Well we're in it so no harm in looking.

WHO COULD TOWN GET?

1 Tottenham
2 Southampton
3 Wrexham or Sheffield United
4 Ipswich or Burnley
5 Manchester United
6 Luton Town or Grimsby Town
7 Derby County or West Ham United (7.45pm ko, Mon 30)
8 Stoke City
9 Blackburn Rovers or Birmingham City
10 Leicester City
11 Sheffield Wednesday or Fleetwood Town
12 Manchester City
13 Bristol City
14 Brighton & Hove Albion
15 Fulham or Sunderland
16 Leeds United

Let’s get either Man Utd or Southampton ticked off please but we need the same approach as today, hard graft and scrappy play, Luton didn’t like that

Who's number 4???

Quoted from spuggybridge

Who's number 4???

Sorry yeah will edit, taken off a Ipswich site.

Quoted from promotion plaice

Well we're in it so no harm in looking.

WHO COULD TOWN GET?

1 Tottenham
2 Southampton
3 Wrexham or Sheffield United
4 Ipswich or Burnley
5 Manchester United
6 Luton Town or Grimsby Town
7 Derby County or West Ham United (7.45pm ko, Mon 30)
8 Stoke City
9 Blackburn Rovers or Birmingham City
10 Leicester City
11 Sheffield Wednesday or Fleetwood Town
12 Manchester City
13 Bristol City
14 Brighton & Hove Albion
15 Fulham or Sunderland
16 Leeds United

I would be hoping for no 6 and that the home team would win the replay, we would be guaranteed a place in round 6.

Quoted from spuggybridge

Who's number 4???

Who cares?

It’s Ipswich or Burnley!

Quoted from arryarryarry

I would be hoping for no 6 and that the home team would win the replay, we would be guaranteed a place in round 6.

Very good, just left us in to see what number we are.

Yknow what id take anyone now, today showed me this cup run feels special no matter who we get, dont necessarily need to cash in on a big club now, if we got through, the feeling that we could go through again would be just as exciting if not more so

After the fishy puns all programme on final score this afternoon.

We have got to be on TV for the replay .

Plus we are the lowest team left in the cup.

Quoted from grimsby pete

After the fishy puns all programme on final score this afternoon.

We have got to be on TV for the replay .

Plus we are the lowest team left in the cup.

Not until Wrexham exit..

Quoted from IrishMariner

Not until Wrexham exit..

Don't worry Sheffield Utd will see them off.  8)

Quoted from grimsby pete

Don't worry Sheffield Utd will see them off.  8)

I both think and hope they do

Spurs Away is the one 👍👍

With the next round being a poxy midweek, if it’s an away day it needs to be a northern team or someone like Leicester…or anyone at home.

Quoted from aldi_01

With the next round being a poxy midweek, if it’s an away day it needs to be a northern team or someone like Leicester…or anyone at home.

Its mid week? F##k I didn't know that. Bang goes my chances of going (unless it's during a school holiday)

Quoted from lukeo

Its mid week? F##k I didn't know that. Bang goes my chances of going (unless it's during a school holiday)

Or made a public holiday!

Wrexham.

We are guaranteed to have a TV spot then and possibly into the 6th round!

Draw is on the One Show on Monday 30 January 2023 at 7pm.

The One Show is on Bbc (I had to look).

Quoted from GrimRob

Draw is on the One Show on Monday 30 January 2023 at 7pm.

The One Show is on Bbc (I had to look).

I absolutely despise the bl##dy One Show!! I’m gonna have to put my hatred to one side for a single night, god damn it!

Quoted from grimsby pete

Don't worry Sheffield Utd will see them off.  8)

All Blades aren’t we? For a couple of hours around 4pm today anyway.

Needs a replay still expect Wrexham to get knocked out .

Just been looking at the FA site...

https://www.thefa.com/competitions/thefacup/fixtures

There are five replays pencilled in for next Tuesday (7th Feb) but only four of them seem to have a chance of being changed?

