Having just watched a cracking game between Histon and Leeds, the draw has been made for the 3rd round draw - when the big boys join the fun.

Portsmouth v Bristol City
Sheffield Wed v Fulham
Preston v Liverpool
Birmingham v Wolves
West Ham v Barnsley
Middlesbrough v Barrow
Hull City v Newcastle
Hartlepool v Stoke
Chelsea v Southend
Manchester City v Nottingham Forest
Cardiff v Reading
Ipswich v Chesterfield or Droylesden
Charlton v Norwich
West Brom v Peterborough or Tranmere
Torquay v Blackpool
Leyton Orient v Sheffield United
Southampton v Manchester United
Millwall v Carlisle or Crewe
Histon v Swansea
Forest Green Rovers v Derby
QPR v Burnley
Leicester v Crystal Palace
Tottenham v Wigan
Morecambe or Cheltenham v Doncaster
Arsenal v Plymouth
Notts County or Kettering v Eastwood Town
Bournemouth or Blyth v Blackburn
Macclesfield v Everton
Watford v Scunthorpe
Sunderland v Bolton
Coventry v Kidderminster
Gillingham or Stockport v Aston Villa.

Ties will be played on the weekend of 3-4 January

No stand out games but a lot of possibilities for progress for the so called 'big boys' - we got Hull City away - urgh - I think that sums up my feelings on the matter best.

Could be a tricky one for the Toonami - Hull are doing surprisingly well in the Premiership so far.

Hull are one of those very annoying sides - they aren't actually very good but they are mentally tough and seem able to grind out results.

Pick the TV games out of that lot!

Guess Southampton v Man United and Hull v Toon. If Blyth beat Bournemouth then surely they'll be live v Blackburn, Maybe Spurs v Wigan, PNE v Scousers?

Not too appetising eh?

First out and a Championship side at home to start our defence - no complaints here!

How was the Histon game? I was watching the Welsh derby on Sky and that was one helleva game.

SouthEnd that'll do

You'll go down - Southend are class...

lololololol your prob right the way we have been playing

Preston away - could've been easier but it should be on the television at least!