Football

[Cletus]

FA Cup 4th qualifying round draw this morning.

Last round for the obscure clubs to get through before the "big" clubs start.

Ball numbers

North:

1 Barrow
2 Chester
3 Gateshead
4 Guiseley
5 Lincoln City
6 Macclesfield Town
7 North Ferriby United
8 Southport
9 Tranmere Rovers
10 Wrexham
11 York City
12 Halesown Town or Nantwich Town
13 Lincoln United
14 Bishop Auckland
15 FC Halifax Town
16 Alfreton Town
17 Curzon Ashton
18 Stourbridge
19 Matlock Town or Workington
20 Stockport County
21 Spennymoor Town
22 FC United of Manchester or Harrogate Town
23 Altrincham
24 Stamford

South:

1 Aldershot Town
2 Boreham Wood
3 Braintree Town
4 Bromley
5 Dagenham & Redbridge
6 Dover Athletic
7 Eastleigh
8 Forest Green Rovers
9 Maidstone United
10 Solihull Moors
11 Sutton United
12 Torquay United
13 Woking
14 Kettering Town
15 Brackley Town
16 Kidderminster Harriers
17 Faversham Town or Egham Town
18 North Leigh
19 Ebbsfleet United
20 Leiston
21 Potters Bar Town or Bath City
22 Hendon
23 Margate or Hastings United
24 Taunton Town
25 Weymouth
26 St Albans City
27 Wealdstone
28 Tonbridge Angels
29 Beaconsfield SYCOB
30 Whitehawk
31 Chesham United
32 Burgess Hill Town
33 Dartford
34 Billericay Town
35 Welling United
36 Gloucester City or Hemel Hempstead Town
37 Westfields
38 Eastbourne Borough or Hadley
39 Merstham
40 Harrow Borough


Read more at http://www.thefa.com/news/the-fa-cu...fying-draw-preview-021016#kweljpvWbOXQQMYx.99

 

[Butts]

Aston Villa manager has been sacked after only one win in 11 games.

Steve Bruce anyone ???

 

[Antman]

FA Cup 4th qualifying round draw this morning.

Last round for the obscure clubs to get through before the "big" clubs start.

Apparently the draw will be broadcast live on talksport at 11.30.

 

[adrock1976]

Steve Bruce anyone ???

Not sure how that would go with the fellow Villa fans, considering he once managed the dirty bluenoses.

Remember, clueless Alex McLeish resigned as manager at the Blues (the same season they won the League Cup against Arsenal and got relegated to the second tier), then immediately became manager of the Villa.

 

[Clip]

Nice to get another win at the weekend even if it was only by 1 and was a lucky last few minutes - a win is a win.


Also LOL at Villa. Hope they go down again at the end of the season.

 

[richw]

Swansea have sacked Francesco Guidolin and appointed former USA manager Bob Bradley. The new American owners putting their stamp with an American manager

 

[83G/84D]

Swansea City sack their manager.

 

[richw]

Ryan Giggs to Villa now Swansea don't want him?

 

[83G/84D]

FA Cup 4th qualifying round draw this morning.

Last round for the obscure clubs to get through before the "big" clubs start.

At least nine former football league clubs in that list, and some that are not.
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Ryan Giggs to Villa now Swansea don't want him?

Guidolin aready been replaced by Bob Bradley.

 

[richw]

At least nine former football league clubs in that list, and some that are not.
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Guidolin aready been replaced by Bob Bradley.

I guess you missed my post at 1237? just before you posted that Guidolin is sacked. And I said Swansea DONT want Giggs.

 

[adrock1976]

At least nine former football league clubs in that list, and some that are not.
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Guidolin aready been replaced by Bob Bradley.

I have counted ten former football league clubs (the ones who have played in any of the top 4 divisions at some point in their history) in the list above.

North

Lincoln City
Macclesfield Town
Tranmere Rovers
Wrexham
York City
Stockport County

South

Aldershot Town
Dagenham & Redbridge
Torquay United
Kidderminster Harriers

 

[Cletus]

Barrow, Chester, Workington, Gateshead, Southport, Halifax & Maidstone too I would say.


Quite happy with Burgess Hill away, might even be able to nab a new station if I go by train!

 

[adrock1976]

Barrow, Chester, Workington, Gateshead, Southport, Halifax & Maidstone too I would say.


Quite happy with Burgess Hill away, might even be able to nab a new station if I go by train!

Are both Chester and FC Halifax Town recently new teams?

