FA Cup 2013 thread

[Barry the bird boggler]

FA Cup 1st Round Draw:

Kidderminster Harriers v Oldham Athletic
Boreham Wood v Brentford
Chelmsford City or East Thurrock v Colchester United
Metropolitan Police v Crawley Town
Luton Town v AFC Telford United 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 Town
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

Ties to be played on weekend of 3/4 November. Borehamwood (isn't that our "feeder" club) v Brentford looks a good game to get along to.

[cmonurz]

Who are the lowest ranked team left? AFC Flyde? Where is Flyde?

[Stuka]

Come on the Metropolitan Police!

[Barry the bird boggler]

Who are the lowest ranked team left? AFC Flyde? Where is Flyde?

Fylde is in Lancashire, think it's on the Preston side of Blackpool. They play in the Evo-Stick Premier (northern equiv of the Southern league Prem) along side teams like Marine and North Ferriby. They were originally known as Kirkham & Wesham until 2008

[Big Foot]

Come on the Metropolitan Police!

Wonder if they'll manage to nick a last minute goal

[TBM]

Come on the Metropolitan Police!

Wonder if they'll manage to nick a last minute goal

I hear they've been practising their shooting in Tottenham

[reading_fan]

Couple of all non-league ties there which is good. Guarantees a few minnows in the hat for round two and a shot at the Champo/Prem clubs.

Who are Cov's opponents Arlesey Town?

[cmonurz]

The Guardian tells me that Yate Town are the lowest ranked team in the draw, playing in the Southern Football League Division One South and West (rolls off the tongue that) – eighth tier of English football. This is their first appearance in qualifying round four, they have never made it to first round proper.

G'arn Yate Town!

[Wax Jacket]

Couple of all non-league ties there which is good. Guarantees a few minnows in the hat for round two and a shot at the Champo/Prem clubs.

Who are Cov's opponents Arlesey Town?

where DAve Kitson started his career

[parky]

Couple of all non-league ties there which is good. Guarantees a few minnows in the hat for round two and a shot at the Champo/Prem clubs.

Who are Cov's opponents Arlesey Town?

They won the Southern league recently didnt they? I'm sure I've refereed them once upon a time.

[Stuka]

I always like to see the Met team on the Bill.



They always being a captive audience.

[paultheroyal]

The Guardian tells me that Yate Town are the lowest ranked team in the draw, playing in the Southern Football League Division One South and West (rolls off the tongue that) – eighth tier of English football. This is their first appearance in qualifying round four, they have never made it to first round proper.

G'arn Yate Town!

Referee'd them a few times. There grounds is literally a park open space with a barrier around it and stand. The absolute bare minimum.

[Barry the bird boggler]

Couple of all non-league ties there which is good. Guarantees a few minnows in the hat for round two and a shot at the Champo/Prem clubs.

Who are Cov's opponents Arlesey Town?

They won the Southern league recently didnt they? I'm sure I've refereed them once upon a time.

From Bedfordshire, currently in the Southern Premier League (8th). Their 2nd visit to the 1st Round proper, believe they also made the same round last year but can't remember who they played.

[Silver Fox]

The Y is for Yate
The kind of town that referees come from

[bobby1413]

Come on the Metropolitan Police!

Wonder if they'll manage to nick a last minute goal

I hear they've been practising their shooting in Tottenham

That's bound to be a really moody game that one. There will be harsh penalties for anyone stepping out of line.

[Jackson Corner]

It becomes harder each year to remember who is non league and who is league. You new where you stood back in the day when Yeovil were the perenial giant killers. Must be the first time I can remember Cambridge City getting further than United?

[Royalist]

Slough and Yate are joint lowest sides if i recall correctly. But as ITV had the draw on as the same time as football on Sky i may of misheard!

[Four Of Clubs]

Couple of all non-league ties there which is good. Guarantees a few minnows in the hat for round two and a shot at the Champo/Prem clubs.

Who are Cov's opponents Arlesey Town?

They won the Southern league recently didnt they? I'm sure I've refereed them once upon a time.

From Bedfordshire, currently in the Southern Premier League (8th). Their 2nd visit to the 1st Round proper, believe they also made the same round last year but can't remember who they played.

...did indeed reach 1st Round Proper last year - Lost 1-3 @ Salisbury City - cue stupid Welsh Accent.

"I know; coz I was there!"

Been to their ground too - in virtually a hamlet spread along a B-road, a couple of miles north of Hitchin in deepest/flattest Beds.

Funny thing is, until quite recently I'm sure there there was also an Arlesey Athletic. Ground is decent enough; have plenty of Dave K's signed shirts plastered about the bar and his clothing company 'La Roux' were one of their major sponsors.

They won the Southern League Central Division One in 10-11 Season

Must be something in the water around there - had Craig Mackail-Smith on their books too, after he'd been released by St Albans in 2003.

[soggy biscuit]

Couple of all non-league ties there which is good. Guarantees a few minnows in the hat for round two and a shot at the Champo/Prem clubs.

Who are Cov's opponents Arlesey Town?

where DAve Kitson started his career

Dave Kitson doesn't give 2 f***s about FA Cup round 1

[Humanistic]

The Guardian tells me that Yate Town are the lowest ranked team in the draw, playing in the Southern Football League Division One South and West (rolls off the tongue that) – eighth tier of English football. This is their first appearance in qualifying round four, they have never made it to first round proper.

G'arn Yate Town!

Reading legend Michael Meaker is also the assistant manager there.