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Manchester City is number 25

The draw for the FA Cup Third Round will take place LIVE on ITV1 (and ITV1HD) this Sunday, 8th December, at around 4.10pm.

The numbers in full are as follows:

1. AFC BOURNEMOUTH
2. ARSENAL
3. ASTON VILLA
4. BARNSLEY
5. BIRMINGHAM CITY
6. BLACKBURN ROVERS
7. BLACKPOOL
8. BOLTON WANDERERS
9. BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION
10. BURNLEY
11. CARDIFF CITY
12. CHARLTON ATHLETIC
13. CHELSEA
14. CRYSTAL PALACE
15. DERBY COUNTY
16. DONCASTER ROVERS
17. EVERTON
18. FULHAM
19. HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
20. HULL CITY
21. IPSWICH TOWN
22. LEEDS UNITED
23. LEICESTER CITY
24. LIVERPOOL
25. MANCHESTER CITY
26. MANCHESTER UNITED
27. MIDDLESBROUGH
28. MILLWALL
29. NEWCASTLE UNITED
30. NORWICH CITY
31. NOTTINGHAM FOREST
32. QUEENS PARK RANGERS
33. READING
34. SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
35. SOUTHAMPTON
36. STOKE CITY
37. SUNDERLAND
38. SWANSEA CITY
39. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
40. WATFORD
41. WEST BROMWICH ALBION
42. WEST HAM UNITED
43. WIGAN ATHLETIC
44. YEOVIL TOWN
45. BURY/CAMBRIDGE OR SHEFFIELD UTD
46. WYCOMBE W'ERS OR PRESTON N END
47. PORT VALE OR SALISBURY CITY
48. BRISTOL ROVERS OR CRAWLEY TOWN
49. MK DONS OR DOVER ATHLETIC
50. CARLISLE UTD OR BRENTFORD
51. MACCLESFIELD OR BRACKLEY TOWN
52. CHESTERFIELD OR SOUTHEND UNITED
53. OLDHAM ATHLETIC OR MANSFIELD TOWN
54. ROTHERHAM UNITED OR ROCHDALE
55. P'BOROUGH UTD OR TRANMERE ROVERS
56. HARTLEPOOL UTD OR COVENTRY CITY
57. K'MINSTER HARRIERS OR NEWPORT CTY
58. PLYMOUTH ARGYLE OR WELLING UTD
59. WREXHAM OR OXFORD UTD/GATESHEAD
60. FLEETWOOD TOWN OR BURTON ALBION
61. GRIMSBY TOWN OR N'HAMPTON TOWN
62. LEYTON ORIENT OR WALSALL
63. TAMWORTH OR BRISTOL CITY
64. STEVENAGE OR STOURBRIDGE

All ties will be played on 4th and 5th January 2014

Give me a home draw - 25 v 26 please ...

Never understand why people are obsessed with drawing the Rags in these competitions. I'd much rather us draw a championship team at home and let the Rags get drawn to Arsenal or Chelsea away.

Bridge'srightfoot wrote:Never understand why people are obsessed with drawing the Rags in these competitions. I'd much rather us draw a championship team at home and let the Rags get drawn to Arsenal or Chelsea away.

Pretty simple.

We're unstoppable at home, rather play them there early and send them packing. Then play a lesser team at wembley!

stourbridge at home... 100 nil

Anyone at home will do its my lads birthday that weekend so a win would be nice too

Can't figure out which would be the tougher home draw, 26 or 57.

Have to avoid Latics away, never seen us win at Boundary Park

Pretty Boy Lee wrote:

Bridge'srightfoot wrote:Never understand why people are obsessed with drawing the Rags in these competitions. I'd much rather us draw a championship team at home and let the Rags get drawn to Arsenal or Chelsea away.

Pretty simple.

We're unstoppable at home, rather play them there early and send them packing. Then play a lesser team at wembley!

I remember thinking the same 2 seasons ago, we beat them 6-1 previous and look what happened.. I know about the red card but they still beat us.
I'd rather play a crappy side and the Rags at Wembley rather than the other way round tbh. The Semi final a few years back was honestly the best derby I've been to. Was such a brilliant atmosphere.

I'd much rather play a small team at home and progress easily in the early rounds.
Also we're not 'unstoppable'. Bayern did a pretty good of stopping us.
We're very good at home yes, but let's not get complacent.

Bridge'srightfoot wrote: I remember thinking the same 2 seasons ago, we beat them 6-1 previous and look what happened.. I know about the red card but they still beat us. I'd rather play a crappy side and the Rags at Wembley rather than the other way round tbh. The Semi final a few years back was honestly the best derby I've been to. Was such a brilliant atmosphere. I'd much rather play a small team at home and progress easily in the early rounds. Also we're not 'unstoppable'. Bayern did a pretty good of stopping us. We're very good at home yes, but let's not get complacent.

