14 May 2011
The Lux Familiar Cup: Last 16 Knockout Round – Draw
For the Last 16 Knockout Round of the The Lux Familiar Cup, we’ve handed it over to a computer to make the draw and the video of the announcement too. Sorry, the kids’ demands were getting silly, and we had to make a stand. Anyway, here we go…
The matches will be released for voting on this site over the next few days. Watch this space, but in the meantime, your comments on the draw below!
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Chris The Siteowner
Apologies for the draw being in Flash so that iPhone users get to see a big white space. You’ll have to wait until you get home. Or let the matches themselves be a surprise!
May 14th, 2011
TWO FAT FEET
Look like Mr Wilson’s got competition for the least charismatic presenter on the telly.
Looks like Chatteris is taking the hard route to glory! That one and Country Practice v 23 Years are both going to require a long long walk with the dog before I can make my decision.
May 14th, 2011
2 Chevrons
Is Chatteris v Shite Day the live game and who has the TV rights ?
May 14th, 2011
Jeff Dreadnought
Chatteris vs Shite is going to be unmissable.
Chatteris will no doubt be playing the tried-and-trusted 3-3-2-1-1 formation: a game bird reserve short on pheasants, weavers’ cottages devoid of tenants and a market town that lacks quintessence across the back; three good butchers playing behind two fine chandlers in midfield; then an indoor pool playing just off a first-class cake shop up front.
And expect a drive-by shouting to come off the bench and do some damage at some point during the game.
But will they be able to contain the mercurial Stringy Bob? Can anyone stop him?
May 14th, 2011
TWO FAT FEET
My last four prediction is shot to bits you know. The first round draw guaranteed I’d lose one, now here goes one more while Country Practice faces a stiff test against Tending The Wrong Grave. I know we all lobbied for the open draw but we never expected this …
May 14th, 2011
Neil G
Just to make it easier, here’s the draw in print.
The Light at the End of the Tunnel v Bob Wilson, Anchorman
For What Is Chatteris v National Shite Day
A Country Practice v Tending The Wrong Grave for 23 Years
The Trumpton Riots v Friday Night and the Gates Are Low
Paintballs Coming Home v Them’s The Vagaries
Monmore Hare’s Running v Evening Of Swing (Has Been Cancelled)
Joy Division Oven Gloves v The Bastard Son of Dean Friedman
My predictions
The Light at the End of the Tunnel
National Shite Day (after extra time)
A Country Practice (after extra time, a replay and a penalty shoot out)
Friday Night and the Gates Are Low (scrambled winning goal deep in injury time)
Them’s The Vagaries
Monmore Hare’s Running
The Bastard Son Of Dean Friedman
Nice video, by the way.
May 14th, 2011
Neil G
Got mixed up there.
Monmore will play When The Evening Sun Goes Down. That’s Monmore out then.
Vatican Broadside v Evening of Swing. Evening of Swing gets through on this occasion. What a turnaround.
May 14th, 2011
TWO FAT FEET
All went a bit ITV for a moment?
May 14th, 2011
C. L. Murgatroyd
Some really close matches and some great disappointments. This round looks tasty – this is more fun and already I can feel the vacuum when it’s over.
May 14th, 2011
Bobby String
Jimmy Hill saying ‘shite’ – classic! Pity you couldn’t have got Dickie Davies though, would have been much more appropriate.
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May 15th, 2011
Bobby String
Or even Bob Wilson!
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May 15th, 2011
Steve G
Predictions …..
The Light at the End of the Tunnel
National Shite Day
A Country Practice
Trumpton Riots
Thems the Vagaries
Monmore Hares Running
Joy Division Oven Gloves
Vatican Broadside (If the Pope and Slipknot can beat Honved they can beat an Evening of Swing)
May 15th, 2011
BrumBiscuit
I think, in the best Da Vinci code-esque conspiracy theory manner, that Opus Dei knobbled the Honved ref in order to get Broadside through.
We have divine intervention, so come on all you atheists or Ian Paisley mouth-foaming bible basher types; vote for an Evening of Swing. And cancel the Broadside.
May 15th, 2011
Floreat Ultonia
Still getting over ET-AOR crashing out early, So the votes of the bible basher belt jury go to,
The Light at the End of the Tunnel
For What Is Chatteris
A Country Practice
The Trumpton Riots
Them’s The Vagaries
Monmore Hare’s Running
Evening Of Swing (Has Been Cancelled)
Joy Division Oven Gloves
May 15th, 2011
Kingsbeef
Audible groans in our house at that draw. But I’m a bit worried about Jimmy Hill – he doesn’t sound himself. I was hoping Wrong Grave might make the quarters but that’s about as likely as Norwich winning the Premiership
May 15th, 2011
Chris The Siteowner
Well, 12 days after the draw, matches in the Last 16 Knockout Round have had more voters than in any of the previous rounds, with Match 2 the busiest, with 368 votes. Even the most recent, Match 8, has had 272 votes.
In contrast, in the Last 32 Knockout Round, the biggest crowd was 341 (again, Match 2) and the gates were lowest at 223 (Match 15). The qualifying group attendances ranged from 246 (Achtung Bono) down to 162 (Back in the DHSS). So as the competition builds, so more bodies are coming through the turnstiles…
May 26th, 2011
TWO FAT FEET
pah. Glory hunters. Or possibly Commodores, if you will.
May 26th, 2011
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