My choices are Manchester City Away, Arsenal Away, Tottenham away, West Ham at the Valley, Palace at the Valley, Leicester at the Valley, Ipswich at the Valley, Leeds Away, Plymouth Argyle at home.
23/24: 2nd round (beat Cray Valley PM, lost to Gillingham) 22/23: 2nd round (beat Coalville, lost to Stockport) 21/22: 3rd round (beat Havant & W and Gateshead, lost to Norwich) 20/21: 1st round (lost to Plymouth) 19/20: 3rd round (lost to West Brom) 18/19: 2nd round (beat Mansfield, lost to Doncaster) 17/18: 2nd round (beat Truro, lost to Wimbledon) 16/17: 2nd round (beat Scunthorpe, lost to MK Dons) 15/16: 3rd round (lost to Colchester) 14/15: 3rd round (lost to Blackburn) 13/14: 6th round (beat Oxford, Huddersfield and Sheff Wed, lost to Sheff Utd) 12/13: 3rd round (lost to Huddersfield) 11/12: 3rd round (beat Halifax and Carlisle, lost to Fulham) 10/11: 3rd round (beat Barnet and Luton, lost to Spurs) 09/10: 1st round (lost to Northwich Victoria)
23/24: 2nd round (beat Cray Valley PM, lost to Gillingham) 22/23: 2nd round (beat Coalville, lost to Stockport) 21/22: 3rd round (beat Havant & W and Gateshead, lost to Norwich) 20/21: 1st round (lost to Plymouth) 19/20: 3rd round (lost to West Brom) 18/19: 2nd round (beat Mansfield, lost to Doncaster) 17/18: 2nd round (beat Truro, lost to Wimbledon) 16/17: 2nd round (beat Scunthorpe, lost to MK Dons) 15/16: 3rd round (lost to Colchester) 14/15: 3rd round (lost to Blackburn) 13/14: 6th round (beat Oxford, Huddersfield and Sheff Wed, lost to Sheff Utd) 12/13: 3rd round (lost to Huddersfield) 11/12: 3rd round (beat Halifax and Carlisle, lost to Fulham) 10/11: 3rd round (beat Barnet and Luton, lost to Spurs) 09/10: 1st round (lost to Northwich Victoria)
23/24: 2nd round (beat Cray Valley PM, lost to Gillingham) 22/23: 2nd round (beat Coalville, lost to Stockport) 21/22: 3rd round (beat Havant & W and Gateshead, lost to Norwich) 20/21: 1st round (lost to Plymouth) 19/20: 3rd round (lost to West Brom) 18/19: 2nd round (beat Mansfield, lost to Doncaster) 17/18: 2nd round (beat Truro, lost to Wimbledon) 16/17: 2nd round (beat Scunthorpe, lost to MK Dons) 15/16: 3rd round (lost to Colchester) 14/15: 3rd round (lost to Blackburn) 13/14: 6th round (beat Oxford, Huddersfield and Sheff Wed, lost to Sheff Utd) 12/13: 3rd round (lost to Huddersfield) 11/12: 3rd round (beat Halifax and Carlisle, lost to Fulham) 10/11: 3rd round (beat Barnet and Luton, lost to Spurs) 09/10: 1st round (lost to Northwich Victoria)
All those seasons where we managed to reach the dizzy heights of the third round!
What do you mean that was the first round we were in for most of them because we were in the Second Division?
So many seasons where we've fallen at the first hurdle ... disgraceful ☹️
Its shameful the amount of times we've lost to "poor" teams. Your could say the only good sides we've lost to are Spurs & Norwich - with the later being bottom of the Prem at the time & put out a second string side. West Brom were in our league & Sheff U were only a league above. Compare that to the lower League sides we've lost to.
Also......if we do happen to draw one if the "top" sides I dont expect them to be playing their first 11. I can't imagine seeing Saka, Rice & Ostergard lining up for Arsenal against us.
Its shameful the amount of times we've lost to "poor" teams. Your could say the only good sides we've lost to are Spurs & Norwich - with the later being bottom of the Prem at the time & put out a second string side. West Brom were in our league & Sheff U were only a league above. Compare that to the lower League sides we've lost to.
Also......if we do happen to draw one if the "top" sides I dont expect them to be playing their first 11. I can't imagine seeing Saka, Rice & Ostergard lining up for Arsenal against us.
A big PL team away for the day out or a smaller PL team at home ie Palace, Saints who we might have a chance of beating. Saying that we could beat Saints away the way they are playing.
Hearing that Wrexham could be reinstated as their 1st round exit didn't fit the Hollywood narrative.
So, Wrexham at home for me with special edition half and half FA Cup scarves and mittens.
Granted we'll lose as the script ultimately has Wrexham beating Liverpool in the final with Ryan Reynolds scoring a screamer in the 95th minute to secure the win but I can live with that, if only to have The Valley nearly full again.
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Parker would get an interesting reception! Cullen's first time back too. Shame JBG went to Saudi
or a London prem side away day, preferably Spurs
Arsenal or Spurs away.
Charlton v Norwich- 09.01.22
Colchester v Charlton 09.01.16
Tottenham v Charlton- 09.01.11
I don't think we've got past the 3rd round in ten years, since Powell got sacked.
We are ball number 46.
22/23: 2nd round (beat Coalville, lost to Stockport)
21/22: 3rd round (beat Havant & W and Gateshead, lost to Norwich)
20/21: 1st round (lost to Plymouth)
19/20: 3rd round (lost to West Brom)
18/19: 2nd round (beat Mansfield, lost to Doncaster)
17/18: 2nd round (beat Truro, lost to Wimbledon)
16/17: 2nd round (beat Scunthorpe, lost to MK Dons)
15/16: 3rd round (lost to Colchester)
14/15: 3rd round (lost to Blackburn)
13/14: 6th round (beat Oxford, Huddersfield and Sheff Wed, lost to Sheff Utd)
12/13: 3rd round (lost to Huddersfield)
11/12: 3rd round (beat Halifax and Carlisle, lost to Fulham)
10/11: 3rd round (beat Barnet and Luton, lost to Spurs)
09/10: 1st round (lost to Northwich Victoria)
What do you mean that was the first round we were in for most of them because we were in the Second Division?
So many seasons where we've fallen at the first hurdle ... disgraceful ☹️
Also......if we do happen to draw one if the "top" sides I dont expect them to be playing their first 11. I can't imagine seeing Saka, Rice & Ostergard lining up for Arsenal against us.
So, Wrexham at home for me with special edition half and half FA Cup scarves and mittens.
Granted we'll lose as the script ultimately has Wrexham beating Liverpool in the final with Ryan Reynolds scoring a screamer in the 95th minute to secure the win but I can live with that, if only to have The Valley nearly full again.
Failing that, I'd like Tamworth or Dagenham away, ground ticks and winnable ties.
After that, City, Liverpool, Arsenal etc away, anything else, I'd rather Walsall had won.