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It’s live on the BBC, and only two of the four stands will be open. I doubt therefore if, despite tickets only costing £10, there will be a very big crowd. Certainly less than 10,000 so, sadly, not much of a money spinner.

Fair do’s. Well worthy of at least a replay for your boys.

I think the ref got the big decisions right. The high boot would have been a harsh red card but no complaints about the penalty and sending off.

Sadly, I’m not sure how much of a payday the replay will be. Ticket prices will no doubt be low as will the attendance. So, not a lot to share around once you’ve deducted the costs of staging the game. Still, you might still end up with a winners bonus and lucrative tie in the second round.

desperado wrote: ↑19 Oct 2022, 12:05 Tamworth Ram what sort of gate would you think we could expect for the replay , not much interest from you I wouldn't have thought.

Hard to say really. As you will know, we get very good crowds for home games but that is partly due to having more than 19,000 season ticket holders.

I know it was only the Carabao Cup but it was West Brom and the attendance was just over 10,000 recently. It would be a long journey for a mid week game so I don't think there would be any criticism (other than the usual match day banter of course) if you didn't travel in numbers.

I would guess at somewhere between 9,000 and 13,000.

Derby will easily sell out for the game at your place but don't expect much entertaining or flashy football. It's not really Warne's style and, as I say, I suspect we'll rest a number of the regulars.

Mr Tea808 wrote: ↑17 Oct 2022, 20:48 Not entirely sure it would be a TV game,Derby are a big name,but to be honest with you,it's a league 1 version of Derby,IF we beat H&R which is 50/50, they'll be pumped up for it on hearing the draw themselves,I could see Derby sticking 5 or 6 plus past us,and I don't see how that's good for confidence myself.

Rams fan in peace.

I'm not so sure about your prediction of Derby scoring 5 or 6. We have a pretty small squad made up largely of youngsters, loans and free transfer older players who, still have a lot of talent but aren't quite the players they used to be. I very much doubt we'll play many of our regular first team players. The focus will be very much on the league and we have a tough November with no home games and 5 away games (including Liverpool) so this game will probably not be a high priority (see how I'm getting the excuses in early )

Anyway, well done tonight and good luck should you beat Derby.