FA Cup 25-26

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Decent first game to warm up to. 

10th of Jan v Hull Away (Championship)

31st of Jan v Hull Home

(Championship)

So Hull game FA cup 3rd round 10th-11th Jan will be replaced.... with the Hull game lol

Edited December 8, 2025 by ...

[Waggy76]

35 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

Quite glad we didnt get a prem club away, couldn't be doing with the club crowing about us playing some giant when we used to play and beat them regularly before this ownership turned up.

Would have liked one of the non league ones away really.

I remember those days, Willington, Altrincham, Kidderminster and Welling.. 

 

[RevidgeBlue]

Just now, Waggy76 said:

I remember those days, Willington, Altrincham, Kidderminster and Welling.. 

 

Matlock Town

[Waggy76]

5 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Matlock Town

Yes...forgot that one! 

[chaddyrovers]

Boring draw for us

[RevidgeBlue]

2 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

Boring draw for us

The worst.

Of no real interest whatsoever combined with a fair chance of going out.

[JHRover]

I think worse would have been a nightmare long journey away with no novelty factor - Brighton, Southampton, Portsmouth, Ipswich, Norwich, Swansea, Bristol City.

At least with Hull it's not a difficult afternoon out for those who want to go.

[MarkBRFC]

43 minutes ago, JHRover said:

At least with Hull it's not a difficult afternoon out for those who want to go.

Until they stick it on a Thursday night for some overseas country TV that nobody will watch.

[RevidgeBlue]

1 hour ago, JHRover said:

I think worse would have been a nightmare long journey away with no novelty factor - Brighton, Southampton, Portsmouth, Ipswich, Norwich, Swansea, Bristol City.

At least with Hull it's not a difficult afternoon out for those who want to go.

Going all the way over the M62 in January can be no joke.

[JHRover]

28 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Going all the way over the M62 in January can be no joke.

2 hours drive, all motorway, quiet once you get past Leeds and the M1 junction. 

Good city centre in Hull and walking distance to the ground.

A boring draw yes but at least not a nightmare journey.

[Rogerb]

2 hours ago, JHRover said:

 but at least not a nightmare journey.

That might come back to bite you if the temperature drops 

[KentExile]

On loan  Rovers U21 player James Edmondson wins FA Cup goal of the round

Edited December 11, 2025 by KentExile

[chaddyrovers]

 

 

[RevidgeBlue]

At least Ill be able to watch it.

If I want to spoil my Sunday afternoon.

[MarkBRFC]

No trains to Hull that Sunday if anyone was thinking of using that as a method of transport, rail replacement buses instead.

[StHelensRover]

7 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

No trains to Hull that Sunday if anyone was thinking of using that as a method of transport, rail replacement buses instead.

I'm sure the club thought very carefully about that when speaking to Hull City and the FA about when we would prefer the fixture to be played, with our supporters in mind.

I'm sure we'll get a relatively small fee for it being shown on the Discovery Channel, that will pay for adequate drainage of maybe one of the penalty areas or something. Most of our games under Ismael could have been shown on the Comedy Channel. 

[GHR]

Bet the lads and lasses in Adelaide and La Paz can't wait to settle down to watch Hull and Rovers slog it out. The magic of the Cup...

Can anyone remember / does anyone know if the FA Cup ties are officially audio broadcast by Rovers? Don't have TNT and not in Lancs...

[Waggy76]

Another game moved for nonsensical reasons! 

[Bronzed A Donis]

2 hours ago, GHR said:

Bet the lads and lasses in Adelaide and La Paz can't wait to settle down to watch Hull and Rovers slog it out. The magic of the Cup...

Can anyone remember / does anyone know if the FA Cup ties are officially audio broadcast by Rovers? Don't have TNT and not in Lancs...

I think for FA cup games you can listen to the Radio Lancs commentary on BBC Sport.

[Mattyblue]

Just the 22 ties moved for TV…

[MarkBRFC]

16 hours ago, StHelensRover said:

I'm sure we'll get a relatively small fee for it being shown on the Discovery Channel, that will pay for adequate drainage of maybe one of the penalty areas or something.

£40k TV fee for games shown on Discovery +

£80k for TV games shown on BBC & TNT.

[JHRover]

The FA not even trying to hide that they've totally sold the soul of the competition off. It's hard to even keep track of how many different TV stations have bought rights to it scattered across the globe.