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Thread | U's To Relish Saucy Tie
at 21:25 6 Nov 2026
So it’s the magic of the FA Cup this weekend as we welcome to the JCS Worcester City from the Southern Football Premier Central division in the FA Cup 1st Round.
Worcester are in the seventh tier of English football and play in the same league as Bury Town, Needham Market, Leamington (remember them?) and poor old Kettering Town. They’ve not got off to the best of start’s this season, sounds familiar, and were in the relegation places a few weeks ago but some great results in the FA Cup seemed to have transferred to their league form as they’ve won their last two games 3-0 and 4-1. The 4-1 victory coming against the current league leaders Real Bedford. In the FA Cup this season they’ve already defeated Knowle, Stratford, Kettering and Chorley. It’s certainly been a while since the U’s had four wins in the FA Cup. They were actually minutes from going out of the cup away at Chorley but a stoppage time equaliser saved them and they won the replay with a 90th minute winner which was a real belter of a goal. They really must think it’s their year and where better to come than to a League Two team who hasn’t won a football match since August!
It’s been widely reported that Worcester are going to be physical and direct and there’s no doubt that their players are going to well up for it. We really can’t afford to take them lightly and I feel Danny will name a pretty strong team whilst also giving a few of the fringe players a run out so I’m expecting the U’s to lineup as follows:
Smith
Kuffour Jr Tucker Raggett Terry
Digby Hunt
Thorn Sesay
Payne
Williams
Subs
Akande, Connolly, Perry, Harvey, Iandolo, Vincent-Young, Lo-Tutala
I’m not sure if Ihionvien will be allowed to play by Peterborough, if he is then I expect him to take Akande’s spot on the bench.
In a week where our youth team were humbled at the JCS by Sudbury in the FA Youth Cup this tie really does have shock written all over it…with a Col U win! Joking aside, Danny has yet to taste victory in the FA Cup in his time in charge of the U’s despite two decent enough performances the last two seasons. Will it be third time lucky on Saturday? We really could do with something to kickstart our season and defeat would be pretty disastrous.
Our FA Cup 1st Round record is not the best in recent years:
2025-26 – MK at home lost 3-2
2024-25 – Swindon away lost 2-1 after extra time
2023-24 – Shrewsbury away lost 3-2
2022-23 – Newport away lost 2-0
2021-22 – Sudbury away won 4-0
2020-21 – Marine home lost on penalties after 1-1 draw
2019-20 – Coventry home lost 2-0
2018-19 – Accrington away lost 1-0
2017-18 – Oxford City home lost 1-0
2016-17 – Chesterfield home lost 2-1
Makes for pretty horrendous reading that. One victory in our last 11 FA Cup games!
I’m pretty sure there’s no one in either squad who has played for both but I did discover that Ashley Vincent both played (2015-16) and managed Worcester (2019-20) I don’t know of any other players that have ever figured for both but there might be the odd one of two out there. It seems they do have a bit of history with the FA Cup and back in in the 1958-59 season defeated Chelmsford City, Millwall and Liverpool on their way to the 3rd Round where they would lose 2-0 to Sheffield United. More recently they beat Coventry away in the 1st Round in 2014 but would go on to lose 14-13 to Scunthorpe on penalties after a replay. Evidently the longest penalty shoot-out in FA Cup history.
The weather at the JCS tomorrow is set to be cloudy and cool at 10 degrees with light winds from the west. Tomorrow looks like it's the first ever meeting between the two clubs and I’m backing the U’s to come through an uncomfortable game with a 3-1 win, goals from Sesay, Payne and Connolly.
