A new ground.

The magic of the FA Cup saw, last night, the draw for the 2^nd round of this years’ competition made.

After beating Forest Green Rovers, 2-0, in the 1^st round, I was hoping that we would get a home draw against one of the minnows left in the competition.

But it was not to be.

Allocated ball #4 and with the balls being drawn by Asmir Begovic and Joel Ward, the draw saw the Hatters awarded an away tie against the non-league side, AFC Fylde.

Although it is an away trip I did not really want, it will be the first time, in our history that we will have played at the wonderfully named Mill Farm, Wesham.

But what do we know about our next opponents in the FA Cup 2^nd round.

There should be enough tickets available to satisfy the demand of the Hatters travelling army looking to make the, circa, 425-mile round trip, to the seaside and back, with their ground holding 6000 supporters, 2000 of which are seated.

In the first round of the competition this year, they produced an impressive display, winning 4-1 away to Harrogate Town.

Last season, AFC Fylde won the National League North and have made a decent start to life in the National League, sitting in 4^th place in the table.

Their recent form has seen them take 9 points out of the last 18 available, courtesy of a run of form that reads – LLWLWW.

They are a relatively young club, only formed in 1988 and are managed by Craig Mahon and are nicknamed, The Coasters.

Producing a ‘They Played for Both’ article may prove to be nigh on impossible but there is a Luton Town connection with the former academy graduate, Millar Mathews-Lewis, currently on loan at the club from Burton Albion.

The tie has the potential to provide an FA Cup upset, let’s hope that with the 3^rd round on the horizon, that does not prove to be the case.

COYH

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