Have to agree, I mean who thought of that idea? Most of the personnel involved then had to take a day out to trek down to London when the majority of the teams are within an hours drive of OT.

As far as I recall,the draw for the 1972 Challenge cup had to be made twice as a ball( Leigh,the cup holders) had fallen out of the bag and nobody knew anything until the last ball out of the bag had no opposition
Hull had originally drawn Dewsbury Celtic at the Boulevard but second time around were given Rovers.
I seem to remember at the time that I wish the original tie had stood and that the Rugby League had fixed it for both Hull clubs to meet.
It mattered not in the end as we knocked them out 7-5

Spot on - didn't we end up playing Barrow away before a team that had been knocked out in the previous round turned up! (The ball had gotten into the lining - eight balls placed in the bag then presto, the bag in the lining reappeared!)

I think Tommy Cooper was there too

True - but can anyone remember it happening in any other sport? I mean it isn't that hard to pull team names out of a hat/bag/ goldfish bowl - whatever!

My brothers mate ran a subbuteo league when he was about ten - he never cocked a cup draw up. How hard can it be?

I remember the fa cup draw when a player pulled out 24 and called it as 25. He then pulled out 24 later and covered it with his fingers and called it 25.

Much rather a redraw than fudging it.