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I am just so glad they didn't draw a big 4 team, I would be infuriated even more.
 

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I doubt if I would have been arsed to go to Boro, it would have been a boring draw.
 
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Thank God that saves me a trip to Middlesborough... the pits of the World and a long long way... bothered? Nah!
 

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the live link to the Histon dressing room when they drew Swansea was quite funny.

Boro away would only have been good as it would have ticked off another ground, we wouldn't have agreed to dropping the prices, so there would have been 8,000 inside a 30,000 stadia. No atmosphere, the balloons wouldn't have even made the pitch, and a bloody long way !
 

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that would have been FANTASTIC (although they get sh*t crowds) but wouldnt the balls have been differently numbered??????????????
 

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ok, boro would have beaten us 2-0 in a very drab encounter but we would have took 2,650 there in a crowd of just over 11,000.

i'm glad we lost anyway with jim rosenthal allowed to present the draw. he even had a pop at ray clemence about the 1987 cup final. scum.
also, why are the balls not drawn from a hat rather than jims big ballbag?
:bound:
 

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Inappropriate Smilies Bee said:
that would have been FANTASTIC (although they get sh*t crowds) but wouldnt the balls have been differently numbered??????????????
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No the numbers were announced during the week. Barrow or Brentford were number 50.

What you can't do is plot our way to final after this match.

'Boro would have been fun. :wave:
 

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hobbsy said:
No the numbers were announced during the week. Barrow or Brentford were number 50.

What you can't do is plot our way to final after this match.

'Boro would have been fun. :wave:
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Yes you can - we would have had the same ball number as Barrow or Middlesborough will have in Round 4.
 

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Our last game against Middlesboro is too recent in the memory for me, and as a club that rarely sells out its Premier League matches, this would have been 12,000 tops.

And it would have cost the club to get the staff up for another long away trip.

No loss here.
 

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Maybe next year a Third Division Brentford will draw a Second Division Fulham in the Third Round of the Cup... :sorted:

But for now, let's get out of this sh*te league. A trip to Middlesbrough would have been nice but it's hardly inspiring.
 

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Sweepy said:
Our last game against Middlesboro is too recent in the memory for me, and as a club that rarely sells out its Premier League matches, this would have been 12,000 tops.

And it would have cost the club to get the staff up for another long away trip.

No loss here.
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It wouldn't have cost us a penny as the FA pay expenses.

The prize money for beating Barrow would have been £30k and the receipts from a game up there would have been at least another 30k IMHO.

We would also have had the exposure and "feel good factor" of a crack at a Premiership club.

It's not a great draw but is a massive financial loss for the club IMHO.

Let's not try and kid ourselves otherwise.
 

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Banana said:
Yes you can - we would have had the same ball number as Barrow or Middlesborough will have in Round 4.
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All irrelevant as we dismally failed to reach the draw.:(
 

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West Ealing Bee said:
It wouldn't have cost us a penny as the FA pay expenses.

The prize money for beating Barrow would have been £30k and the receipts from a game up there would have been at least another 30k IMHO.

We would also have had the exposure and "feel good factor" of a crack at a Premiership club.

It's not a great draw but is a massive financial loss for the club IMHO.

Let's not try and kid ourselves otherwise.
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:imwith:
 

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Sweepy said:
Our last game against Middlesboro is too recent in the memory for me
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League Cup in 2002? We've had a few games under the bridge since then. I'm gutted we're out and gutted we're not playing them.

I don't undertstand people turning their nose up at a trip to a Premiership ground? As WEB says, we've just missed out on a shed load of cash. :(
 

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Seem to recall we played them at GP..I think a cup game....about ..1961 era...we beat them as well....YOU REDS.....:sorted:
 

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Jockbee said:
Seem to recall we played them at GP..I think a cup game....about ..1961 era...we beat them as well....YOU REDS.....:sorted:
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I remember that game. Think we won 2-0 and I also believe that a certain Brian Clough was playing for them
 

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Would have been able to tick a premiershite game off my list of grounds which doesn't happen often :(
 

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i am gutted we are out the cup. a trip to middlesboro would have been the highlight of the season you weirdos, and some money too.
:kiss:
 

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From a Barrow fan

My family were at the match last night supporting Barrow and I've been browsing some match reports. I just want to apologise for the Barrow fans who evidently ran to the away section and taunted the Brentford fans after the game. Most Barrow fans are disgusted with this behavior but there are always a few idiots that let the side down. The comments from Barrow fans re Brentford fans are all positive and you can be proud of that.
 

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maddogging said:
the live link to the Histon dressing room when they drew Swansea was quite funny.
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They might have half a chance as Swansea probably won't put out a full team and probably won't be up for it.
 

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GUTTED TOO!

Inappropriate Smilies Bee said:
i am gutted we are out the cup. a trip to middlesboro would have been the highlight of the season you weirdos, and some money too.
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I think a trip OUT of Middlesboro is more likely to be the highlight of the season but yes the money and exposure that Barrow are now getting would be handy,it's just stupid to pretend otherwise.
 

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Jockbee said:
Seem to recall we played them at GP..I think a cup game....about ..1961 era...we beat them as well....YOU REDS.....:sorted:
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Apparently it was 3rd round on Jan 4th 1964 and we won 2-1 with Dick and McAdams scoring and for Alan D,Clough parted with Middlesborough in 1961 so didn't play:sorted:
 

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Any Premiership Club, home or away was good news. Yes, they have a history of pathetic attendances for Cup games re lower league teams but its bad news going out of the Cup the way we did.

We have to bounceback and make the League count.
 

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Jockbee said:
Seem to recall we played them at GP..I think a cup game....about ..1961 era...we beat them as well....YOU REDS.....:sorted:
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I have a memory of beating them at GP in 67 or 68 when they were doing well in the old Div 2.
2-0 rings a bell.
 

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anne said:
My family were at the match last night supporting Barrow and I've been browsing some match reports. I just want to apologise for the Barrow fans who evidently ran to the away section and taunted the Brentford fans after the game. Most Barrow fans are disgusted with this behavior but there are always a few idiots that let the side down. The comments from Barrow fans re Brentford fans are all positive and you can be proud of that.
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Thanks for that, Anne.
Always good to hear from proper fans, wherever they come from.
 

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oldgreenfordian said:
I have a memory of beating them at GP in 67 or 68 when they were doing well in the old Div 2.
2-0 rings a bell.
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Are you sure you are not thinking of the Hull league cup tie around that time which we won 3-0. We lost at Sunderland in the 3rd round in 67 and then to Guildford in the first round the following season.
 

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Alan D said:
I remember that game. Think we won 2-0 and I also believe that a certain Brian Clough was playing for them
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I was at that game,we won 2-1.It was 3rd round FA Cup played on 4th Jan 1964 (I've just checked details on soccerbase).We were in the 3rd Division and Boro were in the second.crowd was about 16,000.
I may be wrong, but I don't think Cloughie was playing as I think he had retired by then.
 

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What about the league game when our new loan signing missed about 4 open goals in the 1st half. Pallister certainly played for boro & Mowbray as well I think.
 

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Inappropriate Smilies Bee said:
i am gutted we are out the cup. a trip to middlesboro would have been the highlight of the season you weirdos, and some money too.
:kiss:
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you need to get out more;):rolleyes:

8-10,000 crowd, no atmosphere, fleapit of a town, dodgy pubs, a bugger to get to, probably lose and a depressing trip home..........id rather not thanks:sorted:

concentrate on the league..........onwards and upwards:)
 

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There not a big side, there not going to get into europe or get relegated so will probably focus on the cup, we probably wouldn't get a result, but the money would have been welcome...
 
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