NBTT - re that FA Cup thing - Wrath of the Barclay

NBTT - re that FA Cup thing

Henclrikus mentions below that Newcastle have an even worse FA Cup record than us in recent years (the only current premier league team for whom that's true).

The (rather depressing for both of us) facts are that we've both only got past the 3rd round twice in the past nine years - but they went out in the 4th round on both occasions, whereas we got to the 5th round in one of those years.

Ayway, that's all true. But I thought it might make a bit of a difference *who* you tend to go out to, as well. In fact, over the same nine years, we've gone out to teams from leagues below us more than half the time - five times (sigh). Whereas it's only happened 3 times to Newcastle (2 of those 3 were Brighton in successive seasons, oddly enough).

So I'm not sure their record is worse than ours, really. Not if you think being 'giant-killed' by going out to lower league teams is particularly disappointing, anyway.

(Mind you, the other of their 3 giant-killed moments was Stevenage, which was surely worse (funnier) than anything we've suffered.)

Anyway, just thought I'd look at the details on this, for my own interest really. Carry on.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on January 20th 2016 at 09:34:25

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NBTT - re that FA Cup thing (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 20, 09:34:25
- a dwarf writes .... (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jan 20, 13:12:26
  - That's a good stat. (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Jan 20, 13:17:38
- What frustrates me is this myth that, as a club, we intend to go out of the cup early. (NCFC) - megson, Jan 20, 12:55:05
- Pointing out someone else's guilt is never a great argument to use (NCFC) - earlydoors, Jan 20, 11:55:37
  - Sure. You should be addressing that to Henclrikus rather than me, of course (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 20, 12:05:37
    - It was a solidarity post and not a dig (n/m) (NCFC) - earlydoors, Jan 20, 12:55:19
- Good stattage (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 20, 10:21:22
- Yeah, OK all. Maybe Luton was as bad / worse than Stevenage... (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 20, 09:43:11
- I think the Luton thing puts us in the FA Cup Cone of Shame for many years to come. (n/m) (NCFC) - bird table, Jan 20, 09:42:50
- Hmm, only Prem team every to go out at home to non league opposition? (NCFC) - duke of york, Jan 20, 09:39:57
- Stevenage worse than Luton? Not much in it, I guess. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Jan 20, 09:38:41
  - They were 13th in league 2 (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 20, 09:41:42
    - Luton were out of the league at that point - did they get promoted that season? (NCFC) - APB, Jan 20, 09:43:11
      - Missed out on the playoffs (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 20, 09:46:48
      - were they docked points which forced them out of the league? (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Jan 20, 09:46:33
        
        Yeah but a few years earlier (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 20, 09:48:20
        
        that'll do! (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Jan 20, 10:03:35
      - No. Finished 7th. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 20, 09:43:54

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