FAC3: Middlesbrough at home, 12.15 kick-off

[gazza1988]

It's in the rules that loan players cannot play against parent clubs. Menayese and O'Keeffe can't play against us.

It's to avoid a conflict of interest.

Plus you have the flip side to that. A player finding an extra 10% against parent club to show them what they're missing.

[yorkstag]

Man united away

I assume Bishop wouldn’t be able to play

[Sedgwick]

It's in the rules that loan players cannot play against parent clubs. Menayese and O'Keeffe can't play against us.

It's to avoid a conflict of interest.

Plus you have the flip side to that. A player finding an extra 10% against parent club to show them what they're missing.

Didnt realise it was automatic now, thought it was for the club to decide. Can understand why in the league but not the fa cup

[yorkstag]

An interesting but beatable side please. Premier League teams are disappointing at this stage, because they'll be the reserve side and yet still knock us out. If it's away at Manchester it might sound attractive, but the stadium will be almost empty and all the famous players having a day off. Get to the fifth round and they start to take it seriously because they have a good chance of winning the cup, and will play a strong side. And we get full coverage,.

The stadiums wouldn’t be empty for some of the Premier league clubs as normally fans can’t get tickets. Remember Newcastle

[Vinnie]

Would love everton away personally.

[jr senior]

Newcastle away....but we'll probably get Harrogate or Hartlepool away

[Parkinsons Perm]

Derby, Forest or Villa away please

[KirkbyStag2]

Liverpool at Anfield, should be a sell-out as tickets are normally like gold dust.

[KirkbyStag2]

Liverpool at Anfield, should be a sell-out as tickets are normally like gold dust.

If not, Everton at Goodison Park, need to visit before they build their new ground.

[Sue]

Crystal Palace away please.

[wardy12345]

Arsenal or Halifax

[PEAR CIDER]

Saints away

[Amberheart]

Spurs or Chelsea away

[Dan]

Man Utd away would be good as we'd get 10,000 tickets behind the goal in the East Stand so there'll be no panic about getting a ticket. And we'd get some cash too.

But it's got Yeovil written all over it.

[gazza1988]

It's in the rules that loan players cannot play against parent clubs. Menayese and O'Keeffe can't play against us.

It's to avoid a conflict of interest.

Plus you have the flip side to that. A player finding an extra 10% against parent club to show them what they're missing.

Didnt realise it was automatic now, thought it was for the club to decide. Can understand why in the league but not the fa cup

It isn't. Further digging found this. The bit I read about it seems to be proposal.

Can loan players play in the FA Cup?
Players on temporary, short term loans are required to receive written permission from their parent club to play in the FA Cup match, which the FA must receive a copy as well. Players who are on season long loans do not require this written permission from their parent club.

The rules of the FA Cup did not explicitly say whether players are able to play against their parent clubs.



However for players on short term loans, they are required to receive permission from their parent club. A short term loan usually lasts between 3-6 months.

These loans are usually done in the winter transfer season.

For players who are on season long loans, they do not require any written permission from their parent club! As such, I believe that they are able to play in the FA Cup, as well as against their parent club.

Since the rules does not mention anything where a loan player cannot play against his parent club, the player on loan should be able to do so!

https://footballhandbook.com/can-loan-p ... rent-club/

So it's possible we could still play Bishop. Unless man utd wanted a clause that said he couldn't.

[Upper West]

it will probably be Barrow or Ipswich - nice local derby!!

[steiner]

Forest Derby or Sheff U for me

[Topliss Turnstiles]

Anyone away not in League 2 or any of the big Prem sides or Forest or Chesterfield at home!!

[adamstag]

I kept saying it’ll be plymouth away, so come on rochdale.!

It’s just nice to be in the hat, we’ve been drawn cardiff and cheltenham away the last 2 times which is dire. so hopefully someone decent

[west country stag]

TRURO CITY .... away

[Billy the fish]

Millwall or Stoke at Home

[victor A block]

Spurs away for me. Woudnt fancy going to Man U with our reserve keeper in nets.

[M E]

Spurs away

[ParisStag]

I'd take an away draw at any of these and a home draw against the big 5/6 or Spireites.

Man U, Liverpool, Everton, Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs, Villa, Newcastle, Leicester, Forest, Derby, Birmingham, Millwall, Leeds, Stoke, Wet Spam, Fulham or Spireites.

[Bradders]

An interesting but beatable side please. Premier League teams are disappointing at this stage, because they'll be the reserve side and yet still knock us out. If it's away at Manchester it might sound attractive, but the stadium will be almost empty and all the famous players having a day off. Get to the fifth round and they start to take it seriously because they have a good chance of winning the cup, and will play a strong side. And we get full coverage,.

The stadiums wouldn’t be empty for some of the Premier league clubs as normally fans can’t get tickets. Remember Newcastle

Well, not empty. But not with the roaring atmosphere of a Premier League match.

Newcastle was 15 years ago, a very different world and the FA Cup was still a major competition for all clubs. Newcastle vs Rochdale was only 29000 last season, 41000 for the 2006 Stags match.
I'd still love to sneak through to the 5th round and meet one of the big clubs when their fans are starting to think about the final and the BBC is sure to give the match full coverage. I remember the days when we made it that far and the excitement about our advanced progress caught on nationwide.