Am I thinking correctly that the Sheff Utd v Wrexham game is going to be nailed on for TV seeing as though it doesn't state theirs might change?

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

Just been looking at the FA site...

https://www.thefa.com/competitions/thefacup/fixtures

There are five replays pencilled in for next Tuesday (7th Feb) but only four of them seem to have a chance of being changed?

Am I thinking correctly that the Sheff Utd v Wrexham game is going to be nailed on for TV seeing as though it doesn't state theirs might change?

Or maybe the other 4 are subject to change because the TV companies want them! There is a potential for it to be on the Wednesday night.

All 5 games are now showing as could be changed for TV

Quoted from ivanosandwich

All 5 games are now showing as could be changed for TV

Yep - I can see that now

My conspiracy theory blown away then 🙃

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

Yep - I can see that now

My conspiracy theory blown away then 🙃

its not a conspiracy, its the viewing figures that Wrexham will undoubtably bring in with their new found support in the u s of a! search fa cup on google and you'd have thought that they'd won that, the Americas cup, 6 nations and the Ryder cup all at once there's that much coverage.

its unlikely to be sheff wendy and Blackburn v brum is tomorrow. id say its down to tonight's game also. we're hardly a glamour tie to the neutral but, we are the 2nd lowest ranked team so who knows

All the other ties involve clubs with huge populations. Grimsby v Luton is the only one of the ties between two towns. It would probably draw the smallest audience.

Quoted from GrimRob

All the other ties involve clubs with huge populations. Grimsby v Luton is the only one of the ties between two towns. It would probably draw the smallest audience.

Not entirely, Grimsby / Cleethorpes and Luton are both considerably bigger than Burnley and Ipswich respectively.

That's interesting Poojah, given what crowds they get. Ipswich is similar to us, on the coast out on a limb. It demonstrates the potential of a successful football club here in Lincolnshire with the right investment

Quoted from mimma

That's interesting Poojah, given what crowds they get. Ipswich is similar to us, on the coast out on a limb. It demonstrates the potential of a successful football club here in Lincolnshire with the right investment

Completely different - Ipswich is the only league club in Suffolk and the only one Suffolk has ever had. Same as Norwich in Norfolk. Nearly all football fans from those two counties will support those two clubs. It would by like Lincolnshire without Lincoln City and Scunthorpe ever having been League clubs. Remember Lincoln are as old as Town. The support in the county has always been split in 2 and since 1950 in 3 (and that’s ignoring Boston).

Quoted from Limerick Mariner

Completely different - Ipswich is the only league club in Suffolk and the only one Suffolk has ever had. Same as Norwich in Norfolk. Nearly all football fans from those two counties will support those two clubs. It would by like Lincolnshire without Lincoln City and Scunthorpe ever having been League clubs. Remember Lincoln are as old as Town. The support in the county has always been split in 2 and since 1950 in 3 (and that’s ignoring Boston).

Don't think Scunny are taking many fans from us  ;D

Quoted from Les Brechin

    1 Tottenham Hotspur
    2 Southampton
    3 Sheffield United or Wrexham
    4 Ipswich Town or Burnley
    5 Manchester United
    6 Luton Town or Grimsby Town
    7 Derby County or West Ham United
    8 Stoke City
    9 Blackburn Rovers or Birmingham City
    10 Leicester City
    11 Sheffield Wednesday or Fleetwood Town
    12 Manchester City
    13 Bristol City
    14 Brighton & Hove Albion
    15 Fulham or Sunderland
    16 Leeds United

50% chance of drawing a Premier League side.

Got to say I'm not a fan of this situation. If we drew a Premier League side and then lost the replay it would be gutting. We're victims of our own success, I suppose.

Quoted from Poojah

50% chance of drawing a Premier League side.

Isn't it 60%?

9 out of our 15 possible opponents either are a premier league team or include a premiership team and a replay is due.

Anyone at home for me, if away then Moan Utd I suppose although that will bring out Luton’s strongest perhaps as per Poojah above, after that if Wednesday and Derby get through them, then Blades, Leicester or Leeds.

