Saints vs Swansea - Sunday 12th January 1630

[Football Special]

Do we want number 31? 

Draw this evening 7pm bbc2 

1. AFC Bournemouth
2. Arsenal
3. Aston Villa
4. Blackburn Rovers
5. Brentford
6. Brighton & Hove Albion
7. Bristol City
8. Burnley
9. Cardiff City
10. Chelsea
11. Coventry City
12. Crystal Palace
13. Derby County
14. Everton
15. Fulham
16. Hull City
17. Ipswich Town
18. Leeds United
19. Leicester City
20. Liverpool
21. Luton Town
22. Manchester City
23. Manchester United
24. Middlesbrough
25. Millwall
26. Newcastle United
27. Norwich City
28. Nottingham Forest
29. Oxford United
30. Plymouth Argyle
31. Portsmouth
32. Preston North End
33. Queens Park Rangers
34. Sheffield United
35. Sheffield Wednesday
36. Southampton
37. Stoke City
38. Sunderland
39. Swansea City
40. Tottenham Hotspur
41. Watford
42. West Bromwich Albion
43. West Ham United
44. Wolverhampton Wanderers
45. Salford City
46. Charlton Athletic
47. Exeter City
48. Leyton Orient
49. Bristol Rovers
50. Dagenham & Redbridge
51. Accrington Stanley
52. Lincoln City
53. Tamworth
54. Birmingham City
55. Mansfield Town
56. Peterborough United
57. Stockport County
58. Wycombe Wanderers
59. Morecambe
60. Bromley
61. Doncaster Rovers
62. Reading
63. Harrogate Town
64. Wigan Athletic

[derry]

No. Non League team at home.

[Football Special]

  On 02/12/2024 at 11:56, derry said:

No. Non League team at home.

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Think I agree, I'll take anyone from number 45 down. 

[franniesTache]

As usual my preference would be the skates (home or away), and failing getting them a team i've never been to before away.

Harrogate would be a laugh, @Turkish could organise the DEF to take the tea rooms in a display of strength the likes of which the Harrogate Tea Lady Ultras have never experienced before.

[Turkish]

  On 02/12/2024 at 12:10, franniesTache said:

As usual my preference would be the skates (home or away), and failing getting them a team i've never been to before away.

Harrogate would be a laugh, @Turkish could organise the DEF to take the tea rooms in a display of strength the likes of which the Harrogate Tea Lady Ultras have never experienced before.

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I don’t want to say to much at this stage to alert the OB but  I’d suggest the DEF mob up in Betty’s, traditional old tea room which is a Harrogate institution, it also has windows where you can view all corners of the town centre so we can see if the Harrogate Chaos Crew will be mobilised from afar. They’ll be fuming if take Betty’s on the morning of there biggest ever game. However given my connections with leagues twos top firm I’ll be more of an observer here, instead signing a few autographs and posing for photos with Harrogate’s tops boys. The rest of you better watch out for being pelted with delicate cut into triangle shaped sour dough salmon and dill sandwiches 

from Betty’s we can run the gauntlet of hate for the 15 minute walk to Wetherby Road, the chaos crew will be tooled up and may try and ambush by the stray as we approach the notorious Empress Pub  famed for being the haven of the older Chaos Crew, go anywhere near this place and very least you can expect is to get is a stern reprimand for crossing the stray in winter wearing anything other than Hunter wellies. 
 

if you make it to the ground alive you’ll get to experience Wetherby Roads famous curva Nord which makes the chapel kop look like a church choir. Literally tens of fanatical fans running though their repitore creating an atmosphere more like Boca Juniors v River Plate. Fingers crossed for this draw and to quote a famous Yorkshire band, if you are there, beware.

 

Edited 2 December, 2024 by Turkish

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

Everton away. Would be great if we could inflict their last ever League Cup, FA Cup and Premier League defeats at Goodison Park given it's been such a bogey ground for us over the years.

[Sunglasses Ron]

Definitely not Dagenham & Redbridge. 

We struggle to beat one team, let alone two.

[Kenilworthy]

Having just made a special pilgrimage to Bromley to recomplete my 92 I have a feeling we will get Bromley away.

[Football Special]

  On 02/12/2024 at 13:09, Kenilworthy said:

Having just made a special pilgrimage to Bromley to recomplete my 92 I have a feeling we will get Bromley away.

