Dorking Wandering
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We find out our FA Cup opponents on Monday for the 2nd Qualifying round in a couple of weeks.
I don't think we will know our region yet until the 1st qualifying round has concluded this weekend, but we usually at the very least are not in the same region as South West clubs or even Essex clubs at this stage.
Who does everyone think we'll draw? I'll start with Maidstone (A)...
compared to say Horsham at home or away
Noooooooooooooooo
You get my logic though!
45% of a 1000 attendance against Pagham or 45% of a 2000 home attendance v Horsham (plus the beer, hospitality and merch income from a 2k FA Cup crowd), then the extra £2.3k prize money for beating a rubbish team pales into insignificance
"Why would I leave to join a League Two club? We're going there anyway!" - Marc White
Good shout Tom. It seems to be as simple as Kent, Surrey and Sussex, with bits of South London.
The FA don't seem to publish the zones (nor do the draw live) so you can never unravel it until after the draw.
Totally get why Marc would want the lowest club at home, as there is prize money on offer, however getting the likes of Pagham at home would surely cause a big dent in the home attendance compared to say Horsham at home or away?
Second round qualifying losers £1,125
Second Round qualifying winners £3,375 (plus at least £1,875 in the next round)
Small beer, when you see Harry Hugo at Farnham explaining the sort of money a club at our level can generate each month
You say that David, but last year we drew wingate and Finchley from north London. Who knows where the line is drawn
I'll have a Guinness
