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Another FA Cup away day beckons for Bantams (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)
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Another FA Cup away day beckons for Bantams
9:30am Saturday 20th October 2012 in Bantams
By Simon Parker, Bradford City Reporter
City have had 12 away draws out of 16 in the FA Cup
“.... will play Bradford City”. Feel free to fill in the gap with any League One name, preferably one from the south.
Yep, the FA Cup proper starts tomorrow lunchtime with the first-round draw – and we can once again put ourselves through the rigmarole of being let down.
Let’s face it, the odds are stacked firmly on the side of another away game. That’s what usually happens.
Don’t believe me? Check the last couple of seasons and the proliferation of Bantam cup ties on the road.
Since Peter Taylor’s team lost to Preston in extra-time in August 2010, City’s ball has been in the cup bag on 16 occasions. Twelve of those have resulted in away draws.
And December’s trip to Port Vale for their JPT northern quarter-final will be only the third time that City have faced opposition from the same division.
So going on those figures, yet another trip to League One hosts looks a racing certainty.
Forget the prospect of a local derby with Avenue or Guiseley... I’m already preparing for that journey to Crawley or Stevenage.
Comments(6)
chin up
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10:49am Sat 20 Oct 12
bcfc1903
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11:55am Sat 20 Oct 12
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We shout with pride...we'll never hide..
bdsixer
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12:28pm Sat 20 Oct 12
bwwb wrote:doesn't the article refer to the last couple of years, so why the need to criticize ?? unless you have actually been to all these 253 cup games I don't understand the need to bring it up
Poor research City have played 253 games in the FA Cup in their history 130 at home, 114 away and 9 on neutral grounds. Hardly biased in favour of away ties
bwwb
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2:27pm Sat 20 Oct 12
bdsixer wrote:The article is totally inane and wrong
bwwb wrote: Poor research City have played 253 games in the FA Cup in their history 130 at home, 114 away and 9 on neutral grounds. Hardly biased in favour of away tiesdoesn't the article refer to the last couple of years, so why the need to criticize ?? unless you have actually been to all these 253 cup games I don't understand the need to bring it up
To suggest it is a foregone conclusion we will be drawn away is ridiculous the odds are 50/50 and the odds of drawing Avenue or Guiseley if they qualify is no worse than drawing Crawley
bdsixer
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10:41am Mon 22 Oct 12
bwwb wrote:NORTHHAMPTON AWAY, point proven as the article only refers to the last couple of years, how can facts be poor research, really don't understand your point, are you anti-T and A ??
bdsixer wrote:The article is totally inane and wrong To suggest it is a foregone conclusion we will be drawn away is ridiculous the odds are 50/50 and the odds of drawing Avenue or Guiseley if they qualify is no worse than drawing Crawleybwwb wrote: Poor research City have played 253 games in the FA Cup in their history 130 at home, 114 away and 9 on neutral grounds. Hardly biased in favour of away tiesdoesn't the article refer to the last couple of years, so why the need to criticize ?? unless you have actually been to all these 253 cup games I don't understand the need to bring it up
bwwb says...
10:13am Sat 20 Oct 12
City have played 253 games in the FA Cup in their history
130 at home, 114 away and 9 on neutral grounds.
Hardly biased in favour of away ties