COC

[robchester]

Hull at home

[RobTheRover]

I just heard the collective groan from somewhere up the M62.....

[Belle-Vue-Ghost]

Poo - was hoping for Palace away 

[jonnydog]

Copps will be cup-tied then 

 

[Mr1Croft]

Poo - was hoping for Palace away 

The second round is seeded, we will always be at Home in the second round against an unseeded (Championship or above) team. Leeds, Man City Tottenham etc.,

[Alan_Rovers]

That makes no sense at all. Did you actually watch the draw?

Having seen how crap Hull were when we beat them only the other week, I'm hopeful we can get through to the third round.

[Mr1Croft]

The COC is seeded. 15 Premiership Teams (not including those in UEFA competitions) and the 2 top relegated Prem Teams from last season, and the highest finishing teams from last season's N-Power Championship make up the seeds. Because we are never a top 8 Championship side we were always unseeded. It is possible that we could have drawn Everton away but being at home to seeded team was much more likely.


As for the Leeds, Tottenham and Man City comment I was referring to past seasons where we have been at home for the second round against seeded clubs.

[PACMAN]

Full Draw:

Preston v Crystal Palace

Watford v Bradford

Swansea v Barnsley

Yeovil v West Brom

Coventry v Birmingham

West Ham v Crewe

Doncaster v Hull

Carlisle v Ipswich

Reading v Peterborough

Sheffield Wednesday v Fulham

Leicester v Burton

Burnley v Plymouth

QPR v Walsall

Stevenage v Southampton

Nottingham Forest v Wigan

Stoke v Swindon

Aston Villa v Tranmere

Crawley v Bolton

Gillingham v Middlesbrough

Northampton v Wolves

Everton v Leyton Orient

MK Dons v Blackburn

Leeds v Oxford

Sunderland v Morecambe

Norwich v Scunthorpe

[RobTheRover]

The Hull side we will play wont bear a great deal of resemblence to the side we beet 2 weeks ago.  I think they will be strong in the Champtionship this year.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Still, not a tie that either side wanted I guess.

Be interesting to see how the clubs decide on the price of the ticket. Maybe the club can discount by coupling the game up with a league game. £5 off with a ticket stub or ST book etc.

[RoversAlias]

How in any way is it 'more likely we will be at home'? The seeding system surely has utterly no bearing on the liklihood of a home or away tie.