FA Cup 22/23.

[Bruce Rioja]

I love the early rounds of the FA Cup, me; it's where the 'magic' takes place before the inevitable turgid procession sets in and we trudge towards two from the big six in a forgettable final.
I love the non-league clubs getting a hard earned afternoon in the limelight. Players with names like Bob Mitchell and Ged Horrocks who've had to finish work early to be able to play. I love it.

Anyway, the draw for this season's First Round 'Proper' takes place this evening on BBC2 at 19:00.
We're ball number 5.

For us, I'd like little more than for us to reach the 3rd round and draw a biggie

[BWFC_Insane]

Agree. Early rounds are absolutely brilliant. The cup has lost its magic apart from up to and including round 3. After that as you say it’s a complete nothing burger.

I’d absolutely love a cup run. Draw a big team at some point ideally away.

[brommers95]

Barnsley at home. Ffs

[nicholaldo]

What an anti-climax.

[BWFC_Insane]

If you could have picked any draw you don’t want…it’s probably Barnsley at home. Maybe that’s moderately better than Pompey away but still….,

[officer_dibble]

Yawnfest

[Worthy4England]

To win the FA Cup, we have to beat teams like Barnsley!

[Bruce Rioja]

I always feel really sorry for the non-leaguers who've worked so hard to get this far, only to get drawn against a similar outfit. The irony being that they'd have loved a game either at our place or at Oakwell.

[Mar]

Crap draw for both us and Barnsley.

Would've loved a non-league or lower league side. Someone we hadn't played yet.

[officer_dibble]

Harrogate away was the dream!

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Winnable.

[TANGODANCER]

Harrogate away was the dream!

Trouble is, you'd probably cheer them on and want them to win..I always think of Yeovil at this time.

[officer_dibble]

Harrogate away was the dream!

Trouble is, you'd probably cheer them on and want them to win..I always think of Yeovil at this time.

I’m not that near - it’s just a great day on the beers!

[jmjhb]

We were one away from getting Boreham Wood, BWFC v BWFC would have been good

[LeverEnd]

Horrible draw.

[TANGODANCER]

Crap draw for both us and Barnsley.

Would've loved a non-league or lower league side. Someone we hadn't played yet.

We get em every year in pre season friendlies. Usually lose a few too.

[Prufrock]

I just want one of us or Charlton to get to round 4.

[Mar]

Crap draw for both us and Barnsley.

Would've loved a non-league or lower league side. Someone we hadn't played yet.

We get em every year in pre season friendlies. Usually lose a few too.

Don't mind the friendlies. The more we play a team the less of a novelty it becomes. When we had the option for a novelty draw and instead get a team weve just played out a 0-0 draw with it hardly gets you on the edge of the seat.

I did look to see when our last preseason friendly against them was. Seems quite a way away since.

[officer_dibble]

Spiced it up with a one off kit design!

[Bruce Rioja]

Spiced it up with a one off kit design!

It hadn't occurred to me that this season marks the centenary anniversary of the White Horse final.