FA Cup 2015/16

[redanddread]

The draw for the 3rd round is about to be made on BBC2

Hopefully we can get a sedate home draw for our 3rd round match as we have both Liverpool & Stoke away following FA Cup 3rd round (long) weekend (Jan 8th - 11th)

We have Liverpool (a) - Wed Jan 13th followed by our bete-noir Stoke (a) Jan 17th, oh followed by our other bete-noir, Chelsea (h) Sun. Jan 24th.

So it'd be nice if we could get some respite in the form of nice easy home draw.

 

[GDeep™]

Kings of the FA Cup.

 

[haha_arsenal]

Didn't they change the name to Emirate's FA cup or something?

 

[Furious]

Hoping we get Liverpool at home so we can beat them twice in quick succession.

 

[GDeep™]

Didn't they change the name to Emirate's FA cup or something?

Yep, as a tribute to Arsenal.

Home of the FA Cup - Emirates stadium.

 

[redwhiteAustrian]

A home tie would be great, don't want us to travel far this early in the competition.

 

[A_G]

Hate when they drag it out-just make the draw ffs.

 

[haha_arsenal]

Tottenham please, I want to end their last hope of glory.

 

[A_G]

Home against Sunderland, not bad.

 

[Vinci]

Not bad, could have been better, though.

 

[SuperGoon]

Sunderland. I'll take it.

 

[Jerome_Gooner]

Not unhappy with that home draw.

Both Liverpool and Stoke travel, fair enough

We have Liverpool (a) - Wed Jan 13th followed by our bete-noir Stoke (a) Jan 17th, oh followed by our other bete-noir, Chelsea (h) Sun. Jan 24th.

Damn January is going to be make or break, and without Coquelin too.

 

[redanddread]

No real stand out ties. All the big clubs got off relatively scot-free.

I guess (if you call them a big club) the Sp*ddies have the toughest test in Leicester but they are at ****e Hart Lane.

Leicester have no respite for a while as they have to play many of the big guns in the league over the next 5 weeks & now the Sp*ds.

5 Premier League teams will definitely bite the dust on 3rd weekend.

Any possibilities for giant killing?

 

[A_G]

Any possibilities for giant killing?

Maybe Norwich can do something against City, especially if the latter field a weakened side.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Yep, as a tribute to Arsenal.

Home of the FA Cup - Emirates stadium.

It can also be called For Arsène Cup!

 

[tap-in]

No real stand out ties. All the big clubs got off relatively scot-free.

I guess (if you call them a big club) the Sp*ddies have the toughest test in Leicester but they are at ****e Hart Lane.

Leicester have no respite for a while as they have to play many of the big guns in the league over the next 5 weeks & now the Sp*ds.

5 Premier League teams will definitely bite the dust on 3rd weekend.

Any possibilities for giant killing?

Yes, Chelsea have to face Leyton Orient or Scunthorpe!

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Out of top clubs I think Leicester have the hardest game, but all big clubs should go through pretty easily.

 

[Vinci]

They should do the same kind of draw for the CL. No pots or all kind of rules, just throw them all together and the first four are the first group, second four the second group, etc.

Would make things much more interesting.

 

[redanddread]

FA Cup third-round draw:
Arsenal v Sunderland

Birmingham v Bournemouth

Brentford v Chesterfield/Walsall

Bury v Bradford City

Cardiff City v Grimsby/Shrewsbury

Carlisle v Yeovil

Chelsea v Leyton Orient/Scunthorpe

Colchester v Charlton

Doncaster v Stoke City

Eastleigh v Bolton

Everton v Dagenham & Redbridge/Whitehawk

Exeter City v Liverpool

Huddersfield v Reading

Hull City v Brighton

Ipswich v Portsmouth

Leeds United v Rotherham

Manchester United v Sheffield United

Middlesbrough v Burnley

Newport County v Blackburn

Northampton v MK Dons

Norwich v Manchester City

Nottingham Forest v QPR

Oxford United v Swansea

Peterborough v Preston NE

Salford City/Hartlepool v Derby

Sheffield Wednesday v Fulham

Southampton v Crystal Palace

Tottenham v Leicester

Watford v Newcastle

West Bromwich v Bristol City

West Ham v Wolves

Wycombe v Aston Villa

Ties to be played 8-11 January

 

[GoonerJeeves]

Tough draw, at least we're at home. Pleased to see Sp**s getting knocked out.