So, with the draw for the fourth round being tomorrow, who would we all like to come up against? I'm hoping for a game against Blackburn, don't care whether it's home or away.

Blackburn for me to. Play them as many times as possible while we are better than them to get the win count up.

Home tie would be good - we don't get many of them now. Easiest one possible too. Certainly not Blackburn for me, can do without the rigmarole of having to play them.

Obviously, want to beat Sunderland first.

We could draw the Green Martians away in the cup and it wouldn't even be a new ground unless we beat Sunderland first.

Accrington please..

I'm with CT on this. All the palaver of hiring half of Lancashire's police force and concentrating them on a 13 mile route, shepherding supporters in like cattle, then out again.

And all for the sake of a few empty heads who want a rumble after the slightest whiff of lager.

No thanks.

Rovers, or Rochdale for old time's sake.

PNE at home. Oh, hang on............

Brighton away

wouldn't want to help Rovers out with a large crowd. I hope they draw Wycombe away. As for us, couldn't care less, a distraction we don't need

The easiest game on paper at home. Want us to progress as far as we can.

A home draw against whichever non league team's left, please.







Or Rovers.

Boro away. Nice easy 5 mile journey.

I'll be happy just to get past JohnMac in this Round. If I can avoid CT (away) in Round 4, then I'm confident of reaching the Semi Finals

Apart from the obvious transport issues etc. if we were to draw Rovers, the last thing we want is a distraction from the league and a "big" game in which we have to play our strongest team risking both injuries and suspension in what would be a tough fixture - despite Rovers current league position.
A good Cup run would be great, but only if it's a welcome distraction from the league and an opportunity to give fringe players a chance.

Rochdale home or away.

taio wrote:The easiest game on paper at home. Want us to progress as far as we can.

Rovers it is then

Mourhino at Turf Moor

An away tie at one of those awful godforsaken places that we had to visit in the 1980s for league games - like Rochdale, Wycombe or Oxford - just to remind us not to moan about these good times and to remember how back it once was.

Or maybe Fleetwood for the novelty.

Spurs at Burnley.

RalphCoatesComb wrote:I'll be happy just to get past JohnMac in this Round. If I can avoid CT (away) in Round 4, then I'm confident of reaching the Semi Finals

Are you one of those idiot speedsters in fog on the motorways, RCC?

Not Blackburn, please. Can't be @rsed with all that sh!te we have to put up with.

Oxford have a new ground, wouldn't mind that.

Champ side away will do. More game time for fringe players in a match we're capable of winning, get the away belief working again.

Someplace where we won't be that arsed if we lose so deffo not Rovers.

Rowls has it about right though, we're still in the 3rd rd yet.

Accrington, Wimbledon or Sutton Utd at home. Not Rovers, even though it doesn't effect me. The hassle is just horrendous. If fact, I hope we never play them again!!

Blackpool or Rochdale

The lowest ranked team left in the competition at home please.

Obviously in reality we'll be away to another half decent side who mean nothing to us, attracts no excitement and ultimately leaves you wondering why anyone bothers with the Cup anymore - probably Middlesboro or Hull away!

R*vers at home. I want us to inflict yet more pain on their beleaguered fan base.

jlup1980 wrote: Obviously in reality we'll be away to another half decent side who mean nothing to us, attracts no excitement and ultimately leaves you wondering why anyone bothers with the Cup anymore - probably Middlesboro or Hull away!

Well at least it won't be WBA or Stoke, so that's 2 off the list.

Wycombe
Oxford
Wimbledon
Cambridge
Lincoln
Fulham
Away preferably

If not
Rochdale
Wigan
Away

If scraping barrel and has to be a home time. Lowest ranked team rising to highest in order of preference.

MACCA wrote:
If scraping barrel and has to be a home time. Lowest ranked team rising to highest in order of preference.

I'm interested MACCA. Why is a home tie such a bad thing?

I don't know about MACCA but part of the fun of the FA cup is going to grounds you don't normally go to. In years gone by it was top division teams, now it's lower league teams. I was watching the highlights thinking that I'd like to head somewhere with terracing for a bit of a change.

nil_desperandum wrote:I'm interested MACCA. Why is a home tie such a bad thing?

Firstly I'd like to visit a ground I haven't been before however there are only around 3/4 available.

Secondly I prefer away games in general. Better day out and atmosphere etc

If I can't tick off a ground,I'd like to visit a more local lower league side where I've not been for a while so I get the good day out without the having to go to far.

Basically what Aggi said.

MACCA wrote:Basically what Aggi said.

Fair enough.

I'm not being negative here,but I'd sooner Sunderland beat us at the Turf,so we can concentrate on the thing that is really important...staying in the Premier League, and the post is presumptuous saying "who do we want".

With so few Home games during the January to March period, I would have thought a few extra matches would be welcome. As long as we don't suffer any serious injuries.

Our nearest rivals and second biggest club in east lancashire, Accrington.
Failing that put the b@stards & coyle to the sword.

I'd like someone a bit unusual - which in practice means someone in the League 1 or lower - at home.

Partly for the novelty, partly because I want to go through to the 5th round with as little fuss as possible.

Apart from anything else, I think I'm right in saying that if we or Liverpool get to the 5th round, then that league game is rearranged, and so in all likelihood we will avoid playing 4 league away games in a row. Even if that isn't the case, the possibility of playing a home cup tie in the middle of that sequence represents a chance to keep a bit of feel good factor that might ebb away if those league games are not going to plan.

What Spice said

Blackburn and put them to the sword , now that would be sweet

Rovers away.

Some real atmosphere.

The rigmarole of the buses just adds to the occasion.

What's 15% of Ewood Parks capacity?

Don't want Rovers.

They kept their magical unbeaten run as possible against us by not actually playing us for a good while, so lets see how they like it when we start doing it to them.

Home tie, and preferably against a team from league one or lower

So long as nobody gets injured and it enables Dyche to give game time to fringe players and try new things, I don't mind. So ideally, somebody weak at home, apart from Rovers as it may distract us from the league.

5 vs 6

Not that bothered but a home tie against a top team would do me.
It's more important that we get 3/4 points from our next two home games
- Southampton and Leicester.

Rovers at Home for me. Make it £5 ticket so the gate receipts are low, and hopefully win 18-0 or something similar.

BarstewardsEnquiry wrote:Our nearest rivals and second biggest club in east lancashire, Accrington.

This - if only for the sake of showing them, after that miserable night in the league cup, what a team including some of our first XI can do.

For revenge!

Don't want rovers.

Accrington at home, they get some money which they need and could be a good atmosphere? Say 10er a ticket, could get 15k on, if not more. Providing of course we beat the mackems, surely they can't be that bad twice?

Rochdale away.

But who am I kidding, it'll obviously be Southampton/Norwich