Interesting Draw

[Gav]

Pompey at home is as good as we could ask for

 

Man Utd v Man City/Spurs

Tranmere v Swansea City

Telford/Millwall v Burnley

Sunderland v Birmingham City

Sheff Utd v Coventry/Colchester

Arsenal v Chelsea

Liverpool v Portsmouth

Everton/Fulham v West Ham

[Nunavut Patrick]

Looks good for us, hopeful that City will beat Spurs. They should have put them away in the last 20 mins. We should have no trouble with Pompey if we're up for it like Saturday. Mancs have tough draw, and Arse or Chelski is going out. In the last eight we could see Tranmere again. Roll on Cardiff.

[Cath]

In the last eight we could see Tranmere again.

 

Or Bramall Lane

:no :no

 

Glad we've got a normal tie and not one of them romance-of-the-cup draws with some seaside town*. I've never wanted Chelsea to win before but I wish they'd gubbed those small town wankers with their open top bus tour just cos their name came out of a hat. They took the S*n's dollar as well. Shitheads. I hate underdogs. They're only underdogs cos they're crap. Their favourite songs are always things like "We hate Okehampton and we're gonna kick their 'eads in"

 

(*No Portsmouth isnt. It has big ships like Liverpool and no beach huts).

[Steve]

Arent we playing them again in the league a week later? Cant say I'm overexcited but then again a home draw against someone below you in the table is a good draw at this stage.

[ScouseAndy]

6/1 to win it looks worth a tenner to me.

 

can see man u getting undone and arse or chelsea are deffo out.

[Steve]

Looking at them I can see us being on tv again, along with the Mancs, Arse and Sunderland (or perhas Telford if they get through). As Everton wont want to swap to Sunday if they win their replay lets hope its 4pm not 1pm.

[Aidan]

I've got an awful feeling it will be 12:30 on Saturday. Assuming the prime time games will be 5:35 on Saturday and 4pm on Sky, they'll pick Arse v Chelsea and ManU v City/Spurs. The Beeb wont want us 3 rounds in a row, leaving the Sky Saturday game the only option. Now how do I tell the missus I'm going to spend 14-odd hours on the piss in Liverpool instead of "celebrating our wonderful relationship" with a tacky card, some shitty flowers and, if i'm lucky, a drunken scrum after the pub?

[johnb]

"celebrating our wonderful relationship" ?

The inverted commas tell me your heart's no longer in it. Well, you've got my number. :sniff:

[Nunavut Patrick]

Maybe he should put her on the transfer market. If she's a looker I'll take her on a Bosman;)

[johnb]

Maybe he should put her on the transfer market. If she's a looker I'll take her on a Bosman;)

Bargain-basement I reckon. No wonder he never brings her to the game. ;)

[thechap]

Perhaps he would like to swap her for mine. Assuming I ever get the bastard avatar to work. :blah

[Nunavut Patrick]

With a good dental plan there is potential, chap.

[Hermes]

Anybody remember when we played Portsmouth at Anfield in the League Cup in the early 80's. A crowd of 35,000, with 17,000 from Portsmouth for a night match-incredible. They filled Anfield Rd end (when it was all terracing) and the whole of the Kemlyn Rd stand. Has there ever been a bigger away support at Anfield? Steve H, don't dare say Scotland or Holland.:no

[Steve]

That was my first ever night match, first experience of large scale away support and also hooliganism, as some of them tried to charge the line of 26 buses after nthe game. They thought our last 2 goals were jammy apparently.

 

As for the away support, the only thing i can recall that runs it close is Newcastle and Sheff Weds 12-13000 in 1983-4 cups.

 

You said dont try Scotland or Holland, but how about this one. In 1933-4 we were drawn away to Tranmere in the FA Cup, but it was switched to Anfield, where a then record 61000 attended. As we were technically the away team there's your answer.

[Hermes]

You f***in' anorak:no :no :no :no :no :no :no :no :no :no :no :no :no :no :no :no :no :no :no :no :no :no

 

My dad says 45,000 of them were Rovers fans:tease: