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[Mrs Warbouys]

The more I look at these fixtures it's nailed on we'll be Sunday, both us and Colchester missed out on TV money this weekend with both playing Saturday. Nine matches involving Non-League sides for definite so you'd think a Friday night & Monday night from those and the rest on the Sunday 2pm

The all league one and two games will probably all be Saturday 3pm apart from maybe Bury v Rochdale which might be the Sunday lunchtime game which the gmp would be delighted with from a point of view of people not turning up leathered

[RedhillAlty]

Could have been much worse, great for us London based fans, winneable  and a town with good pubs. The world has moved on since our trip there in the 90s.

Not that great as its 2 and half hours on the train from here. If my Mrs lets me use the car it would be quicker, at weekends. I would have preferred the 4 hour train trip for a home tie on the Saturday. We are 225 miles away from Alty but the biggest hassle is getting across that London.

[Ballers]

I think TV companies showing round 1 and 2 football (and 4th qual) and giving money to lower league clubs is a good thing rather than a resigning matter. How we could've done with all this in the 70s and 80s.

[Jimmy]

Not far for me via Ipswich

[brian1925]

It's not a great draw, though it would have been had it been at home. However, it could have been much much worse, I'm thinking Eastleigh away! Obviously, I think we'll lose. That's good, as I'm never right. We are expected to lose, hence the lack of tv interest. That's also good. There's always one way out shock - Borehamwood/Vics or us? You never know, it is the cup...

[Timperley The Best]

Whitehawk, FGR or Eastleigh away would have been the worst possible draws. The defensive record is poor so we have a chance.There will be a shock somewhere so you never know.

[taxi Phil]

Thanks to John Laidlar for reminding us on the club site that Colchester have the worst defence in League 1. They concede an average of two goals a game.....and don't forget they were 2-1 down at Wealdstone before running amok.

If our defence play like they did on Saturday, and we pressurise theirs, it's no forlorn hope. I fancied us against Barnsley the moment we drew them. This is a bigger ask for the lads, but we certainly have a shout.

[Mrs Warbouys]

Not far for me via Ipswich

Even quicker if you change at stowmarket sniffer

[bumble]

BBC website ticker has pulled out the following "selected ties"

Salford vs Hartlepool
Northampton vs Vics or Boreham Wood
Stourbridge vs Eastleigh
Aldershot or Bradford vs Chesham

not sure it tells us much but some indication of where they think the interest lies - can't see them putting Stourbridge on the TV though as they will probably show the winner in the 3rd round

I think they'll show Stourbridge vs Eastleigh. Guaranteed non league club into the 3rd round will mean they can film some great stuff post match with the winners

[taxi Phil]

BBC website ticker has pulled out the following "selected ties"

Salford vs Hartlepool
Northampton vs Vics or Boreham Wood
Stourbridge vs Eastleigh
Aldershot or Bradford vs Chesham

not sure it tells us much but some indication of where they think the interest lies - can't see them putting Stourbridge on the TV though as they will probably show the winner in the 3rd round

I think they'll show Stourbridge vs Eastleigh. Guaranteed non league club into the 3rd round will mean they can film some great stuff post match with the winners

Good logic Jack, but I don't think they'll follow it.

[Leon]

What strikes me about the BBC's own coverage of the draw so far is that it focusses entirely on the seven teams left in below Conference level:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34762819

So I think the BBC's TV game will feature one of them. I think we're highly likely to be a Sunday game.

[VofD]

I was incredibly gutted by the draw initially and even more gutted on how far away it is, as considering I am a student this will cost a few bob! Does anyone know if the club may subsidise the coach at all?

Anyway, even though dissappointed, I do think we have a chance of getting a result, as we have the capability as everyone knows, to step it up when we come up against better opposition! Would take a draw hands down now and try and grind something out of a replay.

No chance.
But " thank you all very much for your great support" is what you'll get.

[bumble]

I was incredibly gutted by the draw initially and even more gutted on how far away it is, as considering I am a student this will cost a few bob! Does anyone know if the club may subsidise the coach at all?

Anyway, even though dissappointed, I do think we have a chance of getting a result, as we have the capability as everyone knows, to step it up when we come up against better opposition! Would take a draw hands down now and try and grind something out of a replay.

No chance.
But " thank you all very much for your great support" is what you'll get.

We have coaches subsidised in the past. And even a free one to Halifax (Think we won?). So not entirely fair.

However, I do think unlikely that it'll be subsided, but perhaps if it is a sunday, It would be nice if the club could offer a ticket and coach deal similar to the one that Macc offered their fans.

Or another option might be the club may ask Geoff if we could have a luxury coach at as a reduced rate?

[Jimmy Hill]

I was incredibly gutted by the draw initially and even more gutted on how far away it is, as considering I am a student this will cost a few bob! Does anyone know if the club may subsidise the coach at all?

Anyway, even though dissappointed, I do think we have a chance of getting a result, as we have the capability as everyone knows, to step it up when we come up against better opposition! Would take a draw hands down now and try and grind something out of a replay.

No chance.
But " thank you all very much for your great support" is what you'll get.

Because there's no need for anything more.

Have we really got to the stage where we're slagging off the club for not (effectively) giving the fans money?

If they we're going to subsidise any trip it should be some awful trip in the middle of the season meaning those that benefit are the hardcore. What's the point ins subsidising something that lots of people will go to anyway?

[Mrs Warbouys]

Bradford v Aldershot
Maidenhead v Port Vale

Both these replays Chosen for live TV on BT, each club gets £33k