QF Draw (1 Viewer)

Otis said:

I don't get the "Leicester is the worst possible draw stuff."

What am I missing?

We beat them here and were the best side at theirs too for most of the game and should have got at least a draw.

Surely them at home gives us the best opportunity of making the semi-finals doesn't it?

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Totally agree. We've should've had 4 points off Leicester this season - they've had nothing to worry us much in both games. Yes they're a million points clear in the league but we've nothing to fear playing them again.

I'd defo want them over anyone else. Man Utd at home would be also be a decent tie as well - probably the best time play them in the last 30 years!

But home draw vs anyone other than Man City or Liverpool and I'll be happy.

play_in_skyblue_stripes said:

This is the issue, gone backwards since for various reasons.

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I think one of the biggest, besides injury, is fatigue.

Squad just isn't big enough.

bawtryneal said:

All the gate monies are "pooled" and then shared out between all the quarter finalists so it is irrelevant

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If that's the case, it doesn't matter where we play as long as someone plays at Old Trafford as we get a share anyway.

I don't want Man City. Not living in Coventry my lad already gets pelters for supporting a crap team, half the lads in his class inevitably 'support' Man City despite living in the Cotswolds

He'd get dogs abuse if we were to get battered by them! I'm trying to train him up to bite back. Stuff like asking how many times they have seen their 'team'

Sky Blue Pete said:

Is that right? Everything on line says it’s the same expenses then 45% to home and away teams

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After the home team take out expenses it is split 45/45 ( rest to the FA) but "pooled" over all the teams so no advantage "money wise" if you get Man U away or Forest Green away. Everyone gets an equal split.
TV money and Prize money goes to the individual teams not "pooled"

Alkhen said:

I don't want Man City. Not living in Coventry my lad already gets pelters for supporting a crap team, half the lads in his class inevitably 'support' Man City despite living in the Cotswolds

He'd get dogs abuse if we were to get battered by them! I'm trying to train him up to bite back. Stuff like asking how many times they have seen their 'team'

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It's a disease mate. The amount of Liverpool shirts I see down here , you'd think it was a suburb.
They were born here , never seen them play live, and what really pisses me off they don't go to Torquay games either

Travs said:

After the results last night, its looking like every team left in will be pretty mouth-watering (especially if Wolves beat Brighton)

Newcastle
Leicester
Man City
Chelsea/Leeds
Forest/Manchester United
Liverpool
Wolves/Brighton

There isn't a "poor" tie in there.

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One bonus as such of last nights results is that if we are drawn away we gets good allocation regardless of who we play

Want Newcastle away for entirely selfish reasons!

Ive got a feeling we’ll get Newcastle at home and I think we’d have a chance

Gynnsthetonic said:

I think our performance peaked at home to them, we haven't performed brilliant since. Hopefully Sheaf and Allen are back for the 6th round

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Well that's the problem. We'd go into the Leicester game without Sheaf and Sakamoto.

It would be a dreadful draw and seeing them go off to Wembley.

Quarter finals 16th March right? So there’s a slim chance Sheaf could be back?

Jamesimus said:

Quarter finals 16th March right? So there’s a slim chance Sheaf could be back?

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Yes but it may end up being his first game back and so he may not start

TwistAndShoutCCFC1987 said:

Yes but it may end up being his first game back and so he may not start

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A late subs bench appearance is fine, De Bruyne will want his shirt for his collection anyway.

skybluelee said:

But we could get Leicester in QFs and then, say Forest in the semi, the Leeds in the final.

Why invite on a battering at Anfield?

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Good luck with that!
Day out in Liverpool and Anfield. Great stuff.

Jamesimus said:

A late subs bench appearance is fine, De Bruyne will want his shirt for his collection anyway.

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true, and we’ll already be 4-1 up and the etihad will be 3/4 empty by that point regardless

Alkhen said:

I don't want Man City. Not living in Coventry my lad already gets pelters for supporting a crap team, half the lads in his class inevitably 'support' Man City despite living in the Cotswolds

He'd get dogs abuse if we were to get battered by them! I'm trying to train him up to bite back. Stuff like asking how many times they have seen their 'team'

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my family are in cotswolds too near oxford. all 3 of my lads wear their cov shirts on non-school uniform days.
was brilliant drawing oxf earlier in the cup for bragging rights. it's seems half the kids support chelsea around here so not too fussed about man city. i have though already warned them to expect a bit of grief at some point but just to call them plastics and move on. even growing up in cov with us in the Prem i used to get grief from class mates who supported either man utd, arsenal or liverpool

Boicey said:

Good luck with that!
Day out in Liverpool and Anfield. Great stuff.

