2019/2020 English League Cup
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Topic: 2019/2020 English League Cup
Posted By: Double Maxim
Subject: 2019/2020 English League Cup
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2019 at 1:28pm
The First Round draw is taking place this Thursday at 19.00 in a Morrison's store in London.More reasons?
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Posted By: BrendanD88
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2019 at 7:21pm
| Leicester to win it. |
Posted By: Trap junior
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2019 at 7:33pm
MON doing a tremendous job there ------------- Pied Piper to: Baldrick, Brendan 88, 9Fingers, Borussia and more... 97.6% chance this post will be replied to by Baldrick (source: PWC) |
BrendanD88 wrote:Posted By: Denis Irwin
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2019 at 8:21pm
Has a chance of getting the Celtic job at some stage I reckon ------------- Eamonn Dunphy:"I'll tell you who wrote it, Rod Liddle, he's the guy who ran away and left his wife for a young one". Bill O'Herlihy: Ah ye can't be saying that now Eamonn |
Posted By: Denis Irwin
Date Posted: 20 Jun 2019 at 7:36pm
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Wimbledon drawn against the Franchise in Round 1  ------------- Eamonn Dunphy:"I'll tell you who wrote it, Rod Liddle, he's the guy who ran away and left his wife for a young one". Bill O'Herlihy: Ah ye can't be saying that now Eamonn |
Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 20 Jun 2019 at 7:48pm
First-round draw in fullNorthern section
Southern section
Ties to played week commencing 12 August |
Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 20 Jun 2019 at 7:49pm
Mon the Wombles. ------------- Double Maxim without doubt the greatest drink in the world |
Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2019 at 6:21am
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League Cup games live on sky Tuesday 6th August 2019
Portsmouth v Birmingham City
League Cup 1st Round
19:45
Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event
Tuesday 13 th August 2019 Salford City v Leeds United
League Cup 1st Round
19:45
Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event ------------- Double Maxim without doubt the greatest drink in the world |
Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2019 at 7:41pm
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Come on Brum. ------------- Double Maxim without doubt the greatest drink in the world |
Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2019 at 7:25pm
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Richie Towell starts for Salford in the live sky game v Leeds. ------------- Double Maxim without doubt the greatest drink in the world |
Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 8:42am
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Cambridge have a squad of about 12 players and still ‘rested’ a half dozen last night, in their third game of the season, to play Brentford’s second team. At least it was only a fiver in for those that travelled, but when you have teams doing that it is time to call it a day. Nobody wants to play in the cups so scrap them.
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Posted By: thebronze14
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 8:48am
At least for bigger squads it gives fringe players and young lads a valuable run out. Probably a better chance to get a run to the latter stages compared to the Fa cup. It has merit even if its not the most exciting for fans
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 8:54am
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Just have one cup and insist on six changes at least from the previous league game and charge no more than a tenner in. ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: killer kilbane
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 11:03am
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As regards the FA Cup the winners should be guaranteed champions league instead of fourth in the league ------------- And it's come through now to mackay... and it's there |
Posted By: thebronze14
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 11:31am
| can't fault either of the last two suggestions. Are you saying no more than 6 changes PM or have I taken you up wrong? |
Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 1:18pm
Other way. If it is going to be made meaningless it should be formally meaningless. Completely scrap the FA Cup too. ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: thebronze14
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 4:43pm
Don't see the point in that. Let teams take it seriously if they want. No one is forcing anyone to attend
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 4:46pm
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To be honest, I am getting closer and closer to not seeing the point in football and that hurts. The game really annoys me now, nearly everything about it. ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: coyne
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 4:51pm
De-values the prestige of the competitions. Both English cups are at an all time low The League Cup is generally dead since it went to Carabao and on the debut season they managed to tweet the draw before it was taken place - Not suspicious at all! And the FA cup suffers from fixture congestion from the festive period, no teams want to play strong sides when you’ve just had 5 games in 11 days so the competition depends on a fairytale run or a pie eating fat man on the bench
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Posted By: thebronze14
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 4:51pm
Top level football is grim alright and that's without getting down to the problems of lower league clubs. My watching of EPL and especially Champions League has severely diminished in the last few years. Used to enjoy the lower league football when in England. Good to be able to support the Harps now im back in Ireland. The sums involved in top level football and the corruption from the leaders both worldwide and domestically makes you wonder what's the point sometimes alright
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Posted By: killer kilbane
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 5:05pm
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The FA Cup can easily be fixed as I said already by making it Champions league spot. As for the league Cup I suppose it serves a purpose if only for the smaller clubs to get the opertunity to go to the likes of Old Trafford and give themselves a chance. Also an opertunity to win silverware ------------- And it's come through now to mackay... and it's there |
Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 5:06pm
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I enjoy the community spirit at Cambridge and local non-league here, but seeing Cambridge make six changes to play Brentford reserves is yet another nail in the coffin. Why bother? Is the league that important that nothing else matters than being mid-table in the fourth division? I know they won, but where is the satisfaction when the opposition are concentrating on finishing somewhere between 10th and 16th themselves. I do miss the LOI, but it never felt the same after City died. We also had some monumental weirdos in the support. I know I am an odd **** and we live in a world where you are considered one if you care about LOI/ English lower and non-league football, but it sometimes felt like being at a Wiggum family reunion, with the exception of a few, a couple of whom post on ere occasionally. ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 5:07pm
An opportunity for who? One of the conglomerates at the top of the tree who don’t really give a f**k about it! ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: coyne
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 5:18pm
With the seeding system in place so that lower league clubs can't be drawn against each other in the 2nd round it's a big ask of them to even get past the 2nd round. And that they've just already played 3 games in 10 days, most don't give a f**k about the 1st round never mind the 2nd round as PM described Cambridge's lineup.
