The long road to the 2007 FA Cup Final begins.

[mark r skinner]

Kettering vs Oldham preview on "Look East" BBC1, friday night. Currently on fire in the league, this game is winable!

[ZR1cliff]

Ile look out for that Mark,ime making the journey up to chesterfield on Saturday,after last nights showing ile think we would be lucky to get a draw against them,they look a battling side.

[mark r skinner]

Don`t know if you saw it Cliff, but they somehow got some Diamonds fans into the Kettering club house. Poor sods.


BRING ON THE OLDHAM !

[ZR1cliff]

No didnt see that Mark,ime getting warmed up for the long trip to Chesterfield in the morning to what amounts to our 6th game in the FA cup(dont often get that supporting a league team)there should be around 3-400 making the trip North.
Good luck against Oldham,are you going?

Were all part of Franny's army
Were all gonna Chesterfield
Were really shake em up when we win the FA Cup!!



Any Chesterfield on here,see you in the Chesterfield arms for a

[mark r skinner]

Afraid I`ll just be listening to the radio. Might even be the featured game on radio Northampton.

COME ON THE POPPIES!

[mark r skinner]

Kettering Town 3 - Oldham Athletic 4














Concentrate on the league etc.......

Edited by mark r skinner on Sunday 12th November 03:49

[mark r skinner]

And well done your boys, Cliff. You`re in the hat for the next round! Any preferences ?

[mark r skinner]

Having trawled the other cup scores, it looks like Blazingsmoke have the giant-killing result of the round.

Just heard a Kettering fan on 6-0-6. Seems the match was an absolute classic. A 7 goal thriller with Oldham`s winner coming in injury time.

Also heard a Blazingsmoke fan on 6-0-6 (Anne-Marie?) 300 fans went up for the game.

Edited by mark r skinner on Saturday 11th November 20:36

[ZR1cliff]

What an incredible day!!,there was us thinking West Ham,Man City,Wolves and Charlton couldnt beat Chesterfield in open play so what chance us..and we go and do it.
Well done to Chesterfield fans for making us feel welcome and the club for giving us the seated area where we could enjoy making our own atmosphere.
Here's to later today when 'sky' visit our clubhouse for the 2nd round draw and what will be our 7th game in the competition,look out for the "Cabbies Corner" flag amongst the cheering faithful.

[mark r skinner]

Cliff, when`s that on ?

[ZR1cliff]

Think it starts around 4.10pm this afternoon Mark,ide like Forest at home or away.

[mark r skinner]

OK. I`d like to see you give Rushden and Diamonds (our local rivals) a good hiding!

They`re having a bit of a `mare in the Conference. Very beatable.

Edited by mark r skinner on Sunday 12th November 15:36

[ZR1cliff]

Huge game tonight at Aldershot V Chelmsford City (our next opponents in the FA Cup 2nd round),if Aldershot get through then this will be the biggest game in North Hampshires History with two clubs 15 miles apart hoping for a place against the big fish in the third round.

[mark r skinner]

I take it you want a local derby then, Cliff ?

[ZR1cliff]

Most certainly Mark,on paper they should beat us but as we know a local darby and one in the FA Cup sould go anyway.
Would be a good earner for both clubs with a much larger Loacl Derby gate.

[mark r skinner]

You can`t beat derbys for atmosphere. About 15 years back we hosted Northampton Town in the cup and several league face-offs against Rushden and Diamonds. Entertaining to say the least! Unfortunately the legendary "Scotland" (Corby Town) games were before my time....

[ZR1cliff]

Scotland ..Corby Town games ????

[mark r skinner]

ZR1cliff said:

Scotland ..Corby Town games ????

Corby`s full Jocks. (Ex British steel.) There`s well established Rangers and Celtic supporter`s clubs.

Don`t see many Stenhousemuir shirts though.

[mark r skinner]

ZR1cliff said:

Huge game tonight at Aldershot V Chelmsford City (our next opponents in the FA Cup 2nd round),if Aldershot get through then this will be the biggest game in North Hampshires History with two clubs 15 miles apart hoping for a place against the big fish in the third round.

Aldershot 2 - Chelmsford 0. CLIFF!

[ZR1cliff]

Wahey!! the biggest game in North Hampshires history is ON....

Saturday Dec 2nd.
FA Cup 2nd Round.

ALDERSHOT TOWN v BASINGSTOKE TOWN.

The prize...a place in the 3rd round and a place Basingstoke Town have never reached before.

Could you imagine it

ARSENAL v BASINGSTOKE TOWN

Na it could never happen but we could all but dream,the magic of the FA Cup.

Edited by ZR1cliff on Wednesday 22 November 01:43