F A Cup Draw

The Bishop · **Posted:** Sat Sep 30, 2017 9:15 pm

The FA Cup officially ended on 9/8/17 in my little world!

I think to add to Mr Chip's post, at this stage the competition is still regionalised to cut down on travel costs etc.

ToTheHartlepool2-0 · **Joined:** Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:08 pm **Posts:** 1333

So Chip mentions Truro City 8 miles or so from where I live. If it happens then of course I want Pools to win but will play in front of about 4 or 500. How the mighty have fallen. What happened to the days when the streams of people came off the train coach and car to Portman Road Ipswich or down the Coronation Street cobbles to Maine Road Manchester? The beer in the glass has settled and you are where you are I suppose. Got to hope that Pools at least get into the proper round and at least go out then as normal. Pools the Manure of the lower leagues. Who would have thought it?

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Sat Sep 30, 2017 10:07 pm

The thing I dread most is getting a reputation as non-league giant killers. The start of the slippery slope.

TFP · **Joined:** Thu Nov 20, 2014 7:25 pm **Posts:** 152

ToTheHartlepool2-0 wrote:

So Chip mentions Truro City 8 miles or so from where I live. If it happens then of course I want Pools to win but will play in front of about 4 or 500. How the mighty have fallen. What happened to the days when the streams of people came off the train coach and car to Portman Road Ipswich or down the Coronation Street cobbles to Maine Road Manchester? The beer in the glass has settled and you are where you are I suppose. Got to hope that Pools at least get into the proper round and at least go out then as normal. Pools the Manure of the lower leagues. Who would have thought it?

I’m hoping for Truro in Round 1 as it’s only 10 miles down the road. It’ll be a surreal day out if nothing else.

kmc · **Joined:** Thu Dec 29, 2016 5:02 pm **Posts:** 43

Chip Fireball wrote:

I've been to Truro, but I'm buggered if I can remember anything much about it.

Lovely little city , the cathedral is hemmed in making it near impossible to get a decent pic of it ...lovely , if expensive , proper pastie shops .....that's about it

ed-t-ball · **Posted:** Sun Oct 01, 2017 8:29 am

Seems like there are a few south west based Poolies, me too, though not as far down.

thedno · **Posted:** Sun Oct 01, 2017 12:05 pm

Nelly wrote:

Still regionalised, so improved chances of being drawn against Shildon and South Shields. Scarborough still in the draw as well.

Are you sure still regionalised, as Banbury was a fair distance for Shildon to go to?
Or is the ignorance of the FA, as everything north of Watford is the North!

ed-t-ball · **Posted:** Sun Oct 01, 2017 1:58 pm

How many teams in the draw?

thedno · **Posted:** Sun Oct 01, 2017 4:40 pm

Nelly wrote:

https://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/news/2017/september/300917-fourth-round-qualifying-fa-cup-draw-201718-details/

Cheers Nelly

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Mon Oct 02, 2017 10:35 am

thedno wrote:

Nelly wrote:

Still regionalised, so improved chances of being drawn against Shildon and South Shields. Scarborough still in the draw as well.

Are you sure still regionalised, as Banbury was a fair distance for Shildon to go to?
Or is the ignorance of the FA, as everything north of Watford is the North!

The North/South division traditionally fell on the shoulders of Walsall.
But unless I'm mistaken we've already had clubs like Colchester in the Northern group in certain minor cup competitions.

born toulouse · **Posted:** Mon Oct 02, 2017 11:34 am

Suppose they have to keep the two sides even so it should really be Most Northern and Most Southern. Suspect the dividing line will be gradually moving further south given the imbalance in levels of affluence.

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Mon Oct 02, 2017 1:19 pm

South Shields away! Ticket dash starts now!

The J Dizzle · **Joined:** Mon Jan 27, 2014 3:21 pm **Posts:** 342

South Shields away!

shilts · **Joined:** Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:32 pm **Posts:** 1571

South Shields away it is then

The J Dizzle · **Joined:** Mon Jan 27, 2014 3:21 pm **Posts:** 342

Did anyone listening think it was strange how there were only 28 teams in the north and 36 in the south?

Joe Mac · **Posted:** Mon Oct 02, 2017 1:23 pm

Wonder if ours will be chosen to stream on the BBC. They choose a game each qualifying round.

Splod · **Posted:** Mon Oct 02, 2017 5:20 pm

According to the FA its £12.5k prize for winning the 4th qualifying round match.

