Pool have been selected as one of the 16 teams to receive a bye in the first round.
The draw is made tomorrow on Soccer Am and the second round takes place on Wednesday/Thursday 18-19th in October.
Byes (North): Blackpool, Chester, Chesterfield, Crewe, Darlington, Mansfield, Oldham, Port Vale.
Byes (South): Bournemouth, Bristol City, Cheltenham, Leyton Orient, Millwall, Milton Keynes Dons, Peterborough, Yeovil.
Click here to see a change of this season format and rules on the Oldham site thanks to LaticsSte.
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I suppose we should be thankful for small mercies!
how can 16 teams get a bye???
seeing as swansea won it last year I would have thought that they would have had a bye?
Here we go again at least we know how it works many thanks to the Oldham site