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I've yet to go there so would be very pleased, in fact 7 potential new grounds for me in that draw , would be a bonus to get one of those. What's Morecambe like to visit mid-January? 

[Pamplemousse]

The skates at home. If not, a lower league team away.

[SouSaint]

Skates at home. 

[Hatch]

every other fans website in the country is saying 

'who do you want in draw'

answer :   a non league team or Southampton

 

 

[Kenilworthy]

  On 02/12/2024 at 13:16, Football Special said:

I've yet to go there so would be very pleased, in fact 7 potential new grounds for me in that draw , would be a bonus to get one of those. What's Morecambe like to visit mid-January? 

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A very, very long way - even when you live in the Midlands like me. And wind whipping off the Irish sea. I have been there on business in the winter.

[LGTL]

Same as always. 31 away. 

Failing that, a ground I haven’t been to. 

[Lighthouse]

I’m sure we’ve been drawn away to Palace at some point in about 5 of the last 10 seasons, might as well get that out the way.

[trousers]

The draw that gives us the best odds of progressing to the next round, please (obviously)

[BarberSaint]

46 at home.

 

The battle of the giants.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

62 for me at home. See what a Selles side looks like lower down the league. Thwy would bring a few too, so would be a decent atmosphere....maybe.

[Whitey Grandad]

I’d like us to go through but I shall be away for this one anyway. I used to make sure that I was available for any Saints games but nowadays I have lost interest. I shall even be on holiday for the Chelsea and Tottenham games.

Best of luck chaps 🫣

[Lighthouse]

First out - Swansea at home.

[Lighthouse]

Arsenal vs Man Utd 😂😂

[John Boy Saint]

Russell Martin Derby (if he is still here)

[Toussaint]

Boooooring

[Lighthouse]

  On 02/12/2024 at 19:16, Toussaint said:

Boooooring

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Winnable home game, hopefully decent ticket prices.

[Toussaint]

  On 02/12/2024 at 19:18, Lighthouse said:

Winnable home game, hopefully decent ticket prices.

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I know, they’ll bring good support. But I’d have loved Pompey at home or a decent away day, ideally somewhere we don’t normally get to see.

[bpsaint]

No big money tie for the skates, shame.

[CB Fry]

Keeps him in a fucking job until January then.

[Lighthouse]

A few decent, local games in there.

Man City - Salford

Liverpool - Accrington

Leeds - Harrogate

[Holmes_and_Watson]

A chance to show Swansea the evolution of Martin's possession based game we've all been enjoying.

[Weston Super Saint]

  On 02/12/2024 at 19:25, Holmes_and_Watson said:

A chance to show Swansea the evolution of Martin's possession based game we've all been enjoying.

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Prelude to the 25/26 season?

Maybe even the barometer for those players we bought in the summer specifically for the Championship season next year?

[Lord Duckhunter]

Talking about dumbing down. We don’t need a fucking commentary between every friggin number. “Number 48, QPR, lost 4 of their last 6 games on a Saturday and play in hoops”. Just draw the balls and let the games do the talking. 

[Pamplemousse]

Good chance of us getting the skates in Round 4 then

[Lord Duckhunter]

  On 02/12/2024 at 19:32, Pamplemousse said:

Good chance of us getting the skates in Round 4 then

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As my skate mate said Saturday, we’re both so fucking bad if we played each other, we’d probably both lose….

Edited 2 December, 2024 by Lord Duckhunter

[Football Special]

  On 02/12/2024 at 19:32, Pamplemousse said:

Good chance of us getting the skates in Round 4 then

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Would expect them to get through but Wycombe are having a great season, only one league place between them. 

 

[drd]

  On 02/12/2024 at 19:30, Lord Duckhunter said:

Talking about dumbing down. We don’t need a fucking commentary between every friggin number. “Number 48, QPR, lost 4 of their last 6 games on a Saturday and play in hoops”. Just draw the balls and let the games do the talking. 

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Glad I'm not the only person wanting to go back to the blokes in blazers who would just draw the numbers then piss off

[John Boy Saint]

  On 02/12/2024 at 19:36, drd said:

Glad I'm not the only person wanting to go back to the blokes in blazers who would just draw the numbers then piss off

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Sparky looked like he wanted to be elsewhere!