Next round is played mid week so defo be better to have a northern opponent like Leeds or manu rather than spurs or Brighton.

Quoted from MarinerDevil

Got to say I'm not a fan of this situation. If we drew a Premier League side and then lost the replay it would be gutting. We're victims of our own success, I suppose.

Said this yesterday and can guarantee this is what will happen, 100% nailed on. Man Utd away in the next round, million quid on the table and we’ll go out on pens/last minute scuff in the replay.

Harrogate now 21st Feb.

https://gtfc.co.uk/update-harrogate-town-h/

Quoted from ska face

Said this yesterday and can guarantee this is what will happen, 100% nailed on. Man Utd away in the next round, million quid on the table and we’ll go out on pens/last minute scuff in the replay.

Having a wry laugh at this. I'm picturing similar to the Huddersfield cup match when we played ace but let two late goals in, the winner bobbling in off Aswad's bum.

Leeds would be good as the lad upstairs supports them.

Quoted from Mayaman

Leeds would be good as the lad upstairs supports them.

Jesus or God ?

At the end of the day, you have to give credit where credit is due. We are in the draw for the last 16 games in the FA cup.

Ask Liverpool fans how they feel. Gutted I'd say.

After seeing off Luton, Man U away.

UTM

Quoted from DB

At the end of the day, you have to give credit where credit is due. We are in the draw for the last 16 games in the FA cup.

Ask Liverpool fans how they feel. Gutted I'd say.

After seeing off Luton, Man U away.

UTM

I can’t help but feel our best route to Man U away is through Fleetwood at home.

Quoted from DB

At the end of the day, you have to give credit where credit is due. We are in the draw for the last 16 games in the FA cup.

Ask Liverpool fans how they feel. Gutted I'd say.

After seeing off Luton, Man U away.

UTM

Last 8 games, it's the round of 16! 2 wins from a semi-final at our London home.

Quoted from jamesgtfc

Last 8 games, it's the round of 16! 2 wins from a semi-final at our London home.

3 ;)

  "even Grimsby are in the fifth round"

https://s.amsu.ng/41F8MHrlVmSN

Quoted from Hagrid

3 ;)

I forgot that we need to beat Luton first!

Quoted from mimma

  "even Grimsby are in the fifth round"

https://s.amsu.ng/41F8MHrlVmSN

they were expecting a bye in the 4th round


not a bye bye

Quoted from Poojah

I can’t help but feel our best route to Man U away is through Fleetwood at home.

Any road will do as long as we end up at Man U away, plus a money bonus of beating both Luton and Fleetwood on the way.

How the hell are you even talking about 5th round. We’ve done nowt yet.

Quoted from Heisenberg

I absolutely despise the bl##dy One Show!! I’m gonna have to put my hatred to one side for a single night, god damn it!

I would think it will be shown live on ITV 4 prior to the Derby West Ham game as that programme starts at 7.00pm and I'm sure it was on the BBC and ITV at the same time for the last draw.

I genuinely don’t care who our ball draws tonight. It means nothing until the replay is finished anyway. If it were to be a big draw then that maybe would help getting the replay being televised but I think even that’s unlikely.

Quoted from Theimperialcoroner

How the hell are you even talking about 5th round. We’ve done nowt yet.

To be fair winning 3 successive cup ties against opposition from a higher level and then getting a draw against another one is quite something

The media keep referring to the last time we made the fourth round but it only took one game to get there when we were entering the competition in Round 3

We might not go any further than this replay but credit where it's due I say

UTM

were in the draw. we may not win the replay. but WERE IN THE DRAW!!!!!

the 5th round draw at that. even my neighbours are going to tune in just because we are. i think this achievement alone for the club is a success.

