FA Cup Campaign 2025

chandos9

chandos9

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Forest through the Third Round having reprised the 1959 Final v Luton which ended in Forest's last FA Cup success. So this merits a thread of its own. Forest into the Fourth Round, drawn away to Exeter City (who have not been past the Third Round for 44 years). With Arsenal out, one of Spurs or Villa going out in the Fourth Round round (along with one of Leicester City or Manchester United, plus Brighton or Chelsea), if Forest get pas that and some of these other teams go out, the draw opens up. So time for its own thread!
 
Ties will be played between 7-10 February.

The fourth-round draw in full:​

  • Manchester United v Leicester City
  • Leeds United v Millwall/Dagenham & Redbridge
  • Brighton v Chelsea
  • Preston/Charlton v Wycombe
  • Exeter v Nottingham Forest
  • Coventry City v Ipswich Town
  • Blackburn Rovers v Wolves
  • Mansfield Town/Wigan v Fulham
  • Birmingham v Newcastle
  • Plymouth Argyle v Liverpool
  • Everton v Bournemouth
  • Aston Villa vs Tottenham
  • Southampton v Burnley
  • Leyton Orient/Derby County v Manchester City
  • Doncaster Rovers v Crystal Palace
  • Stoke v Cardiff
 
The thread starter won't see this because he's a bit sensitive

But we have a very genuine chance of winning the FA Cup this year

Arsenal, West Ham and Brentford already out.

At least 4 more PL sides will go out in round 4.

Leaves a maximum of 12 PL sides between us and the cup, if we get through our tie.

One of Villa or Spurs will be gone. One of Brighton or Chelsea will be gone. All genuine contenders.

Arsenal and Liverpool would be the two sides I fear the most and one is already gone.

Definitely not an easy tie for us next- plenty of respect needed. But opposition two divisions below gives us the chance to use our quality. It puts the onus on us to dominate, which is an issue. But it's a real chance for the 5th round, in which there will definitely still be at least 3 non PL sides in the draw
 
Having been a Forest fan for 51 years we've never won the FA Cup in my lifetime so it's the one trophy I still dream of winning. I've been on the terraces watching us win the League cup 4 times (and losing twice), Won the old 1st division, the Charity Shield, the European cup (Munich but not Madrid) the Super Cup City Ground leg and the lesser Simod and Full Members cups, enjoyed promotions but never the FA Cup. It would be nice to complete the missing piece. However, having said that - potential banana skin 🍌
 
pebble said:
The draw has given plenty of lower sides home advantage. Good draw.
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It's a good draw in relation to the jeopardy, but also a bad draw in terms of those teams holding on for a draw in order to force a replay at, say, Old Trafford. In fact, the presence of extra time favours the bigger teams, as we saw today with Spurs. They can bring on a large number of substitutes, plus their players are generally fitter.
I thought that the EFL should have insisted in relation to the scrapping of replays that there be a limitation on the number of substitutes to minimise that advantage.
 
speel-gedling said:
Having been a Forest fan for 51 years we've never won the FA Cup in my lifetime so it's the one trophy I still dream of winning. I've been on the terraces watching us win the League cup 4 times (and losing twice), Won the old 1st division, the Charity Shield, the European cup (Munich but not Madrid) the Super Cup City Ground leg and the lesser Simod and Full Members cups, enjoyed promotions but never the FA Cup. It would be nice to complete the missing piece. However, having said that - potential banana skin 🍌
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I well remember the 1898 FA Cup final win, played at Crystal Palace when we beat Derby 3-1.

Of course, I was just a nipper then, unlike that other old dude who's at least 300.

Anyone tells you different, fake news!
 
chandos9 said:
It's a good draw in relation to the jeopardy, but also a bad draw in terms of those teams holding on for a draw in order to force a replay at, say, Old Trafford. In fact, the presence of extra time favours the bigger teams, as we saw today with Spurs. They can bring on a large number of substitutes, plus their players are generally fitter.
I thought that the EFL should have insisted in relation to the scrapping of replays that there be a limitation on the number of substitutes to minimise that advantage.
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Or just go straight to penalties
 
speel-gedling said:
Having been a Forest fan for 51 years we've never won the FA Cup in my lifetime so it's the one trophy I still dream of winning. I've been on the terraces watching us win the League cup 4 times (and losing twice), Won the old 1st division, the Charity Shield, the European cup (Munich but not Madrid) the Super Cup City Ground leg and the lesser Simod and Full Members cups, enjoyed promotions but never the FA Cup. It would be nice to complete the missing piece. However, having said that - potential banana skin 🍌
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Were you at Coventry away when we won the league?
 
Spydee said:
Great draw. 2nd string gets an extended run. Let’s hope we get all the lower teams till the very end!
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If we kept getting favourable draws all the way to the semis for example should we then send the "first teamers" out. Might cause some bad feeling in a really together squad if one set of players get us all that way, then are binned off when it gets to the business end. Would need some carful management
 
seasider red said:
If we kept getting favourable draws all the way to the semis for example should we then send the "first teamers" out. Might cause some bad feeling in a really together squad if one set of players get us all that way, then are binned off when it gets to the business end. Would need some carful management
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imo nuno has that covered. he is using 4/5 subs a game. it's clear that everyone is being used (well almost everyone).
 
seasider red said:
If we kept getting favourable draws all the way to the semis for example should we then send the "first teamers" out. Might cause some bad feeling in a really together squad if one set of players get us all that way, then are binned off when it gets to the business end. Would need some carful management
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The squad has real drive, is firing on all cylinders and is motoring towards Europe, chap.

IMO, not that I care a jot, we don’t need to be so mechanical in our thinking.

It makes me tyred.
 
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