Away to Liecester City in the 3rd Round of the FA Cup.

We have been drawn away to Liecester in the FA cup. Tie of the round will be Liverpool vs Arsenal.

 

Ties to be played over the weekdend of 6-7 January.

Full Draw From The BBC

 

I am happier to see us play a team from the championship...it seems we have bad luck playing teams from League 2.

I remember John's debut against Liecester...lets hope we can make a cup run this season!

 

Well, if I learned anything from the Carling Cup, the game certainly is not a "gimmie" for Fulham.

But I feel "bad" for some of those other EPL teams. Liverpool hosting Arsenal? Man U against Aston Villa? Portsmouth vs. Wigan Athletic? Everton vs. Blackburn? I do NOT envy any of those 8 teams' draws.

 

It's great - the more top teams that go the more chance for us.

I seem to recall a song that goes "we will folllow our fulham - over land and sea - AND LIECESTER - we shall follow our fulham, onto victory". The reason becomes obvious....


Leicester has never been a happy hunting ground for us in the cup. We have never beaten them in either FA or League cup.

FA
1921-22 A 0-2
1923-24 A 0-4
1959-60 A 1-2
1973-74 H 1-1
A 1-2

League Cup (Worthington)
1999-00 A 3-3 (Lost 3-0 on pens)

Records are there to be broken.

 

It's going to be different this time around. What's like the rhythm to the song, I'm going to be singing it all day if I learn it!!!

 

Indeed, i before e except after c! To be fair, i've mixed up the spelling and got it wrong only 75% of the time.

The tune is to land of hope and glory with the "and Leicester" shouted

Land of Hope and Glory,- We shall follow our Fulham
Mother of the Free, - Over land and sea
----------------------------- (and leicester)
How shall we extol thee, - We shall follow our Fulham
Who are born of thee? - On to vi - ic - to - ry

It is a common crowd chant around the English football leagues.