Welcome to this seasons Happy Cup. The independent draw has been made for the group stage of the competition, by the Happy League President mrhappy. They are as follows:- Group A Daniel, durham_exile, mfb_cufc, RSCOSWORTH, TheHappyGooner, thrillseeker, Tropical_Us, wessex_exile Group B Blue4U2, concordman, eagledares, gerry_us, gsy163, medicine_man, OAFCWOOWB, sevebalo Group C basher2010, blueeagle, burnsieespana, DCPete, ghughes11, OhOriOri, Pinault_Noir, Sector4 Group D BFG, Colukev, noah4x4, oxfcolu, Stupid_Gooner, TheFatGooner, unitedwhites The top two from each group will qualify for the quarter-finals, with the usual tie-breaker rules applying where members finish on the same number of points. At this group stage there will be 30 fixtures in total, 10 from each of the first three rounds of the FA Cup. The quarter-final draw will be as follows:- 1) Winner of Group A v Runner-up of Group B 2) Runner-up of Group A v Winner of Group B 3) Winner of Group C v Runner-up of Group D 4) Runner-up of Group C v Winner of Group D The quarter-finals will be decided by 10 fixtures from the FA Cup 4th Round. These will one off games, no replays, where the first to post rule could be vital. The semi-final draw will be as follows:- Winner of Game 1 v Winner of Game 4 Winner of Game 2 v Winner of Game 3 The semifinals will be decided by the 8 fixtures from the FA Cup 5th Round, and 2 fixtures from that weeks league programme. Again these will be one off games, no replays. The final will be decided by the 4 fixtures from the FA Cup 6th Round, and 6 fixtures from that weeks league programme. This will also be a one off game, no replay. Group stage Round 1 Fixtures CHESTERFIELD v BILLERICAY TOWN EBBSFLEET UNITED v CHELTENHAM TOWN EXETER CITY v BLACKPOOL GUISELEY v CAMBRIDGE UNITED MANSFIELD TOWN v CHARLTON ATHLETIC METROPOLITAN POLICE v NEWPORT COUNTY OXFORD UNITED v FOREST GREEN ROVERS PLYMOUTH ARGYLE v STEVENAGE SOUTHEND UNITED v CRAWLEY TOWN TRANMERE ROVERS v OXFORD CITY Good luck everybody. [Post edited 25 Oct 2018 20:56]
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