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Posted By: killer kilbane
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 5:19pm
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Was thinking more the likes of Birmingham, Bradford and Cardiff who all made the final in the last ten years. You are spot ob big clubs couldn't care less bout it ------------- And it's come through now to mackay... and it's there |
Posted By: kevincronin2000
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 6:24pm
Thank god I'm not the only one who thinks this. ------------- time is the stuff that life is made of, don't waste it. |
Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 6:45pm
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It appears that some of them are on the BoM these days! ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: Territorial
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 6:53pm
"You are Victor Meldrew and I claim my five pounds!" (Or should that be "Maldrew"?) Anyhow, some people enjoy lower- or non-league football because it's closer to the game's roots and not money-obsessed etc. Others enjoy top-level football because the standard of skill, athleticism and tactical excellence etc is better than it's ever been. Some people (like me) can enjoy both, each for its respective appeal. While some people are never happy unless they're moaning about some bloody thing. Back to you, Vic...
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Posted By: Territorial
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 7:03pm
I think you'll find that Brentford's horizons are considerably higher than that, this season at least. For example, they broke their transfer record three(?) times already this window, whilst holding onto 2 of their 3 star players in the face of PL interest (Benrahma and Watkins) and extracting top dollar from Brighton for Maupay, after turning down a record bid (both ways) from Sheff U. If nothing else, they'll have a shiny new £100m stadium to move into next season, which they'd just love to host PL football in. Of course, they're still fairly long odds-against getting up this season, but it certainly won't be for want of trying. Which concentration on the league at least partly explains their fielding a reserve team last night.
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Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 10:04pm
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Is this just an English thing or does this happen in the other big leagues - Spain/Italy/Germany etc I think the cups should remain but with a few changes - Absolutely no replays - the tie gets decided on the night The lower placed team always plays at home
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Posted By: Jimmy Raggatip
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2019 at 12:41am
2nd round isn't seeded
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Posted By: coyne
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2019 at 11:53am
2nd round has been seeded since the first very year of its existence ffs  Rule has been more relaxed from this season onwards though to include the geographical location of the clubs. In other words trying to draw more local derbies to make people 'interested'
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Posted By: Jimmy Raggatip
Date Posted: 16 Aug 2019 at 2:26am
| how have Grimsby drawn Macclesfield then? |
Posted By: coyne
Date Posted: 16 Aug 2019 at 2:29am
| I take it you absolutely ignored the last part of the post |
Posted By: Jimmy Raggatip
Date Posted: 17 Aug 2019 at 12:07am
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First post second post "its been relaxed from this season onwards" which is it?
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2019 at 9:30am
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Easy win for West Ham tonight or will Newport some of their FA cup form? ------------- Double Maxim without doubt the greatest drink in the world |
Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2019 at 9:58am
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The BBC documentary on Newport was quite enjoyable. It isn’t lovely to see their progress when they were staring oblivion in the face not that long ago. In saying that, no club should be reliant on cup draws or runs to be financially viable. ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2019 at 9:04pm
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Stoke are 2 0 up at Leeds. ------------- Double Maxim without doubt the greatest drink in the world |
Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2019 at 9:25pm
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2 1 now and all Leeds now according to Clinton Morrison. ------------- Double Maxim without doubt the greatest drink in the world |
Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2019 at 9:46pm
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Crawley have put Norwich out though the Canaries made eleven changes.
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2019 at 8:33pm
Swansea need to start taking this cup seriously.  ------------- Double Maxim without doubt the greatest drink in the world |
Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2019 at 8:34pm
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A tough night in Swansea! That won't do the younger lads much good. ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2019 at 9:19pm
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Bruno Andrade race equaliser for Lincoln to make it 2 2 v Everton quality goal.
