FA Cup 3rd qualifying round draw

[Reading Rebel]

Any team at home but there are a few I'd like to avoid away from home especially Truro.

[GlenSTFC]

The odds are we'll get a team at our level or above just because there's obviously more of them left. I'm hoping for a home draw against the winners of Glebe and Phoenix Sports!

[staines_rebel_Jr]

It is a north/south divide in this round so we will only get teams from the south.

 

Be great to be home to the winner of FC Romania vs H&Y

 

Or hope Bodmin (lowest ranked team left) beat Bideford and get them at home.

 

 

But tbh any home game would be good as we have the ability to beat anyone at our place.

[GlenSTFC]

Glebe and Phoenix are in/near London. Never heard of them so either at home will do.

Edited September 18, 2017 by GlenSTFC

[Reading Rebel]

It is a north/south divide in this round so we will only get teams from the south.

 

Be great to be home to the winner of FC Romania vs H&Y

 

Or hope Bodmin (lowest ranked team left) beat Bideford and get them at home.

 

 

But tbh any home game would be good as we have the ability to beat anyone at our place.

 

 

I know the draw is still regionalised but is it split North and South leagues or could we get teams like Brackley or Leamington because they are south of Birmingham?

Edited September 18, 2017 by Reading Rebel

[staines_rebel_Jr]

I know the draw is still regionalised but is it split North and South leagues or could we get teams like Brackley or Leamington because they are south of Birmingham?

 

With the FA in charge, who the hell knows.

 

 

It will all depend on which teams have qualified to the next round. There are 40 matches in the third qualifying round so 40 teams will have to be classified as "north" and 40 as "south". If more northern teams have qualified than southern then the border will be more northerly and we could get Brackley or Leamington but if more southern teams have qualified then the border will drop further south.

 

 

 

If you look at the previous round draw, matches 1-40 winners will most likely be in the northern draw with matches 41-80 more likely to be in the southern draw. No guarantee's though and just a very rough way or dividing the teams

Edited September 18, 2017 by staines_rebel_Jr

[staines_rebel_Jr]

Home against Poole

[GlenSTFC]

Not great but we're home so we certainly have a chance.

[staines_rebel_Jr]

Full draw -

 

1 1874 Northwich v Ossett Town

2 AFC Mansfield or Rushall Olympic v Boston United or Haughmond

3 Stafford Rangers v AFC Telford United

4 Newcastle Benfield v Kidderminster Harriers

5 Nantwich Town v Nuneaton Town

6 Boston Town v Warrington Town or Hyde United

7 Banbury United v Shildon

8 Scarborough Athletic v Stratford Town

9 Basford United v Kettering Town

10 Shaw Lane Association v Lancaster City

11 Buxton v Alvechurch

12 Stockport County v Handsworth Parramore or FC United Of Manchester

13 Ashton Athletic v Chorley

14 Leamington v Gainsborough Trinity

15 Stourbridge v Alfreton Town or AFC Rushden & Diamonds

16 South Shields v York City

17 Harrogate Town v Bradford (Park Avenue)

18 Swindon Supermarine v Paulton Rovers

19 Hanwell Town or Enfield Town v Glebe or Phoenix Sports

20 FC Romania or Hayes & Yeading United v Havant & Waterlooville

21 Hereford v AFC Hornchurch

22 Slough Town v Poole Town

23 Brackley Town v Braintree Town or Royston Town

24 Concord Rangers v Dorking Wanderers

25 East Thurrock United v Harlow Town

26 Chelmsford City v Weymouth

27 Cinderford Town v Hampton & Richmond Borough or Potters Bar Town

28 Oxford City v Leiston

29 Margate v Herne Bay

30 St Albans City or Cambridge City v Bridport or Cadbury Heath

31 Metropolitan Police or Heybridge Swifts v Frome Town

32 Truro City v AFC Sudbury

33 Eastbourne Borough v Bognor Regis Town

34 Bath City v Hemel Hempstead Town or Wingate & Finchley

35 Needham Market v Dartford

36 Haringey Borough v Bodmin Town or Bideford

37 Folkestone Invicta v Aylesbury United

38 Hungerford Town v Thamesmead Town or Billericay Town

39 Colney Heath or Burgess Hill Town v Wealdstone

40 Ashford Town (Middx) v Leatherhead

Edited September 18, 2017 by staines_rebel_Jr

[staines_rebel_Jr]

Poole are currently 20th in the conference south with 8 points from 11 matches BUT 7 of those points are away from home.

 

 

 

my guess is that South Sheilds vs York City would be on BBC.

[Martin]

Beeb will go Stockport v FC United of Manchester if they make it

[Guest route104]

Happy with the draw,Poole attractive opposition should attract a good crowd,we can beat anyone on our day

[Stan]

Not happy with that draw !

They are a step above and we never beat them !

Crowd will be less than Dulwich as they are going through a bad patch and won't bring that many. Bad patch or not they are still a Conf South side so will be extremely tough. remember Dartford last year? They were not playing great but were just too strong for us over 90 mins.

[GlenSTFC]

I wouldn't class Poole as attractive opponents, certainly won't bring loads of fans (maybe 100). But it's at home where we're very comfortable and although form may not come into it they're struggling in a relegation spot.

[Curtis]

Great opportunity for us to display our potential Conference South credentials...... Poole are struggling, they have lost lost six of their last seven league matches, drawing the other one (and it's unlikely there will be any let up for them this coming weekend when they host promotion chasing Chelmsford City).

 

Their 2-0 win at Salisbury in the second qualifying round would be of some concern if it were not for match reports seeming to indicate Salisbury were unlucky not level the match before Poole scored their second late in added time.

 

It will be a close and difficult match, but I do fancy our chances.

[rebelbrewer]

Tough but winnable IMHO

[rebelade]

Some strange ties given the geographic split, Margate vs Herne Bay is local then there's Truro vs AFC Sudbury, we were lucky given the teams drawn around us

[Matt]

Banbury v Shildon (Northern League) is also an odd one. That league mainly comprises teams from the north-east! I can only assume the geographical split put Banbury in the 'north' section to even up the numbers.

[3spirit]

While it's not the best of ties it's not the worst either.

 

I'm with Curtis on this, we're aiming to be a Conference South side and are currently one of the best teams in the Southern Premier. While Poole are struggling towards the foot of the Conference South,so it's not like we are a million miles away from them in the talent stakes at the moment.

It won't be an easy game but should not hold any fear. Getting another home game is satisfying,too.

Bring it on, can't wait.   

[HEAVY TRUCKER]

poole should hold no fear, we are not to worry about them, let them worry about us, let us play our football and it will scare the pants off them.