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The international break is nearly over, and our next week, GW-30, will see the fourth round of NMA’s Blog Cup. There are 32 teams left fighting for the trophy!
There is just one ‘non-league’ team left (Smokey’s Dogs of War), three from league 2, five from league 1, 12 from the championship and 11 from the top flight. That doesn’t quite mirror the real-life FA Cup, but perhaps those further down the F-11 league are prepared to gamble a bit more with the cup.
Here is the (random) draw in full:
Round 4 draw
| Qual league | Team | v | Team | Qual league |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qual league | Team | v | Team | Qual league |
| Non-League | Smokey's Dogs of War | v | Team geneeyow | Championship |
| Championship | Team anhson1980 | v | Team stallexpress | Premier |
| League 1 | Young Lions FA | v | Team 1998jjb | Championship |
| Championship | Pigs FC | v | Paphos Toffees | Championship |
| League 1 | Team Hooligans_United | v | Team KostasHotspurs | Championship |
| Premier | Team Chris_Manfredi | v | cincyman | Championship |
| Premier | 183168 | v | Shock The Monkey | Championship |
| Championship | HELLENIC POWER | v | JenJen11 | League 1 |
| League 2 | Peace | v | Team KenM | Championship |
| Championship | EPL GALACTICO'S | v | Ledang LFC | Premier |
| Premier | Jay Spearing Reborn Again | v | Team Enadiz2015 | Premier |
| Championship | Team Bondlam | v | Tolaria | League 1 |
| Premier | Team Colecole | v | Team taquito | League 2 |
| Premier | FC Lenivi babraci | v | Whithy Dragons | League 1 |
| Premier | yewy | v | Team DevilinRed | League 2 |
| Premier | Team sakiv | v | GREEK SUNSEEKER | Premier |
There are some good-looking matches. Next up for Smokey’s Dogs of War is Team geneeyow. They may be ranked much higher, but several strong teams have already lost to Smokey (sorry for reminding blog author Dave).
There are two all-Premier level match-ups: Jay Spearing Reborn Again takes on Team Enadiz2015, and Team sakiv faces GREEK SUNSEEKER. Runaway league leader 183168 next plays Shock The Monkey, who will indeed need to pull off a shock to advance, but the Monkey is currently ranked 14th, so it’s possible.
One match-up that made me smile sees Team KenM pitted against Peace. Peace is the last thing this team can expect for the next week or so!
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Are you still going strong? If so, how do you feel about your opposition? If you’re out of the competition, whom are you rooting for? And are you tempted to compare your own result this week against our cup competitors? Let’s hear about it in the comments!