Two new announcements affect forthcoming cup draws in which Cambridge United are involved, or hoped to be involved.

The draw for the Auto Windscreens Shield will not take place this Saturday as originally planned, as the organisers are afraid that the details would be lost in the hype surrounding the Scotland v England match. The draw will now take place the following Saturday (20th) and will still be shown live on Sky TV's Soccer AM programme.

Following Manchester United's decision not to play in the FA Cup it has has been announced that one of the second round losers will get another chance. The identity of the wildcard entry will not be known until all second round ties have been played to a result, with all the losing teams entering their own draw to decide the wildcard. They will play the side who are drawn last in the third round draw, which will include sixty-three teams.