I remember Chester City went into liquidation circa 2010 halfway through the season, and FC Halifax Town replaced Halifax when they went into liquidation too.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Are both Chester and FC Halifax Town recently new teams?

I remember Chester City went into liquidation circa 2010 halfway through the season, and FC Halifax Town replaced Halifax when they went into liquidation too.

In both cases they're "successor clubs", much like how AFC Wimbledon inherited the FA Cup win of the original Wimbledon rather than that achievement being on Franchise FC's roll of honour.
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In other news, roars of laughter can be heard around the pennine foothills as Dean Hoyle slams the phone down after being bombarded with phone calls from the Birmingham area...

 

[83G/84D]

I guess you missed my post at 1237? just before you posted that Guidolin is sacked. And I said Swansea DONT want Giggs.

No I didn't - sorry! My apologies.

 

[Norfolk1997]

Sunderland fan here

Anyone think we'll finally go down this season?

 

[Butts]

Sunderland fan here

Anyone think we'll finally go down this season?

With David Moyes at the helm yes - unless the usual pattern of firing the incumbent half way through the season continues

 

[Clip]

Sunderland fan here

Anyone think we'll finally go down this season?

I hope so

 

[DarloRich]

Lost 1-0 at home to Aldershot..... Getting embarrassing under Jackie now.

Meanwhile I decided to tick a ground off the 92 and visit the Valley. One time York legend Calvin Andrew got the only goal as Rochdale beat Charlton 1-0

how does Jackie McNamarra not get the sack? Is he simply too expensive topay off? York look a shambles under him.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

how does Jackie McNamarra not get the sack? Is he simply too expensive topay off? York look a shambles under him.

He can't be on that high a wage if he needs to fare-dodge...

Though going back a while I remember Town having to reinstate a manager after finding they couldn't afford to pay him off!

 

[richw]

Villa fans on here, would you and your fellow fans accept Steve Bruce as manager if it was an option. There's no questioning he is one of the best championship managers, and is available

 

[DarloRich]

Villa fans on here, would you and your fellow fans accept Steve Bruce as manager if it was an option. There's no questioning he is one of the best championship managers, and is available

They are talking about Wagner ( sorry Terriers fans)

 

[Clip]

They are talking about Wagner ( sorry Terriers fans)

That bloke from the XFactor? Scraping a barrel there like

 

[61653 HTAFC]

They are talking about Wagner ( sorry Terriers fans)

We're flattered, shows he's doing something right... but he doesn't seem the sort to leave a job unfinished and he's only just getting started here! Besides, Villa need a quick-fix and you only have to look at last season to see that Wagner isn't that!
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Villa fans on here, would you and your fellow fans accept Steve Bruce as manager if it was an option. There's no questioning he is one of the best championship managers, and is available

It was an ex-L666s manager that got us out of the 3rd tier, to reject a manager because he managed your rivals is the ultimate example of cutting one's nose to spite one's face!

 

[Minilad]

Villa fans on here, would you and your fellow fans accept Steve Bruce as manager if it was an option. There's no questioning he is one of the best championship managers, and is available

Yes I would. Although I do feel there are better options long term. Bruce is someone who will get you to of the Championship but then have limited success at a higher level. I don't think he is a builder of a club so I feel he would be more for a short term fix.
Having said that I don't expect to go up this year anyway and never did.
Will have to wait and see.
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It was an ex-L666s manager that got us out of the 3rd tier, to reject a manager because he managed your rivals is the ultimate example of cutting one's nose to spite one's face!

I don't think it's the fact he used to manage our rivals that is the problem. He has been away from them for a fair while now.

 

[96tommy]

We're losing 4-1 to yet to win Guiseley and it's not even half time. 800 York fans there. Jackie HAS to go. He's killing the club.

 

[DarloRich]

We're losing 4-1 to yet to win Guiseley and it's not even half time. 800 York fans there. Jackie HAS to go. He's killing the club.

WTF! I think we would beat you at the moment and we are a league below. How has he not been pushed?

I have seen this kind of thing with Darlo before - Steve Staunton, Colin Todd - and it never ends well.

 

[96tommy]

WTF! I think we would beat you at the moment and we are a league below. How has he not been pushed?

I have seen this kind of thing with Darlo before - Steve Staunton, Colin Todd - and it never ends well.

Game looks set to be abondoned. Flood lights have failed, think Jackie must have top some scissors with him

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Game looks set to be abondoned. Flood lights have failed, think Jackie must have top some scissors with him

You've turned the corner!

 

[Darandio]

Apparently the floodlights on and play has resumed?