Rhys Essien

Exeter's striker is former Cork City player Graham Cummins.

Harry Palmr

Warrington Town captained by David Mannix who I vaguely recall from the Liverpool reserves.

They started well but Exeter ended the side with the more cutting possession you can only think a goal is coming.

Will I Amnt

If he says the f*cking footballing pyramid one more time...

jamesbere

I hope they hold out

Mr.Crinklewood

Savage is annoying me ( and I only turned on two minutes ago)

jamesbere

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

Savage is annoying me ( and I only turned on two minutes ago)

"he went in two-feeted"

Will I Amnt

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

Savage is annoying me ( and I only turned on two minutes ago)

He actually frightened me on one occasion when it was quiet and he got so overexcited about nothing.

Harry Palmr

Fantastic, the magic of the Cup! I dunno how Warrington did it but they'll be a few sore limbs tomorrow

BigBrownBear

Enjoyed that....Oh Wari Wari !!

Commentator was quite patronizing giving Warringtons players occupations constantly

Will I Amnt

BigBrownBear wrote: »

Enjoyed that....Oh Wari Wari !!

Commentator was quite patronizing giving Warringtons players occupations constantly

100 places below them in the 8th tier of the footballing pyramid don't you know. Commentator was woeful.

Dozen Wicked Words

Congratulations to Warrington, but a cup run would have done Exeter's finances the world of good, they are in dire straits. A team full of youth players and journeymen, lot of them lads won't be earning any more, probably less in fact, than the solicitor or plasterer etc that plays for Warrington.

dreamers75

Match any use?

franglan

Great match to watch. How Exeter didn't score I don't know. Huge shift put in by Warrington, felt like they all had a bout of cramp at some point in the final 20 mins. Pitch was very poor I thought. Cracking cup tie though.

Dozen Wicked Words

Anyone who fancies more first round action, the Wrexham v Woking tie is live on S4C tomorrow. Get to see 2 conference giants with commentary you won't understand. 2 pm kick off

Harry Palmr

Just looking through the results only one leaps out - Cheltenham Town 5 - 0 Swindon Town, I can only assume the in form League One side were talking this lightly.

dreamers75

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Just looking through the results only one leaps out - Cheltenham Town 5 - 0 Swindon Town, I can only assume the in form League One side were talking this lightly.

Load of money lost on that game,

15:00
Cheltenham (10/3)
Draw (11/4)
Swindon (1/1)

Dozen Wicked Words

Maidstone knocked Stevenage out of the FA cup. Bit of a turn up for the books. League 2 has taken a bit of a battering first round this year.

Harry Palmr

Third Round Draw on BBC Two at 7 Pm Monday.

2nd round winners and replays

Blyth Spartans
Oxford United or Tranmere Rovers
Bury or Luton Town
Accrington Stanley or Yeovil Town
Chesterfield
Doncaster Rovers
Preston North End
Sheffield United
Cambridge United or Mansfield Town
Wrexham
Gateshead
Scunthorpe United or Worcester City
Southport
Barnsley or Chester
Bradford City
Bristol City
Aldershot Town or Rochdale
AFC Wimbledon
Colchester United

