ThingsCouldGetMessi Posted 26 October 2017 Posted 26 October 2017 I'm actually feeling very confident about our chances in this game. Man City face Spurs on the weekend before the tie and then all Premier League clubs have 4 fixtures over the Xmas and New Year period. I can see Pep resting most of his key players for those reasons and that has to give us a good opportunity to progress.
PhillippaT Posted 26 October 2017 Posted 26 October 2017 The way these draws are going, we might aswell forget them and just go with a ranked tournament format (like the Wimbledon tennis tournament) based on previous league finish (with promotion/relegation context) - if they really want the best possible odds of getting higher ranked teams to the finals, that's the way to do it (Should I stop before I give them any more ideas? )
Wymsey Posted 26 October 2017 Posted 26 October 2017 'Champions of Carabao Cup, you'll never sing that'..
Jaspa Posted 26 October 2017 Posted 26 October 2017 Next draw to be done on the moon with movie stars Charlie Sheen, Michaelangelo from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fame and comedian Larry David hosting the event Though the broadcast won't be live and as the ESA, NASA, SpaceX & Russians won't fund a 'charity run', a large delay could be expected after this current round has concluded.
ScouseFox Posted 26 October 2017 Posted 26 October 2017 4 hours ago, ajthefox said: Why do so many people think this is a fix? Swear some people claim everything that goes against us these days is a fix or a conspiracy. 'kinell. don’t think many would be crying about it if we’d watched it live on bbc and thems the way the balls came out. something very odd clearly happened for 90 minutes of “technical issues” to then not even do it live anyway. and then no explanation at all about what’s happened? obviously the chances of us getting a big team was odds on but still, seems dirty.
Vardinio'sCat Posted 27 October 2017 Posted 27 October 2017 Que sera, sera Whatever will be, will be It's a f****n conspiracy Que sera, sera
foxile5 Posted 27 October 2017 Posted 27 October 2017 I hope we win this. I know it's not perceived as the best of competitions, but it's a cup we have history in and a backdoor to Europe.
UPinCarolina Posted 27 October 2017 Posted 27 October 2017 5 minutes ago, foxile5 said: I hope we win this. I know it's not perceived as the best of competitions, but it's a cup we have history in and a backdoor to Europe. No matter how this played out, we were going to have to beat the best. QFs are tough sledding - as they ought to be.
Footballwipe Posted 27 October 2017 Posted 27 October 2017 23% chance of the top four clubs avoiding each other. Not that unlikely, really.
CloudFox Posted 27 October 2017 Posted 27 October 2017 7 hours ago, jonthefox said: well this was posted on Man Citys os at 3.20. What the...
Pete from the USA Posted 27 October 2017 Posted 27 October 2017 They have been playing a high back line with L and R backs putting in crosses in the final 3rd. Could be some space in behind in this one.
RODNEY FERNIO Posted 27 October 2017 Posted 27 October 2017 Does it really matter if the draw was rigged or not ? If you want to win the trophy you've got to beat any team your drawn against. Be great if we can beat the Mancs and upset the sponsors as well..... which I think we can.
deep blue Posted 27 October 2017 Posted 27 October 2017 48 minutes ago, RODNEY FERNIO said: Does it really matter if the draw was rigged or not ? If you want to win the trophy you've got to beat any team your drawn against. Be great if we can beat the Mancs and upset the sponsors as well..... which I think we can. Agreed. We can't complain about luck - home against Leeds and now at home again. We have to see it as a fantastic opportunity, and I see no reason to be daunted at the prospect of Man C at the KP. Also, not sure of the rules for this cup, but if one of the top 4 teams wins it (which seems likely) but qualify for the Champs League on the basis of their final league position, would we qualify for Europe if we were the losing finalist?
Stevosevic Posted 27 October 2017 Posted 27 October 2017 1 hour ago, RODNEY FERNIO said: Does it really matter if the draw was rigged or not ? If you want to win the trophy you've got to beat any team your drawn against. Be great if we can beat the Mancs and upset the sponsors as well..... which I think we can. Well you can have easier runs to a cup final.... The more of the top teams you have to best the less likely you are to win it. We'll probably have to beat 3 of the top teams to win the trophy now but the draw could have put us in a position where we would only need to beat one - obviously it didn't.
TheUltimateWinner Posted 27 October 2017 Posted 27 October 2017 9 hours ago, jonthefox said: well this was posted on Man Citys os at 3.20. Ehhh I'd imagine they had a draft post in place ready to edit for when the draw was done. So the draft was created at 3:20 with nothing more than the photo and basic content, so when fully published it shows that as the original time it was posted if that makes sense and not when it was last edited. Looking on their site now it has changed so someone probably realised. The draw itself however... very suspicious
mod hero Posted 27 October 2017 Posted 27 October 2017 22 minutes ago, deep blue said: Agreed. We can't complain about luck - home against Leeds and now at home again. We have to see it as a fantastic opportunity, and I see no reason to be daunted at the prospect of Man C at the KP. Also, not sure of the rules for this cup, but if one of the top 4 teams wins it (which seems likely) but qualify for the Champs League on the basis of their final league position, would we qualify for Europe if we were the losing finalist? Think that only applies to the FA cup
KrefelderFox666 Posted 27 October 2017 Posted 27 October 2017 So the dates of the games should be (based on the fact Bournemouth and Man Utd play the Sunday before and Arsenal the Friday after). Tuesday 19th December Arsenal vs West Ham (guaranteed as Arsenal play Liverpool Friday 22nd December) Leicester vs Man City - could be on Wednesday but they will probably want two games each night - SKY game likely Wednesday 20th December Chelsea vs Bournemouth Bristol City vs Man Utd - SKY game likely
CosbehFox Posted 27 October 2017 Posted 27 October 2017 14 hours ago, urban.spaceman said: We play Palace at home on the Saturday before at 12.30 - they play Spurs in the evening kick-off. Sky said that Palace is subject to change depending on EFL Cup participation.
RonnieTodger Posted 27 October 2017 Posted 27 October 2017 Something massively dodgy about that draw 1 hr 45 mins late and they still don't do it live My only doubt is that anyone cares enough about the Carabao Cup to fix it
lgfualol Posted 27 October 2017 Posted 27 October 2017 They should never let the sponsors do the draw. I don't know why they don't do these draws lottery-ball style, with them flying around/spinning around and being selected at random by a machine. Carabao just want their ratings to go up when it's inevitably Chelsea, Arsenal, Man U and Man City all possibly against each other.
gerrytaggart Posted 27 October 2017 Posted 27 October 2017 well whichever way you look at it we still have 100% more chance than spurs of winning it.
foxy boxing Posted 27 October 2017 Posted 27 October 2017 Technical difficulties! couldn't they just pick out the hot or cold balls like they did in the old days!
goose2010 Posted 27 October 2017 Posted 27 October 2017 i very much doubt it is a fix, far too risky! and if it was they would have put Man CIty at home. If they wanted the big 4 in the semi's they wouldnt risk us playing at home. Man Utd going to Bristol isnt easy either they are very good at home.
foxes_rule1978 Posted 27 October 2017 Posted 27 October 2017 1 minute ago, goose2010 said: i very much doubt it is a fix, far too risky! and if it was they would have put Man CIty at home. If they wanted the big 4 in the semi's they wouldnt risk us playing at home. Man Utd going to Bristol isnt easy either they are very good at home. You don’t want to make it too obvious ...
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