Next three Saturdays

Penalties are not up for discussion in terms of teams agreeing to them. The ties have to be settled in the event of a draw. Both teams can agree to go straight to a replay, or they can agree to have extra time to try to settle it on the night and prevent a replay. However, if scores are level after the two teams have played the agreed extra time, there must be a replay. The games cannot go straight to pens without there being a replay first. If teams cannot agree that there will be extra time in the event of a full time draw then the games will go to a replay. If the replay has a deadlock period of extra time, it's pens, whether they like it or not.

Thanks !  (OMG so many rules..)

So coming back to Rob's point, Mickey Mouse FC aren't gonna want to play extra time 1st game are they ?
That said, if it's a much weakened team are we even worried about replays ?

Hmmm...
Wonder what happens if the 1st leg or the replay is abandoned - midweek or Saturday ?  
This is crippling my brain...

Quoted from chaos33

Penalties are not up for discussion in terms of teams agreeing to them [...] games cannot go straight to pens without there being a replay first.

This was the case last year, but the rules have changed.  The default position is that the first game ends after 90 minutes , with a replay (followed by extra time and penalties) if necessary, and this is what will happen if the teams don't agree otherwise.

But clubs can agree to play extra time if necessary in the first game, followed by a replay... or they can agree on extra time AND PENALTIES if necessary in the first (and only) game.

It's all there on the FA website.

Right. That clears that up then. Thanks.

Tbh, I can't imagine many ties will end up in the middle category (extra time but no penalties after the first game) - presumably the reason you would agree to extra time is that you want to settle the tie on the first occasion, so going to penalties after the first game is the logical extension of that.  

Hurst and Fenty have said the Trophy is a money earner,

Well that is only the case if we get to the final,

BUT

How much money will it cost us if we fail to get promoted because of the fixture congestion,

Dear Mr Fenty and Mr Hurst lets just put 100% of our effort to getting us promoted,

Nothing else counts, we have been to Wembley we do not need to go again this season.

Arsenal have played their Youth/Reserve side in League cup games with great success over the years. Do you think Arsen Venger will lend us them for the Trophy this year?  

Just been looking at the dates for the Trophy  ( http://www.thefa.com/fa-trophy/more/round-dates )

The first two rounds we're already scheduled to play in, que sera sera, but from round 3 onwards even if we don't make progress some of our opponents might do, so while we might not go looking for fixture congestion it could still happen if our original fixtures have to be rescheduled owing to the opposition being on duty in the Trophy themselves

First Round Proper  Saturday 13 December 2014
Second Round Proper  Saturday 10 January 2015
Third Round Proper  Saturday 24 January 2015                          NUNEATON A
Fourth Round Proper  Saturday 7 February 2015                        FOREST GREEN A
Semi Final 1  Saturday 21 February 2015                                    BARNET A
Semi Final 2  Saturday 28 February 2015                                    BRAINTREE H
Final  Sunday 29 March 2015                                                       WELLING A

Quoted from Grantham_Mariner

Arsenal have played their Youth/Reserve side in League cup games with great success over the years. Do you think Arsen Venger will lend us them for the Trophy this year?  

The League cup is the only available trophy Wenger hasnt won as Arsenal manager!

Quoted from BIGChris

The League cup is the only available trophy Wenger hasnt won as Arsenal manager!

and he isnt winning it this year