[Albion] Did Glen Johnson oversee the dullest FA Cup draw ever?

[Eeyore]

What criminal offence would be committed?

It would come under fraud.

 

[tigertim68]

Do people genuinely think that this ball warming thing happens?

And away from hom

And away from home

yep all the big clubs there

 

[tigertim68]

Too right. They didn't have to heat the balls up either. See you on the corrupt ref thread next time we lose.

Too right. They didn't have to heat the balls up either. See you on the corrupt ref thread next time we lose.

What are the odds that 5 of the 6 highest numbers are all away from home

 

[Eeyore]

What are the odds that 5 of the 6 highest numbers are all away from home

Quite long I suspect. But that is not evidence of rigging. If you look at the National Lottery draws you'll see that strange combinations occur now and then. A draw doesn't settle according to averages. In the National Lottery draw earlier this month, the numbers 1, 5 and 38 came out in two of the first three weeks. There were 60ish numbers. What's the odds of that ? I once played roulette and my favourite number, 17, came up three rounds in a row and I won a huge sum of money in the space of 5 minutes. What were the odds of that ?

 

[A1X]

I dunno, Maidstone drawn away to the biggest club in the world* is a pretty big deal

*Assuming they beat Coventry

 

[Berty23]

Do people genuinely think that this ball warming thing happens?

It does not. My mate once did the draw (he was involved in the draw when we played Liverpool and we scored 4 goals and then 3 but we unfortunately went out 6-1).

 

[jonny.rainbow]

Have you ever seen anyone just pick one ball straight out instead of mixing them up with their hand first and then picking one out ?

Yes, Bert Millichip.

 

[Questions]

His personality got him through it all though,

 

[LamieRobertson]

The brunette hyped it up as something amazing about to happen, followed by meh.

Blondes are always more fun

 

[dazzer6666]

Like I said earlier 11 ,12 ,14,15,16, all drawn away , fixed or what all the remaining big clubs kept apart

If it was fixed, there’s no way they would have come up with the dullest of dull set that they have.

 

[Eeyore]

I dunno, Maidstone drawn away to the biggest club in the world* is a pretty big deal

*Assuming they beat Coventry

Actually, yes, I'm wrong. Maidstone getting the plumb away tie at Sheffield Wednesday is too massive to go without scrutiny.

 

[Pevenseagull]

TV will be hoping for Wrexham v Newcastle for the fairy tale fixture of 'look what you can do with lots of money'.

 

[pb21]

Actually, yes, I'm wrong. Maidstone getting the plumb away tie at Sheffield Wednesday is too massive to go without scrutiny.

People of Maidstone will be celebrating tonight, even more so if Massive beat Coventry, which surely they must. Truly the stuff of dreams and what the FA Cup is all about.

 

[studio150]

Quite long I suspect. But that is not evidence of rigging. If you look at the National Lottery draws you'll see that strange combinations occur now and then. A draw doesn't settle according to averages. In the National Lottery draw earlier this month, the numbers 1, 5 and 38 came out in two of the first three weeks. There were 60ish numbers. What's the odds of that ? I once played roulette and my favourite number, 17, came up three rounds in a row and I won a huge sum of money in the space of 5 minutes. What were the odds of that ?

1/50,653 assuming you were playing on a UK roulette wheel,

 

[ManOfSussex]

You are a man of fine taste.

I remember when it used to be Graham Kelly doing it. Seema Jaswal is the Ford Escort Cabriolet of FA Cup 5th Round Proper draw hosts.

 

[Iggle Piggle]

You heard it here first. This will be the last 8 and we will be the best team left in it.

Wrexham

Plymouth

Leicester

Watford

Bristol City

Brighton

Maidstone

Luton

 

[Triggaaar]

Out of Premier League sides, only Wolves have a harder task than us.

and Forest

 

[Triggaaar]

I once played roulette and my favourite number, 17, came up three rounds in a row and I won a huge sum of money in the space of 5 minutes. What were the odds of that ?

So you're in on the fixing then

 

[Eeyore]

So you're in on the fixing then

It was in Sun City in RSA. I was at the table and not doing well. I went from being down beyond my means to up in 5 minutes. I wouldn't do it again.

Number 17 is lucky for me. Ladbrokes once gave me ten free spins and I decided that if I made £40 I would go to the away match at Barnsley that weekend. Good old number 17 paid for the train ticket and off I went.

 

[ManOfSussex]

It was in Sun City in RSA. I was at the table and not doing well. I went from being down beyond my means to up in 5 minutes. I wouldn't do it again.

Number 17 is lucky for me. Ladbrokes once gave me ten free spins and I decided that if I made £40 I would go to the away match at Barnsley that weekend. Good old number 17 paid for the train ticket and off I went.

I went to Sun City once as well. Full of Russians. The Castle Lager was warm. Didn't like it at all. The whole place seemed dodgier than a out of date Prawn Mayonnaise sandwich left on a window sill in a heatwave.