Monday, January 28, 2008

FA Cup 5th Round Draw, 2008

THE DRAW for the 5th Round of the FA Cup took place today (Monday), which is as follows:

Bristol Rovers v Southampton
Cardiff City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sheffield United v Middlesbrough
Liverpool v Barnsley
Manchester United v Arsenal
Preston North End v Portsmouth
Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion
Chelsea v Huddersfield Town
All of the above ties are to be played the weekend of 16 - 17 February 2008.
Other football news:
Dennis Wise, manager of Leeds United, is to join Newcastle United as part of the new coaching set-up under Kevin Keegan. Wise joins Newcastle United on Tuesday morning.
Carlisle United winger / striker Kevin Gall is to join Darlington on a short term loan.
Lucy Branthwaite of Brough is to be a Mascot for Carlisle United at a forthcoming home fixture. Lucy will be Mascot at the United v Huddersfield Town match at Brunton Park on Tuesday 12 February 2008, four or five days before Huddersfield Town face Chelsea in the FA Cup at Stamford Bridge. Town's goalkeeper is former United #1, Matty Glennon.
Former Carlisle United striker Karl Hawley, who wore #10 for the Blues, scored twice for Preston North End as they knocked Premiership strugglers Derby County out of the 4th Round of the FA Cup on Saturday (26 February 2008). PNE face Portsmouth at Deepdale in Round 5.
RUGBY UNION : Return of the 6 Nations
Saturday 2 February sees the start of the 2008 6 Nations, the opening fixtures are England v Wales, Scotland v France.
BFBS DAB TRIAL :
The trial service by BFBS continues on DAB Digital Radio. Please support the BFBS trial by listening on DAB and contacting BFBS using one of the methods included in a previous post.
One highlight of BFBS on DAB is long-serving presenter Simon Guettier, who hosts the weekday afternoon show. Simon also has a MySpace page, which I have linked to here.
More news, views and updates very soon...

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