Practice draw has already been made.. Bristol City away
:K) >:( :D

Quoted from lukeo

Practice draw has already been made.. Bristol City away
:K) >:( :D

Sounds about right

Quoted from lukeo

Practice draw has already been made.. Bristol City away
:K) >:( :D

Winnable

I would laugh if its Man Utd at home and we win the replay, none of the glory supporting girl privates in Grimsby who support Man U (I know plenty of the twits) won't be able to get a ticket! (fishfish)

Please don’t tell me I’ve got to sit through 28 mins of Angela Ripon banging on before they squeeze in the cup draw right at the end of the show

I’ve got a fúcking work call in 25 mins - they need to get a bloody move on.

Quoted from pontoonlew

Please don’t tell me I’ve got to sit through 28 mins of Angela Ripon banging on before they squeeze in the cup draw right at the end of the show

You have

One show have never ever had this many viewers! 95% of people now couldn't give a excrement. Very clever to make us all wait and not do the draw straight away

Ooh - famous Americans pretending to like football. Just what the world needs more of.

Alex Jones in black, white and leather pants in a tribute to Town and Wagner.

Ridiculous decision to have the draw interspersed with this drivel.

Even worse Americans talking about soccer and nearly investing in a Premeear League team…

Reece Witherspoon trying to wing the soccer chat by claiming she’s a PSG fan. My jaw dropped (her’s didn’t).

I haven’t seen that much shít come out of a Weatherspoons since that e-coli outbreak away at Barrow.

🐶💩

Winnable.

excrement draws we only get excrement draws

Southampton away,not the Man U but a prem team

well that was nice and quick

And yet another CRAP draw. 😢

Ffs

You just know Luton will beat us now so it becomes the Nathan Jones derby.

We need to find a another narrative / backstory quickly for the tie to swing back in our favour.

Quoted from DB

Southampton away,not the Man U but a prem team

On a midweek., Absolute shite

Difficult one for Lawrie McMenemy if we get past Luton.

Probably the worst draw, yet again. Not that sexy, fúcking miles away on a school night and still highly motivating for Luton given who their manager is.

No chance of it being live on TV

I've done Eastleigh away midweek before and that was great fun, dunno what you're all so depressed about

Terrible record there although we last met in 1977.

https://thefishy.co.uk/resultsbreakdown.php?team=Southampton

Im so sick of flipping excrement draws

not a bad draw imo away at a PL side. Would have been better for a Saturday but if we can get through next week an upset could be on the cards

I wouldn’t be too bothered either way as the Luton replay is going to be tough.

Quoted from Knut Anders Fosters Voles

You just know Luton will beat us now so it becomes the Nathan Jones derby.

We need to find a another narrative / backstory quickly for the tie to swing back in our favour.

My first thought was lawrie mcmenamy

Quoted from Poojah

Probably the worst draw, yet again. Not that sexy, fúcking miles away on a school night and still highly motivating for Luton given who their manager is.

Thought they was all at weekends. Didn't realise this round was midweek...

Makes the draw twice as bad!

Quoted from Poojah

Probably the worst draw, yet again. Not that sexy, fúcking miles away on a school night and still highly motivating for Luton given who their manager is.

Thought they was all at weekends. Didn't realise this round was midweek...

Makes the draw twice as bad!

Well that's that then!...Luton are gonna be well up for it now, they'll wanna smash Southampton due to Nathan Jones f@cking them over...twice!!

Im excited by that draw personally

:-/

Quoted from Hagrid

Im so sick of flipping excrement draws

It's definitely a high class problem complaining about a poor 5th round draw which won't be shown live to a global audience of tens of millions. A year ago we are slumming it in the FA Trophy and went out at Kidderminster.

Revenge for pinching Lawrie! >> https://www.saintsweb.co.uk/topic/59861-fa-cup-fifth-round-draw-luton-or-grimsby-h/

Quoted from WHYWONTYOULETMESIGNUP

Im excited by that draw personally

Easily aroused 😬

Think we have more chance beating Southampton than Luton…..
Hop I get the chance to see it….

Them manure in r6?

It s only a bit shite because it's midweek. But it s not the one or two we all really hoped for. Can't be that many div 4 sides that will have potentially got to round 5 with such underwhelming draws

We will still be complaining about the draw when we get to the Final.

Working our way up the leagues, slowly getting more difficult.

