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Should league cups be scrapped?

shizzle101shizzle101
in General Charlton
Countries in UEFA that have league cups:
England
Estonia
Finland
France
Gibraltar
Hungary
Iceland
Israel
Latvia
N. Ireland
Portugal
Ireland
Romania
Scotland
Wales

What is the purpose of league cups (other than to bring in a little extra revenue but also more travel costs)? They serve to allow the possibility of having players injured or tired, and they clog up the calendar with needless fixtures. Should they be discarded?

Comments

  • HalixHalix
    Don't care, and why worry about something over which you have no influence anyway.
  • iaitchiaitch
    He's expressing an opinion or just throwing out a discussion topic.

    Most of us on here have no influence but it's a free world and we can have an opinion.
  • C_Jensens_Love_ChildC_Jensens_Love_Child
    No, it's another chance for small teams to draw a big team, the early rounds are now regionalised and also gives clubs with less pressure to ease through youngsters to give them a experience of first team football.
  • CharltonDave85CharltonDave85
    It does not matter to Charlton as we go out at the first round any way
  • CharltonMadridCharltonMadrid
    No - chance to play at Wembley and in Europe for a mid-table team.
  • AlgarveaddickAlgarveaddick
    The purpose of sport is to entertain (in the case of professionals) and for enjoyment (in the case of amateurs). The idea is competition, and to win that competition. The thought that any competition is a "waste of time" is a recent phenomenon brought about by the possibility of making oodles of money by failing - e.g. - being the fourth best team and still gaining a place in the "champions" league and raking in loads of cash. To win a League cup, JPT or Kent cup will always be more important to me than being fourth best.

    I am not saying I would not like to see Charlton on the European stage, but if I were an Arsenal follower, last year's FA cup win would have been far more significant to me than lagging behind Liverpool, Man City and Chelsea.
  • CAFC_NorfolkCAFC_Norfolk
    I'd rather be 4th than win the Kent cup
  • AlgarveaddickAlgarveaddick
    CAFC_Norfolk said:

    I'd rather be 4th than win the Kent cup

    You miss my point - if you enter a competition the point is to win it.
  • Kap10Kap10
    Algarveaddick said:

    CAFC_Norfolk said:

    I'd rather be 4th than win the Kent cup

    You miss my point - if you enter a competition the point is to win it.
    On that basis scarp most of the Premier League and FA Cup.

    Its a chance for clubs to compete with others of different levels and get to Wembley for a few. the idea of big club fixture congestion is laughable with the resources they have and size of squads, compared to the number of games teams played in the pre premier days.

    maybe if it really is a big problem for the big clubs then anyone playing in Europe does not play in League Cup - see how the fans of Spurs prefer a Europa league semi against Fiorentina to a League Cup semi v Liverpool.
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