FA Cup Third Round - Full Draw (4/12/17)

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With FA Cup second round ties taking place this weekend, the ball numbers for the third round draw of the competition have now been allocated.


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The draw for the third round of the FA Cup took place earlier this evening.


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Silhillvilla - 4/12/2017 20:49

No interest.
If ever there was a year we don't need a cup run this is it
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I get your thoughts Silhill, but I do have to disagree, on two points.

First, I know promotion is the ultimate aim of this season. But a good cup run can also breed confidence, keeping the winning run going, and bringing the fans fully behind the efforts of the players. I know injuries/suspensions come into play, but I don't personally subscribe to the 'concentrate on promotion' school of thought.

And second, we've been starved of excitement for a couple of years now, and the 2015 run to the Cup Final was the one bright spark in the past 6 or 7 years. I think we deserve a bit of excitement like that, and there is no reason a cup run should compromise our promotion challenge. Especially if, as many on here seem to think, we have the best squad in the Championship.

Might be a good opportunity for fringe players to show Bruce what they've got/put themselves in the shop window/earn a new contract. Eh, Gabby? :21:
 
JPA it's a nice romantic notion I know , but as soon as we draw anyone half decent we are out and we don't need to risk injuries & potential promotion etc versus a meaningless run in the whatever it is Cup this year.
We ain't winning it this year that's for sure so let's be realistic
 
I don't think we will win it, by any stretch. But winning matches, capturing the fans' imagination a little.... all part of the healing process for me.

Injuries and suspensions are a risk in literally any match we play, so I'm never really sold on that as something to fear.

Romance left football a long time ago, and as Mrs JPA will testify, I am far from a romantic :19:
 
McParlandTheGreat - 4/12/2017 21:32

We've plenty of players who need a run out; Steer, O'Hare, Doyle Hayes, De Laet, Bree, etc. The cup is ideal for that.
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Precisely. To win a game or two (and the draw has been kind to us) will help fringe players and keep the momentum of the club going. Not that a defeat while fielding a B team would worry us, but a win, a decent crowd (make tickets cheap FFS!!) and we can just build on it.
 
Pride of Lions - 4/12/2017 20:00

Liverpool v Everton..... what a cracker for a 3rd round tie
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Yes, I'm sure it will slip under the radar and there will be no mention of it in the build up to third round weekend.
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Melon Donkey - 4/12/2017 21:56

Yes, I'm sure it will slip under the radar and there will be no mention of it in the build up to third round weekend.
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Lol, I'm pretty sure Jake Humphries came in his pants when that was drawn.

Not that I was looking at his pants, obviously :12:
 
I hope Woking win against Posh. Play some of the young guys itching for a chance, make the tickets affordable, get a good crowd in.
What the f**k has Jermaine sicknote got to do with the draw, I know it could have been Danny Murphy and Sicknote or perhaps the Valencia [not for long] brothers
 
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