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Post by PotterLog on Aug 29, 2020 16:38:17 GMT
All over Radio Stoke referring to it as a pre-season friendly. Now MON saying it was good to get through simply because it will give us an extra game to "get minutes in" to the players. Basically just treating it like training. Bit sad that the one bit of silverware we've won has so deteriorated in status.
Well I'm happy we're through.
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Aug 29, 2020 16:40:02 GMT
I didn't hear him say that about the next round. He said it's good to have another competitive game, and they want to play in competitive games.
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Post by PotterLog on Aug 29, 2020 16:41:39 GMT
I didn't hear him say that about the next round. He said it's good to have another competitive game, and they want to play in competitive games. I thought it was in the context of players' fitness. |
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Post by datguy on Aug 29, 2020 16:42:57 GMT
What round is it? 1st or 2nd round?
Anyway, I’m sure given the chance we’d take getting to the 4th round and bowing out quietly. It’s a sad reality but who cares in our position? Championship team - we’re not going to win the competition and even more fixture congestion to add to the already congested list.
All the teams this round will view it as a pre-season friendly.
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Aug 29, 2020 16:49:29 GMT
I can see the logic of moving the game forward to get extra game time in preparation for the league season and to avoid a cup tie while players were on International duty. A good league season (hopefully including promotion) HAS to be the priority for us. So I perfectly understand why MON felt he had to give priority to giving pitch time to certain players over fielding his best eleven. That doesn't mean he won't be happy to have won nor that he won't take future rounds seriously. The League Cup has always been a competition which becomes higher profile for Championship and Premier League clubs in the later rounds should they reach them.
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Post by Pugsley on Aug 29, 2020 16:55:17 GMT
We got a decent workout, won a penalty shootout and progressed into the next round. It's the end of the world  |
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Post by somersetstokie on Aug 29, 2020 17:27:50 GMT
I was actually thinking myself earlier, "whats the point?". You haven't even really got the carrot of a bigger club in round 2 or 3 with the possible benefit of some useful gate receipts, as there will be no crowd attendences. So to some extent the club is just going through the motions.
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Post by scfc75 on Aug 29, 2020 17:40:53 GMT
We got a decent workout, won a penalty shootout and progressed into the next round. It's the end of the world We didn’t smash them 6-0 so everything is utter shit and we’re going to be in another relegation battle* *If we had won 6-0, we’d be well on course to win the League at a canter and then the World Cup. |
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Post by tejstokie on Aug 29, 2020 17:48:45 GMT
Still win money dont you if you win? There is that and the title of carabao cup winners. It's still a trophy in my opinion.
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Post by Trouserdog on Aug 29, 2020 17:51:27 GMT
It's pretty meaningless now, but I'd jizz myself silly if we ever went and won it.
Got to wait ages for the second round draw though. Come on, I've got the smell of Wembley in my nostrils!