We pi$$ed League 1, will see off Championship Luton in the replay, then onto a low end Premier league side.

Man Utd in our sights.

Quoted from GrimRob

It's definitely a high class problem complaining about a poor 5th round draw which won't be shown live to a global audience of tens of millions. A year ago we are slumming it in the FA Trophy and went out at Kidderminster.

Get off your high horse. Its a excrement draw - if we get too it-  miles away, on a weeknight, which means time off work, a half full stadium

We’ve had 5 rounds and not one tie has been glamorous for us.
And you’ll then probably allow Soccer Express to post on here advertising coaches only to cancel on the day as well

Quoted from HerveJosse

We will still be complaining about the draw when we get to the Final.

When’s the draw for the final? 🤔

Beat Luton
Beat Southampton
Draw another EFL/bottom EPL side
Win that
We're in the semis

I’ve found the backstory / narrative…

The same guy who stalks Charles Vernam has (allegedly) got grainy footage of Stacey Dooley (Luton) having her paso doble’d by Kai and Tommy Widdrington (Soton). Kevin from Grimsby (Scunthorpe) finds out, switches allegiance to Town and that’s the backstory required for the Mariners to waltz past Luton, do a jive-by on Southampton and some-other-twâtty-dance their way to Wembley.

Lovely stuff.

I’m booking my hotel for Wembley now. Are you.

If any lawyers are reading this my name is Willy Wacca and my counsel is Phil Day.

I saw a theory that a slightly lesser draw could give us the edge in the replay.

Given our run of shite draws it seems somehow fitting we’ve drawn the only side where it’ll mean more to Luton than us

Quoted from GrimRob

Terrible record there although we last met in 1977.

https://thefishy.co.uk/resultsbreakdown.php?team=Southampton

I was there for the FA cup replay 0-0 before losing at Leicester.

Went on the old supporters bus.

Quoted from HerveJosse

We will still be complaining about the draw when we get to the Final.

I bet we get given the unlucky end again.

Quoted from Hagrid

Get off your high horse. Its a excrement draw - if we get too it-  miles away, on a weeknight, which means time off work, a half full stadium

We’ve had 5 rounds and not one tie has been glamorous for us.
And you’ll then probably allow Soccer Express to post on here advertising coaches only to cancel on the day as well

Not a happy camper?  ;D

However you slice it, we have had the best cup run for a good while and made a few bob. Look at the positives.

It's pot luck who you get and where, same for everyone.

Stevenage won at Villa.

Quoted from arryarryarry

I was there for the FA cup replay 0-0 before losing at Leicester.

Went on the old supporters bus.

I was at Filbert Street for the 2nd replay (16 Jan 1978 )     

Cockerill brothers derby? Only positive note.

Quoted from GrimRob

Terrible record there although we last met in 1977.

https://thefishy.co.uk/resultsbreakdown.php?team=Southampton

We haven't lost a single game at St Marys

There’s a lot of disrespect being shown to Southampton on here.

Don’t be so inSolent.

Everyone said Luton was awful and we'd get beat and not sell out and it was flipping ace.

But it is pretty excrement with it being midweek. If it was a Saturday I'd have got a cheap hotel and made a weekend of it. As it is I can't figure out how I could do it without two days off work and the kids out of school or risking our lives desperately trying to stay awake driving home straight after it.

Quoted from Knut Anders Fosters Voles

I’ve found the backstory / narrative…

The same guy who stalks Charles Vernam has (allegedly) got grainy footage of Stacey Dooley (Luton) having her paso doble’d by Kai and Tommy Widdrington (Soton). Kevin from Grimsby (Scunthorpe) finds out, switches allegiance to Town and that’s the backstory required for the Mariners to waltz past Luton, do a jive-by on Southampton and some-other-twâtty-dance their way to Wembley.

Lovely stuff.

I’m booking my hotel for Wembley now. Are you.

If any lawyers are reading this my name is Willy Wacca and my counsel is Phil Day.

