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Hammers FA cup game to be televised

FA Cup.jpg-pwrt3West Ham’s FA cup clash with Shrewsbury on Sunday, January 7th will be screened live on BBC one with a 2pm kick-off.

Shrewsbury Town chief executive Brian Caldwell told local paper Shropshire Star earlier in the week that a live televised clash would make a significant difference to the cash windfall from the tie. The figure is reported to be worth £144,000 to each televised club, while winners earn £67,500 in prize money.

Both David Moyes and Joe Hart were former players for Shrewsbury

It’s a good draw against a Premiership team”, said Shrewsbury manager Hurst.

There’s part of you that would like to be away from home to get the opportunity for the players to play at the stadium and for the fans to travel somewhere different, but at the same time if you get a home tie it gives you that little bit more chance of causing an upset. They’ve had some issues and a change of manager but they’ve got some very good players and we know that it will be a very tough game when it comes around.”

 

 

About Sean Whetstone

I am Season Ticket Holder in West stand lower at the London Stadium and before that, I used to stand in the Sir Trevor Brooking Lower Row R seat 159 in the Boleyn Ground and in the Eighties I stood on the terraces of the old South Bank. I am a presenter on the West Ham Podcast called MooreThanJustaPodcast.co.uk. A Blogger on WestHamTillIdie.com a member of the West Ham Supporters Advisory Board (SAB), Founder of a Youtube channel called Mr West Ham Football at http://www.youtube.com/MrWestHamFootball, I am also the associate editor here at Claret and Hugh. Life Long singer of bubbles! Come on you Irons! Follow me at @Westhamfootball on twitter

3 comments on “Hammers FA cup game to be televised

  1. Lineker will be wetting himself at the prospect of this one. I am thinking of going abroad for a few days – preferably somewhere with no English papers.

  2. Yep number 64, they’ve picked it for a reason! Think they are hoping for a shock – and so am I, A bloody West Ham win!

  3. Ha ha I like it Jimbo!

    Part of me would be quite happy to say bye bye to the Cup this year. Then again if we go down anyway I would probably be thinking a few Cup wins would have taken the edge off it a bit.

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