The FA Cup 3rd round

So, this weekend ushers in not only the first weekend of football in 2009 but also the 3rd round of the FA Cup. Ilove this weekend because there are still numerous smaller teams left in that could potentially cause a massive upset. You only have to look at Monday night's fixture which pits Blyth Spartans of the Blue Square North Division at home against Blackburn Rovers of the Premiership.

I love watching the results come in purely for that reason. There is a big part of me that wants the smaller teams to win (unless they play Spurs). I guess it's for two reasons. Firstly, it would make Spurs run to the Final easier if all the underdogs won the other fixtures and secondly, I love watching Chelsea and Liverpool and the other big teams suffer at the hands of teams like Barnsley and Burnley like some of them have over the past few years.

Now, on to Spurs. We have a tough home tie against Wigan Athletic tonight kicking off at 8. My heart says I think Spurs will prevail 2-1 but my head says that we may lose due to the fact we haven't scored in more than two games and Wigan seem to be playing quite well right now. Even Heskey is on the radar of the big four clubs, for goodness sake!!!

So I will be watching with interest on the BBC live update webpage because I will be at work until 9 to see whether Spurs progress or not.