Irish FA Cup plotlines: Mick McCarthy gets free hit in Blackpool opener

Sixteen fourth round ties feature a sprinkling of Irish and here we profile six of those fixtures where a Boy in Green could emulate what Promise Omochere did for Fleetwood in the last round

OPENER: New Blackpool manager Mick McCarthy. Pic: Nick Potts/PA Wire

Promise Omochere was the Irish bolter in the last round of the FA Cup by sinking QPR and there’s further potential scalps in this weekend’s series. Sixteen fourth round ties feature a sprinkling of Irish and here will profile six of those fixtures where a Boy in Green could emulate what Omochere did for League One Fleetwood.

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