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My point was more that we should be delighted with a 5th Round Cup draw at home against the 7th placed team in Division 2. Yes, the possibility of losing at home is there. But one can't have it both ways. I'd far rather have Coventry at home than Chelsea / City / United. Wouldn't most...

Fair enough - that's a high proportion of games. That said, Albion v Coventry doesn't fulfill any of these criteria: a. Chance of a giant-killing with lower league team at home to Premier League side. b. Opportunity to show one of the big names (e.g City, United, Chelsea, Spurs) home or away...

I think Palace have that already for their start to the season. Plenty of mileage left in years to come regarding that. As for the Cup, the risk of becoming a 'laughing stock' is far outweighed by a home draw against a lower league team. We'll take that.

Unlikely to be on TV with Wigan v Citeh and Millwall/Rochdale v Newport/Spurs. 3pm Saturday + full strength team + decent price tickets = big crowd + excellent atmosphere

Excellent draw. Full strength team please - it's time to respect the Cup.