The FA Cup Fourth Round Draw Thread.

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Norwich or Brighton v Plymouth or Dagenham
Southampton v Cambridge Utd or Millwall
Walsall or Reading v Wimbledon
Blackburn v Bolton or Sunderland
Rochdale v Cardiff or Coventry
Fulham v Charlton
Sheff Utd v Ipswich
Shrewsbury v Chelsea
Stoke v Bournemouth or Crewe
Brentford v Grimsby or Burnley
Farnborough v Arsenal
Man Utd v West Ham
Gillingham or Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds
Wolves v Leicester
Watford v West Brom
Crystal Palace v Liverpool

As Dave sez :Shrewsbury vs Chelsea should keep the Shrews in gravy for a month or so. ManUre vs West Ham - we've seen that one before...

Burnley for the cup.

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 6 January 2003 13:12 (twenty-three years ago)

The Farnboro draw = A FIX though surely.

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 6 January 2003 13:13 (twenty-three years ago)

I seem to recall Crystal Palace v Liverpool has a bit of history too. That amazing semi-final.

― stevo (stevo), Monday, 6 January 2003 13:20 (twenty-three years ago)

no pete, a fix/ or lucky cup draw.. would have been an away at higbury

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Monday, 6 January 2003 13:20 (twenty-three years ago)

They'll swop it anyway. They won't be able to resist the extra money surely.

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 6 January 2003 13:28 (twenty-three years ago)

I thought the FA were clamping down on ground-swapping for these sort of ties?

― stevo (stevo), Monday, 6 January 2003 13:33 (twenty-three years ago)

Jonesy will be pleased to see all those Liverpool fans on his manor, I imagine.

― Tim (Tim), Monday, 6 January 2003 13:46 (twenty-three years ago)

Farnborough v Arsenal

Tie of the round, no question.

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Monday, 6 January 2003 13:48 (twenty-three years ago)

I say forget the replays, less 'ave a four-way Norwich-Brighton-Plymouth-Redbridge tussle on one pitch.

― zebedee, Monday, 6 January 2003 13:59 (twenty-three years ago)

"They'll swop it anyway. They won't be able to resist the extra money surely."

Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought that depended as to whether it was going to be shown on the tellyvishun. Think they might make more having it at home if it is.

― SittingPretty, Monday, 6 January 2003 14:01 (twenty-three years ago)

Zebedee, that's a top idea. It would be even better if the rules were that the other three teams should simultaneously kick lumps out of Norwich.....

― SittingPretty, Monday, 6 January 2003 14:05 (twenty-three years ago)

Jonesy will be pleased to see all those Liverpool fans on his manor, I imagine.

Fortunately, I don't own a car.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Monday, 6 January 2003 14:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Nah - Farnborough will switch it most probably - they could with some temporary stands get capacity up to 6-7,000. But those stands cost cash, as would extra stewarding. Parking is also terrible near said stadium.

Highbury has a capacity of 38,000, so they'd get more money there. The issue is whether they go for cash or glory. Their Chairman on past performance will go for cash to strengthen the squad for the league.

One of the reason why we don't get as many upsets these days - ground switching removes the one advantage lower league teams have. Add this to better pitches, increased substitutes and general gulf in quality that spirings from gulf in finace = FA Cup is boring after the 4th round.

― Dave B (daveb), Monday, 6 January 2003 14:46 (twenty-three years ago)

looks like shrewsbury are going to have to do it the hard way.

― michael wells (michael w.), Monday, 6 January 2003 15:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Blackburn vs Bolton or Sunderland is obviously the glamour tie here.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Monday, 6 January 2003 19:42 (twenty-three years ago)

i predict a Chelsea v Leeds final

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 6 January 2003 23:32 (twenty-three years ago)

Wolves or Watford to be the last div 1 team standing

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 6 January 2003 23:33 (twenty-three years ago)

in the early 90s (1992?) Farnborough took West Ham to a replay, but IIRC *both* games were at Upton Park.

Stevo, I certainly remember the amazing semi-final :). This has got to be one of the live matches, surely?

― tommy black field research centre (robin carmody), Tuesday, 7 January 2003 04:18 (twenty-three years ago)

it's been switched to highbury.

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Wednesday, 8 January 2003 18:06 (twenty-three years ago)

"Gills" getting through to face Leeds = end of all other local news on BBC for next however many weeks

then again, no more "Kent man in ingrowing toenail hospital drama" stories while I'm waiting for the weather might be no bad thing

― Jeff W, Wednesday, 8 January 2003 18:32 (twenty-three years ago)

Gillingham and Palace both live on Sky hooray!

― robin carmody (robin carmody), Wednesday, 8 January 2003 20:58 (twenty-three years ago)

SittingPretty, you're not a fellow ITFC fan are you? Or do you just know scum when you see it?

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Thursday, 9 January 2003 05:39 (twenty-three years ago)

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