Up the U’s! |
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Reply | Happy Cup 2026/27 1st Round - Deadline Friday 6th November 19.30
at 19:05 6 Nov 2026
1st Round
ACCRINGTON STANLEY v WYCOMBE WANDERERS 1-2
BOREHAM WOOD v WIGAN ATHLETIC 2-1
BRISTOL ROVERS v CAMBRIDGE UNITED 1-2
BROMLEY v ROTHERHAM UNITED 2-1
CARLISLE UNITED v SALFORD CITY 1-2
COLCHESTER UNITED v WORCESTER CITY 3-1
CREWE ALEXANDRA v AFC WIMBLEDON 2-1
EASTLEIGH v SHREWSBURY TOWN 1-2
HORNCHURCH v BLACKPOOL 1-3
MILTON KEYNES DONS v SWINDON TOWN 2-1 |
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Reply | Will it be Dr Jekyll or Mr Hide on All Hallow’s Eve?
at 09:54 2 Nov 2026
Given that Geraint Williams was 43 when we beat Walsall 5-0 at Layer Road I feel that Gareth Williams is the more likely scorer of the fourth goal that night. Walsall's line-up included "Sheedy", who gave away an early penalty, and also Paul Merson. |
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Reply | Happy League 2026/27 Week 12 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 31st October 12.30
at 16:15 30 Oct 2026
Week 12
GRIMSBY TOWN v YORK CITY 1-1
PORT VALE v ROCHDALE 2-1
ACCRINGTON STANLEY v NORTHAMPTON TOWN 2-1
CREWE ALEXANDRA v BARNET 1-1
FLEETWOOD TOWN v BRISTOL ROVERS 1-2
OLDHAM ATHLETIC v CRAWLEY TOWN 2-1
SALFORD CITY v EXETER CITY 2-0
SHREWSBURY TOWN v GILLINGHAM 2-1
SWINDON TOWN v ROTHERHAM UNITED 2-1
TRANMERE ROVERS v CHELTENHAM TOWN 2-1 |
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Reply | Woody .
at 11:20 25 Oct 2026
I think he's probably a manager who will do well at a smaller club in League Two or the National League where the expectations are less and the style of football not cared about. Bromley were horrendous to watch the two seasons we played against them. |
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Reply | Match Previews 2026/27
at 10:02 23 Oct 2026
I'll take the mighty Worcester City and one other in November. Don't mind who. |
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Reply | Up the Pole.
at 10:34 15 Oct 2026
Unless they do something smart with the car park traffic then as soon as queue to go left builds up all the people wanting to go right will be stuck in it. They need two queues, one to go left and one to go right and try to use as much of both car parks as possible to stretch the queues out. I would be very surprised if this happens. |
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Reply | Former U's
at 16:34 13 Oct 2026
Was a good weekend in front of goal for our former U's as well as Sammie's banger for Derby the following were also on the scoresheet:
- Joe Taylor for Huddersfield against Sheffield Wednesday
- Owura Edwards for Peterborough at Leicester
- Kyreece Lisbie two for Reading at MK
- Aaron Collins for Mk against Reading
- Mikael Mandron for Stockport against Barnsley
- Jack Baldwin for Hornchurch against Eastleigh
- Courtney Senior for Braintree against Truro
- Matt Jay for Torquay against Slough
I'm sure there must be a few I missed too. |
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Reply | Exiles to lose their undefeated home record, as the U's finally win away
at 11:47 12 Oct 2026
Doesn't sound good noah. It's becoming a worrying theme that a small number of our "fans" are not particularly pleasant people and that's putting it mildly. It's a unsavoury element that I'd prefer our football club not to be associated with. Idiotic morons the lot of them. |
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Reply | Happy League 2026/27 Week 9 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 10th October 12.30
at 17:49 9 Oct 2026
Week 9
ASTON VILLA v BRENTFORD 1-1
CHELSEA v AFC BOURNEMOUTH 2-1
IPSWICH TOWN v FULHAM 1-1
CHARLTON ATHLETIC v BRISTOL CITY 1-2
BLACKBURN ROVERS v CARDIFF CITY 2-1
PRESTON NORTH END v MILLWALL 1-2
BRADFORD CITY v LEYTON ORIENT 2-1
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN v SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 2-1
CRAWLEY TOWN v CHESTERFIELD 1-2
YORK CITY v NORTHAMPTON TOWN 2-0 |
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Reply | No subject
at 10:49 9 Oct 2026
That's probably done us out of 1,000 fans. Cheers Port Vale! |
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Reply | Match Previews 2026/27
at 16:00 7 Oct 2026
We currently have gaps for three out of the next five. A really important run of fixtures coming up. |
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