FA Cup: The road to Wembley continues
Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola and ex-Everton and Sheffield United midfielder Li Tie were the men who put their fingers in the glass bowl and drew out a corker for the winners of the Latics/Shrimpers replay.
It couldn't be tougher for the Blues, and I'm talking about Boundary park on a cold Tuesday night, let alone Anfield in the new year!
However, for now, here's a couple of articles that may stir a few memories, especially for us oldies, and I was three days old when we played the Reds for the first time ever, can't remember the game.
It was 33 years ago in January: www.southendunited-mad.co.uk
Head to Head with Liverpool: www.southendunited-mad.co.uk
And in case we don't think the Latics will be trying: www.oldhamathletic.co.uk
The Oldham view: www.owtb.co.uk
FA Cup Third Round Draw
Middlesborough v Shrewsbury Town
Nottingham Forest v Leicester
Manchester City v Manchester United
Dagenham & Redbridge or Walsall v Millwall
Crawley Town v Bristol City
Doncaster Rovers v Sutton United or Notts County
Bristol Rovers v Aston Villa
Tottenham Hotspur v Cheltenham Town
Sheffield Wednesday v West Ham
MK Dons v QPR
Hull City v Ipswich Town
Coventry City v Southampton
Brighton & Hove Albion v Wrexham
Fulham v Charlton Athletic
Birmingham City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Norwich City v Burnley
Arsenal v Leeds United
Derby County v Crystal Palace
Fleetwood or Yeovil Town v Blackpool
Swindon Town v Wigan Athletic
Barnsley v Swansea City
Chelmsford City or Macclesfield Town v Bolton
Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers
Everton v Tamworth
Sheffield United v Salisbury or Grimsby
Liverpool v Southend United or Oldham Athletic
Gillingham v Stoke
Chelsea v Portsmouth
Watford v Bradford City
Peterborough United v Sunderland
West Brom v Cardiff
Reading v Stevenage
(Ties to be played around the weekend of January 7th, 2012)
FA Cup Second Round Results
Salisbury City 0 Grimsby Town 0
Stourbridge 0 Stevenage 3
Sheffield United 3 Torquay United 2
Colchester United 0 Swindon Town 1
Chelmsford City 1 Macclesfield Town 1
Leyton Orient 0 Gillingham 1
Crawley Town 5 Redbridge 0
Luton Town 2 Cheltenham Town 4
Fleetwood 2 Yeovil Town 2 (Friday, December 3rd, 19.30; Report: www.teamtalk.com)
Brentford 0 Wrexham 1
Bradford City 3 AFC Wimbledon 1
Shrewsbury Town 2 Rotherham United 1
Dagenham & Redbridge 1 Walsall 1
Barnet 1 MK Dons 3
Gateshead 1 Tamworth 2
Sheffield Wednesday 1 Aldershot Town 0
Sutton United v Notts County (Sunday, December 4th, 17.00)
Southend United 1 Oldham Athletic 1 (Report - www.southendunited-mad.co.uk)
AFC Totton 1 Bristol Rovers 5 (played Sunday, December 4th)
Charlton 2 Carlisle United 0
Reports & Comments from all the games: http://news.bbc.co.uk
(Highlights on ITV1 from 22.30 Sunday, December 4th)
A new striker needed in the new year?: www.southendunited-mad.co.uk
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