citytillidie

The Numbers for the draw

1 AFC BOURNEMOUTH
2 ARSENAL
3 ASTON VILLA
4 BIRMINGHAM CITY
5 BLACKBURN ROVERS
6 BLACKPOOL
7 BOLTON WANDERERS
8 BRENTFORD
9 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION
10 BURNLEY
11 CARDIFF CITY
12 CHARLTON ATHLETIC
13 CHELSEA
14 CRYSTAL PALACE
15 DERBY COUNTY
16 EVERTON
17 FULHAM
18 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
19 HULL CITY
20 IPSWICH TOWN
21 LEEDS UNITED
22 LEICESTER CITY
23 LIVERPOOL
24 MANCHESTER CITY
25 MANCHESTER UNITED
26 MIDDLESBROUGH
27 MILLWALL
28 NEWCASTLE UNITED
29 NORWICH CITY
30 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
31 QUEENS PARK RANGERS
32 READING
33 ROTHERHAM UNITED
34 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
35 SOUTHAMPTON
36 STOKE CITY
37 SUNDERLAND
38 SWANSEA CITY
39 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
40 WATFORD
41 WEST BROMWICH ALBION
42 WEST HAM UNITED
43 WIGAN ATHLETIC
44 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
45 OXFORD UNITED OR TRANMERE ROVERS
46 BURY OR LUTON TOWN
47 WREXHAM
48 SCUNTHORPE UNITED OR WORCESTER CITY
49 COLCHESTER UNITED
50 AFC WIMBLEDON
51 ACCRINGTON STANLEY OR YEOVIL TOWN
52 BLYTH SPARTANS
53 CHESTERFIELD
54 SOUTHPORT
55 GATESHEAD
56 DONCASTER ROVERS
57 PRESTON NORTH END
58 BARNSLEY OR CHESTER
59 BRADFORD CITY
60 SHEFFIELD UNITED
61 DOVER ATHLETIC
62 CAMBRIDGE UNITED OR MANSFIELD TOWN
63 BRISTOL CITY
64 ALDERSHOT TOWN OR ROCHDALE

mikeym

Jeff Stelling showing his bitter side the day after Hartlepool got knocked out by Non League Blyth Spartans.

Harry Palmr

The excitement is clearly too much....

Arsenal vs. Hull City
Southampton vs. Ipswich Town
Stoke City vs. Wrexham
Charlton Athletic vs. Blackburn Rovers
Dover Athletic vs. Crystal Palace
AFC Wimbledon vs. Liverpool
Manchester City vs. Sheffield Wednesday
Aldershot or Rochdale vs. Nottingham Forest
West Bromwich Albion vs. Gateshead
Blyth Spartans vs. Birmingham City
Aston Villa vs. Blackpool
Rotherham vs. AFC Bournemouth
Huddersfield Town vs. Reading
Oxford United or Tranmere Rovers vs. Swansea City
Cardiff City vs. Colchester United
Bolton Wanderers vs. Wigan Athletic
Sunderland vs. Leeds United
Burnley vs. Tottenham Hotspur
Millwall vs. Bradford City
Derby County vs. Southport
Brentford vs. Brighton and Hove Albion
Fulham vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers
Leicester City vs. Newcastle United
Scunthorpe United or Worcester City vs. Chesterfield
Everton vs. West Ham United
Cambridge United or Mansfield Town vs. Bury or Luton Town
Chelsea vs. Watford
Barnsley or Chester vs. Middlesbrough
Queens Park Rangers vs. Sheffield United
Accrington Stanley or Yeovil Town vs. Manchester United
Preston North End vs. Norwich City
Doncaster Rovers vs. Bristol City

iDave

When was the last time Man Utd played a non-premiership team? Seems very rare.

Cookiemunster

iDave wrote: »

When was the last time Man Utd played a non-premiership team? Seems very rare.

Reading in 2012/13. Southampton and Crawley in 2010/11. Games against teams from below the premier are rare though. Utd don't usually get easy ties. They've had Liverpool and City twice plus Arsenal and Chelsea since 2010/11.

Harry Palmr

BBC 3 until 11 pm - FA Cup moments.

TV Games - BBC One

Sat 3 Jan 22.50 Match of the Day: FA Cup Highlights
Sun 4 Jan 17:20 Arsenal v Hull 22.30 Match of the Day: FA Cup Highlights
Mon 5 Jan 19.30 AFC Wimbledon v Liverpool

Virtanen

Harry Palmr wrote: »

BBC 3 until 11 pm - FA Cup moments.

TV Games - BBC One

Sat 3 Jan 22.50 Match of the Day: FA Cup Highlights
Sun 4 Jan 17:20 Arsenal v Hull 22.30 Match of the Day: FA Cup Highlights
Mon 5 Jan 19.30 AFC Wimbledon v Liverpool

Also on BT Sport:

Sunday: Dover vs Crystal Palace (13:00); Yeovil vs Man Utd (15:30)
Monday: West Ham vs Everton (19:45)

KevIRL

3 round starts tonight. Tomorrow only 3 EPL teams in action and no live tv games? A far cry from the heyday of the cup when 3rd round saturday was one of the highlights of the sporting calendar.

