Torquay dans la Tasse

[jdl]

4-1, of course...


Not a good draw for the NS - of the 13 NS teams still in the Cup, four teams play other NS teams (Stones v Torquay and Worthing v Bath), and another 7 have NL opponents:

Aveley v Barnet
Boreham Wood v Welling United
Eastleigh v Dover Athletic
Ebbsfleet United v Slough Town
Hemel Hempstead Town v Woking
Weston-super-Mare v Maidenhead United
Yeovil Town v Southend United

So that only leaves Braintree Town and Chelmsford City with 'easy' draws.


But NN chances are even slimmer, with only 7 teams even getting this far. Two of those 7 play each other, and 3 are up against NL sides - leaving just two clubs facing lower-league opposition.


There are still 20 lower-league sides left in the Cup, with 2 playing NS sides, 2 against NN teams and 10 up against NL clubs.

But there are 3 all-lower-league draws, so there will be at least three in the first round proper draw. Could we be looking at more lower-league sides getting through than NN? Possibly even more than the NS?


The NL gets it easy, with only two all-NL draws, of the rest, 7 play NS sides, 3 NN, and 10 lower-league.

[jdl]

I love the way the excitement is building for tomorrow's game...

[Benny]

You should see the Torquay forum. We won’t win by the margin some of them are predicting, but would be lovely to do the double or bring them back for a replay in front of three men and a dog in the away end.

[sword65]

Safe journey to all that are going tomorrow alas I am not one of them. The pitch could be very heavy if they've had the amount of rain we've had which should make the game more even.I don't want a replay so hopefully we can ver over the line first time and get into the hat for the first round draw. I hope George is going to take it seriously with a full first team,we will need it.

[jdl]

Doesn't sound too good so far - Torkey appear to have the edge.

SL on the opposite side of the ground to STV - so their commentary on the highlight is going to be the wrong way round!

Once the new TV gantry is built at JWW, this is going to happen every home game.

[jdl]

Ha! I'm claiming that one - reverse-jinx!!

[nws]

Who has scored the goals?

[loosestone]

Levi Amanchi with both goals

[nws]

Oct 14, 2023 15:36:33 GMT loosestone said:

Levi Amanchi with both goals

Cheers. Lovely jobs!

[Scot Stone]

Listening to Radio Devon

wrt the McGavin substitution on 76 mins (16:36),
the BBC Radio Devon commentary:

summariser: I think McGavin is cramp as well.

retort from commentator (Scotsman Paul): I think, Dave, if you took the 'm' out of that description, I think that I would agree with that description as well!

[sword65]

Oct 14, 2023 15:56:27 GMT Scot Stone said:

Listening to Radio Devon

wrt the McGavin substitution on 76 mins (16:36),
the BBC Radio Devon commentary:

summariser: I think McGavin is cramp as well.

retort from commentator (Scotsman Paul): I think, Dave, if you took the 'm' out of that description, I think that I would agree with that description as well!

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[daveu]

Oct 14, 2023 14:43:57 GMT jdl said:

Doesn't sound too good so far - Torkey appear to have the edge.

SL on the opposite side of the ground to STV - so their commentary on the highlight is going to be the wrong way round!

Once the new TV gantry is built at JWW, this is going to happen every home game.

Unless the new gantry is to house all media, not just tv. I quite like the games being filmed from that side. Much better having a big stand as the backdrop rather than the open side of the ground.

[nws]

Have we won yet

[loosestone]

Won 2-0 and don't say you want Carlisle away

[daveu]

Oct 14, 2023 16:06:00 GMT loosestone said:

Won 2-0 and don't say you want Carlisle away

Gillingham, home or away. It would be good to play them in a proper competition.