[Pamplemousse]

S4C usually pick a game, the options are us v Swansea or Cardiff's game at Sheffield United, so it is possible the game gets moved for TV, just for anyone watching you'll have to watch it in Welsh

[Football Special]

  On 02/12/2024 at 19:40, Pamplemousse said:

S4C usually pick a game, the options are us v Swansea or Cardiff's game at Sheffield United, so it is possible the game gets moved for TV, just for anyone watching you'll have to watch it in Welsh

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Yeah didn't they move Swanseas game at Bournemouth to a Thursday night last season for S4C ? That's quite likely it will end up as a random tv pick 

[CB Fry]

  On 02/12/2024 at 19:30, Lord Duckhunter said:

Talking about dumbing down. We don’t need a fucking commentary between every friggin number. “Number 48, QPR, lost 4 of their last 6 games on a Saturday and play in hoops”. Just draw the balls and let the games do the talking. 

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They've been doing stuff like that for minimum 25 years. Minimum.

[Lord Duckhunter]

  On 02/12/2024 at 19:36, drd said:

Glad I'm not the only person wanting to go back to the blokes in blazers who would just draw the numbers then piss off

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I get the “celebs” doing it and it being on TV (provided it’s blokes who’ve done something in the competition they’re drawing), but we don’t need the pony in between each ball. I’ve noticed it a lot with all types of punditry & commentary, they’re incapable of leaving a silence and letting the actions or words sink in.  It’s like a form of Tourettes. 

[Football Special]

Quite a few dull one-sided games at Man City. Liverpool, Chelsea and Newcastle , only interesting if the "big" team is away. Spurs going to Tamworth ticks the boxes for tv magic of the Cup, obviously Arsenal v Man Utd will be first pick on TV 

[Lord Duckhunter]

  On 02/12/2024 at 19:45, Football Special said:

Spurs going to Tamworth ticks the boxes for tv magic of the Cup,

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Spurs reserves/ under 21’s you mean…

 

Magic of the cup left town years ago…

[Holmes_and_Watson]

  On 02/12/2024 at 19:40, Pamplemousse said:

S4C usually pick a game, the options are us v Swansea or Cardiff's game at Sheffield United, so it is possible the game gets moved for TV, just for anyone watching you'll have to watch it in Welsh

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Fortunately, thanks to Nathan we can all speak fluent Footballing Welsh.

"Oooooh, lovely."

"Niiice"

"That's not my team"

"I was brave taking over for the Liverpool game."

"I don't count the Liverpool game."

[Pamplemousse]

  On 02/12/2024 at 19:43, Football Special said:

Yeah didn't they move Swanseas game at Bournemouth to a Thursday night last season for S4C ? That's quite likely it will end up as a random tv pick 

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Yup. Luckily, it's the League Cup semi finals the previous midweek, so the TV picks for the 3rd round will be made before the quarter final so that rules out any day before Saturday as we could in theory still be involved.

However, there are Premier League midweek fixtures after, and we're on Thursday, so theoretically, they could move our match to a Monday night, as we're the only Prem team that can play on that day. Unless they choose a match with all EFL teams like Leeds v Harrogate for the Monday slot.

Hopefully they'll consider the Swansea fans and pick a suitable weekend slot.

Edited 2 December, 2024 by Pamplemousse

[Turkish]

Guess I’ll be leading the chaos Crew down to Leeds then. 👊👊👊👊

[LuckyNumber7]

  On 02/12/2024 at 19:43, Football Special said:

Yeah didn't they move Swanseas game at Bournemouth to a Thursday night last season for S4C ? That's quite likely it will end up as a random tv pick 

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The game that famously cup-tied David Brooks.

[Football Special]

  On 02/12/2024 at 20:31, Turkish said:

Guess I’ll be leading the chaos Crew down to Leeds then. 👊👊👊👊

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Do most Harrogate support Leeds as well? 

[Turkish]

  On 02/12/2024 at 20:38, Football Special said:

Do most Harrogate support Leeds as well? 

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Unfortunately yes. It could be proper cringe

[Turkish]

  On 02/12/2024 at 20:35, LuckyNumber7 said:

The game that famously cup-tied David Brooks.

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Will he be available this time?

[Turkish]

  On 02/12/2024 at 19:30, Lord Duckhunter said:

Talking about dumbing down. We don’t need a fucking commentary between every friggin number. “Number 48, QPR, lost 4 of their last 6 games on a Saturday and play in hoops”. Just draw the balls and let the games do the talking. 

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I was going to add this onto the small things in life that annoy you thread. Does my head in that. Just say the name and number FFS