FA Cup (2019-2020)

[millertop]

Solihull not far from Birmingham airport Cam

[millertop]

Away end taken from football ground guide

[CAMiller]

04/11/80 FA Cup Round 1: Boston U. 0 Millers 4
Moore 2, Carr, A.Taylor
We lost 0-1 at home to Barnsley in Round 2

Wasn't there but I think that was the game Peter Carr scored a spectacular goal which maybe included lobbing one defender and nutmegging another.

[mikemiller]

Yes CAM, Peter Carr did score (rare!) a good goal in that game at Boston. Thought he might become another Mark Rhodes, but sadly not. He seemed to disappear shortly after that season.

[fc_miller]

They have won the most home games for the national league, 8W 2L so far
https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/s...s/league-table

[CASPER-64-FRANK]

The away terrace is 1000 capacity, then likely to have some seating in the car park / airport stand, so maybe 1200 tickets.
They average attendance this season is 1,600, and the ground holds 5,500 apparently, with a new stand being constructed
https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/s...rs/attendances

They have won the most home games for the national league, 8W 2L so far
https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/s...s/league-table

Sounds good. Another tricky Cup game.
Ground looks fine to me, bring it on.

[CAMiller]

Yes CAM, Peter Carr did score (rare!) a good goal in that game at Boston. Thought he might become another Mark Rhodes, but sadly not. He seemed to disappear shortly after that season.

From speaking with him I got the impression that he didn't fit in with/get on with Emlyn when he came in the summer of 81. Coincidently I think he went on to play for Boston part time while working at DC Cook. He said financially doing that he was better off than when he was with the Millers. How times have changed!

[CASPER-64-FRANK]

Apparently not, they were founded in 2007 after the merger of Moor Green and Solihull Borough.

Solihull Motors would be an appropriate name though since they're next to a car plant.

We used to deliver to that Car plant before it became Jaguar LandRover, almost certain it was part of British Leyland, somewhere round mid to late seventies.

[CASPER-64-FRANK]

Reiterating what topper said earlier, I hope it’s not moved to Friday / Monday night.
Birmingham City at home to Millwall and the Coventry Cup game to be moved to another date, unless they move the Birmingham game to a different date.

I’m expecting it to be picked for TV, potentially a Cup upset.

[mikemiller]

JCH has just given Bristol Rovers an early lead in their Round 1 replay at Bromley