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Post by bayernoatcake on Aug 29, 2020 17:53:08 GMT
This season was the perfect chance to bin it and think of something new.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Aug 29, 2020 18:04:51 GMT
This season was the perfect chance to bin it and think of something new. Without a doubt that’s what they should have done. The people in charge are brain dead. Obviously something to do with money as is everything else in football. FA Cup should be straight knock out with penos after 90 mins as well |
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Post by PotterLog on Aug 29, 2020 18:06:11 GMT
We got a decent workout, won a penalty shootout and progressed into the next round. It's the end of the world Like I said, I’m happy! |
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Post by Pugsley on Aug 29, 2020 18:07:42 GMT
This season was the perfect chance to bin it and think of something new. Such as? |
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Post by Billy the kid on Aug 29, 2020 18:11:28 GMT
This season was the perfect chance to bin it and think of something new. Without a doubt that’s what they should have done. The people in charge are brain dead. Obviously something to do with money as is everything else in football. FA Cup should be straight knock out with penos after 90 mins as well I would think that the company Caribou or what ever spelling, would have something to say about that, given that they have a multi year sponsorship deal. I also think that it should be called “Leauge Cup sponsored buy.... but again with a congested fixture list a one season pause could have been arranged. Also don’t understand why 4 games this week and the rest of the draw fixtures are next week? |
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Post by Trouserdog on Aug 29, 2020 18:12:55 GMT
This season was the perfect chance to bin it and think of something new. Such as? I always thought an Anglo-Scottish cup would be fun. As long as we didn't draw Stenhousemuir obviously. |
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Post by lordb on Aug 29, 2020 18:15:36 GMT
I always thought an Anglo-Scottish cup would be fun. As long as we didn't draw Stenhousemuir obviously. Bring back Texaco cup? |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Aug 29, 2020 18:15:48 GMT
I always thought an Anglo-Scottish cup would be fun. As long as we didn't draw Stenhousemuir obviously. It’d be more likely be the Anglo Chinese cup knowing the powers that be. |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Aug 29, 2020 18:16:33 GMT
I always thought an Anglo-Scottish cup would be fun. As long as we didn't draw Stenhousemuir obviously. Bring back Texaco cup? What’s that? Sounds like it was before my time?🤔 |
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Post by Pugsley on Aug 29, 2020 18:17:14 GMT
I always thought an Anglo-Scottish cup would be fun. As long as we didn't draw Stenhousemuir obviously. Done before though and was a waste of time. Not sure the 'big' teams would buy into it either. |
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Post by Pugsley on Aug 29, 2020 18:18:34 GMT
What’s that? Sounds like it was before my time?🤔 The Anglo-Scottish cup was the Texaco Cup reincarnate. Two-Bob Cup |
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Post by Scouse on Aug 29, 2020 18:19:33 GMT
There’s also the matter of Europa league qualifications for the winners
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Post by thisisouryear on Aug 29, 2020 18:19:45 GMT
For a lot of teams they seem to just stumble towards the later rounds before taking it serious.
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Post by Trouserdog on Aug 29, 2020 18:21:09 GMT
I always thought an Anglo-Scottish cup would be fun. As long as we didn't draw Stenhousemuir obviously. Done before though and was a waste of time. Not sure the 'big' teams would buy into it either. pre-season tournament before wasn't it? It'd never take off though. The Scottish teams are too shit to be competitive. |
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Post by neddy on Aug 29, 2020 18:21:23 GMT
Manager in his interview confirmed it is good for game time practice.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Aug 29, 2020 18:23:38 GMT
This season was the perfect chance to bin it and think of something new. Such as? I quite like the idea of a nations cup. I mean I think the clubs and police would hate it but I think it’d be ace (on paper at least). The League Cup clearly isn’t well thought of by clubs or fans until the semis. So something has to change. |
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Post by terrorofturfmoor on Aug 29, 2020 18:26:00 GMT
Even the fans didn't bother turning up!!! 🤷🏼♂️
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Post by Pugsley on Aug 29, 2020 18:31:22 GMT
I quite like the idea of a nations cup. I mean I think the clubs and police would hate it but I think it’d be ace (on paper at least). The League Cup clearly isn’t well thought of by clubs or fans until the semis. So something has to change. Do you really think that would change things for clubs? Either keep it as is or bin it with no replacement. |
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Post by lordb on Aug 29, 2020 18:39:52 GMT
Done before though and was a waste of time. Not sure the 'big' teams would buy into it either. pre-season tournament before wasn't it? It'd never take off though. The Scottish teams are too shit to be competitive. No that was the Watney Cup |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Aug 29, 2020 18:44:36 GMT
I quite like the idea of a nations cup. I mean I think the clubs and police would hate it but I think it’d be ace (on paper at least). The League Cup clearly isn’t well thought of by clubs or fans until the semis. So something has to change. Do you really think that would change things for clubs? Either keep it as is or bin it with no replacement. Bin it |
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