FA Cup 1st Round Proper

[RebelVilla]

Congratulations to Bakes and Unders for reaching the 1st Round Proper for the first time as managers. It is a worthy reward for all of their hard work and time which they put in to the Slough Town cause.

 

It would be interesting to know their preferred choice of team in the draw tomorrow, whether they would like home or away, league or non-league.

 

Personally, an away draw against a team no more than an hour and a half away would be good, so as others have mentioned Wycombe, Portsmouth, Charlton, Oxford, Swindon, MK Don s would be a positive draw. Away to Hartlepool or Carlisle would be not so good.

 

Looking forward to 7.00pm tomorrow evening.

[GlenSTFC]

The online/streamed games attract a £1,000 payment not sure if that’s just the home club or both.

[staines_rebel_Jr]

HOME vs anyone. Let's get new supporters down to Arbour Park and show them what it is all about so that they come back regularly!

 

Remind the town we are here and we play great football.

[Reading Rebel]

Of course playing league opposition would give us better odds of getting the cameras on us but to say no chance v Maidenhead is a little short sighted.

 

 

Glen, I think I'll have to agree with Nathan. To get the game televised we'd almost certainly have to at home to a league club preferably from div 1.

[Invicta ooop narth]

 

Draw on Monday. here are the numbers.

 

78 MARGATE OR LEATHERHEAD

 

 

 

Invicta fan here in peace (again).

 

Margit - for that is how they are known in SE Kent - got knocked out by Leatherhead    The only silver lining on a cloudy day for us (even D*v£r didn't get knocked out).

 

Good luck in the next round.

[Reading Rebel]

Invicta fan here in peace (again).

 

Margit - for that is how they are known in SE Kent - got knocked out by Leatherhead    The only silver lining on a cloudy day for us (even D*v£r didn't get knocked out).

 

Good luck in the next round.

 

 

Thanks Invicta.

 

Best of luck for the rest of the season to Folkestone.

[Mark44]

A fantastic achievement for us to make the 1st round proper

 

For me I think you have to be looking at a home tie, get new crowds into Arbour Park and hopefully they will come back. I think we could be considered a tv game against Wycombe or one of the big boys too.........

 

At home to Maidenhead is a dream for live TV but I doubt they know it....

 

    The 'SL Classico' can be played on for cameras

    The link with Nisbet still working for Maidenehad

    The community stadium etc etc

 

A big away tie would also be favourable, Pompey/Charloton/Blackburn

 

Another thought is around the tie itself and us not being an attraction for FL clubs. Let's take Hereford, if we drew them away in a big game it would get 4000+, how many FL sides would have that against us? looking at the avg att i would estimate less than half.......

[Martin]

Personally my preference is Blackburn, Pompey, Charlton or Wigan at home.

Save Maidenhead for round two ?

[GlenSTFC]

Not sure Wigan would actually sell out their allocation!!!

[northern rebel new]

Chesterfield away please. They've only won once all season and I'd be home in time for tea afterwards :-)

[GlenSTFC]

I wonder if we got a Home match against the likes of Portsmouth, Charlton, even Wycombe where we could attract 2,000+, what could be done to increase capacity?

[BFR]

I think the only way we'd get tv coverage is to draw Wigan or Portsmouth at home, given both have won the cup in the last 10 years.

 

If Hereford get a home tie against any league team, expect them to be on TV as there is obviously history there and a story to be told.

[Reading Rebel]

Not sure Wigan would actually sell out their allocation!!!

 

 

Wigan wouldn't have to, I reckon we could fill 2,000 by ourselves against any league team!

[Stan]

Let's remember ,this is the 1st round of the FA Cup. We could draw the Dog and Duck at home .and it will still be a sellout no question.

[Stan]

What we should do is issue vouchers at the Tiverton game tomorrow night to guarantee an FA Cup ticket . Might put a few on the gate and reward those who were coming anyway !

[staines_rebel_Jr]

Tonight is an important night for the club, for more than one reason, on and off the pitch.

[Mark44]

But but but.....I can't make the Tiverton game........can I get a ticket based on my season ticket

[Stan]

But but but.....I can't make the Tiverton game........can I get a ticket based on my season ticket

Part-timer !!!'

Don't worry it was only a suggestion . I am sure that whatever way tickets ( if they are needed) are allocated, season ticket holders will get first dibs .

[GlenSTFC]

Don’t agree we’d sell out against anyone.

[GlenSTFC]

But yes completely agree if we do get a Home tie, to sell tickets at home games to encourage bumper crowds for those games.