1 loss to someone who aren't in the competition in question. Not the most compelling of arguments is it?

Away from home we've struggled all year, id take them now ya home where we beat them soundly a few weeks back.

Pretty Boy Lee wrote:

Bridge'srightfoot wrote: I remember thinking the same 2 seasons ago, we beat them 6-1 previous and look what happened.. I know about the red card but they still beat us. I'd rather play a crappy side and the Rags at Wembley rather than the other way round tbh. The Semi final a few years back was honestly the best derby I've been to. Was such a brilliant atmosphere. I'd much rather play a small team at home and progress easily in the early rounds. Also we're not 'unstoppable'. Bayern did a pretty good of stopping us. We're very good at home yes, but let's not get complacent.

1 loss to someone who aren't in the competition in question. Not the most compelling of arguments is it?

Away from home we've struggled all year, id take them now ya home where we beat them soundly a few weeks back.

Yes, one loss does disprove your point that we're 'unstoppable'. If you said 'fantastic' or 'formidable' then I'd agree but Unstoppable would imply no team can beat us at home, which we know isn't true. If Arsenal, Chelsea Liverpool, even Rags or Everton turn up and we have an off day, we could lose.
I'm not doubting we were very good, but it's too strong a word given that we have lost at home this season.

We shouldn't get complacent.

Bridge'srightfoot wrote: Yes, one loss does disprove your point that we're 'unstoppable'. If you said 'fantastic' or 'formidable' then I'd agree but Unstoppable would imply no team can beat us at home, which we know isn't true. If Arsenal, Chelsea Liverpool, even Rags or Everton turn up and we have an off day, we could lose. I'm not doubting we were very good, but it's too strong a word given that we have lost at home this season. We shouldn't get complacent.

Fine were excellent at home and shit away.


I'd like united home not wembley which last I checked isn't home.

Simple really.

Pretty Boy Lee wrote:

Bridge'srightfoot wrote: Yes, one loss does disprove your point that we're 'unstoppable'. If you said 'fantastic' or 'formidable' then I'd agree but Unstoppable would imply no team can beat us at home, which we know isn't true. If Arsenal, Chelsea Liverpool, even Rags or Everton turn up and we have an off day, we could lose. I'm not doubting we were very good, but it's too strong a word given that we have lost at home this season. We shouldn't get complacent.

Fine were excellent at home and shit away.


I'd like united home not wembley which last I checked isn't home.

Simple really.

There we go.

Bridge'srightfoot wrote:

Pretty Boy Lee wrote:

Bridge'srightfoot wrote:Never understand why people are obsessed with drawing the Rags in these competitions. I'd much rather us draw a championship team at home and let the Rags get drawn to Arsenal or Chelsea away.

Pretty simple.

We're unstoppable at home, rather play them there early and send them packing. Then play a lesser team at wembley!

I remember thinking the same 2 seasons ago, we beat them 6-1 previous and look what happened.. I know about the red card but they still beat us.
I'd rather play a crappy side and the Rags at Wembley rather than the other way round tbh. The Semi final a few years back was honestly the best derby I've been to. Was such a brilliant atmosphere.

I'd much rather play a small team at home and progress easily in the early rounds.
Also we're not 'unstoppable'. Bayern did a pretty good of stopping us.
We're very good at home yes, but let's not get complacent.

I find myself agreeing with you in this topic. Hmmmm....

Niall Quinns Discopants wrote: I find myself agreeing with you in this topic. Hmmmm....

You're allowed to be wrong on occasion mate.

Pretty Boy Lee wrote:
Pretty simple.

We're unstoppable at home, rather play them there early and send them packing. Then play a lesser team at wembley!

The lesser team at Wembley bit didn't work well for us last time.

branny wrote: The lesser team at Wembley bit didn't work well for us last time.

Correct, but I'd still rather lose there to Wigan than united.

Pretty Boy Lee wrote:

Niall Quinns Discopants wrote: I find myself agreeing with you in this topic. Hmmmm....

You're allowed to be wrong on occasion mate.

Gee Pebble, I wonder what goes in here.

1. Listen to him NQDP, he's the expert in being wrong.
2. What's your excuse for frequently wrong then?
3. Ironically you are displaying "being occasionally wrong" in this thread, great example mate.

Seriously, read BRF's recent posts without dismissing them because it's him, you'll find some very valid points on a number of posts. Even PM'd him to see if he was feeling okay.

Pretty Boy Lee wrote:
Correct, but I'd still rather lose there to Wigan than united.

Just a matter of time before we meet in a final.

Twobob wrote:Have to avoid Latics away, never seen us win at Boundary Park

No I haven't either including the friendly we played there in July 2012

Anyone at home please.