This Sunday 30th October 2011, the draw for the first round proper of the FA Cup is made. Apart from the League, this is one of the few competitions I have any time for, it's traditional and allows non league clubs to be placed with a bit of luck up against league opposition. Who do you fancy to be drawn against in the first round? http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10416~2495173,00.html The listed 44 league clubs that will be involved... Accrington Stanley AFC Bournemouth AFC Wimbledon Aldershot Town Barnet Bradford City Brentford Bristol Rovers Burton Albion Bury Carlisle United Charlton Athletic Cheltenham Town Chesterfield Colchester United Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Dagenham & Redbridge Exeter City Gillingham Hartlepool United Hereford United Huddersfield Town Leyton Orient Macclesfield Town Milton Keynes Dons Morecambe Northampton Town Notts County Oldham Athletic Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Preston North End Rochdale Rotherham United S****horpe United Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Shrewsbury Town Southend United Stevenage Swindon Town Torquay United Tranmere Rovers Walsall Wycombe Wanderers Yeovil Town
Charlton at home for me. Always enjoy Charlton games. Fond memories of our 3-2 victory in the cup at home a few years back. Or the winner of the Dartford-Bromley game (preferably Dartford) at home. Keep it Kentish, good atmosphere!
Canary - our ex manager (using the word in its loosest form, for fear of contavening the trades descriptions act)
Just not Northwich Victoria. How Parky survived the sack after that debacle I will never know. I wasted £200 on that weekend and am still awaiting the compensation. If we get one of the smallest clubs, away, we should be live on the TV. I hate the home matches in the Cup. Our attendances are poor and the atmosphere is dreadful. Last season, away at Barnet, I watched the most inept attacking performance from a Charlton side ever. Benson and Abbott - oh my word!
This is a list of Saturday's fixtures for the remaining non league clubs... Tamworth v King's Lynn Town Droylsden v Blyth Spartans AFC Stourbridge v Rushall Olympic Kidsgrove Athletic v Bradford (Park Avenue) Gateshead v Hebburn Town Grimsby Town v Ashington Wrexham v York City Mansfield Town v Fleetwood Town Nantwich Town v Nuneaton Town Alfreton Town v Lincoln City AFC Telford United v Gainsborough Trinity Southport v Stockport County Solihull Moors v FC Halifax Town Kidderminster Harriers v Corby Town Darlington v Hinckley United Witton Albion v Barrow AFC Dover Athletic v Bath City Bishop's Stortford v Salisbury City Eastbourne Borough v East Thurrock United Chelmsford City v Gloucester City Hayes & Yeading United v Cambridge United Godalming Town v Maidenhead United Sutton United v Leatherhead Weston Super Mare v Oxford City AFC Totton v Hanworth Villa Basingstoke Town v Staines Town Arlesey Town v Forest Green Rovers Dartford v Bromley Luton Town v Hendon Kettering Town v Southend Manor Redbridge v Ebbsfleet United Newport County v Braintree Town
Sorry lads- like most cups, I don't have time for it. Just want us to focus solely on getting out of league one. I also think "magic of the cup" term has lost, well it's magic. If Van Persie scores a 30 yard rocket they will use it, if man city beat man utd, they will use it. Can't stand it.
Morecambe away, so I can see my in-laws. Cheltenham away, I can cycle or bus it... SC, I'm with you on this - a massive distraction from the main business at hand.
