if we beat brighton

Home or away?

Yes very happy but still need Brighton out of the way

http://www.leiston.com/

bloody sussex

It does not have a train station does it?

Leiston Near Ipswitch

Fleetwood Near Blackpool

I Think It Is A Great Draw. Do You Agree PP?

we'd feel more at home at a place with a nuclear power station nearby

zoom in and see the delights that could await us....I like the collection of sheds to the top left hand side on the approach to the ground
type in IP16 4DQ

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?utm_campa ... gle%20maps

type in FY7 6TX for Fleetwood's ground. The satellite images are quite good

Was the draw before the match ?

I thought it was after. BUGGER.

That's a draw and a half that is - Leiston, in rural Suffolk I believe is a very very small ground for a very, very, very small team.

I think I might go to that if we get through and Leiston beat Fleetwood.

If we get through, I hope it's Fleetwood - closer to home and the ground looks quite good looking at their website.In other words there's more chance of actually getting in. Fleetwood should win in any case.Let's hope Pools can fulfill our side of the bargain.

Our top boys want to be careful they dont get nacked off the fleetwood assassin

If we get through our replay and if Leiston win, any Poolies going to Leiston would have to get a bus to Leiston from Saxmundham or even IPSWICH.

Actually, I've just had another look a train to Saxmundham and then a bus/taxi to Leiston would be better.

If we get through...

Right Leiston's ground is a basically a pitch with a white fence round it from what I can gather.

Fleetwood's capacity is 3,497 but this may be reduced to about 2,000 as from what wikipedia says they are doing improvments and a stand may or may not be closed.

Well, it's all very well driving, it's easy for you, but for those who don't drive or can't get a lift, that's one way of getting there.

our ground improvements are finished for the time being and there be no worries about capacity ,You wouldnt want to go to leiston a nightmare to get to ,looking forward to possibly seeing ya in 2nd round

The only thing is, with all due respect to your team, Fleetwood is a nightmare to get to for ME here in Kent.

Thanks, are there any good Fleetwood fan forums/websites knocking around? And how big is ur away end?

I could go to Leiston but I'm supposed to be going to see family in Oxford in that weekend.

http://codarmy.proboards.com/ away end will hold upto 900 if need be so no problem at all depending on how many you would bring would depend on how much of ground you would get

Thanks, and I've been told you can get the tram to Fleetwood.



If our course we beat Brighton, no point in getting excited.

tram from blackpool to fleetwood about 7 mile away but takes about 45 minutes buses also available .nearsest train station being poulton at 5 mile away but would possibly have to get taxis from there or train station also at blackpool

Yes we have to beat leiston yet who 3 leagues below gave us a battle at there place and will still be an akward game but i think i,d prefer hartlepool to brighton just in case we were good enough to get a draw as i dont fancy brighton away on a tuesday night

If it rains at Brighton you'll go home pneumonia. We have a wonderful ground and brilliant fans. Brilliant hot dogs and sing a brilliant rendition of Two Little Boys.

Previously living in Blackpool for 5 years, Fleetwood is right next to it, it's pretty much a suburb.
The ground is alright, the town itself is horrible, full of little chav types.
Great draw, hope we get them

definately not a suberb of blackpool ,a town in its own right and not a dump like blackool in which you would of seen if you lived there

Certainly parts of Blackpool are a dump but where isn't.
I lived up South Shore & Also Cleveleys, both are alright.
To be fair, you hit Bispham then Thornton/Cleveleys then Fleetwood without really noticing a change of towns. It's like Seaton to Hartlepool.
It's it's own town, sure, but it might as well be a suburb, they're right next to each other

Leiston...i've been there... oh dear, it takes a lifetime to get to and when you get there you'll wonder why you bothered, the word 'bleak' doesn't do it justice.. it's a bit like Graythorp without the cosmopolitan, cafe society. The continual sea fret adds to the ambience and like Siberia has perma-frost, Leiston has perma-damp.
The main local attraction are the traffic lights and anyone with less than six digits on each hand is regarded with suspicion ... mind you I may of caught the place on a bad day and things may have changed, but October isn't all that long ago. Let's hope it's Fleetwood.
p.s. it features in the crappest places to live book.

Fleetwood stinks of fish.
It's a no-win situation

It's nowhere as near as far to tavel an at least you can suck a Fishermans Friend in Fleetwood ... so Sussex will be made up.

Did I hear the commentator say that Leiston are in the 9th tier of the league pyramid?

The only time I've been to Fleetwood was as I passed through doing the last 8 mile or so of the Blackpool Marathon. I didn't really notice its ambience, as I was knackered at the time.

Not much point in playing the replay, just been reading the Brighton forum and the 2nd round game is Leiston Vs Brighton. Oh well it would of been nice to have a decent cup run.

Maybe they can play that game, while we play the real tie with Fleetwood.

It was on Setanta earlier about a mouthwatering tie between "former F.A Cup finalists" Brighton and the lowest ranked team in the competition. Like when Histon came out of the hat against either Leeds/Northampton.....Northampton weren't even an option in the presenter's voice

Fleetwood vs Pools and Histon vs Northampton it is then?

'X' marks the spot!

Goggle satellite images are way out of date, none of the 3 new stands and new Football League standard floodlights are shown. Hope we are fortunate enough to beat Leiston and play you. If we did then manage to give you a game and snatch a draw I certainly don't want a replay at that awful Brighton ground.

Gerry Mandrake you really are a first class Muppet. Clearly you have never actually been to Fleetwood have you. Just repeating the same old Blackpool platitudes about our fine town. The truth is what do you see when you go to Blackpool? . . . well, you see the sea of course. What do see when you go to Fleetwood? . . . you see the sea, the Lake District Fells, The Yorkshire Dales and the lovely Forest of Bowland. Simply wonderful views along our promenade, and Fleetwood is superior in almost every other way to Blackpool.

I'm not biased, . . . I don't mind who beats Blackpool.

What about sucking a Fishermans Friend?

Blackpool is a horrible place. I hate it. Never been to Fleetwood, although I'm told there is a Fleetwood Town FC supporter who lives in Hartlepool (found that out this morning from somebody on this thread)

I've never read such rubbish in my life.
I've been to Fleetwood plenty of times, used to play in a 6-a-side league on the pitches next to Fleetwood High, been to Marine Hall loads of times too.
A good mate of mine lived in Fleetwood and I used to visit him regularly, avoiding the endless streams of boy racers and chavs, I've also got a mate who works at the big asda.
Just because it has a few nice views along the prom, doesn't make it a wonderful place to live & as someone who can't stand fish, I can assure you Fleetwood stinks of it.

I've been to Fleetwood, it doesn't smell of fish, I like fish.

"I've never read such rubbish in my life." you say. Try reading your own posts you Muppet.

I used to think I was Working Class and as common as muck, then I went to Blackpool one day and realised I was Middle Class after all!

Stop arguing. We are trying to convince southerners such as those from Fleetwood that we are indeed civilised.

Don't worry ive heard Leiston's away end takes well over a hundred....

I've found it absolutely comical the Loids you've been mocking us for only taking 92 fans to Brighton on Saturday. I mean this from the must woefully supported club in the football league. Darlington is a bigger town than Hartlepool by a fair way yet you can't attract 3,000 people for a home match when you are top of the league!! I wouldn't care we consistently take more away than you as well. I'm glad you have found such humour in not many Poolies attending the least attractive cup tie ever at the worst ground in the football league on a totally foul day over 300 miles away!

I fully expect your reply to be devoid of any substance as that would be impossible clearly....

What was the problem then ? Fans worried about getting there hair blown about and not looking there best in Brighton..... there are worst grounds