Blues will face Cheltenham Town

Lyndon Lloyd , 11 December, 8comments | Jump to most recent

Everton will face Cheltenham Town at Whaddon Road on 7th January after the Gloucestershire side prevailed 2-1 over Hereford in this evening's FA Cup second round replay.

The third round tie against the League Two side will be screened live on that Monday evening by ESPN.

Jon Champion says Cheltenham ''have a chance''

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Lev Vellene
1 Posted 11/12/2012 at 22:48:41

Sounds easy. So I hope we field a really good side just to be on the safe side... We're not the Sky-4, so we'd better be on the safe side anyways as I see it... :P

Steve Guy
2 Posted 12/12/2012 at 08:16:31

Let's not do an Arsenal !

Mark Dunford
3 Posted 12/12/2012 at 11:25:11

Hate ties like this and it doesn't sound easy at all. We win 5-0 and everyone shrugs - see Orient earlier this year. Almost anything else is a moral victory for the other team. Our record in these ties is pretty awful which is clearly why TV feel it is worth broadcasting. Make no mistakes, this is a tricky game that needs to be taken seriously.

Ciaran Duff
4 Posted 13/12/2012 at 01:29:12

Definitely not easy. They are going well in the league, away from home and in crap weather, dodgy pitch & ref. Potential banana skin.

Pete Lovell
5 Posted 13/12/2012 at 14:07:36

I'm an Evertonian living in Notts who now has the joy of cheering on my local non-league team, Mansfield, against the other lot across the park in the FA Cup.

This is the first and only opportunity of wearing both Mansfield and Everton shirts at the same time. Has anyone else had that bizarre experience?

I think the tie is a potential banana skin at Field Mill and really hope we can cause a huge upset. The dream scenario is a win and Everton at Goodison in the next round for a gallant defeat!!!

COYB and COY Stags!

James Lauwervine
6 Posted 14/12/2012 at 13:32:19

We will batter them, they've just conceded four goals against both Rotherham and Chesterfield FFS. And why assume that the ref, pitch and weather will all be bad?

Also, when is a game against a lower league team not a 'potential banana skin'? Indeed how is something a 'potential' banana skin at all? The banana skin is there, the issue is whether or not Everton step on it.

Paul Turner
7 Posted 14/12/2012 at 14:40:24

Well, the Robins aren't that bad a side – they ship goals, yes, but they can score as well – 3rd in their league and worth it.

Whaddon (pronounced Woddon) Road is a decent, though small ground, and the pitch certainly wasn't dodgy for the Hereford game last week.

The mascot "Whadney" (see what they did there...) the Robin is usually quite entertaining.

I think they'll give us a game – so it's up to the Blues to ensure quality & fitness are too much for them. A strong side and an early goal, and we should be fine.

COYB!

Brent Stephens
8 Posted 14/12/2012 at 15:17:45

Paul, "Whadney"! That's bwilliant!

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