FA Cup (2015/16)

[Assassin]

First round draw....Ties will take place on November 6th, 7th and 8th

Burton Albion v Peterborough
Port Vale v Maidenhead
Barnet v Blackpool
Bristol Rovers v Chesham United
Cambridge Utd v Basingstoke
Mansfield v Oldham
Altrincham v Barnsley
Crewe Alexandra v Eastleigh
Northwich Victoria or Chorley v Boreham Wood
Coventry v Northampton
Brackley v Newport County
Grimsby v St Albans City
Hartlepool United v Havant & Waterlooville or Cheltenham Town
Salford City v Notts County
Dover v Stourbridge
Stevenage v Gillingham
Millwall v AFC Fylde
Aldershot v Bradford
Walsall v Fleetwood
Bury v Wigan
Portsmouth v Macclesfield
Sheff Utd v Worcester City
Barwell or AFC Rushden and Diamonds v Grays or Welling
Halifax or Guiseley v Wycombe
Crawley v Luton
Doncaster v Stalybridge Celtic or North Ferriby United
Didcot v Exeter
Dagenham & Redbridge v Morecambe
Leyton Orient v Staines Town
Gainsborough Trinity v Shrewsbury
Maidstone v Yeovil
Braintree v Oxford United
Whitehawk v Tranmere or Lincoln
Accrington v York
Scunthorpe v Southend
AFC Wimbledon v Forest Green Rovers
Plymouth v Carlisle
FC United of Manchester v Chesterfield
Rochdale v Swindon
Wealdstone v Colchester

[Shaggy]

My Dad's a season ticket holder at Chesterfield and they're my 2nd club I guess. Me and him are going to the game, meeting some of my FCUM mates before and having a lairy day on the ale.......but BT Sport want to televise it and move it to the Monday. FC United have refused

http://www.fc-utd.co.uk/m_story.php?story_id=6474

Getting to the first round of the FA Cup is a significant achievement for the club and its players.

FC United has been informed by the FA that our home FA Cup First Round Proper tie against Chesterfield FC has been selected to be broadcast live television and that it will take place on Monday 9 November 2015 with a kick off time of 7.45pm. Under competition rules the minimum adult ticket price for a first round match is £10.

When we were informed of this, the FC United board contacted the FA to inform them of our views, outlining the club’s historical opposition to changing kick off times from their traditional slots as this can be inconvenient to fans and detrimental to the match-day atmosphere. We also referred the FA to resolutions passed by FC United members regarding changing fixture times which instruct our Board to take this inconvenience and the following guiding principles into account when deciding whether to accept an invitation to move a game to be shown on TV:

1. The time of kick off proposed.
2. The travelling times involved for the fans (FC fans for away matches, opposition fans for home matches).
3. The impact of a no decision on the other club.
4. The benefits to our club to be derived from this exposure.
5. The impact of any additional money in helping the club achieve its aims.

Furthermore, our recent survey of members gives further guidance to the board if games have to be moved for whatever reason. If games have to be moved then members expressed a clear preference, with Friday evenings, then Sundays being the favoured days with other days receiving very little support. Out of all the options, Mondays are potentially the most punitive for supporters. Monday is a working day as is the following day and Monday night football is a TV invention.

While recognising that TV is important to football, the club also has a stated pledge to seek to change football for the benefit of supporters, without whom the game would not exist. Having considered the club’s stated views on this issue as expressed democratically by members, the Board of FC United of Manchester has refused to agree with the move our FA Cup 1st round game against Chesterfield to Monday 9 November 2015.

The FA has responded this morning to inform us that they insist on the game being moved according to rule 2 and 8.13 in the FA Cup competition rules and therefore we have no option but to hold the match on the Monday evening at 7.45pm. We are deeply disappointed by the FA’s stance and have made them aware of this.

FC United has a proud history of campaigning for change on issues affecting the game and its supporters. The history of that protest has always been about respect for the integrity of the game and not disrupting the match or players. In that spirit, on this issue we believe that we need to make a stand. Protesting at the moving of this match to a Monday is a continuation of the campaign against kick off times and ticket prices supported by fans of clubs in this country and abroad. Most notably FC Bayern Munich fans spent the first five minutes of their recent Champions League game against Arsenal ‘below stairs’ before taking their place in the stands.

