The romance of the cup

[bobby1413]

How bloody negative.

I actually fancy Reading to win this. Away... "big club"... cup game, the Jaap effect and man uniteds dire few seasons. No one is afraid of them anymore. Nowt to lose other than a cup exit for little Reading.

[bobby1413]

This should be Saturday 7th or Sunday 8th shouldn't it?

Personally would love it to be 530 on Saturday. Night up in Manchester

[Victor Meldrew]

Let's hope it is on TV and we don't have to trek up to that dump of a ground.

[Saaaaaaaammmmmm]

How could you not get excited about playing Man Utd, especially with Jaap's return, on top of United being in complete meltdown this season

Fans already complaining on Twitter about other fans, apparently these games mean too many plastics in the away end, at this rate we won't be allowed to sit down or stand

Says a lot about the draw that we're the pick of the round, definitely the worst 3rd Round I can remember, not a single decent game for the neutral... BBC will probably go with West Ham vs City and BT will show us and Preston/Arsenal

[Winston Smith]

Lol @ how badly they have spelt Huddersfield

[Pepe the Horseman]

Would've loved a top team, but still a decent draw.

[CountryRoyal]

United away and night out in Manchester?

What's not to like?

(beyond maybe running into my ex)

[Pepe the Horseman]

United away and night out in Manchester?

What's not to like?

(beyond maybe running into my ex)

What's his name lol jk x

[Kitsondinho]

Could be on the Friday or Monday if (when) it is picked for TV....

[Blue Label]

Boro took 11,500 last season.
Most teams allocated 9,000, I just hope our fans can be botheredw

[Saaaaaaaammmmmm]

Last season Man Utd drew Sheffield Utd at home in the 3rd Round and got given the Saturday evening slot on BT (won 1-0 thanks to a 93rd minute Rooney penalty)

It's also worth noting they play Hull in the EFL Cup on the Tuesday following our game, so that rules out Sunday/Monday

[Steve_Upper_West]

Might have to consider this one....... can't be worse than 'The Theatre of Nightmares' last weekend

[Kitsondinho]

Last season Man Utd drew Sheffield Utd at home in the 3rd Round and got given the Saturday evening slot on BT (won 1-0 thanks to a 93rd minute Rooney penalty)

It's also worth noting they play Hull in the EFL Cup on the Tuesday following our game, so that rules out Sunday/Monday

So Friday night, Saturday lunchtime or Saturday evening are the 3 choices then.....

[The Royal Forester]

At least we have beaten Man Utd. once in our 19 meetings with them, it was only ninety years ago. Don't remember it myself, though. That year we got to the semi-final, so lets hope for a repeat, or better still going one step further.

[RG7Fan]

Might have to consider this one....... can't be worse than 'The Theatre of Nightmares' last weekend

If me and 3points go then put a fiver on Gunter scoring an own goal - he normally does at the away games we've been to ...

[royalp-we]

Excellent news for the clubs pr team. Ought to paper over that 5-0 drubbing


On a serious note; the draw does excite me; no doubt it'll excite our Stamalamadingdong too

[LWJ]

What an utterly crap tie to get.

Oh well, cup over.

Arse. No cup run this year then

+1.

Not as if we had a chance of winning the cup anyway , and in any case we are a beautiful blue and white banana skin for United. Will be epic.

Hi m8,

see you there?!?!

[brighton_royal]

+1.

Not as if we had a chance of winning the cup anyway , and in any case we are a beautiful blue and white banana skin for United. Will be epic.

Hi m8,

see you there?!?!

Would saw my arm off to go. Doubt I'd get a ticket nowadays though. If I do I'll be flying up I recks, depends on the date.

[Muskrat]

Last season Man Utd drew Sheffield Utd at home in the 3rd Round and got given the Saturday evening slot on BT (won 1-0 thanks to a 93rd minute Rooney penalty)

It's also worth noting they play Hull in the EFL Cup on the Tuesday following our game, so that rules out Sunday/Monday

So Friday night, Saturday lunchtime or Saturday evening are the 3 choices then.....

I'll wager that no flies have ever landed on you have they?

[leon]

+1.

Not as if we had a chance of winning the cup anyway , and in any case we are a beautiful blue and white banana skin for United. Will be epic.

Hi m8,

see you there?!?!

Would saw my arm off to go. Doubt I'd get a ticket nowadays though. If I do I'll be flying up I recks, depends on the date.

I'd be well up for this, except mrs leon is probably working and a weekend getting battered up North would cause all manner of domestic grief.