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MERSTHAM FC

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The U's face a first round FA Cup tie at Isthmian League Premier
outfit Merstham FC during the weekend of November 4th.

The East Surrey club overcame Ebbsfleet Utd in the
fourth qualifying round at their Moatside Ground
and ex U Phil Wilson, 34 is between the sticks.
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Got to be a very strong contender for live TV, surely? And not just that pisspoor Sunday afternoon 'live roundup' please...
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I would think it will be televised live -probably on BT Sport.

Could be a nice little earner despite the potential for a massive banana skin.

Gavin Gordon (2002) is a player that has also played for both clubs.
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Wiki gives capacity as 2,000.
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2,000 - would be reduced even further if televised?
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OUFC4eva wrote:...ex U Phil Wilson, 34 is between the sticks.
The first touch of his professional career was a penalty save, after Richard Knight got sent off against Bristol Rovers in 2001, and then earned a yellow conceding another penalty in the same game.

Now let me just put that horror season back in its box.
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The U's go to deepest, darkest East Surrey for a BT Sports televised
12.30pm kick off on Saturday 5th November at Merstham FC - gulp.

(Hopefully no fireworks on the pitch of a cup shock variety)

Ticket details to be announced soon.
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Buy TWO tickets for Chelsea away and get entered in a draw to buy a Mertsham ticket?
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Hog wrote:Buy TWO tickets for Chelsea away and get entered in a draw to by a Mertsham ticket?
Now that would get me annoyed at DE for the first time ever.
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Merstham will be without their best player, argubly,
for the FA Cup tie.

Striker Charlie Penny has damaged his ACL.
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United receive an allocation of 1,000
for the FA Cup clash at Merstham.
Tickets go on sale to STH's this Saturday AM.

http://www.oufc.co.uk/news/article/2016 ... 82802.aspx
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Slightly surprising allocation! That's half their ground isn't it? I hope they don't live to regret it. Will we sell them all when it's on telly?

Also, are they putting temporary seats in? I haven't seen a picture of their ground with a stand that would seat 530...
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Decent number of pictures on this site which show the majority of the ground

http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2015/08/dete ... surburbia/
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Love the shed and club shop.
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Merstham sold their home allocation in 1 1/2 hours last night.
OUFC tickets on sale to season ticket holders in person from 9:30-12:00 on Saturday at the ticket office, or online.

It looks like there is a Southern rail strike planned for 5 November, which affects many of the trains calling at Merstham, but Thameslink is I think still running (every half hour).
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