Stoke or Tamworth
Walsall fans will be hoping for a Tamworth win in their FA Cup replay, otherwise it’s another terrible draw.
When most fans were hoping for a big club in the next round, should we beat Barnsley in our replay, we got a poor draw again, facing the winners of the Stoke/Tamworth replay. Although either team would give the Saddlers a chance of appearing in the fifth round, a “big” team away would have been the preferred option for most people and Sjoke do not meet that requirement. At least a tie against Tamworth would get maximum radio and TV coverage.
Meanwhile, to make things worse, Wolves got the plum draw of Manchester United or Burton.
Full draw (games to be played the weekend of 28th and 29th January):
Stoke City/Tamworth v Barnsley/Walsall
Cheltenham Town/Chester City v Newcastle United
Coventry v Nuneaton Borough/Middlesbrough
West Brom/Reading v Torquay/Birmingham
Portsmouth v Liverpool
Leicester v Southampton
Bolton v Arsenal
Aston Villa v Port Vale
Brentford v Sunderland
Manchester City v Wigan/Leeds
Millwall/Everton v Chelsea
Preston v Crystal Palace
West Ham v Blackburn
Colchester v Derby
Charlton v Leyton Orient
Wolves v Burton/Manchester United
