GRIMSBY in FA Cup 1st Round

[marky No.1]

Martin Keown and Ossie Ardiles have handed us a home banker

[fletch_al]

there must be a mistake....its a home draw

[North Stand Shrimp]

bloody grimsby! i had enough of them last season with the Paint pot trophy!

At least its at home.

[outsider]

at home and winable is all we could ask for

[mfc:)]

Thats going to be very hard and why them again am sure they dont pick morecambe and grimsby out for drews at random and do it on purpose.

[Weetabix Kid]

boring draw, but about time we got a bloody home draw !!!

Can't see it attracting a good crowd though

[North Stand Shrimp]

awful draw, the only thing worse would have been if it were away! it won't pull a big crowd and in our current form it's definitely not a forgone win.

lets hope we get past this first hurdle unlike last year against Port vale and get a better draw next round.

[mfc:)]

Just think 3 games on trot at home!

[thegentlegiant]

ill be there...should get a hard fought 1 nil win

[Keith]

I'm not sure, but I don't realllllly think this will be one of the live TV matches!

[NewtoN_GTFC]

looks like i'm going to morecambe again

4th time in 2 seasons

[Keith]

How many games are shown live this year? Is it still BBC & Sky sharing? Acci v Tranmere & MK Dons v Wycombe would be my guess for live coverage the history of Accrington and the first time ever of MK Dons?

Morecambe v Grimsby isn't even going to excite Morecambe or Grimsby fans! Funny isn't it? Not that many years ago we'd have been delighted with this draw...

[Martin]

How many games are shown live this year? Is it still BBC & Sky sharing? Acci v Tranmere & MK Dons v Wycombe would be my guess for live coverage the history of Accrington and the first time ever of MK Dons?

Morecambe v Grimsby isn't even going to excite Morecambe or Grimsby fans! Funny isn't it? Not that many years ago we'd have been delighted with this draw...

ITV have the rights now Not sure if they're shared with Sky or not.

Having watched Jim Rosenthal stumble through the first round draw proceedings, I'm not looking forward to the coverage. Clive Cliche Tyldesley along with David Pleat , Gabriel Clarke attempting poetic prose during his reports and Andy Townsend giving his insightful punditry! What were the FA thinking?

[outsider]

i'm sure its ITV and SULTANTA with the fa cup this season

[heysham_mfc]

at least we have a home draw

[John L]

Date and time now confirmed, as have been the televised fixtures....
http://www.morecambefc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10866~1434239,00.html

[Keith]

...as have been the televised fixtures....

Leeds v Northampton... All the magic of a League One match??? *YAWN*

[Harry]

Leeds are the biggest team in the competition at this stage though

Havant and Waterlooville are a shoe-in given their run last year

AFC Wimbledon v Wycombe is a pretty big story too

I'm not that bothered, can't watch any of them and it'll be even more worth it when we get TV rights for the second round smashing Leeds up at the Pie, then getting an attractive away tie to a stuttering Chelsea, missing Cech, Terry, Lampard, Deco and Drogba after a freak 5-man sending off in the previous week's Premiership match.

[Keith]

agreed, they are the 'biggest club', but they are at home to another team in the same division. Not much of a story IMHO. Certainly nothing grabbing my attention. Acci v Tranmere would be more interesting.

[steve mfc]

Grimsby losing 4-0 tonight wont have helped their confidence any, just goes to show changing the manager doesn't always work,but what about Wrexham losing the replay away to Eastwood town of the unibond prem 2-0.