Going backwards from last season we have gone out of the FA Cup to: Gateshead, Dagenham & Redbridge, Ipswich, Chesterfield, Boreham Wood, Crawley, Doncaster, Millwall, Spurs, Sutton, FGR then you’re back to the Liverpool game.

Yeah I saw our recent record (last 10 years) and it's not confidence building. Crewe away would usually be a definite for me but with the performances I've seen so far at the away matches I have done and alternative plans available then I'll just have to keep up via Ceefax.

Didn't we beat Cheltenham 5-1 when they were a division above us rather than lose to them? I remember losing 2-0 at home to Chesterfield when they were in the National League. I think that might have even bern the same season and the next round, who went on to play somebody like West Brom.

When I looked yesterday, cheapest train ticket return to Crewe was about £40.

Doubt we'll take that many. Fans spent last weekend on the Stockport trip, not to mention Sheff Weds

Trigs, last year we lost to Gateshead in the first round, year before we lost to Daggers in the 2nd round, year before that was the last time we got to the 3rd round (lost to Ipswich), year before that we lost in the 2nd round to Cheltenham, year before that we lost to Boreham Wood in the 3rd round.

A look ahead to Saturday's game and it's a nervy one ahead of kick off. 4th place in L2 vs 18th in L1 doesn't suggest a significant gap between the two teams and you could argue that Crewe players are enjoying their football more than ours at the moment. Pressure is all on us. Might help to be away from home with the lads and lasses who travel tend to make more noise than our home crowd. No idea what sort of numbers we're taking I think it was Naz who pointed out that the supporters' coach has been cancelled for this one but that might not be an indicator of low numbers in general. PTSD of Cosgrove's back pass (that was the last time I was at Crewe) means I've got us down to repeat Stockport and score first but ultimately lose whether that's in normal time or later.

I have a spare adult ticket for Crewe. Freebie, optional donation to DLAG. 07710 043269.

And how to ruin a game… [Link]

How to score lots of goals in a game…. Have shots… [Link]

Karl Robinson, Steve Evans and Donald Trump ,

Only if they're lit Trigs, only if they're lit

Karl Robinson is a lying very bad person

Might make us look like Norwich or Ipswich though

Well if Citeh supporters can take bananas into grounds, then we can adopt the pitchfork surely

Should add, UNDER NO CERCUMSTANCES do not fill with water and freeze for 48 hours....

Inflatable Plastic one would be better, sums him and them up perfectly. [Link]

A cardboard pitchfork. Excellent idea.

nick - a replica of the original perhaps…?

Trigg (from earlier…) and Oddsock - if you’re properly into the WWII stuff, I’ll gladly tell,you more about the letter and the background - I know lots of people are serious students of this kind of thing.

WestHam now 3-3 Parker’s a genius

Yernited result in Como not looking so bad at the moment

a4e I am not sure that our safety officer would be too amenable to the pitchfork idea. Maybe a banner would be ok though?

nick - make sure you’re carrying a big pitch fork too ;)

I will try and get a ticket behind the away bench for the Bromley game as I would like to welcome Mr Robinson back to the Lane and reacquaint myself with their charismatic and charming manager