They should just make it a midweek competition and do away with replays

LuckyLloyd

I'm delighted coverage is back on BBC. Everything about the ITV coverage was utterly intolerable most of all the utterly dreadful ad ridden highlights roundup on a Saturday. I can see myself following the Cup again with interest this year.

Harry Palmr

BBC Two Wales tonight - Cardiff v Colchester at 7.30

thelad95

I've got to say it feels like the magic is back now that it's on the BBC. Is there seriously no game broadcast on Saturday? FA cup games on Sundays are always a bit anti-climatic.

I'm surprised BBC didn't choose the Blyth Spartans game. In fact, which station has first pick?

Aidric

This romance of the cup stuff really boils my piss. Looking at the winners over the last 20 years, apart from Wigan or Portsmouth (both PL teams at the time) there hasn't been a surprising winner of the competition.

mikeym

Tranmere Rovers V Swansea on Setanta Ireland today at 3pm.

Nice to see 3pm Fa Cup Matches again.

And their showing Man City V Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday.

citytillidie

KevIRL wrote: »

3 round starts tonight. Tomorrow only 3 EPL teams in action and no live tv games? A far cry from the heyday of the cup when 3rd round saturday was one of the highlights of the sporting calendar.

They should just make it a midweek competition and do away with replays

Blame the new year fixtures for only 3 premier league teams playing today and none of those on tv as they were all moved from Sunday to Tuesday

Kerrydude1981

Thought there was no live games today,but thankfully there is,

Thought id have to spend the afternoon watching the BDO Darts

kksaints

thelad95 wrote: »

I've got to say it feels like the magic is back now that it's on the BBC. Is there seriously no game broadcast on Saturday? FA cup games on Sundays are always a bit anti-climatic.

I'm surprised BBC didn't choose the Blyth Spartans game. In fact, which station has first pick?

Blyth Spartans 2-0 up atm.

acquiescefc

mikeym wrote: »

Tranmere Rovers V Swansea on Setanta Ireland today at 3pm.

Nice to see 3pm Fa Cup Matches again.

And their showing Man City V Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday.

yusss. see us get thrashed again in HD

acquiescefc

kksaints wrote: »

Blyth Spartans 2-0 up atm.

funny old game 2-3

kksaints

acquiescefc wrote: »

funny old game 2-3

3 goals in 6 minutes for Birmingham.

kevovek

Is there absolutely no games on itv at all then?

Kiwi_knock

Good wins for Preston and Rochdale.

Tough on Blyth and Southport, really put it up to Birmingham and Derby.

Harry Palmr

kevovek wrote: »

Is there absolutely no games on itv at all then?

As they no longer have the rights to show the FA Cup - nope.

thelad95

Great to see the magic of the cup alive in the Swansea and West Brom games.

Harry Palmr

Results

Charlton Athletic 1 - 2 Blackburn Rovers
Rochdale 1 - 0 Nottingham Forest
West Bromwich … 7 - 0 Gateshead
Blyth Spartans 2 - 3 Birmingham City
Rotherham United 1 - 5 AFC Bournemouth
Huddersfield Town 0 - 1 Reading
Tranmere Rovers 2 - 6 Swansea City
Bolton Wanderers 1 - 0 Wigan Athletic
Millwall 3 - 3 Bradford City
Derby County 1 - 0 Southport
Brentford 0 - 2 Brighton & Hov…
Fulham 0 - 0 Wolverhampton …
Leicester City 1 - 0 Newcastle United
Cambridge United 2 - 1 Luton Town
Barnsley 0 - 2 Middlesbrough
Preston North End 2 - 0 Norwich City
Doncaster Rovers 1 - 1 Bristol City

acquiescefc

thelad95 wrote: »

Great to see the magic of the cup alive in the Swansea and West Brom games.

What about Rochdale, Preston, Southport(until 92nd minute)?