Carling Cup Thread

[Sion]

The most successful League Cup team in HISTORY are on the march.

 

The draw is tonight after Sheff Wed vs Blackpool on Sky. Match will be played 23/24 of August. Unless we draw one of the 5 postponed games, in which case who knows when it will get played.

We can't do any worse than last season. But hopefully it's an opposition worth getting out of bed for.

 

Is anyone bothered?

I'd quite like to go to Wembley.

[Gunga Din]

Northampton at home please

[Iver]

Northampton at home please

 

"Make no mistake about it, they would pose quite a formidable challenge"

[Alonso]

Perfect opportunity for the kids. Who cares about the opposition lets go with:

 

Hansen

 

Flanagan Kelly Wisdom Robinson

 

Shelvey Coady Suso

 

Silva Ngoo Sterling

 

[Cobs]

Everton @ home

[Swipe]

We really could do with a trophy this season. Be strange seeing go into the cup competitions early for a change. Strangely exciting though.

[Gunga Din]

"Make no mistake about it, they would pose quite a formidable challenge"

 

 

they would indeed, as Kennys reds slam in their tenth goal of the night

[CarraLegend]

Got to be having a real go at this. Can afford to play our strongest team aswell if needs be.

 

Getting a vibe for the Ev or Shrewsbury away.

[Swan Red]

We really could do with a trophy this season. Be strange seeing go into the cup competitions early for a change. Strangely exciting though.

 

Competition singular we didn't get relegated (two divisions) and will still enter the FA Cup in the 3rd round

 

Feeling better now

 

And yeah Northampton at home would do

[Swipe]

Competition singular we didn't get relegated (two divisions) and will still enter the FA Cup in the 3rd round

 

Feeling better now

 

And yeah Northampton at home would do

 

Aye, sorry. It's just league cup.

[David Hodgson]

Perfect opportunity for the kids. Who cares about the opposition lets go with:

 

Hansen

 

Flanagan Kelly Wisdom Robinson

 

Shelvey Coady Suso

 

Silva Ngoo Sterling

 

 

Kids my a***, we've got so few games, I wanna see the top boys out.

[Kvarme Ate My Food]

Kids my a***, we've got so few games, I wanna see the top boys out.

 

Aye, we should be going after every trophy.

[Tommy Cockles]

Would like to go to Wembley, kind of bored passing it on the train & thinking, m'eh we haven't been there yet.

[Leo No.8]

Would like a mix of kids and a few good senior players. Would also like to see Kelly at CB to have a look at him there. Which senior players depends on fitness and injuries.

 

IMO the kids who have already got first team football experience should be starting. Shelvey and Spearing in midfield, Flanagan and Robinson at full back; they have had a taste of first team football (and have done well) so we need to keep them involved.

 

Sterling, Coady, Wisdom and Suso on the bench, the very talented kids who haven't yet got any experience of the first team.

Edited August 11, 2011 by Leo No.8

[Kvarme Ate My Food]

IMO the kids who have already got first team football experience should be starting. Shelvey and Spearing in midfield, Flanagan and Robinson at full back; they have had a taste of first team football (and have done well) so we need to keep them involved.

 

That's alright, depending on the draw.

[Sion]

Team of youngsters would be a bad idea. I don't want a season of just 40 games.

But I don't want to see the likes of Poulsen given a game instead just because its the League Cup.

Kelly at CB, Flanagan and or Robinson at full back would be about my kid limit. The likes of Maxi and Aurelio could figure as well.

 

With Sterling and Coady to come off the bench if the tie is appropriate.

[Cam]

Everton at home, please. Play a mix of reserves and kids to keep fitness up and for experience.

 

But have them play in the wrong positions... Poulsen in goal, Cole at leftback, Strling at centreback, Ngog up front etc... just for a laugh. And kit them out with comic footwear like flippers, deep sea diving boots, slippers and It's A Knockout-style Dinosaur shoes.

 

And win 3-0.

[Leo No.8]

Team of youngsters would be a bad idea. I don't want a season of just 40 games.

But I don't want to see the likes of Poulsen given a game instead just because its the League Cup.

Kelly at CB, Flanagan and or Robinson at full back would be about my kid limit. The likes of Maxi and Aurelio could figure as well.

 

With Sterling and Coady to come off the bench if the tie is appropriate.

 

Yeah I don't agree with a team full of kids as it might not do them any favours.

 

The ones with PL experience should start (think Kelly at CB, Flanno, Robinson and Shelvey defo) and our good squad players like Maxi and Aurelio for experience. Really talented very young ones like Suso and Sterling on the bench.

 

We have much more strength in depth now, can afford to put a couple of more first team players in there too.

[Sion]

Reliably informed the draw is seeded

So we'll get someone s***.

 

Hopefully if it is away then it is a decent unusual trip

Edited August 11, 2011 by Sion

[Gomez]

Is it still two legs?

[surf]

only the semi final is two legs

[Benzo-13]

Northampton at home please

Yep. This is the one, we've got to wipe that from the records.

[Gunga Din]

draw happening in 5 minutes

[Swipe]

Northampton have already been drawn at home it seems.

[Gunga Din]

its seeded and half done already, so we cant get Northampton at home.

 

Palace or Crawley away probably the worst in terms of getting there

 

exeter away