The draw for round two of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy will take place this weekend. Our name is in the hat, yet we're not sure quite what hat we'll actually be in.

The draw will take place on Soccer AM as has been the case over the past years, with their hi-tech playing cards draw. However, there's a slight question mark as to what is going on.

As is always the case, the Johnstone's Paint Trophy is regionalised with one half of the draw being Northern and the other half being Southern. But for the first two rounds, the draw is split up even further, with there being a North West section and a North East section.

Looking at the teams who have made it through into round two, we could have a bit of a problem: Chester, Oldham, Morecambe, Dale, Bury, Wrexham/Macc, Carlisle, Port Vale, Stockport, Grimsby, Leeds, Lincoln, Doncaster, Darlington, Hartlepool and Rotherham.

There are nine teams on there which fall this side of the Pennines and seven sides which fall on the other side, meaning one side will have to enter the North East section. Out of the nine North Western sides, it's arguable that we are the most Easterly out of them (are we more Eastern than Oldham?) and could find ourselves in the North East section, though there'll be no need for everyone to go out wearing nothing but a T-Shirt and calling everyone Pet.

So depending on where the FL bosses stick us, we could find ourselves having a regionalised game against any of Grimsby, Leeds, Lincoln, Doncaster, Darlington, Hartlepool or Rotherham.

From Round Three onwards, it reverts to simply being a Northern draw.

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