FA Cup Quarter Final Draw

[trousers]

Draw due to take place tomorrow (Monday 9th March) just before the West Ham v Brentford game (c. 7pm)

I'd like to see us get Man City and bring back Nathan Jones for one match only to see us easily through that one.... 😂

 

Ball Numbers

1. Southampton

2. Port Vale 

3. Manchester City

4. Leeds United

5. Arsenal

6. Liverpool

7. Chelsea

8. West Ham United or Brentford

Edited 16 hours ago by trousers

[Noodles34]

Port Vale at home 

There  is no other wish list 

[Noodles34]

Though away would be a nice trip 

[Toadhall Saint]

1 minute ago, Noodles34 said:

Port Vale at home 

There  is no other wish list 

Yep

[jemanson]

1 v 2, 3 v 4, 5 v 6, 7 v 8 gets my vote.

[RedArmy]

3 minutes ago, jemanson said:

1 v 2, 3 v 4, 5 v 6, 7 v 8 gets my vote.

1v2, 3v5, 6v7, 4v8. 
 

Then we get the winner of 4v8 in the semi final. 
 

Thats what we want. 

[sfc4prem]

Either way we'll have to play one of the big boys to win it. Could you imagine? Would be ridiculously superb if we only went and did it.

[trousers]

5 minutes ago, RedArmy said:

1v2, 3v5, 6v7, 4v8. 
 

Then we get the winner of 4v8 in the semi final. 
 

Thats what we want. 

Is that how they do it with the FA Cup draw these days, i.e. pre-determine the semi final fixtures at the quarter final stage?

[RedArmy]

3 minutes ago, trousers said:

Is that how they do it with the FA Cup draw these days, i.e. pre-determine the semi final fixtures at the quarter final stage?

No I just worded it poorly. 

[skintsaint]

This is half the draw anyway : 

 

Man City vs

Liverpool vs 

Chelsea vs

Arsenal vs

[Challenger]

Lump on Liverpool away, you know it's going to happen.

[trousers]

6 minutes ago, RedArmy said:

No I just worded it poorly. 

Ah, Okey dokey... I wouldn't have put it past the clowns at the FA to have come up with such a system though!

[IOWSaintDaz]

We'll defo get the Dippers or City

[trousers]

Looks like we can scrub out Norwich from the draw 

[sockeye]

Liverpool is overdue.

But we all want Port Vale, don't we? Cracking anniversary kit.

[Turkish]

15 minutes ago, skintsaint said:

This is half the draw anyway : 

 

Man City vs

Liverpool vs 

Chelsea vs

Arsenal vs

Any of those would do, a sheer privilege to play them 

[Badger]

7 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Any of those would do, a sheer privilege to play them 

Definitely. I just want the opportunity to buy a half/half scarf.

But difficult knowing which one we’ll get. Perhaps I can pre-order one of each from a dodgy website in China. Get in ahead of the rush. Just in case. 

[Turkish]

2 minutes ago, Badger said:

Definitely. I just want the opportunity to buy a half/half scarf.

But difficult knowing which one we’ll get. Perhaps I can pre-order one of each from a dodgy website in China. Get in ahead of the rush. Just in case. 

As Chelsea is my premier league club I guess they’d be my first choice. After that tough call. Arsenal could be champions so be great to play them. Also experience the amazing Anfield atmosphere can’t be sniffed at. Then there’s the chance to see the likes of Pep and Haaland so tough to decide.  

[Sheaf Saint]

16 minutes ago, sockeye said:

Liverpool is overdue.

Not really. We've already played them in the EFL cup this season.

[Badger]

This is what the FA Cup is all about. Chance for a one off scarf and be seen live on TV holding it up at a ridiculous time of day to deprive people of watching something else in their usual routine. 
 

 

Edited 16 hours ago by Badger

[TheAlehouseBrawlers]

It will be interesting to see what the club do if we get a home tie. Being the FA Cup visiting sides are entitled to 15% so more than the 3,000 the segregated away section holds. Of course they would have thought of it but don't know how they'll control the concourses if they have to give up a block or two of usual home seats in the Chapel or KIngsland.

[bpsaint]

2 minutes ago, TheAlehouseBrawlers said:

It will be interesting to see what the club do if we get a home tie. Being the FA Cup visiting sides are entitled to 15% so more than the 3,000 the segregated away section holds. Of course they would have thought of it but don't know how they'll control the concourses if they have to give up a block or two of usual home seats in the Chapel or KIngsland.

Giving them the whole of the chapel would probably be the easiest way to segregate them.

I’d like Port Vale at home, the one side a lot of us would never have seen us play.

Don't want something shite like City away.

Probably get Leeds and it’ll be dressed up as revenge for the playoffs or some shite.

[Badger]

4 minutes ago, bpsaint said:

Giving them the whole of the chapel would probably be the easiest way to segregate them.

I’d like Port Vale at home, the one side a lot of us would never have seen us play.

Don't want something shite like City away.

