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The only issue will be the shorts, which can be resolved pretty easily. There’s no need for a fourth kit. Maybe next season we should just avoid using black...

It can’t be Monday because of FIFA regulations. The Sunday game already announced is at 4.30pm, so I think our match will be Sunday at 1.30pm - three hours would be enough time to cover possible extra time and penalties to ensure there is no overlap.

I’ve just noticed that there are 4 weeks between the 5th Round and 6th Round ties being played, as opposed to the usual 3 weeks. That’s probably why the FA have said it’s OK for BT to wait before they choose their match. Unacceptable though in my opinion. This is a very slippery slope...

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That is really, really poor. Presumably BT will go for Spurs (if they go through) and that will be the Friday night game, leaving either Saturday or Sunday lunchtime for us.

Bloody hell, Yoshida out for 5 weeks! What happens if one of Stephens or Hoedt gets injured????? The decision to not sign a centre back has backfired massively. Well done Les.

Brighton forum ITK is saying that their game at Man Utd is on the Saturday at 7.45pm

Is MoPo getting enough credit??? WE ARE EIGHTEENTH IN THE LEAGUE TABLE. End of discussion.

Cedric gets into decent attacking positions but his final ball is really, really poor. 0 assists this season, very poor for an attacking right back. Pied has more than him ffs and he's barely played. I guess that's why he plays for us and not one of the big teams. Lemina is a quality player, there's no doubt about it.

Last year it was announced on a Thursday. But the draw was done on the Monday. Should be announced tomorrow at the absolute latest you'd have thought. It's possible that they have to rearrange other games in other leagues to accommodate every match, maybe that is the reason for the delay.

Odd, games don't normally kick off at that time. It's normally 1.30pm.

I think from the perspective of the BBC, Leicester v Chelsea would be more competitive, and from the perspective of the neutral, I think that's the best game of the four. And you have the Gary Lineker factor too. BBC might also think that they will get our match by default, assuming BT choose ties in their second and third picks that involve the bigger clubs.

We’ll probably be fourth pick, which will mean being on BBC. Leicester v Chelsea would be the first pick for BBC, that’s most likely to be an upset. Then BT would choose Man Utd and Spurs for ratings.

BBC have six nations on Saturday evening too. There is some talk that BT might push for a Saturday 7.45pm game. If they had the Liverpool game at 5.30pm followed by Man Utd at 7.45pm, it would be huge ratings for them. I was looking at this Wigan half marathon and it starts at 9.30am. How long do they last typically? Would Sunday at 4pm still be pushing it or would everything be done and dusted? Tottenham are scheduled in the league to play on the Friday night, so if they get through then it would be the most sensible option to just keep Spurs on Friday. Chelsea can't play on that day due to Champions League on the Wednesday, and it wouldn't be good for the fans (if the FA care) to send Saints or Brighton on a long away day on a working day.

Cup win all day long, not even close. If we did win the cup and get relegated, would Pellegrino still keep his job?? Hope not.

They make Aston Villa's kits, so there's no reason for them to want to cancel. Probably there is a clause that they don't have to pay as much if we're relegated.

Had a read through of POL, lol. Yeh he only won the bloody league title for them, apart from that, the pressure got to him As well as multiple comments about Wigan having fewer fans, it being easier for him there, blah blah blah They're still bitter about him leaving, someone suggested that they were going to sack him and bring Jackett in anyway

They play at 3pm, our game, if it is on the Saturday, it will be at 12.30pm, so any fans would be travelling up earlier than the skates. If the police think there might be an issue then perhaps they can ask Saints to put on free coach travel or something so fans don't use the trains. Wasn't there a time when Saints played Brighton away and fans had to change trains at Fratton station at the same time as a Portsmouth home game?!

I think Monday is off limits due to FIFA regulations, because it’s an international week. Maybe they will make an exception if nothing else is possible. And Wigan play on the Wednesday before, ruling out Friday night (unless they move it to the Tuesday) Saturday lunchtime could be OK, and will the fact Portsmouth are playing nearby really be an issue? It’ll only be a few hundred fans of theirs anyway. We’ll find out soon enough anyway, they should be announced today or tomorrow.

Yeah it can’t be Monday. If BBC make our game their first pick, it’s very likely that it’ll be a Friday night kickoff.

On Twitter he always came across as a nice guy. Shame it didn't work out for him, I wish him well in the future.

Only the winner gets a European place. If the winner has already qualified for Europe, it goes to the 7th placed league team.

They couldn't beat Portsmouth at home earlier on in the season, so this should be a doddle.

Positive thinking - an embarrassing defeat to Wigan would surely see Pellegrino get the sack?!

Yup, exactly. It'll put a lot off going, when we could do with a big away support. Still, the away end would still be fuller than that infamous photo.