Foxtrot past Leicester in the QF then…

Quoted from ginnywings

Not a happy camper?  ;D

However you slice it, we have had the best cup run for a good while and made a few bob. Look at the positives.

It's pot luck who you get and where, same for everyone.

Stevenage won at Villa.

Just a grumpy git! The midweek decision is a real kick in the teeth, just dont think i can justify 2 days off work

Quoted from arryarryarry

I was there for the FA cup replay 0-0 before losing at Leicester.

Went on the old supporters bus.

Me too , and at Leicester

Quoted from Rodley Mariner

Everyone said Luton was awful and we'd get beat and not sell out and it was flipping ace.

But it is pretty excrement with it being midweek. If it was a Saturday I'd have got a cheap hotel and made a weekend of it. As it is I can't figure out how I could do it without two days off work and the kids out of school or risking our lives desperately trying to stay awake driving home straight after it.

Do what everybody else is doing.

GO ON STRIKE !

Quoted from supertown

Me too , and at Leicester

Worked out great for me, I was working in Loughborough at the time.
Can’t quite remember the score, was it 1-4 at Leicester?

Quoted from Hagrid

Just a grumpy git! The midweek decision is a real kick in the teeth, just dont think i can justify 2 days off work

Can you not tell work the left bollôcks gone numb this time?

I think a big draw against Manu or another BIG club would have been a bad omen, take our eyes off the Luton game, think too far ahead and just be disappointed too much if you do lose to Luton. Stay under the radar and just keep mucking in

Quoted from Hagrid

Just a grumpy git! The midweek decision is a real kick in the teeth, just dont think i can justify 2 days off work

Yeah, it's sh1t, but...

Gotta get past Luton first.

FA Cup fifth round draw in full:

Southampton vs Luton or Grimsby

Leicester vs Blackburn or Birmingham

Stoke City vs Brighton

Wrexham or Sheff Utd vs Tottenham

Fulham or Sunderland vs Leeds

Bristol City vs Man City

Man Utd vs Derby or West Ham

Ipswich or Burnley vs Sheff Weds or Fleetwood

Quoted from HerveJosse

We will still be complaining about the draw when we get to the Final.

Agreed and if we end up in a Europa League group with Juventus and Atletico Madrid, I'll be fuming.

Quoted from Knut Anders Fosters Voles

Can you not tell work the left bollôcks gone numb this time?

It was the left one!!😂😂

Quoted from mariner tommy

Worked out great for me, I was working in Loughborough at the time.
Can’t quite remember the score, was it 1-4 at Leicester?

Yeah , after two goalless games

Chance to scratch another ground off the list for me,  potentially lowest rank team vs struggling top flight could be a tv draw in hope of viewing a giant killing. *
Downer with it being midweek but still do-able









* obviously should we get past Luton first

Quoted from mariner tommy

Worked out great for me, I was working in Loughborough at the time.
Can’t quite remember the score, was it 1-4 at Leicester?

I went to the replay at the old Dell. Shite ground, couldn't see the goal we were stood behind. Coach broke down in Lincoln on the way home. Got home half five in the morning

The only thing that makes this a excrement draw is the day it’s played. They’re bottom of the PL and will want to keep that status. Should we get past Luton they will see playing us as a good chance to blood youngsters and play some fringe players and we’d have a chance.

Quoted from Knut Anders Fosters Voles

I’ve found the backstory / narrative…

The same guy who stalks Charles Vernam has (allegedly) got grainy footage of Stacey Dooley (Luton) having her paso doble’d by Kai and Tommy Widdrington (Soton). Kevin from Grimsby (Scunthorpe) finds out, switches allegiance to Town and that’s the backstory required for the Mariners to waltz past Luton, do a jive-by on Southampton and some-other-twâtty-dance their way to Wembley.

Lovely stuff.

I’m booking my hotel for Wembley now. Are you.

If any lawyers are reading this my name is Willy Wacca and my counsel is Phil Day.

How does Olly Lancashire fit into this narrative?

