The draw for the FA Cup first round proper has been made and County's hopes of a money making cup run appear slim as we have been drawn at home against high flying League One side Peterborough United. Although manager Paul Simpson will be happy wth a home tie, the opponents could have been a lot easier.
A decent cup run could have meant that we'd be able to strengthen the squad in the January transfer window although we'll have to pull off a shock in round one to get some money in the coffers. Peterborough are currently lying in third place in the npower League One table and are only out of the automatic promotion places on goal difference.
Speaking about the draw, Posh manager Gary Johnson said:
"We will look forward to the tie when it is the next game. Stockport are a decent side and obviously we would have preferred to be at home, but we will look forward to it when it comes around.
I did think we were going to be drawn away at Brentford when those teams were left in the hat!"
The full FA Cup first round draw is as follows:
Colchester v Bradford
Corby Town v Luton
Harrow Borough v Chesterfield
Notts County v Gateshead
Stevenage v MK Dons
Southport v Sheff Wed
Rotherham v York
Havant & Waterlooville v Droylsden
Bury v Exeter
Cheltenham v Morecambe
Hayes & Yeading v Wycombe
Dagenham & Red v L Orient
AFC Wimbledon v Ebbsfleet
Lincoln City v Workington or Nuneaton
Mansfield v Torquay
Hereford v Hythe Town
Bournemouth v Tranmere
Carshalton or Chelmsford v Hendon or Met Police
Swindon Supermarine or Bath City v Eastwood
Rushden & Diamonds v Yeovil
Southampton v Shrewsbury
Cambridge Utd v Huddersfield
Burton v Oxford United
Gillingham v Farnborough or Dover
Tamworth or Grimsby v Crewe
Darlington v Bristol Rovers
Guiseley v Crawley
Brighton v Woking
Macclesfield v Southend
Rochdale v FC United or Barrow
Carlisle v Sheffield or Tipton
Leiston or Dartford v Port Vale
Forest Green v Northampton
Fleetwood v Walsall
Barnet v Charlton
Plymouth v Swindon
Accrington v Oldham
Hartlepool v Vauxhall Motors
Stockport v Peterborough
Brentford v Aldershot
The ties will be played over the weekend of the 6th and 7th of November.