Originally Posted by Mark F:
“From the BBC:
Before the main draw there was a rehearsal, with some interesting pairings. Here are some highlights:
Accrington Stanley v Arsenal
Liverpool v Reading
Rochdale v Everton
Huddersfield v Chelsea
Blackpool v West Ham
Manchester United v Watford”
Apart from the fact that the real draw was naff for TV, as a Huddersfield fan you have to be absolutely pigging kidding me! I know it'd be Chelsea 3 times in about 10 years but argh, yes ok we may have lost but at least it'd be a sell out and live on TV giving us a big payday (I know that far too often in all cup competitions we've recently lost to teams where we both lose, and make about 20p from the tie, for once I'd love to win a cup game against such a team, eg Port Vale, or if we have to lose v someone, I'd rather lose but make a shedload of money).