4th Round draw

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Liverpool
Aston Villa
Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur
Bristol City or West Ham United
Brighton & Hove Albion
Wigan Athletic or Manchester United
Newcastle United
Chelsea
Wolverhampton Wanderers or Brentford
AFC Bournemouth
Fulham
Everton or Crystal Palace
Blackpool or Nottingham Forest
Bolton Wanderers or Luton Town
Sheffield United

Leicester City
Ipswich Town
Southampton
Leeds United
West Bromwich Albion
Birmingham City
Coventry City or Hull City
Watford
Bristol Rovers
Swansea City or Norwich City
Blackburn Rovers
Plymouth Argyle
Sheffield Wednesday

Wrexham
Eastleigh or Newport County


We really couldn't have asked for much more - with only one NL side left (if they win), a maximum of two L2 sides, and only one L1 side definitely through (maximum 4), the odds of Championship or PL opposition are looking pretty good.

Although, we all know it's going to be Eastleigh, Newport County, or Wrexham away...

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And wouldn't that be shit typical?

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Im hoping that the usual "Man Utd always get an easy tie" will happen again. Man Utd at home to the lowest rank team.

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Jan 8, 2024 9:58:57 GMT @grovergreenstone said:

Im hoping that the usual "Man Utd always get an easy tie" will happen again. Man Utd at home to the lowest rank team.

You want a big away game like Liverpool, City or a winnable one at home like Newport or Man United

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Jan 8, 2024 10:03:42 GMT pwoodstone said:

Jan 8, 2024 9:58:57 GMT @grovergreenstone said:

Im hoping that the usual "Man Utd always get an easy tie" will happen again. Man Utd at home to the lowest rank team.

You want a big away game like Liverpool, City or a winnable one at home like Newport or Man United

For the big away would prefer one of Spurs or West Ham ( assuming they see off Bristol City ). Large capacity and easier to get to.

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Im thinking purely about the money for the club. Manchester United will still get over 70,000 in the ground , plus its a MUFC derby. Spurs , West Ham, Liverpool, City or Newcastle would be just fine. Just hope if we get a prem team, its not Luton!!!

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Jan 8, 2024 13:14:20 GMT @grovergreenstone said:

Im thinking purely about the money for the club. Manchester United will still get over 70,000 in the ground , plus its a MUFC derby. Spurs , West Ham, Liverpool, City or Newcastle would be just fine. Just hope if we get a prem team, its not Luton!!!

If it was Luton at home, with the spirit in this team I’d fancy our chances.

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Jan 8, 2024 12:19:32 GMT daveu said:

Jan 8, 2024 10:03:42 GMT pwoodstone said:

You want a big away game like Liverpool, City or a winnable one at home like Newport or Man United

For the big away would prefer one of Spurs or West Ham ( assuming they see off Bristol City ). Large capacity and easier to get to.

I'm torn between a big attendance and gate money away at a Premier Team oop Norff and the unforgettable sight of seeing the Stones run out at Old Trafford, Anfield or the Etihad, for travel reasons an away game at Chelsea, Spurs, West Ham, Brighton would be much better.

For Big George Wolves at home would be amazing, but there's lots of other smaller teams so odds are it will be somebody like a Plymouth or an Ipswich.

Heres a thought - if it was the other MUFC at home, would we move the tie to a nearby bigger ground or even concede home advantage altogether?

How on earth are you going to limit away tickets to 500 Man United Fans in a third of the Genco?

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Unfortunately FA regulations don’t allow you to swap grounds and wouldn’t you rather see ManU at The Gallagher than Preistfield which is the only significantly larger nearby ground.

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Jan 8, 2024 15:00:25 GMT daveu said:

Unfortunately FA regulations don’t allow you to swap grounds and wouldn’t you rather see ManU at The Gallagher than Preistfield which is the only significantly larger nearby ground.

I'd rather play Man United in Mote Park than go to Priestfield, Dave!

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If we missed out on a big away tie but got one of Mancs, Liverpool, Spurs etc at home, how would we feel about entrance fees being put up to make a bit of additional revenue? E.g. £17 put up to £20. It wouldn't bother me but how would others feel?

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Jan 8, 2024 16:00:56 GMT stewjm said:

If we missed out on a big away tie but got one of Mancs, Liverpool, Spurs etc at home, how would we feel about entrance fees being put up to make a bit of additional revenue? E.g. £17 put up to £20. It wouldn't bother me but how would others feel?

More FA rules come into play here. I’m fairly sure you can only change your normal prices with the agreement of the away team. That being said, I can’t see why any of the big boys would object.

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Jan 8, 2024 16:10:59 GMT daveu said:

Jan 8, 2024 16:00:56 GMT stewjm said:

If we missed out on a big away tie but got one of Mancs, Liverpool, Spurs etc at home, how would we feel about entrance fees being put up to make a bit of additional revenue? E.g. £17 put up to £20. It wouldn't bother me but how would others feel?

More FA rules come into play here. I’m fairly sure you can only change your normal prices with the agreement of the away team. That being said, I can’t see why any of the big boys would object.

Plus i am pretty sure we would make enough money elsewhere to not worry about the £20k this would bring in. I even reckon the opponents would let us keep their share. well some wopuld 

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What a let down

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Ipswich. Could be worse, I suppose. And relatively easy travel...