Carling Cup Draw

[Reading Posh]

Carling Cup Draw - Bristol Rovers (H)

Lincoln City v Derby County

Sunderland v Chester City

Darlington v Barnsley

Hull City v Wrexham

Nottingham Forest v Scunthorpe United

Rochdale v Wolves

Bradford City v Notts County

Bury v Burnley

Tranmere Rovers v Shrewsbury Town

Crewe Alexandra v Blackpool

Mansfield Town v Preston North End

Sheffield Wednesday v Walsall

Sheffield United v Stockport County

Hartlepool United v Macclesfield Town

Doncaster Rovers v Port Vale

Oldham Athletic v Stoke City

Grimsby Town v Wigan Athletic

Rotherham United v Chesterfield

Leeds United v Huddersfield Town

Colchester United v Cheltenham Town

Peterborough United v Milton Keynes Dons

Gillingham v Northampton Town

Brighton & Hove Albion v Bristol Rovers

Leyton Orient v AFC Bournemouth

Wycombe Wanderers v Bristol City

Boston United v Luton Town

Watford v Cambridge United

Queens Park Rangers v Swansea City

Kidderminster Harriers v Cardiff City

West Ham United v Southend United

Ipswich Town v Brentford

Rushden & Diamonds v Swindon Town

Oxford United v Reading

Yeovil Town v Plymouth Argyle

Coventry City v Torquay United

Ties will be played week commencing 23 August 2004.

 

[REDLAND]

Brizzie Rovers, marvellous

 

[Sully's Moustache]

Bugger, that's our "extra" ticket used up on poxy Bristol Rovers.

 

[Yorkie]

Bristol are going to love that

 

[Uncle Buck]

Could end up as a bit of a love in, as Rovers were very appreciative of what we did to City in the play off's, when we bumped into a few of them in Lisbon. They all wanted their picture taken with our Brighton flag.

 

[Gully]

Can't get to excited over the Carling cup, however Bristol Rovers will do for a start. Looking through the draw a couple of fixtures stand out, Yeovil v Plymouth should be a good one, as should Sunderland v Chester, I suppose you could call Posh v MK Dons a local derby too.

 

[Gully]

Uncle Buck could be right with his love match suggestion, both sets of fans belting out "we love you Brighton" or "there's only one team in Bristol", etc etc etc...

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Bit of fun for the Reading boys!

 

[Yorkie]

Oxford v Reading and Leeds v Huddersfield are both potentials for trouble

 

[CHAPPERS]

Bristol Rovers AGAIN, what are the chances?

 

[fatboy]

Bristol Rovers AGAIN, what are the chances?

Exactly the same odds of us playing any of the other teams in the draw.

 

[Seagull over NZ]

Exactly the same odds of us playing any of the other teams in the draw.

The chances of us picking any team are exactly the same, but the chances of us picking the same team twice are different.

ie, if its a 1 in 60 chance (or however many teams are in the draw) to pick any team, then 1 in 3,600 of picking Bristol Rovers 2 years in a row.

Or is my GCSE maths just a long time ago....

 

[fatboy]

Or is my GCSE maths just a long time ago....

No; you are correct!!

 

[CHAPPERS]

Thanks for clearing that up.

 

[Seagull over NZ]

Thanks for clearing that up.

You are welcome - just don't ask me to explain Pythagoras Theory or quadratic equations - still a mystery to me !

 

[interjambo]

Depends whether or not you think the draw is fixed

 

[Platypuss]

The chances of us picking any team are exactly the same, but the chances of us picking the same team twice are different.

ie, if its a 1 in 60 chance (or however many teams are in the draw) to pick any team, then 1 in 3,600 of picking Bristol Rovers 2 years in a row.

Or is my GCSE maths just a long time ago....

As the draw was regionalised and seeded both years, then the chances are nothing of the sort.

Anyway, since last year's draw was a fact, the chance of drawing Bristol Rovers this season was 1 in 16. Good odds, but not that remarkable.