FA Cup 5th round draw coming up ...

[Driver8]

No, ball numbers were allocated before the 4th round took place so ball 7 was Lincoln / Brighton

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Ignore me in that case!

 

[chucky1973]

Thank f*** we are out. Well done CH

 

[whitelion]

We would have been a different ball number so the draw would have been completely different.

No - these were the ball numbers allocated to the 16 matches at the weekend.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Ignore me in that case!

Who are ya?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Huddersfield may have their attention elsewhere. Not a bad thing.

They might hold back in their tackles to avoid injuries.

 

[Wardy's twin]

Can you imagine it if we played Burnley then on the coach trip back and CH doing a roll call ... Stephens, STEPHENS, STEPHENSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Can you imagine it if we played Burnley then on the coach trip back and CH doing a roll call ... Stephens, STEPHENS, STEPHENSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

....Barnes, what are you doing hiding down there?

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Wasn't changing ground banned in the FA Cup? All teams have to have a certain ground grading in order to enter the competition in the first place in August. I don't think you can switch venues, definitely not allowed to switch a home tie to an away one.

 

[Paris]

....Barnes, what are you doing hiding down there?

Ohhh, while you're down there....

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Thinking Chris knew this would happen.

 

[Mr deez]

Dodged a bullet there.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Poor old Lincoln...shitty draw.

 

[ManOfSussex]

Wasn't changing ground banned in the FA Cup? All teams have to have a certain ground grading in order to enter the competition in the first place in August. I don't think you can switch venues, definitely not allowed to switch a home tie to an away one.

The rules got changed after Farnborough drew Arsenal years back and switched to Highbury. Sutton can't move this to The Emirates.Clubs have to state their maximum capacity and give a guarantee that they can stage all fixtures, regardless of who they play, before the FA Cup starts.

It can be moved on safety grounds, but the nearest neutral ground gets considered first and if moved to a bigger venue, the extra revenue goes to The FA.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Wasn't changing ground banned in the FA Cup? All teams have to have a certain ground grading in order to enter the competition in the first place in August. I don't think you can switch venues, definitely not allowed to switch a home tie to an away one.

It can still be switched but only on safety grounds. I am guessing that would only come into it if Backwater United managed to fluke their way to a third round tie and somehow drew Manchester United to a ground that looks like Southwicks. There is no way the game gets moved from Suttons ground for that reason.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

The rules got changed after Farnborough drew Arsenal years back and switched to Highbury. Sutton can't move this to The Emirates.Clubs have to state their maximum capacity and give a guarantee that they can stage all fixtures, regardless of who they play, before the FA Cup starts.

It can be moved on safety grounds, but the nearest neutral ground gets considered first and if moved to a bigger venue, the extra revenue goes to The FA.

So if Palace got a big club they could move it to Charlton or Millwall

 

[Sussex Nomad]

It can still be switched but only on safety grounds. I am guessing that would only come into it if Backwater United managed to fluke their way to a third round tie and somehow drew Manchester United to a ground that looks like Southwicks. There is no way the game gets moved from Suttons ground for that reason.

Southwick's ground ain't that bad!

 

[warmleyseagull]

Gobby Logan eat your heart out. What a moneyspinner we have missed out on...

 

[seagulls4ever]

Irrespective of ball numbers, it's likely we wouldn't have drawn Burnley because the chain of events leading to the draw would have been different. It's impossible to know who we would have drawn. Minor differences would have meant the balls would have been picked in a different order.

 

[OzMike]

I recon that the first team would have had a good chance of taking Burnley out and then would come the big money game.

 

[Captain Sensible]

At least Dyche won't get to tap up our players.