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Mon Oct 02, 2017 5:34 pm

Come on then John, our last result against South Shields? (or any other club with an identical name).

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Mon Oct 02, 2017 8:32 pm

We just don't cut the Mustard since the Mordue triplets and Darkie Errington left.

misfit · **Joined:** Mon Oct 02, 2017 9:25 pm **Posts:** 6

MadJohn wrote:

Montpoolier wrote:

Come on then John, our last result against South Shields? (or any other club with an identical name).

I'd go for this one, Boxing Day 1929...

http://www.inthemadcrowd.co.uk/UI/Match.aspx?oid=734

They moved to Gateshead the following summer. Our first match against Gateshead featured eight of that last South Shields lineup. We've played North Shields since then in the FA Cup but we've never played another competitive game against South.

We have actually played a South Shields team in the FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round before. We lost 1-0 at the Vic in 1913.

I'd go for 31/01/17 when they turned us over 3-0 in the Durham Challenge Cup.

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

That's a reserve/youth team fixture.

'Us' you're from South Shields aren't you?

misfit · **Joined:** Mon Oct 02, 2017 9:25 pm **Posts:** 6

No, not a South Shields supporter, I just think that if us, (a Hartlepool supporter), decide to put out or interpret that game as minor fixture, then we are no different to big teams playing under strength teams further on in the FA Cup. If teams treat competitions with contempt, they do so at their peril.

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

WELCOME TO THE BOARD!!

misfit · **Joined:** Mon Oct 02, 2017 9:25 pm **Posts:** 6

Thank you it's a pleasure. More welcoming than the previous guy!!

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

misfit wrote:

Thank you it's a pleasure. More welcoming than the previous guy!!

What you having for tea?

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The Colonel · **Joined:** Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:49 am **Posts:** 4891

It's dinner.

We need to lose this lower working class language.

The bunker is upmarket.

We have lunch and dinner now.

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Fri Oct 06, 2017 6:24 pm

Do people actually eat dinner (working class variety) these days apart from maybe Sunday. And anyway, who the hell says "Sunday lunch"?

misfit · **Joined:** Mon Oct 02, 2017 9:25 pm **Posts:** 6

Seeing as your asking. 1730 slice of chicken and mushroom pie, with a few chips (sacrilege-not a great fan). Followed by a small individual toffee cheesecake, followed by a cup of tea and chocolate biscuit. Got to think of the figure you know. And that for me is TEA!

The Bishop · **Posted:** Fri Oct 06, 2017 8:12 pm

Yubep wrote:

misfit wrote:

Thank you it's a pleasure. More welcoming than the previous guy!!

What you having for tea?

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More importantly what socks do you wear?

misfit · **Joined:** Mon Oct 02, 2017 9:25 pm **Posts:** 6

Socks, Never wear them, but people still buy me them for Christmas.

yloop · **Posted:** Fri Oct 06, 2017 10:17 pm

misfit wrote:

Seeing as your asking. 1730 slice of chicken and mushroom pie, with a few chips (sacrilege-not a great fan). Followed by a small individual toffee cheesecake, followed by a cup of tea and chocolate biscuit. Got to think of the figure you know. And that for me is TEA!

Prefer fresh chicken meself.

misfit · **Joined:** Mon Oct 02, 2017 9:25 pm **Posts:** 6

yloop wrote:

misfit wrote:

Seeing as your asking. 1730 slice of chicken and mushroom pie, with a few chips (sacrilege-not a great fan). Followed by a small individual toffee cheesecake, followed by a cup of tea and chocolate biscuit. Got to think of the figure you know. And that for me is TEA!

Prefer fresh chicken meself.

Learned years ago to just accept what the Boss puts on the table. I'm all for a quiet life. Anyway back to the FA Cup. Believe it or not I was in Solihull this morning, but fortunately or unfortunately it wasn't for the football! A long standing family occasion was the reason. I see South Shields had a good win away in the Trophy qualifying round today. More impressive was stated their last 54 games have been W 52, D1, L1. Quite a record to be up against next Saturday. What are peoples thoughts. A draw is my unqualified opinion.

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

PaulL wrote:

misfit wrote:

Socks, Never wear them, but people still buy me them for Christmas.

How can you not wear socks?

What do you even come on football forums to talk about, if not socks?

Can’t even work out why he’s here tbh

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