Ugo. wrote: January 8th, 2024, 8:07 pm

whoareya wrote: January 8th, 2024, 8:04 pm

Exile 1976 wrote: January 8th, 2024, 8:01 pm Now there’s a carrot.
Winner at Home to (most likely) Man Utd in the next round

You watch Wigan turn Utd over now.

And Eastleigh beat us

Nah, if Wigan do Utd tonight, we'll do Eastleigh. Then we'll get done by Wigan.

whoareya wrote: January 8th, 2024, 8:04 pm

Exile 1976 wrote: January 8th, 2024, 8:01 pm Now there’s a carrot.
Winner at Home to (most likely) Man Utd in the next round

You watch Wigan turn Utd over now.

IF we win the replay it’s a great draw, home against a beatable league 1 team who would bring a decent following (good crowd but no silly scrambling for tickets) or a massive club with a Man City level of interest with temporary stands and all either way it’d most likely be televised.

Huw must have his fingers and toes well and truly crossed

Exile 1976 wrote: January 8th, 2024, 8:29 pm Huw must have his fingers and toes well and truly crossed

If I was him I’d be out shopping for all the uncuptied quality I could get for the replay

Wouldn't a player need to have been eligible to play in the original tie to be able to play in the replay?

excessbee wrote: January 8th, 2024, 10:28 pm Wouldn't a player need to have been eligible to play in the original tie to be able to play in the replay?

Yes, you can't sign players for a replay.

Exeter in the late 60's won a replay at Somerton. I don't know who they played in round 2 but they drew Manchester United in the third. And often forgotten now but we drew Manchester United in the fifth round in 1979 only to lose a replay at Colchester.

Third time lucky?

And of course we were beaten in a replay to play the other Premier League we've never played (Liverpool) .

Blackandamber wrote: January 9th, 2024, 12:32 am And of course we were beaten in a replay to play the other Premier League we've never played (Liverpool) .

That was Plymouth on a wet night wasn't it? Again its a hey ho - great if we win the replay (which of course I sincerely hope we do!) but not as seismic as it would have been if we were sill in Conference South.