[Albion] FA Cup 5th Round draw - Newcastle away

[POSKETT AT THE VALLEY]

How have Palace got so bloody lucky with the draws!

I don’t suppose they’ll feel that lucky when Millwall turn up

 

[pigmanovich]

Rough fixture schedule for Newcastle leading into the tie, the Carabao Cup final on the horizon, it could be worse. Wish it were at our place though.

Have to say, had it been Burnley we were drawn with I'd be putting money down on it going to pens the way they've defended this season. No way we'd penetrate that back line.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

The run ends there then.

We’ve played Newcastle in the FA cup 4 times, and won them all. 83, 86, 12 and 13.

Come on, we can do this.

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

I don’t suppose they’ll feel that lucky when Millwall turn up

Nearly 4,000 of them

 

[hart's shirt]

Disappointed that the poll's closing in 25 minutes.

It's always amusing to see the club we've been drawn against suddenly make a late move in the voting.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Unfortunately the draw isn't that inspiring so there's a reasonable chance it'll be on TV. Which leaves us at the mercy of the sort of bastards at the FA who think it's reasonable to make fans undertake a 700 mile round trip for a game that could feasibly feature extra time and penalties on a Friday, Sunday, Monday or Tuesday evening.

Depending on how many games are televised, I'd have thought the obvious ones are:

City v Plymouth (floundering behemoth v plucky giant killers)
Palace v Millwall (derby match, bit more atmosphere than most)
Bournemouth v Wolves (Bournemouth this season's entertainers)
Exeter or Forest v Ipswich (either major giantkillers at home to a PL side, or this season's surprise package)
Saudis v us (TV companies love to bang on about Geordies liking to win trophies, as if no other fans are bothered by such things).
Manchester United v Fulham (because Manchester United)

 

[oldboyroy]

So which matches are going to be on TV? Or will all of them?

Will be all 8 of them

 

[UnhingedSeagull94]

GET IT UP YA!!!! CANT WAIT!!!

 

[pigmanovich]

Sorry @BrightonCottager

 

[Durlston]

Get Barter (Van Bruggen).

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

Disappointed that the poll's closing in 25 minutes.

It's always amusing to see the club we've been drawn against suddenly make a late move in the voting.

They were on 3 when the draw was made

 

[GJN1]

I've just cast my vote for Newcastle.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Well, if it's any help, the last three times we have been drawn against Newcastle United we have beaten them.

Actually, it probably isn't any help.

4 times.

 

[hart's shirt]

They were on 3 when the draw was made

And that was @Frutos using his moderator benefits to vote 3 times.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

If things couldn’t get any worse. I watched the One Show from 19:20 thinking they’d f*** about before the advertised 19:10 time slot and I’ve just watched 10 minutes of the actual one show, f***ing hell

 

[Simster]

Plymouth or Exeter.

So close!

 

[jonny.rainbow]

Any chance Newcastle will give an allocation of seats below the level of cloud cover for this one?

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

If we are going to win this thing we will have to beat tough teams on the way so it is what it is as potter used to say

 

[AZ Gull]

We’ve played Newcastle in the FA cup 4 times, and won them all. 83, 86, 12 and 13.

Come on, we can do this.

We've been drawn against them (prior to this season's competition) on five occasions - we lost to them in February 1930.

 

[West Upper Seagull]

It's an Omen, we won in 1983, going to Wembley!

Thought exactly the same, and we also knocked out Norwich on route to that final !