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2019 at 9:40pm
Gimps choked. ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2019 at 10:06am
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Kind draw for all the big teams.... Means the C teams will be out.
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Posted By: Neil Armstrong
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2019 at 10:30am
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Pompey v Saints tie of the round busy night for the cops akin to hoops/Dublin Originals ------------- Ulster Champions 2020 our 40th Title. Take that all ye Moanaghan ***ts! |
Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2019 at 11:51am
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2019 at 7:38am
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Should be a tasty game on the coast tonight. ------------- Double Maxim without doubt the greatest drink in the world |
Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2019 at 1:51pm
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Will we have any upsets tonight?? Maybe Saints or Everton to be knocked out.
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2019 at 1:57pm
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The excitement is really getting to me... ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2019 at 9:43pm
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Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2019 at 1:54pm
We might get one tonight. Think United will beat Rochdale |
Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2019 at 11:58pm
| No championship teams in the last 16 for first time ever |
Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2019 at 7:35am
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2019 at 8:05am
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How old is the Championship though? They keep changing the f**king names! Just saw the West Ham score! Someone’s getting a sl*gging in work today.------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2019 at 8:08am
Does it include the old second division too? ------------- Double Maxim without doubt the greatest drink in the world |
Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2019 at 8:14am
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That’s the confusion with these ridiculous names! Back to the four divisions and share the money equally... ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2019 at 9:46am
I'm not sure Colin Murray just said it on the highlights show last night on Quest. He said championship
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2019 at 8:06am
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EPL investigating whether Liverpool fielded an ineligible player against MK Dons on Wednesday night. ------------- Double Maxim without doubt the greatest drink in the world |
Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2019 at 8:15am
Did they play a first team player?? That not allowed anymore. ------------- |
Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2019 at 9:31am
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------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2019 at 8:15pm
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Liverpool still in the League Cup they have been fined £200,000. ------------- Double Maxim without doubt the greatest drink in the world |
Posted By: BohsinMunich
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2019 at 8:37pm
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Is that more than the prize money for winning it ? |
Posted By: Trap junior
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2019 at 8:38pm
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I'd say Liverpool are raging they weren't thrown out of it ------------- Pied Piper to: Baldrick, Brendan 88, 9Fingers, Borussia and more... 97.6% chance this post will be replied to by Baldrick (source: PWC) |
Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2019 at 8:42pm
Double it, I think! ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: BohsinMunich
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2019 at 8:44pm
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So for the rest of the competition 'Sponsored by Liverpool'
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Posted By: AonSceal19
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2019 at 8:50pm
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Sky Sports probably threatened the Football League not to kick them out 😂. Liverpool vs Arsenal is good for the viewing figures in a drab competition which rarely garners high figures. I do agree Liverpool probably are sickened they weren’t thrown out😂. France are scrapping the League Cup after this season. England should follow suit.
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Posted By: The Huntacha
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2019 at 2:23pm
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The league admitted that Liverpool had submitted the request but it hadn't been completed by the league. Surely that's the league's fault and Liverpool being fined is incredibly harsh. Would have been more than happy for them to be kicked out and Arsenal to lose to someone else but don't get the logic behind it. ------------- Jimmy Bullard - "Favorite band? Elastic." |
Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2019 at 11:02am
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In case you haven't read the live tv thread on here. Both the matches below are live on sky on Wed night Liverpool v Arsenal League Cup 4th Round 19:30 Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Ultra HD Chelsea v Man Utd League Cup 4th Round 20:05 Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Ultra HD ------------- Double Maxim without doubt the greatest drink in the world |
Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 29 Oct 2019 at 11:21pm
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I still think Leicester will win the League Cup. ------------- Double Maxim without doubt the greatest drink in the world |
Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2019 at 12:23am
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Phil Foden and Tommy Doyle in central midfield tonight for City, two lifelong fans Doyle’s grandfathers are Glyn Pardoe and Mike Doyle
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2019 at 9:27am
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Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2019 at 9:51am
I think City will make it 3 in a row which would be 5 in 7 years. ------------- |
Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2019 at 9:25pm
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Some game at Anfield 5 5 now penalty shoot out. ------------- Double Maxim without doubt the greatest drink in the world |
Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2019 at 9:35pm
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Some strike from Rashford that. ------------- 
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Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2019 at 10:33pm
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it’s time Martinelli got a few league starts for arsenal Looks some prospect
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Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2019 at 10:43pm
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The Arsenal keeper had probably a worse 90 minutes than Kelleher Arsenal couldn’t even beat a Liverpool kids team who probably weren’t bothered if they got knocked out Continues to be a better competition than the FA Cup IMO
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2019 at 6:20am
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League Cup highlights on Quest at 7.00 am this morning. ------------- Double Maxim without doubt the greatest drink in the world |
Posted By: 9fingers
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2019 at 6:31am
Id agree to be honest. This round averaged 4 goals per game
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Posted By: BrendanD88
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2019 at 7:38am
Correct, plus the league cup games don't take up a weekend fixture. Get rid of the FA Cup.
