[spireitematt]

Could you guys help me out with a bit of info, please?

A few times in years passed, I`ve managed to follow our FA Cup run right through. Admittedly - with one glorious and never-to-be-forgotten exception - most of our cup runs in recent years have lasted about as long as a Donald Trump visit to the barbers, so it hasn`t put a lot of mileage on the car. The last time I did it was when Cookie`s team went out at Derby - 4th Round, was it? That was worth doing.

Anyway, I`ve decided I`m going to have a go again this year and am organising the relevant week-ends. Am I right in thinking that we come in at the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup now, or have I got the wrong end of yet another stick?

It`s also dawned on me -  these things do eventually - that we`ll be in the FA Trophy this year. Does anybody know how that works? Is there a seeding system in operation there as well or are we in the hat from Round 1? I`m also not sure what the replay situation is in both cases; I know there`s been talk about FA Cup replays being scrapped but I`ve no idea whether it` being brought in this year.

Any information re the above would be much appreciated. Ta.

Yes you are correct fourth qualifying round we will enter.

FA Cup started yesterday and the teams which played yesterday have to play and win 6 games to make the first round proper.

FA Trophy we enter in the first round proper. There are replays in the FA Trophy but both teams can agree to playing ET and penalties in the original match without playing a replay.

FA Cup replays are scrapped after round 3 or 4 that was brought in last season and apparently some FA Cup games are going to be switched from weekends to mid-week this season.