FA Cup Fourth Round Draw - Albion will play Swansea City or Arsenal at the Amex

[T soprano]

Brighton v Arsenal
ITV 5:30 saturday

 

[Bob!]

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Only downside is the price Arsenal may insist on.

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It won't be any more than yesterday!
(and I am 99.999% certain it won't be any less either!)

 

[Paris]

I can't see how United at home to either Fulham or Blackpool and Luton away to Norwich could be seen by either ITV or ESPN as more appealing than our tie. If United were drawn away and Luton at home then maybe

 

[Notters]

Brighton v Arsenal
ITV 5:30 saturday

better f***ing not be. Can see its not wanting to have us twice in a row anyway.

 

[saafend_seagull]

Arsenal's games before they play us:

Man City
Swansea (replay)
Chelsea
West Ham
Us
Liverpool (mid week after)

Swansea also have 3 cup games before our game, so both teams could be tired/low on confidence

 

[16 bit 44.1]

Swansea-Superb success story with proper fans, will take the game very seriously
Arsenal-Might not field their strongest side due to facing Chelsea a week before and facing Liverpool in 4, potentially 3 days time.

Fair enough. I hope thats not the case and I am fairly confident that they will realistically view the FA Cup as their best chance for a trophy this season.

As for proper fans? How are they any less "proper" than Swansea's fans?

 

[Slysi1976]

As someone said it probs won't be Monday night because they play Liverpool on the Wednesday. I'm going for Saturday 5:20pm.thats if it is arsenal...

 

[Deleted member 18477]

I can't see how United at home to either Fulham or Blackpool and Luton away to Norwich could be seen by either ITV or ESPN as more appealing than our tie. If United were drawn away and Luton at home then maybe

TV loves Man Utd.

Norwich (prem) v Luton (non-league) possible fa cup shock? TV loves a cupset. (Upset in cup).

On another thread... ESPN are scheduled for fri night, sat lunchtime and sun evening so ITV will be sat evening or sun lunchtime! No Monday game.

 

[Guy Fawkes]

would that put it on the Monday?

These are last seasons fourth round games and there wasn't a Monday game

Friday 27th January Watford v Tottenham Hotspur, 7.45pm - Live on ESPN
Saturday 28th January Liverpool v Manchester United, 12.45pm - Live on ITV1
Brighton & Hove Albion or Wrexham v Newcastle United, 5.15pm - Live on ESPN
Sunday 29th January Sunderland v Middlesbrough, 1.30pm - Live on ITV1
Arsenal v Aston Villa, 4pm - Live on ESPN

 

[stss30]

Fair enough. I hope thats not the case and I am fairly confident that they will realistically view the FA Cup as their best chance for a trophy this season.

As for proper fans? How are they any less "proper" than Swansea's fans?

Fans who have experienced the depths of lower league football, and deserve the success they are currently enjoying. Not fans who see their team play 2 or 3 times a season. Obviously there are some exceptions, but I hate the plastic nature of fans of big clubs.

 

[BensGrandad]

Brighton v Arsenal
ITV 5:30 saturday

If it has to be changed for TV coverage that is the one I would like most of all. With 4.00pm Sunday the least I would like as I have the allotment AGM at 6.30pm

 

[Guy Fawkes]

I can't see how United at home to either Fulham or Blackpool and Luton away to Norwich could be seen by either ITV or ESPN as more appealing than our tie. If United were drawn away and Luton at home then maybe

United have a large fan base so likely to attract a good viewing figure (which helps boost the TV companies advertising sales / income)

And possibly Norwich vs Luton because its the fairytale of the cup with minnows playing top flight sides and the Macclesfield game may be picked as they are the lowest side left in the competition.

 

[Notters]

Sunday the least I would like as I have the allotment AGM at 6.30pm

Think you should let the FA know, that'll be a clincher

 

[Dover]

Please let it be on Saturday, as that is my only day off around then.

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

better f***ing not be. Can see its not wanting to have us twice in a row anyway.

Well ITV shown all the Sunderland games last year until they were knocked out - so they will feature a team plenty of times.

 

[El Presidente]

I believe there was 26,400 odd that day,should be able to beat that this time!

Doubt it, whilst Arsenal might bring an extra 1,500 compared to Newcastle, can't expect people who could not afford to watch us against Newcastle to find the money for Arsenal, and many people will be skint as near the end of the month. The Albion are not going to reduce prices, so probably about 23,800.

 

[Bob!]

If it has to be changed for TV coverage that is the one I would like most of all. With 4.00pm Sunday the least I would like as I have the allotment AGM at 6.30pm

Think you should let the FA know, that'll be a clincher

Perhaps you could get the allotment AGM moved for TV!

 

[El Presidente]

United have a large fan base so likely to attract a good viewing figure (which helps boost the TV companies advertising sales / income)

And possibly Norwich vs Luton because its the fairytale of the cup with minnows playing top flight sides and the Macclesfield game may be picked as they are the lowest side left in the competition.

It's ITV and ESPN, they could not give a shit about the romance of the cup, it's just viewing figures that matter.

 

[smeariestbat]

whenever it is, i just hope my wife doesnt go into labour near that weekend, due on the 31st

 

[Stat Brother]

Doubt it, whilst Arsenal might bring an extra 1,500 compared to Newcastle, can't expect people who could not afford to watch us against Newcastle to find the money for Arsenal, and many people will be skint as near the end of the month. The Albion are not going to reduce prices, so probably about 23,800.

3 more STH's will be going, as I work Sat mornings and couldn't go, yesterday. That weekend is my day off, so I don't care when it is.