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2019 at 7:55am
Get rid of both. ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2019 at 9:08am
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Quarter final league cup draw. ------------- Double Maxim without doubt the greatest drink in the world |
Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2019 at 9:20am
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Possible Manchester and Liverpool derbies in semi finals Looks a fix
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2019 at 9:21am
Must have got the SFA to do it. ------------- Double Maxim without doubt the greatest drink in the world |
Posted By: ncafc87
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2019 at 9:26am
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Posted By: Trap junior
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2019 at 9:41am
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The midweek games under the lights are far better than FA cup weekends. Always a groan when I hear its FA Cup 3rd round weekend. It used to be good but is well past its sell by date. Like A Question of Sport. ------------- Pied Piper to: Baldrick, Brendan 88, 9Fingers, Borussia and more... 97.6% chance this post will be replied to by Baldrick (source: PWC) |
Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2019 at 10:04am
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Klopp threatening to pull Liverpool out of the League Cup if the EFL cannot give them an appropriate date for the Villa game ------------- Double Maxim without doubt the greatest drink in the world |
Posted By: Shedite
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2019 at 10:52am
Then they've 2 choices: 1. Make the semi final a one-off 2. Play the semi final first leg on the following midweek (15th Jan), and hope the winner of Liverpool/Villa don't need a replay in the FA Cup 3rd round
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Posted By: BrendanD88
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2019 at 12:43pm
The f**ks your problem?
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Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2019 at 1:04pm
The second choice is probably better. If it comes to it, they even have the midweek set aside for fourth round replays to fit it in (4/5 February) seeing as the final isn't til 1 March.
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Posted By: TRV
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2019 at 2:55pm
| Strange Liverpool only got one penalty in the 90 mins, especially that they were behind |
Posted By: jamie2905
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2019 at 3:15pm
OK, I'll bite. It was hard to tell after 3 replays whether it was a pen or not, but I support Arsenal myself, we got an offside goal, and a handball minutes before the pen was actually given. Decisions were kinder to Arsenal than Liverpool. |
Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2019 at 4:36pm
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quotes from Tommy Doyle after his debut on Tuesday night "At the end, Shane Long spoke to me. He said ' Do you have any Irish in you?' because of my last name, Doyle. To hear that from someone who has been in the game a massive time, and got a load of international caps - it means something to me!" Long doing a bit of recruiting
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2019 at 5:26pm
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Or chatting up, it can be used both ways. ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2019 at 5:35pm
Would you like a bit more Irish in you ? As Phil Lynnott used to say to the girls. ------------- "Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex |
Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2019 at 5:38pm
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2019 at 3:11pm
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Sky are showing the Oxford v Man City live quarter final on Wednesday December 18. They will also be showing the Aston Villa v Liverpool tie but there is no date for that yet?
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Posted By: Shedite
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2019 at 8:51pm
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I see Liverpool have been told they have to play the League Cup QF the same week as the World Club Championship in the middle east. Tuesday 7:45 V Aston Villa Wednesday 5:30 V TBC in Qatar Interesting to see how this plays out
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Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2019 at 2:37pm
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Hah. Jokeshop. How will that play with this rule? "Each Club shall play its full available strength in and during all Cup
Competition matches, unless some satisfactory reason is given. The Board
will from time to time issue a policy as to what constitutes 'full
available strength'. In the event of the explanation not being deemed
satisfactory the Management Committee shall have power to impose such
penalties as they shall think fit." Hmmm. Seriously though, will they play a really weak team in the League Cup or will they play two half strength teams? Hard to know. Also, I wonder will Klopp be at both games, and what happens to the players who stay behind and play the League Cup game, whether they fly out to Qatar or not. All very messy. -------------
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Posted By: Hans Moleman
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2019 at 10:51pm
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I will be shocked if it isn't essentially the real reserves plus the under 18s playing against Villa. It was a huge mistake to win that penalty shootout against Arsenal. Klopp badly wanted out of the league cup I presume. The thought of having to play 2 possibly very demanding semi finals as well of the back of a huge Christmas period was something he badly wanted avoid. They are effectively letting Liverpool throw the game while keeping them in the competition. It's a sh*t show for the league cup but it's a great outcome for Liverpool. I'd be surprised if Klopp is there, but maybe he will stay around to keep the pretence up that this game means anything to Liverpool. ------------- "I called him an embarrassment to FIFA and to himself," .... He said 'No-one speaks to me like that'.... and I said, "well I do' and that was that." |