48 teams enter from League One and League Two. Clubs are assigned to one of four areas for the purposes of the cup draws: Northern Section – East and West, Southern Section – East and West
Round One, 16 games – 16 teams receive a bye to Round Two, while the remaining 32 play single game ties
Round Two, 16 games – 32 teams play another single game tie
The cup draw pots are now merged, leaving just a Northern and Southern section
Area Quarter Finals, 8 games – 16 teams play a single game tie
Area Semi-Finals, 4 games – 8 teams play a single game tie
Drawing is no longer necessary for the final 4 teams
Area finals – effectively the competition's semi-finals, the two remaining teams in each section play each other in two-legged game ties, home and away
Final – between the Northern and Southern area winners
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These 16 teams that get a bye, how come we were not one of them ?
No matter how tinpot thIs competition realistically it's the best chance we have of getting to wembley for 25 years and celebrating a little "success". Would be nice of the team, the manager and the fans could appreciate this and make the most of the opportunity and make the most of the shitty position we currently find ourselves in.
No matter how tinpot thIs competition realistically it's the best chance we have of getting to wembley for 25 years and celebrating a little "success". Would be nice of the team, the manager and the fans could appreciate this and make the most of the opportunity and make the most of the shitty position we currently find ourselves in.