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Post by slomasscfc on Aug 29, 2024 7:36:18 GMT
No idea where to put this or if anyone remotely cares but Barnsley will going to Old Trafford in the League Cup the midweek prior to our visit there in September. Hopefully they put all their eggs in that basket and knacker themselves. Hopefully. Some good ties: Chelsea v Barrow Wimbledon v Newcastle (Wimbledon just knocked out Ipswich on pens) Arsenal v Bolton x.com/JSB93x/status/1828873897594224986?t=rQ2dj_pqiJ29s7hQVLlJjQ&s=19 didn't realise this was way it's structured farcical really
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Post by Barmy Blue Army on Aug 29, 2024 9:28:37 GMT
Hopefully. Some good ties: Chelsea v Barrow Wimbledon v Newcastle (Wimbledon just knocked out Ipswich on pens) Arsenal v Bolton Yeah - ridiculous. Apparently it was done as, with European competitions, there wasn't, or might not have been?, a window to play the games if those teams had been drawn together. Still it's a slippery slope to it being a regular thing (presumably it will always be needed for the Carabao now with the expanded European competitions?) and next seeding to ensure the big teams don't face each other early on.
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Post by Mozzer on Aug 29, 2024 9:33:02 GMT
f*ck them off. If it's too much hassle for them, they don't need to be there.
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Post by gibbo on Aug 29, 2024 9:37:22 GMT
f*ck them off. If it's too much hassle for them, they don't need to be there. The competition dies though if you do that.
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Post by gibbo on Aug 29, 2024 9:40:22 GMT
Yeah - ridiculous. Apparently it was done as, with European competitions, there wasn't, or might not have been?, a window to play the games if those teams had been drawn together. I didn't quite get why they couldn't play each other due to the fixture clash? presumably just play the games on a non-Champions League week? (or is this that with the new Champions League format seem teams don't play every Matchday??)
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Post by Mozzer on Aug 29, 2024 9:41:04 GMT
Try it and see. I'm bored of English football pandering to clubs that already have too much money and power in ways that allow them to garner more money and power. Enter it properly or don't bother. And award the winners a place in Europe.
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Post by countyingermany on Aug 29, 2024 9:44:20 GMT
In hindsight, we should've let em have the super league...let all the faceless twitter accounts get giddya bout watching Man U v Real Madrid for the 13th time in 3 seasons and the rest of us can carry on
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Post by gibbo on Aug 29, 2024 9:44:26 GMT
Try it and see. I'm bored of English football pandering to clubs that already have too much money and power in ways that allow them to garner more money and power. Enter it properly or don't bother. Who's been the winners the past few years? Hard to say the big clubs aren't bothering.
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Post by Barmy Blue Army on Aug 29, 2024 9:47:17 GMT
Yeah - ridiculous. Apparently it was done as, with European competitions, there wasn't, or might not have been?, a window to play the games if those teams had been drawn together. I didn't quite get why they couldn't play each other due to the fixture clash? presumably just play the games on a non-Champions League week? (or is this that with the new Champions League format seem teams don't play every Matchday??) Not looked into it and too lazy to Google but I suspect it's that. 36 team group now so I imagine each round of fixtures is split over more than one midweek? So if Liverpool play City but have their European games are on different weeks that knocks out 2 options.
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Post by Mozzer on Aug 29, 2024 9:49:55 GMT
Try it and see. I'm bored of English football pandering to clubs that already have too much money and power in ways that allow them to garner more money and power. Enter it properly or don't bother. Who's been the winners the past few years? Hard to say the big clubs aren't bothering. I didn't say they weren't bothering. I said the competition is being bent to suit them. I'd rather they didn't bother, frankly. I've no interest in seeing the likes of City win a Football League competition.
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Post by gibbo on Aug 29, 2024 9:51:43 GMT
Not looked into it and too lazy to Google but I suspect it's that. 36 team group now so I imagine each round of fixtures is split over more than one midweek? So if Liverpool play City but have their European games are on different weeks that knocks out 2 options. Assuming the same, so makes sense to do the draw as they have I suppose.
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Post by Henry Pratt on Aug 29, 2024 9:54:02 GMT
Try it and see. I'm bored of English football pandering to clubs that already have too much money and power in ways that allow them to garner more money and power. Enter it properly or don't bother. And award the winners a place in Europe. Get rid of the Trophy and have the League cup as a proper Football League comp. Championship, L1 and L2. Final at Wembley. Or just carry on pandering to the PL teams, allowing their kids into competitions, and letting them join in later on before inevitably going on to win the thing, with squad players in every round until the final.
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Post by Barmy Blue Army on Aug 29, 2024 9:54:17 GMT
Not looked into it and too lazy to Google but I suspect it's that. 36 team group now so I imagine each round of fixtures is split over more than one midweek? So if Liverpool play City but have their European games are on different weeks that knocks out 2 options. Assuming the same, so makes sense to do the draw as they have I suppose. Yeah the European competitions have not been drawn yet. There were CL qualifiers last night so I suspect they had no choice (other than kicking them out or making them play 2nd teams) but it's not ideal. Going to be a regular issue too with the expanded European competitions and I think there's talk of a bigger club world cup? Basically everyone wanting more revenue.
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Post by gibbo on Aug 29, 2024 9:54:37 GMT
I've no interest in seeing the likes of City win a Football League competition. Why not? Premier League / Football League is just an administrative thing, these clubs are part of the pyramid and therefore should be in the competition. Would make more of a farce of it is these clubs weren't there.
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Post by Mozzer on Aug 29, 2024 9:57:27 GMT
I've no interest in seeing the likes of City win a Football League competition. Why not? Premier League / Football League is just an administrative thing, these clubs are part of the pyramid and therefore should be in the competition. Would make more of a farce of it is these clubs weren't there. It's not just an admin thing. I give the absolute state of English football as evidence.
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