And, no surprises here, the match will be played on Sunday 19th April at 4pm.
Which means that, with the exception of the third round tie against Macclesfield and the replay against that shower, all our FA Cup games have been played out on Sundays.
And, if anyone's looking for then the last time we played an FA Cup semi-final match was also on a Sunday.
The last FA Cup semi-final we played in was also on a Sunday, 9th April 1995 to be exact, a game we famously won 4-1 against Tottenham before going on to beat Man United 1-0 in the final.
Now if anyone's looking omens and portents and all that nonsense - like the shite did before they 'won it five times in Istanbul'...you never, you won it once in Istanbul...on penalties...again...you pricks - then take the total number of goals we scored on that magical cup run, 13, add the number of goals we've scored so far on this cup run, 8 and you get 21.
Now take 21 and subtract the number of goals we've conceded on this cup run, 3 and you get 18.
Add the number of goals we conceded during the 1995 cup run, 1, and you get 19...the games getting played on April 19th and therefore it's as good as ours!
Also the last time we won it there was a 9 in the year...is there a 9 in this year? You betcha!
Anway, crystal ball aside, the ticket prices have also been confirmed and they start at £24.50 and go up to £53.80(?) with some inbetween going for £34.30(??) and £44.00.
Still no word on how many we're going to be allocated though so I'm off to Goodison Road with my sleeping bag this afternoon!
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