FA Cup 1st. Round Proper

[GlenSTFC]

Big difference between 4th Q and 1st Round with obviously much more at stake so of course the crowds will differ between those 2 rounds. Plus look at how many BMF brought to us compared to what we’ll take to Sutton? Eastleigh are well known (maybe not to everyone it seems) to inflate their home attendances with loads of freebies.

[Stewart]

There will be about 900 Sutton fans for this game. How many will you bring?

[GlenSTFC]

900 exactly? ?

[Jafooly]

5 minutes ago, Stewart said:

There will be about 900 Sutton fans for this game. How many will you bring?

We will bring at least 200, though probably a lot more.

 

we took 300 to Gainsborough last year in the first round

[GlenSTFC]

I’d be surprised if only half of your regular fans can be bothered to watch the 1st round of the FA Cup, have they gone all BBB? Surely they’ll be a minimum of 1,200 home and 300 away?

[Radders]

I remember kenny Hughes getting the goal with a deflected strike. Other names that haven’t been mentioned are Simon line and Justin channing. And of course mark Fiore who was one of the few to stay. 

[BFR]

My first Slough Town match was against Sutton United, New Years Day in 91. Hoping for a more positive result next month

[Neil Baker]

I will be surprised if we can’t get a minimum of 4-500 given the locality of it and it being the first round... we had more than 350 at Gainsborough when you take into account fans that sit etc, and that was a good 3 hour journey... a 40 minute journey with friends and family of players also, this will be well supported.

People forget that there is always a big build up from the press for the first round.

Will no doubt be an excellent atmosphere.

[Reading Rebel]

4 hours ago, Stewart said:

There will be about 900 Sutton fans for this game. How many will you bring?

Poor showing IMO If that turns out to be the correct figure.

Lets hope your players show the same apathy as the fans.

[epicrebel]

8 hours ago, Dolphin rebel said:

I was on holiday in Turkey, I got the paper for the results the next day and prayed that we at least had a team that played (there was a chance that we had folded), I could not believe that we had beaten them, that made for a great holiday.

PS   The last time I can remember going to Sutton Utd was 1981 when we beat them 1-2 to win the league.

 

Eggy James with the winner bundled Ball & Keeper over the line. Brought him on for Jonny Bayer with only 1 sub then I was cussing "not our best defender" then "what a great substitution"  

[Banny]

30 minutes ago, epicrebel said:

Eggy James with the winner bundled Ball & Keeper over the line. Brought him on for Jonny Bayer with only 1 sub then I was cussing "not our best defender" then "what a great substitution"  

plus a bit of magic from Dave Russell

[Irishadrian]

Tonights FA Cup Results

Maidenhead 1 Chippenham 0

Oxford City   5 Hemel Hempstead 0

[Irishadrian]

Maidenhead home to Portsmouth next round

Oxford City away to Tranmere Rovers next round

[Stan]

16 hours ago, Neil Baker said:

I will be surprised if we can’t get a minimum of 4-500 given the locality of it and it being the first round... we had more than 350 at Gainsborough when you take into account fans that sit etc, and that was a good 3 hour journey... a 40 minute journey with friends and family of players also, this will be well supported.

People forget that there is always a big build up from the press for the first round.

Will no doubt be an excellent atmosphere.

We will have 400+ this is the FA CUP first round ! Look at how it got people out of the woodwork last year for Gainsborough . We had 250 at Eastbourne and were only there a few weeks earlier. As to the atmosphere well if Saturday was anything to go by I saw people joining in with the. 15 minute chant who I’ve never heard SPEAK at games never mind sing?

[Reading Rebel]

11 hours ago, Irishadrian said:

Tonights FA Cup Results

Maidenhead 1 Chippenham 0

Oxford City   5 Hemel Hempstead 0

Good effort from Chippenham who were down to 10 men after 55 minutes.

[Bernie Gogan]

Chippenham guy stupidly sent off, ruined team's chances. Even after that they could have won it. I thought they played some good stuff whereas Maidenhead were ordinary to say the least. Only 730 odd spectators, why don't people turn out for the cup? I make that attendance at least 500 below the normal home crowd!

Maidenhead's pitch must have seemed like a bowling green compared to Chippenham's own.

Mark Nisbet and Ben Harris spotted at the game.

[Irishadrian]

Bernie Gates tend to be lower because season ticket holders have to pay and a lot believe they shouldn't have to

[Reading Rebel]

2 hours ago, Bernie Gogan said:

Chippenham guy stupidly sent off, ruined team's chances. Even after that they could have won it. I thought they played some good stuff whereas Maidenhead were ordinary to say the least. Only 730 odd spectators, why don't people turn out for the cup? I make that attendance at least 500 below the normal home crowd!

Maidenhead's pitch must have seemed like a bowling green compared to Chippenham's own.

Mark Nisbet and Ben Harris spotted at the game.

 

Because most fair weather supporters who jump on the promotion/national league bandwagon get their cheap early bird season tickets and are in the main not interested in shelling out for cup games. That's my opinion anyway. 

[Irishadrian]

Remember Mark was a Magpies stalwart before joining us  No surprise he was at this game

[Jafooly]

25 minutes ago, Irishadrian said:

Remember Mark was a Magpies stalwart before joining us  No surprise he was at this game

Nisbet also works for Maidenhead as their operations manager for the Magpies in the communities.