Quoted from Hagrid

Get off your high horse. Its a excrement draw - if we get too it-  miles away, on a weeknight, which means time off work, a half full stadium

We’ve had 5 rounds and not one tie has been glamorous for us.
And you’ll then probably allow Soccer Express to post on here advertising coaches only to cancel on the day as well

If we had had a glamorous draw we would be out now and I wouldn’t be having to plan a midweek winter break in the least attractive Town/ City on the south coast. . Just searched Southampton Attractions No 1 a stadium tour at St Mary’s.

Quoted from mariner tommy

Worked out great for me, I was working in Loughborough at the time.
Can’t quite remember the score, was it 1-4 at Leicester?

It was - we did t get in until at least 25 mins after KO. I’m sure they didn’t expect so many from Town. About 12k there and only a couple of thousand from Soton

Quoted from Limerick Mariner

It was - we did t get in until at least 25 mins after KO. I’m sure they didn’t expect so many from Town. About 12k there and only a couple of thousand from Soton

I remember it well. Was a nightmare getting there and missed a lot of the game

Quoted from diehardmariner

How does Olly Lancashire fit into this narrative?

Tut tut....

Tommy Forecast surely?

Quoted from HerveJosse

If we had had a glamorous draw we would be out now and I wouldn’t be having to plan a midweek winter break in the least attractive Town/ City on the south coast. . Just searched Southampton Attractions No 1 a stadium tour at St Mary’s.

The only things I knew about Southampton were the football club, The Titanic and The Mayflower.

After a very lengthy trawl through Google…the only things I know about Southampton are the football club, The Titanic and The Mayflower…and Craig David was born there.

It’s got a population of over 250k and is in the top 25 largest cities in the UK.

No wonder they have a problem with recruitment. Tommy Widdrington must have thought he’d made it when he rocked up at BP in his M3.

Tommy Forecast hasn’t been mentioned yet

Well I've just booked a fifty note refundable Travelodge for the Tuesday on the off-chance and I'm a glass empty type.
Money back if we don't get past Luton and changeable if it's Monday or Wednesday.

What am I missing here Feb 27 kick off 3pm. Is it a Bank Holiday?

It says on the BBC website the game is a 15.00 kick off on the 25th Feb. Who’s got it wrong?

Quoted from NorthseaMariner

It says on the BBC website the game is a 15.00 kick off on the 25th Feb. Who’s got it wrong?

Matt Le Tissier is already tweeting it’s a conspiracy.

Mixed emotions on this one but not even thinking about it yet as we've got to beat Luton first. If we get knocked out it's irrelevant who we've got in the next round.

Interesting 3pm on a Monday???

Quoted from Theimperialcoroner

Tommy Forecast hasn’t been mentioned yet

You need to scroll back.....😉

Quoted from Knut Anders Fosters Voles

The only things I knew about Southampton were the football club, The Titanic and The Mayflower.

After a very lengthy trawl through Google…the only things I know about Southampton are the football club, The Titanic and The Mayflower…and Craig David was born there.

It’s got a population of over 250k and is in the top 25 largest cities in the UK.

No wonder they have a problem with recruitment. Tommy Widdrington must have thought he’d made it when he rocked up at BP in his M3.

I believe the first ever fish fingers where made in Southampton......... so there is a connection

Quoted from wuffing

What am I missing here Feb 27 kick off 3pm. Is it a Bank Holiday?

Games were always scheduled to be played midweek.

The fifth round proper will be playing midweek during the week commencing Monday 27 February 2023 with winning clubs in this round collecting £225,000 from the competition prize fund.

Looks like all 8 games were live on TV last season from what I can see.

I'm sorry but this is a fuc***ng disgrace... The FA cup 5th round on a Tuesday night. Football Association HOLD YOUR HEADS IN TOTAL AND UTTER DISGRACE. YOU HAVE SOLD OUR FOOTBALL SOULS TO YOUR SHITHOUSE PAYMASTERS.