A similar protest at Broadhurst Park is not practicable on health and safety grounds as there is nowhere for fans to congregate safely although there is still much we can do.

FC United recognises that there is an inevitable price to be paid for TV but we believe that the stick has been bent too far and it is right that we take a stand on this issue.

FC United’s usual price is £9. If the minimum adult price of £10 is applied, FC United will be issuing a £1 voucher to all adult ticket holders that they can spend on food and drink or merchandise at the ground. This offer will be extended to away supporters. FC United will pick up this cost and this will not affect the division of gate receipts with Chesterfield FC.

The match against Chesterfield will be an all-ticket game. Full details will be announced later today on our website.

[Shaggy]

Going to FCUM tonight. Should be interesting.

[G]

You'll be at Salford city next, turning into a right Manc you

[Shaggy]

I'm in the away end tonight like. Could be a bit lairy. Just about to go to the pub with my old man

[Chazza]

Manchester United will have an FA Cup match televised live for the 48th consecutive time after the third round fixtures were announced by the BBC and BT Sport.

Despite United drawing a low-key affair against League One side Sheffield United at Old Trafford, Louis van Gaal’s side will have their match broadcast live on BT Sport on Saturday 9 January. The last time United played in an FA Cup fixture that was not televised came in 2005 when United won 2-0 at Exeter City in a third round replay.

Since then, every United match in the FA Cup has been selected to be screened live – despite United failing to win the trophy since 2004.

It means that Eastleigh, the only non-league team confirmed in the FA Cup third round, will not be screened on television, while Salford City FC, Grimsby and Whitehawk will also miss out should they win their second round replays scheduled for next week.

The action begins on BBC One with Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool as they make the long journey south to take on Exeter. On Saturday, Wycombe Wanderers entertain basement Premier League side Aston Villa on BT Sport, with United’s clash with Sheffield United following in the evening.

Those with access to BBC Wales will be able to watch Oxford United vs Swansea at midday on Sunday, before the all-Premier League clash between Tottenham and table-toppers Leicester completes the action at 4pm on BBC One.

As well as the non-league sides, holders Arsenal have been snubbed despite facing Premier League opposition in Sunderland, while Norwich vs Manchester City, Southampton vs Crystal Palace and Watford vs Newcastle have also been overlooked.

FA Cup third round fixture to be televised:

Exeter vs Liverpool – Friday 7.55pm (BBC One)

Wycombe vs Aston Villa – Saturday 12.45pm (BT Sport)

Manchester United vs Sheffield United – Saturday 5.30pm (BT Sport)

Oxford United vs Swansea City – Sunday 12pm (BBC Wales only)

Tottenham vs Leicester – Sunday 4pm (BBC One)

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/manchester-united-picked-for-live-fa-cup-coverage-for-48th-time-in-a-row-as-non-league-snubbed-by-a6769301.html

[BobTheCharmer]

That's crazy.

[Fosterbloke]

Wycombe vs Aston Villa.

If you didn't know Villa were a PL team, you'd swear this was a League Two match!

[Fosterbloke]

Wycombe equalise with from a rather harshly awarded penalty. They've been good value though. I hope they beat Villa and compound their misery!

[redmike65]

I wonder would they take Benteke back? Did they spend all the money?

[redmike65]

some fruity language picked up by 5live there.

Villa supporters "you don't know what you're doing" at Remy Garde

[Fosterbloke]

Ends at 1-1, Wycombe get a money spinning trip to Villa Park

They definitely deserve the result.

[ChesterDave]

So we get another 90 minutes of the Wycombe manager flapping his arms as if trying to take flight!

[redmike65]

Sunderland strike early against Arsenal (Lens in focus).

[Bender]

Ends at 1-1, Wycombe get a money spinning trip to Villa Park

They definitely deserve the result.

Or Aston Villa get another money spinning tie v Wycombe