The FA Cup

[Abbeygoo]

Hope that’s just for next season

 

[When In Rome]

It's the big one. It's the one that likely would have been on TV had fans been allowed in grounds.

So instead, BBC are screening Ilkeston Town Vs Hartlepool this weekend in the FA Cup 4th Round Qualifying Round.

The all-National League ties include a derby between Aldershot Town and Woking, Stockport County entertaining Chesterfield and beaten play-off finalists Notts County going to league newcomers King's Lynn Town.

FA Cup fourth qualifying round draw

Darlington v Cambridge City

Stafford Rangers v Skelmersdale United

Solihull Moors v Wrexham

Banbury United v Bury Town

South Shields v FC Halifax Town

Ilkeston Town v Hartlepool United

FC United of Manchester v Guiseley

Brackley Town v Marske United

Kings Lynn Town v Notts County

Stockport County v Chesterfield

AFC Fylde v Altrincham

Chester v Marine

Maidenhead United v Cray Valley Paper Mills

Canvey Island v Cray Wanderers

Wealdstone v Hayes and Yeading United

Sutton United v Bromley

Tonbridge Angels v Taunton Town

Hemel Hempstead Town v Hampton and Richmond Borough

Aldershot Town v Woking

Maldon and Tiptree v Haringey Borough

Dagenham and Redbridge v Hartley Wintney

Leiston v Barnet

Weymouth v Oxford City

Eastbourne Borough v Dulwich Hamlet

Eastleigh v Weston-super-Mare

Sholing v Torquay United

Bath City v Havant and Waterlooville

Borehamwood v Wimborne Town

Yeovil Town v Dover Athletic

Bishop's Stortford v St Albans City

Concord Rangers v Chippenham Town

Chorley v Macclesfield Town - Chorley get a bye into the first round

 

[Abbeygoo]

I went to the previous round hyde united v Fylde - so now watching how they progress.

 

[arenaman]

Away at Swindon in the first round, tough but not impossible

 

[arenaman]

What now for the FA cup with a mix of elite and non elite teams in it?, does non elite football cease with the lockdown?, that's teams in step 3 and below so anything below NLN/NLS

 

[Abbeygoo]

What now for the FA cup with a mix of elite and non elite teams in it?, does non elite football cease with the lockdown?, that's teams in step 3 and below so anything below NLN/NLS

That’s a very good question.

 

[richp007]

I said a while back that the cups would be the first things they scrap. Keeping the leagues going is priority one.

Plus the PL teams (especially the ones with Euro games) won't want to be faffing round with delayed fixtures, trying to squeeze them in here and there. There's enough injuries already. Plus it just means more chances for potential infections.

Hopefully it gets completed of course, but I can't get excited for any cups this year. The European games could end up in jeopardy as well yet.

 

[arenaman]

FA trophy will be a mess too as it covers step 1 to step 4

 

[realfrankturner]

All FA Cup first-round ties to go ahead

All 40 FA Cup first-round ties, including those involving non-elite teams, will take place as planned this weekend.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[arenaman]

All FA Cup first-round ties to go ahead

All 40 FA Cup first-round ties, including those involving non-elite teams, will take place as planned this weekend.

www.bbc.co.uk

Common sense for once

 

[When In Rome]

Nice to see Aldershot classed as elite.

 

[When In Rome]

As we're not in the Cup still keeping an eye on these fascinating scorelines coming in.

Swindon 0 Darlington 1 @arenaman

 

[arenaman]

As we're not in the Cup still keeping an eye on these fascinating scorelines coming in.

Swindon 0 Darlington 1 @arenaman

Finished 1-2, great win there

 

[When In Rome]

Finished 1-2, great win there

Yes, the Quakers must've had their oats!

Some really great cup ties and excitement, the highlight of course was Woking being two nil up and losing at Gillingham!

 

[Abbeygoo]

I’m now following Exeter City FC.

 

[When In Rome]

He's using Grecian 2020!

 

[arenaman]

Brizzle Rovers away in round 2, could have done with something closer than 250 miles away and less League 1ish but hey ho, we'll just have to beat another mid/low level league 1 team away from home in the West country like Swindon

 

[Abbeygoo]

Tough draw for the Exeter boys away to Gillingham. Come on City !!

 

[When In Rome]

Brizzle Rovers away in round 2, could have done with something closer than 250 miles away and less League 1ish but hey ho, we'll just have to beat another mid/low level league 1 team away from home in the West country like Swindon

Err... are you allowed to say that seeing as colloquial references like the Man City one are not permitted?

Not seen the draw but the way things are going with the non League clubs it could be a very exciting third round, no?

Despite the good news of the vaccine I don't envisage any sudden U-turn in fans getting back in stadiums - do you?

 

[When In Rome]

It's the second round "proper" this weekend with a few non-leaguers battling it out for that coveted place in the third round.

Tranmere vs Brackley Town tonight and then tomorrow...

 

[Abbeygoo]

Come on Exeter !!

 

[When In Rome]

Come on Exeter !!

Oh yes, your all new number two! Up the Grecians!

 

[Abbeygoo]

Get in there Exeter !! Up the Grecians !!

 

[When In Rome]

Plymouth also through to the third round, beating Lincoln 2-0.

 

[When In Rome]

Been a tough first half for the Quakers. Did their defence get stuck in traffic?