FA Cup 3rd round draw

[Bobbin']

Always one of the highlights of the season, especially this year as it'll be a welcome break from the league.

Don't know why, we usually end being away to some club higher than us in the same league and then lose. On that basis I predict we'll get Hull away but would quite like a trip to Portsmouth. Or even Cambridge if they get through as I've never been, failing that one of the big boys at home would be alright.

Who do we fancy then?

1 AFC Bournemouth
2 Arsenal
3 Aston Villa
4 Birmingham City
5 Blackburn Rovers
6 Bolton Wanderers
7 Brentford
8 Brighton & Hove Albion
9 Bristol City
10 Burnley
11 Cardiff City
12 Charlton Athletic
13 Chelsea
14 Crystal Palace
15 Derby County
16 Everton
17 Fulham
18 Huddersfield Town
19 Hull City
20 Ipswich Town
21 Leeds United
22 Leicester City
23 Liverpool
24 Manchester City
25 Manchester United
26 Middlesbrough
27 Milton Keynes Dons
28 Newcastle United
29 Norwich City
30 Nottingham Forest
31 Preston North End
32 Queens Park Rangers
33 Reading
34 Rotherham 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 Bradford City
46 Newport County
47 Peterborough United
48 Portsmouth
49 Eastleigh
50 Northampton Town
51 Exeter City
52 Doncaster Rovers
53 Grimsby Town or Shrewsbury Town
54 Yeovil Town
55 Bury
56 Carlisle United
57 Leyton Orient or Scunthorpe United
58 Wycombe Wanderers
59 Colchester United
60 Chesterfield or Walsall
61 Sheffield United or Oldham Athletic
62 Salford City or Hartlepool United
63 Dagenham & Redbridge or Whitehawk
64 Oxford United

 

[Madejski]

Oxford, Oxford or Oxford...

But being realistic, just anyone below this division is fine.

Though given how far we went last season we're almost certainly going out in the third round this year.

 

[Bobbin']

Oxford, Oxford or Oxford...

But being realistic, just anyone below this division is fine.

Though given how far we went last season we're almost certainly going out in the third round this year.

When did you last play each other?

90s? I really can't remember many Reading Oxford games from the top of my head.

 

[SF_]

Burnley away.

 

[blademan89]

Preston v sheff utd we have to play each other every year.

 

[Dazza]

When did you last play each other?

90s? I really can't remember many Reading Oxford games from the top of my head.

Last time we played Oxford was August 2004 in the League cup. 2001 was the last league meeting.

 

[Costello]

Whitehawk, home or away, would be unreal. Slim chance they'll make the draw, though.

 

[KevinMcallister]

we are entitled to, man utd, Chelsea, arsenal , Liverpool or spurs

you lot fight it out for the scraps

 

[Camdenite]

Only chance of us being able to do some significant business in January is a massive away tie and subsequent replay that we win, followed by the same in the fourth round.

Not going to happen...

 

[Veggie Legs]

Anyone who we can beat - we haven't won in the FA Cup for five years.

 

[SF_]

Preston v sheff utd we have to play each other every year.

I'd rather get Plymouth away!

 

[JJH]

We'll get Gillingham away whilst Leeds get United at home.

Or, Sod's law will have it that we get a big team at home whilst we have the reduced capacity...

Chelski, Spurs or L'pool away will suit me just fine.

 

[blademan89]

I'd rather get Plymouth away!

Im in cape town for the cricket when its on but i don't mind playing you always a good session with a few of your lot.

 

[Bobbin']

Last time we played Oxford was August 2004 in the League cup. 2001 was the last league meeting.

Long enough then.

We've played Oxford probably 3 or 4 times in cups in the last 10 years.

 

[Bobbin']

Anyone who we can beat - we haven't won in the FA Cup for five years.

Didn't realise that. I can't recall any major upsets, do you usually get tough ties?

Cambridge are winning so my trip there is on!

 

[Munkiki]

Didn't realise that. I can't recall any major upsets, do you usually get tough ties?

think they tend to get top-flight/Championship teams so not really noticeable when they lose. have a vague recollection that Preston (when in L1) knocked them out - the season before they did the same to us, I think.

 

[Veggie Legs]

Munkiki is correct, teams we've lost to in the last five years are Chelsea, Hull, Villa, Preston and Southampton. We save our losing to lower division teams for the League Cup.

 

[markwwfc1992]

Is the draw today?

 

[Bobbin']

Tomorrow at 7pm.

 

[markwwfc1992]

Hope we have a decent run, worst case scenario is getting someone in the same league.

 

[Rammy]

I want a big team. Lose the game and concentrate on the league.

 

[Dazza]

Oxford away although they are struggling to beat Forest Green at the moment. If not away to a League 1 or 2 side where i havn't been.

More than likely though we will probably end up with a Championship side.

 

[TomPNE94]

think they tend to get top-flight/Championship teams so not really noticeable when they lose. have a vague recollection that Preston (when in L1) knocked them out - the season before they did the same to us, I think.

We've been pretty good in cups last couple of seasons. Hoping for a decent draw, either a home time against a shit team or away at one of the big 5/6

 

[BetterCallSaul]

Tomorrow at 7pm.

Northwich aren't in, they lost to Northampton!

Anyway, I would like Newcastle away please!

 

[Bobbin']

Northwich aren't in, they lost to Northampton!

Anyway, I would like Newcastle away please!

Cheers, all edited.

Blame the FA website!

 

[The Southbank]

Last time we played Oxford was August 2004 in the League cup.

Ahh, the battle of Cowley Road. Never forget.

A trip to Fratton Park would go down a treat.

 

[roversfan2001]

Five teams left with standing for away supporters. Brentford, Carlisle, Exeter, Newport and Salford.

Out of that bunch, Carlisle/Salford away would be nice. Failing that, Burnley at home.

 

[Dazza]

Ahh, the battle of Cowley Road. Never forget.

A trip to Fratton Park would go down a treat.

Worst part of the night was the 40 minute bus journey back to Radley station as the police wouldn't let the buses go back to Oxford train station. Probably because of the amount of smashed bus windows on the outwood journey. Ended up missing the last train from Reading and had to pay £45 for a taxi home.

 

[Don Tonberry]

This will be the first time we've been in the third round in four seasons so I'm hoping for one of the big clubs.

Failing that, a trip to Huddersfield, Rotherham, Sheffield Wednesday, Bradford, Chesterfield or Walsall would be good as I've yet to go to those grounds. I absolutely DO NOT want Scummers or mini-Scummers (Eastleigh) though.

 

[The Southbank]

Worst part of the night was the 40 minute bus journey back to Radley station as the police wouldn't let the buses go back to Oxford train station. Probably because of the amount of smashed bus windows on the outwood journey. Ended up missing the last train from Reading and had to pay £45 for a taxi home.

I was in the pub that got bricked before the game, absolute carnage.