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Liverpools a great city and it would be a good day but i cant help thinking seeing us get battered there would be worse even than seeing us get battered at wembley

Torquay Sky Blue said:

It's a disease mate. The amount of Liverpool shirts I see down here , you'd think it was a suburb.
They were born here , never seen them play live, and what really pisses me off they don't go to Torquay games either

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Yeah annoys the hell out of me, when I grew up around here half the kids in my class were Man United fans. Still see a few of them about now, one got the crest tattoo despite never having gone to Old Trafford! So weird. I guess it's a bit more understandable here because until FGR got into the league there wasn't much locally. Could travel to Cheltenham but that's not much of a draw for kids.

Still nothing beats going to the match and I'm glad to say my boy is totally hooked

Inbreds at home - it’s the only choice

bawtryneal said:

After the home team take out expenses it is split 45/45 ( rest to the FA) but "pooled" over all the teams so no advantage "money wise" if you get Man U away or Forest Green away. Everyone gets an equal split.
TV money and Prize money goes to the individual teams not "pooled"

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I'm fairly sure that the pooling of gate receipts doesn't apply until the semi final, up to and including the 6th round, the money is split between the two participating clubs.
And this link seems to confirm that.

TwistAndShoutCCFC1987 said:

Liverpools a great city and it would be a good day but i cant help thinking seeing us get battered there would be worse even than seeing us get battered at wembley

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Haven’t been to Anfield for over 20 years. I’ll take the beating.
Maybe we’ll be surprised

Mcbean said:

Inbreds at home - it’s the only choice

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That would be such a yawwwwwwn.

I don’t care if we got Man City at Home, would love to see Liam Kelly school De Bruyne and Bobby Thomas have Haaland in his pocket all game!

Torquay Sky Blue said:

It's a disease mate. The amount of Liverpool shirts I see down here , you'd think it was a suburb.
They were born here , never seen them play live, and what really pisses me off they don't go to Torquay games either

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Same in Weymouth. Pretty much all of my kids' friends support Liverpool or Man City. Not one of them have ever been within 250 miles of Anfield or the Etihad. My kids have had selfies with all of our squad and feel like they know them, and travel up to games and sing and chant all game. That's being a supporter.

So fuck you, Mollie in year 7, with your shitty Grealish shirt.

SeaSeeEffCee said:

Please not Liverpool or Man United at home. The home end would be full of Liverpool/United ‘fans’ from Cov.

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Not likely , when you consider our crowds already

bawtryneal said:

After the home team take out expenses it is split 45/45 ( rest to the FA) but "pooled" over all the teams so no advantage "money wise" if you get Man U away or Forest Green away. Everyone gets an equal split.
TV money and Prize money goes to the individual teams not "pooled"

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That’s not right. The gate, after expenses, is split 45:45 between home and away side. 10% goes to FA. I would suggest that 45% at Old Trafford is significantly more than 45% at Forest Green so there is an advantage to get Man U away.

Would like Newcastle or Man Utd at home as I reckon we could actually potentially beat either of them.

Boicey said:

That would be such a yawwwwwwn.

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But a decent chance of progressing to Wembley

Man Utd or Newcastle at home for me. Both beatable if we decide to turn up.

Boicey said:

That would be such a yawwwwwwn.

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You yawn at a potential quarter final against Leicester at a packed CBS??

Wow.

Sick Boy said:

Would like Newcastle or Man Utd at home as I reckon we could actually potentially beat either of them.

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Yep the exact reason I wanted Man United. A good balance between a big traditional team and one we would have a chance of an upset in. City and Liverpool would just turn us over.

TwistAndShoutCCFC1987 said:

Ive got a feeling we’ll get Newcastle at home and I think we’d have a chance

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Callum Wilson skying a last minute penalty into singers corner for a equaliser,then celebrating in front with us at the end.
Revealing his Cov shirt under his Newcastle one!!!

I know many are rather dismissive of Newcastle, but that club has been so desperate to win the FA Cup. It's a burning desire of theirs, year in, year out, for decades and I actually wouldn't be surprised if they won the whole thing this year.

They haven't been great at all of late, but they do have the players to beat anyone on their day and of course, they are now just three games away.

They may have scraped through so far, but I wouldn't dismiss them so quickly and they I think, would utterly trounce us if we played them.

For me, I think we have two chances and that's either Leicester at home, or Forest at home.

I honestly think we would be totally embarrassed by anyone else.

M&B Stand said:

You yawn at a potential quarter final against Leicester at a packed CBS??

Wow.

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How many times do you want to play them?
How many times have we played Liverpool, Man City, Chelsea or Man Utd recently?

I know what’s the more exciting prospect…