FA Cup 3rd Round - Who do we want?

Discussion in 'The Hornets' Nest - Watford Chat' started by Ghost of Barry Endean, Dec 2, 2018.

  1. StuBoy

    StuBoy Forum Cad and Bounder

    Wow I said to the other half I’d like Woking away, only 15 minutes from us here in leafy Bagshot and lo and behold for once we get an interesting draw.

    First non league team since Ashford I think in about 1996?
     
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  2. Stevohorn

    Stevohorn Watching Grass Grow

    Ashford Town possibly? 1996. Home- won 5-0.
     
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  3. NemoNemo

    NemoNemo Reservist

    Happy with that I hope we take it seriously as I doubt some of the players will never have played such low level opposition on most probably a crap pitch. If we do get done by Woking I won’t be that disappointed as ‘giant killings’ help keep the FA cup magic alive
     
  4. Keighley

    Keighley First Team

    Cheers, don’t remember that one. I had rather lost interest in those days.
     
  5. Steve Leo Beleck

    Steve Leo Beleck Squad Player

    David Connolly hat trick and a green kit for Ashford?
     
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  6. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    Someone has just said on Twitter just how ‘Watford’ it will be when Deeney and Gray are kept in the pocket of two CB’s who are on minimum wage. Hard to disagree.
     
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  7. davisp2

    davisp2 Reservist

    Good draw. 2 evenly matched teams.
     
  8. Knight GT

    Knight GT Predictor extraordinaire 2013/14

    Great draw. In laws live near the ground
     
  9. Steve Leo Beleck

    Steve Leo Beleck Squad Player

    Normally this would be sold as a Premier League fancy dans having to go to a tough, non-league ground. Luckily, we can put out an almost totally non-fancy dan XI.

    Foster, Mariappa, Cathcart, Wilmot, Britos, Cleverley, Chalobah, Hughes, Sema, Gray, Deeney.

    Or we could give Peñaranda his one and only start just for the bants.
     
  10. Teide1

    Teide1 Squad Player

    It will be 30 years since a non league side beat a top div team (Sutton V Coventry) 3rd round Jan 7th 1989. I can't see that record being broken when the game is played!
     
  11. Teide1

    Teide1 Squad Player

    Bet you have never been so pleased to see the Inlaws!
     
  12. Norwayhornet

    Norwayhornet Squad Player

    Played them twice in pre season friendlies both games ended up 1-1
     
  13. Keighley

    Keighley First Team

    I can. :D
     
  14. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    Do you mean in the 3rd round only? As Luton beat Norwich in 2013 in the 4th...
     
  15. Knight GT

    Knight GT Predictor extraordinaire 2013/14

    Hmmmm
     
  16. Sahorn

    Sahorn Reservist

    Called it.
    Their ground holds 6000 so that’s 900 ‘Orns tickets.
    Friday night on telly please BBC.
     
  17. Jumbolina

    Jumbolina First Team

    Great draw but hope we aren't complacent. Don't play Prodl, Britos and Okaka because "they deserve a run out". They really don't.
     
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  18. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    Dahlberg spills one into the net in injury time on his full debut as we tumble out of the cup, and find out that Stuparivic is as awful as our other strikers.

    Can’t wait.
     
  19. dynamo380

    dynamo380 Reservist

    Really happy with the draw. A far more interesting tie than playing the likes of palace, forest or chelsea for the 50th time in the last few years. Very tempted to try and get tickets for this one though doubt I will be able to
     
  20. dynamo380

    dynamo380 Reservist

    We havent been a good cup side in recent years and specialise in going out to lower league opposition. Or is that just in the league cup?
     
  21. ST1968

    ST1968 First Year Pro

    I believe the away terrace holds 1800 when segregation is in effect. So a decent-ish chance of a ticket. Better chance than at Bournemouth.
     
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  22. You would like to think even our useless turds for forwards can score against Woking...
     
  23. Relegation Certs

    Relegation Certs Squad Player

    No doubt the witless terd in charge will think this is a good opportunity to start powderpuffs like peneranda and quina.

    3-0 to the non league cloggers
     
  24. Stevohorn

    Stevohorn Watching Grass Grow

    Yeah.. programme here https://oldwatford.com/1996/12/


    I think the last time we played a non league club away from home was the infamous defeat at Northwich Victoria in 1977.
     
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  25. SkylaRose

    SkylaRose Administrator Staff Member

    Great draw. Better than getting a big side.

    I reckon we might be on the Beeb too!

    1-0 Woking it is then. Talked about in working men’s clubs around them parts for years to come.
     
  26. Diamond

    Diamond First Team

    We'll be on TV.
     
  27. Stevohorn

    Stevohorn Watching Grass Grow

    I think that would be more Conservative clubs around them parts :)
     
  28. Teide1

    Teide1 Squad Player

    Yes sorry 3rd round only, Luton did it as you rightly say which was the 4th round!
     
  29. hornetboy1

    hornetboy1 First Team Captain

    Good draw. Might even go to that one. Over the years I don't think there have been many non-league cup ties since I've been watching Watford. The only ones I can remember watching was that epic Harlow 4-3 win, Maidstone United and Ashford Town.

    We did play Luton twice in the eighties in the FA Cup...does that count as a non-league tie?
     
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  30. RookeryDad

    RookeryDad Squad Player

    Woking is a Labour hole in a Tory doughnut.
     
  31. lutonh8a

    lutonh8a Squad Player

    If can I get a ticket this should be a fun day out.
     
  32. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    And Lincoln beat Burnley last season..

    Sean Dyche was quite bitter about it afterwards at a TFTV event as they managed to rile up Joey Barton.

    I remember that Ashford game - it was 0-0 at half time - we won as stated above 5-0 in the end.
     
  33. V Crabro

    V Crabro Reservist

    Unlikely - we play at AFCB on the evening of Wednesday 2 January......
     
  34. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Season before last :)
     
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  35. Happy bunny

    Happy bunny Cheered up a bit

    I wonder how much they charge for their executive boxes. It would be great to enjoy Bovril and a burger in style
     

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