Who would we like to get in the FA cup draw?

[Stuart]

Gutted

[Dreyski]

Down to four balls, us and the dingles still to go, felt a bit sick.

Us at big club. Depends how much of a priority Tony sees the cup.

Edited December 2, 2019 by Dreyski

[bazza]

Wow. Brum away. I thought we were going to get Burnley.

[simongarnerisgod]

ffs,im`e pretty ***** off!!!!

[davulsukur]

Can't believe how close we were to getting the dingles.

Birmingham away, shit draw.

[JHRover]

Relieved at avoiding the dingles. A dull draw but winnable if we want it. 

Dont want to play the dingles unless or until we are in the same league as them.

[Riverside under the drip]

With the possible exception of Hull or Charlton, the most uninteresting, depressing draw possible. I would have gone to almost any away game save Brighton or Bournemouth away. Not this one.

[bazza]

The four last balls were Peterborough, Birmingham, Rovers and Burnley.

We were last ball out.

[Bohinen 22]

Wow. The magic of the cup is alive and kicking. What a garbage draw.

[arbitro]

Whilst it's not a great draw it certainly is winnable and Birmingham are always reasonably priced tickets.

[chaddyrovers]

crap draw

[Stuart]

Last ball out.  Mowbray out!

Was really hoping for a home game against the Dingles just to be able to imagine Waggott’s face. Although I wasn’t looking forward to the Tuesday morning 6am kick off with representatives of HM Armed Forces surrounding the edges of the pitch.

Conversely, away at Brum is certainly not a game to capture the imagination but one that we should have no fear over.

Here’s hoping for our name being in the hat for the fourth round - ideally not with “or Birmingham City” attached.

[JHRover]

Not great but Birmingham better than horror journeys to Reading, Cardiff, Swansea, Brighton, Bournemouth etc.

It's easy to get to, usually well priced and winnable. Could be a lot worse.

 

[Stuart]

Just now, chaddyrovers said:

crap draw

Au contraire, I think that draw will be the most exciting thing about this season’s FA Cup. We got into the last four at least!

[TBTF]

Just now, Claytons Left Boot said:

How close was that to Rovers v Dingles? 

Looked for all the world like there was at least a Lancashire derby in the offing for a good while . I want sure whether I wanted those tw4ts or not as we got down to last four . As it is I feel like it’s the worst of all worlds playing them twice in little more than a week . Still it was a cracker at their place earlier in the season !!!!!! Not .

[bazza]

Just now, chaddyrovers said:

crap draw

It's better than a lot of potential draws. Not the best but certainly very far from the worst.

[oldjamfan1]

1 minute ago, JHRover said:

Relieved at avoiding the dingles. A dull draw but winnable if we want it. 

Dont want to play the dingles unless or until we are in the same league as them.

Each to their own but if you’d rather play Birmingham away than Burnley then that’s your prerogative mate.

Personally finding it hard to get excited about that draw tbh.

[chaddyrovers]

Just now, bazza said:

It's better than a lot of potential draws. Not the best but certainly very far from the worst.

Just wanted a home game against PL Club non top 4 tho

[JHRover]

Just now, oldjamfan1 said:

Each to their own but if you’d rather play Birmingham away than Burnley then that’s your prerogative mate.

Personally finding it hard to get excited about that draw tbh.

I want to get as far as possible in the competition and am more than happy to get through the first couple of rounds playing unattractive fixtures against sides below or alongside us in the tables.

The closest we have been to Wembley in 2012-13 we had boring games against Bristol City and Derby, we then got the 'glamour' game at Arsenal, beat them but then fluffed it at the QF stage against Millwall.

[Husky]

Crikey! What a shit draw! I think Brum are one of those teams people would have forgotten to put on the worst ties we could get list.

Craphole of a city too. Absolutely nothing good about that draw.

 

[oldjamfan1]

Crikey how must Tim Flowers be feeling right now!?

[Claytons Left Boot]

Would have liked Man Utd at Ewood. Think we could have given them a scare.

[Gone to seed]

10 minutes ago, oldjamfan1 said:

Crikey how must Tim Flowers be feeling right now!?

Sadly, we know only too well what that feels like.. Are they Rovers in disguise? 

But back on topic, a draw at Big Club isn't a disaster, and is in some ways preferable to a higher profile game against a Prem Club or a banana skin with a (relative) minnow. At least this way we can either progress or exit the competition relatively quietly and without it becoming a major talking point (except of course for the usual suspects - 10K plus posters who clearly have nowt better to do with their time!).

So, bring on the Brum and let's just treat it as shooting practice for our erm 'strikeforce'

COYB

Edited December 2, 2019 by WIR Second Coming

[Rover_Shaun]

1 hour ago, Husky said:

Craphole of a city too. 

 

Cannot agree. Birmingham Xmas market bar kicks manchester into next week whilst there are tons of great pubs in the centre, near the canal, on the fringes such as the jewellery quarter. Well worth a visit 

[Dreams of 1995]

9 hours ago, Rover_Shaun said:

Cannot agree. Birmingham Xmas market bar kicks manchester into next week whilst there are tons of great pubs in the centre, near the canal, on the fringes such as the jewellery quarter. Well worth a visit 

Yep. Birmingham city centre is alive and kicking and has 4 / 5 “districts” if you will all catering to different markets. Chinatown, Brindley Place, Digbeth, Broad St, Digbeth and for the artsy amongst us Moseley although that’s a tad out of the way still well worth a visit. 

The market has been taking money out of my pocket at an alarming rate this year. Living in it means it’s almost impossible to get home without a stein, coupled with the fact most pubs are serving German pints at £3, means it’s been a week of ever-so-slight hangovers. 

Obviously this fixture is after Christmas and unfortunately the festivities will have ended but no doubt still a city well worth visiting