I reckon, of the 30 possible draws (15 opponents home or away), it probably ranks 25th or 26th.
Better than Pompey (a) for sure.
Arguably better than being away at Norwich or either of the Sheffield clubs, purely because of distance.
Any home tie would have been preferable, as would away to Man U/Man City/Liverpool*/Arsenal*/Spurs*/Chelsea/Leicester/Reading*/Derby* (new ground + Shrek effect)
Birmingham* would have been pretty much a wash.
(* = subject to those ties going to form, obviously)
So I think we're perfectly entitled to complain about this one!
Better than Pompey (a) for sure.
Arguably better than being away at Norwich or either of the Sheffield clubs, purely because of distance.
Any home tie would have been preferable, as would away to Man U/Man City/Liverpool*/Arsenal*/Spurs*/Chelsea/Leicester/Reading*/Derby* (new ground + Shrek effect)
Birmingham* would have been pretty much a wash.
(* = subject to those ties going to form, obviously)
So I think we're perfectly entitled to complain about this one!