You can’t beat the cup’s first round

Graham Westley
EX-STEVENAGE, PRESTON, PETERBOROUGH AND NEWPORT MANAGER

WHAT A FEELING:Stevenage celebrate beating Newcastle in the FA Cup third round in 2011
PICTURE: Alamy

I’ve always relished the FA Cup first round draw as a manager. For a Football League manager it’s the beginning of a journey that can take you to special places.
On Monday, there were five of my former charges in the draw. Farnborough were drawn away at Sutton. Stevenage were drawn away at Gateshead. Peterborough were drawn at home to Salford. Barnet were drawn at home to Chelmsford. Newport take on Colchester at Ro...

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