It makes it even harder for us with there being no replays - it's obviously to suit the Premier rich boys re their possible congestion of fixtures

Quoted from wuffing

I'm sorry but this is a fuc***ng disgrace... The FA cup 5th round on a Tuesday night. Football Association HOLD YOUR HEADS IN TOTAL AND UTTER DISGRACE. YOU HAVE SOLD OUR FOOTBALL SOULS TO YOUR SHITHOUSE PAYMASTERS.

Haha.  ;D  ;D
Have you only just realised?

https://www.squawka.com/en/fa-cup-fifth-round-games-fixtures-schedule-midweek/

Quoted from golfer

It makes it even harder for us with there being no replays - it's obviously to suit the Premier rich boys re their possible congestion of fixtures

It favours the smaller teams with no replays. As you can win in extra time/penalties.

Quoted from GrimRob

It favours the smaller teams with no replays. As you can win in extra time/penalties.

Yeah and nobody there to see it!!!

The way I see it, if we drawn Man Utd or City home or away and lose the replay I would be gutted, but not so gutted at missing on Southampton away, win the replay, we have a chance against Southampton struggling for Premiership survival.

Anyway the dream final is still possible Grimsby v Wrexham LOL.

UTM

Quoted from GrimRob

It favours the smaller teams with no replays. As you can win in extra time/penalties.

the smaller teams could benefit from the replay money

Quoted from toontown

Next round is played mid week so defo be better to have a northern opponent like Leeds or manu rather than spurs or Brighton.

sodomist!

Couldn't be much worse really in terms of travel but hey how, its still tye 5th round of the cup! Anyway we've still to beat Luton and claim our 120k 4th round prize money yet which is a huge task given how much better away from home they are.

Quoted from mimma

I went to the replay at the old Dell. Shite ground, couldn't see the goal we were stood behind. Coach broke down in Lincoln on the way home. Got home half five in the morning

I was also on that coach and I remember one guy had a very early appointment to take his driving test as we got back into town. Always wondered how he got on. Are you on the fishy, did you pass?

Quoted from wuffing

What am I missing here Feb 27 kick off 3pm. Is it a Bank Holiday?

It will be if we get there and win.

Quoted from Caveman

It will be if we get there and win.

Taking any amount of logic into the situation this must be a mistake. Is it a bank holiday or has a national strike been called to enable fans to attend.It's the rich illegitimates of " The Super Six" who are obviously doing this to ease their congestion. Selfish ,greedy cnts.

Quoted from golfer

Taking any amount of logic into the situation this must be a mistake. Is it a bank holiday or has a national strike been called to enable fans to attend.It's the rich illegitimates of " The Super Six" who are obviously doing this to ease their congestion. Selfish ,greedy cnts.

Except, Chelsea and Liverpool are no longer in the competition. Leaving only Man Utd, Man City, Arsenal and Town as the remaining 4

Quoted from promotion plaice

I was at Filbert Street for the 2nd replay (16 Jan 1978 )     

So was I.

I remember stopping in the Pauncefote Arms, East Stoke on the way home and a couple of buses full of town fans also called in and I seem to recall it had to be closed for refurbishment afterwards.

Hollywood Wrexham and Sunderland v Fulham (🥱💤) selected for UK TV coverage of the replays. Everyone involved in selecting TV matches in the FA Cup should be jailed for crimes against football if you ask me.

Quoted from Chrisblor

Hollywood Wrexham and Sunderland v Fulham (🥱💤) selected for UK TV coverage of the replays. Everyone involved in selecting TV matches in the FA Cup should be jailed for crimes against football if you ask me.

We're sneaking under the radar. 99 out of 100 people picked at random don't even know Grimsby are still in the FA Cup.

Money to money again. Until the ratings drop they’ll keep picking them though.

Southampton sign a 22 million and a 18 million pound player tonight.

Things just got harder if we beat Luton.😁

I see Luton have sold Harry Cornick to Bristol City.

I can see why Wrexham are on TV. Millions of fans in the USA because of the owners. But the other game is an awful choice, although both sides have a large fan base, surely most people who like the fa Cup would rather have seen our game in hope of an upset