Kandi1977
George Hunt
How else could they manufacture home games for Arsenal, the mancs and Liverpool?
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Carabao Cup 24/25
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K.D.D.D.D.Soc
Cecil Poynton
It would have seemed logical or understandable if it was the 4 teams that were in CL but the organisers leave themselves open to the question of fairness, does this accomodation apply throughout the competition?
ricky2tricky4city
Tom Huddlestone
There was a draw before the draw, to decide whether the Euro comp teams were home or away.
It could have come out as 6 away.
It was to do with a clash of scheduling dates why the Euro comp teams had to be kept apart.
Glenda's Legs
Paul Walsh
How did they do the pre-draw, as it wasn’t based on actual teams? I don’t understand how it was 4:2 but random teams until the actual draw.
But anyway, tinfoil hat on, there would still be a way to get a home draw for certain teams regardless. (I know that probably isn’t true but it does feel like it sometimes).
K.D.D.D.D.Soc
Cecil Poynton
I must have missed it, not that I would have been looking for it, all seems a bit long winded to accommodate a few clubs who will field weaker teams in the early rounds anyway.
Chrissivad
Milija Aleksic
I think it's just this round.
Due to the dates the European clubs will be playing on. But if certain clubs drew each other there would be no available dates to play this cup game.
It's poor organisation
ricky2tricky4city
Tom Huddlestone
I think the football calendar gets signed off on each year. I don't think it's poor organisation, just the fact that CL and EL having two extra rounds of games in the group stage has eaten into available midweeks leading to this scenario.
...and of course, we bow to UEFA
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ricky2tricky4city
Tom Huddlestone
Les and Daws completed it before last night's games.
12 balls in a bowl (not teams) 6 are home balls 6 are away balls. You draw out 6.
Then in the main draw the 6 Euro teams are drawn out first . The first 4 are given a home draw. The last two are away. (Based on the pre draw giving a 4:2 ratio)
K.D.D.D.D.Soc
Cecil Poynton
Hopefully the FA can throw in some meaningless international friendlies.
It's not even the two extra rounds, it's because the first match day of the CL and EL group stage is on different weeks. CL 17-19 September and EL 25/26 September. The Conference league doesn't start until October when the others have their second match, but have an additional week in late December when their group stage concludes.
parklane1
Tony Galvin
parklane1
Tony Galvin
Ugh so young and hyped up for that one, something like a sure win, but lost by a deflection or something unfortunate....hasn't changed much since haha
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it was the first final i had been at and seen us lose, been at most of them since 63, my son was ill on the day so i took my Dad on my sons ST. Never took my Dad again
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it was the first final i had been at and seen us lose, been at most of them since 63, my son was ill on the day so i took my Dad on my sons ST. Never took my Dad again
Glenda's Legs
Paul Walsh
Ye. So basically the whole League cup draw was mucked up by six teams as the dates couldn’t work if one of 4 CL teams was drawn against one of 2 EL teams.
ricky2tricky4city
Tom Huddlestone
Ah that makes sense.
Realistically we shouldn't be moaning as it allows us to avoid most of the big opponents in Rnd 3.
K.D.D.D.D.Soc
Cecil Poynton
Unless you're extremely lucky you're going to get a tough game in any knockout cup, except if you're Chelsea or Woolwich
NaijaSpurs
Les Ferdinand
I would also add Will Lankshear to that group of youngsters.
NaijaSpurs
Les Ferdinand
Coventry gave Utd the scare of their lives in the semis of the FA Cup last season so we should not assume this will be a walkover for us. We cannot make roo many changes.
We should play our strongest team, but also include all the youngsters.
I jest, but there will most likely be moaning either way.
If uefa wanted more club games they should have scrapped the september international break. Merge the nations league with the wc qualifiers.
The nations league was supposed to replace pointless friendless, which of course didn't happen.
They're cutting down on international breaks from 2026, but the September/October break will last two weeks instead.
The new expanded club world cup is coming.
The world cup itself is going to be massively bloated.
I have gone from being a football fanatic to losing all interest in football that doesn't relate to Spurs over the least 20 years. In another 20 I'll probably hate it.