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This was going to be a review of Sutton v Staines but, in truth, it wasn’t a memorable game … so here’s a short, overdue review of a book we acquired a few months ago. Sutton v Leeds, FA Cup 4th Rnd, 1970.
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FA Cup semi final musings. There’ll be no previews here, just musings, we just don’t give a shit about any of the teams, except Villa … but when was the last decent semi??
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We kicked this thing off out of a sense of disappointment with what we supped at the top table. Have we shed our jaded cloak of anti-football?
This season therealfacup has tried …
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In our eyes, the 2009/10 FA Cup is drawing to a close. The soulless big boys have now barged in to spoil the party and the pundits are slavering over an apparently corpse-like competition …
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This seems to happen every season of late, commentators noting how attendances are down at this stage of the competition. The theory goes that no one cares about the FA Cup anymore but is this true?
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Over the last two season’s we’ve been searching for the romance of the FA Cup
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As the reflective period of festivus approaches therealfacup decide to ponder where they’ve been and who they’ve seen.
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The FA Cup 3rd Round draw has been made and pundits everywhere have been beside themselves with boredom at the outcome …
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Tomorrow night we’re heading to Griffin Park to, rather childishly, do the four corners pub run and, more seriously, go to a game to see if Gateshead can pull off an unlikely cupset.
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Terry Brown took his Wombles to The New Den on Monday to take on League One high-fliers Millwall in the First Round.
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The results of the poll for the 1st Round are in – where are we off to?
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A memorable night for Wombles fans as AFC romp into the propers despite being down to 10 men for half of the match.
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It’s the 1st Round proper of the FA Cup and we’re changing the poll slightly – which match should we NOT go to?
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ITV’s choices for their scheduled matches in the 1st Round of the FA Cup seem to point largely towards the biggest clubs. Is this a good thing?
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A large crowd saw AFC Wimbledon earn a replay with Crawley Town.
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The story of Chelmsford’s unfortunate striker, Rob Edmans’ miss at Dartford.
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A superb new stadium, some superb pubs and a good crowd. All that was needed was a Dartford win.
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The results are in – and we’re off to Dartford!
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It’s time to help us decide who to go and see in the 3rd Qualifying Round.
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An evening out in Hampton saw them take on Braintree Town in an FA Cup replay.
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The day started with early goals and ended with boardroom visits as the FA Cup reached the 2nd Qualifying Round in North London.
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Our most successful vote so far suggests that we should go to Finchley to see them take on Aylesbury in the 2nd Qualifying Round.
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Horsham progress to the next round on a sunny day in Horsham after 2 Sussex teams failed to produce an FA Cup classic.
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Some interesting refereeing and a huge ice cream were the main features on a good day for Farnborough as they took on Hastings at Cherrywood Road.
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Details of our upcoming trip to see Farnborough take on Hastings in the FA Cup.
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Help us decide where to go in the next round of the Cup.
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Dulwich make heavy weather of pushing Sevenoaks aside to progress into the 1st Qualifying Round.
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We talk to Basildon United’s captain, Martyn Guest, on the eve of their tie against Wembley in the Extra Preliminary Round of the FA Cup.
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Has the magic the FA Cup been eroded by the big money clubs at the top of the football tree?
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Are We Still Disillusioned?
We kicked this thing off out of a sense of disappointment with what we supped at the top table. Have we shed our jaded cloak of anti-football?
This season therealfacup has tried …