Probably get Leeds and it’ll be dressed up as revenge for the playoffs or some shite.

Are they not able to segregate a further section of the Chapel to offer another block or so in the corner? 

[EssEffCee]

Club said additional allocation would go into Kingsland when they announced the changes didn't they?

Better not be the Chapel.

[SaintTex]

would be happy with a home match for any other than the big 4.

Port Vale, Leeds, or West Ham/Brentford shouldn't scare anyone.

[Oisin]

1 hour ago, Noodles34 said:

Port Vale at home 

There  is no other wish list 

 

1 hour ago, Noodles34 said:

Though away would be a nice trip 

“Nice”?? You been to Stoke???

But yeah, Port Vale home or away. We all know it will be Liverpool, though 🙄

[SNSUN]

It'll be Saints vs ex-Saints (West Ham). I have rubbed my ball and seen the future. 

But seriously, how cool would a Semi be. Bring on Port Vale at SMS!

[Football Special]

1 hour ago, Challenger said:

Lump on Liverpool away, you know it's going to happen.

We haven't had them in a cup draw for a while so that would be nice 

[saintstowin]

I propose scrapping the traditional draw. The Friday and Saturday 5th round teams play each other from this stage on, separate to the Sunday and Monday 5th round teams who do the same. Winners meet in the final with the Sunday Mondays getting a head start.

[AlexLaw76]

The draw is obvious

 

Man City v Southampton

Liverpool v Port Vale

Arsenal v Leeds

Chelsea v West Ham/Brentford

[davefizzy14]

A home tie please 😊 

Edited 13 hours ago by davefizzy14

[kwsaint]

11 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

The draw is obvious

 

Man City v Southampton

Liverpool v Port Vale

Arsenal v Leeds

Chelsea v West Ham/Brentford

Disagree. Leeds away is obviously going to happen. 
 

Resign Kelvin Davis and we’re at Wembley.

Edited 12 hours ago by kwsaint

[Saint Pete]

Would take any of Leeds, West Ham/Brentford or Port Vale, preferably at home. Probably won't happen though!

[whelk]

Away to Arsenal - another big away day supported by thousands. Or Chelsea or WestHam/Brentford.

Man City will get Port Vale at home

[Kenilworthy1959]

We have never played Leeds in the FA cup in our history, so have a feeling it will be them (yes I know probability doesn't work like that)

[Pamplemousse]

4 hours ago, EssEffCee said:

Club said additional allocation would go into Kingsland when they announced the changes didn't they?

Better not be the Chapel.

I believe the away bar in that section blocks the divider towards the Chapel, so it would have to extend towards the Kingsland. 

Unless they do what Derby do at Pride Park, and separate the away end concourse into two different halves.

Edited 12 hours ago by Pamplemousse

[OneMrsWallace]

Liverpool v Southampton - you know it. Port Vale would seem ideal, we might get Robbie Williams as half time entertainment, so maybe not. Reckon we could give dirty Leeds a good game. 

[SNSUN]

14 minutes ago, OneMrsWallace said:

Liverpool v Southampton - you know it. Port Vale would seem ideal, we might get Robbie Williams as half time entertainment, so maybe not. Reckon we could give dirty Leeds a good game. 

Robbie Williams/Craig David sing off. 

[31cc]

5 hours ago, Badger said:

This is what the FA Cup is all about. Chance for a one off scarf and be seen live on TV holding it up at a ridiculous time of day to deprive people of watching something else in their usual routine. 
 

 

Is that Billy Joel leading the singing? Good to see MTG and Lauren Bobert behind him, the USA is really getting behind soccerball in time for the World Series Cup.

[Sarnia Cherie]

6 hours ago, skintsaint said:

This is half the draw anyway : 

 

Man City vs

Liverpool vs 

Chelsea vs

Arsenal vs

Sad but true.

[CB Fry]

Happy Port Vale day everyone 

[Kenilworthy1959]

Do we automatically have to postpone both the Easter games now? Or could we say play the FA cup game on the Friday and still play Wrexham on the Monday - or play Ipswich on the Friday and the FA cup game on the Monday?

[Chez]

24 minutes ago, Kenilworthy1959 said:

Do we automatically have to postpone both the Easter games now? Or could we say play the FA cup game on the Friday and still play Wrexham on the Monday - or play Ipswich on the Friday and the FA cup game on the Monday?

Last year, all four quarter final ties took place on the weekend (Saturday/Sunday). You would imagine it will be the same this year, so both our league games will need to be moved.

[SNSUN]

1 hour ago, CB Fry said:

Happy Port Vale day everyone 

Fulham fans are justifying going out because we'll get spanked by City or Arsenal in the next round, as they would too. So Port Vale would be a lovely draw. They'd feel that.

[Mixedkebab]

Been waiting 30 odd years for cup revenge on Port Vale

A proper miserable trip there when they knocked us out of the cup in the 90s, Widdrington red card, and someone in the home end with a skate shirt goading us at the end.