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Carabao (EFL) and Checkatrade Cup changes
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I think this whole football tourism and general push to promote English club football as a global brand is a joke. I get it, money talks and what Scudamore has done with the Premier League is now taking off and permeating down. But whether it be Cup draws in Vietnam or exhibition Manchester derbies in Shanghai, they’re not going to get the essence of what makes English club football special, the fans.
I don’t care how many people in places like India will buy a Pogba watch or a replica shirt, they can’t export the passion, commitment, history and culture of a game that’s been played over here since the 1800s. They’re only ever gonna get a plastic sponsor led fake imitation.
It winds me up a bit because I remember the Blackpool away game in March. Same night Man Utd lost at home to Seville in CL. At the service station there were a group of fans from somewhere like China, Singapore that part of the world and I thought, how are they getting tickets ahead of local kids or local fans. Utd must have deals with all sorts of sponsors that mean they get x amount of tickets for their customers for games.
I’d be interested to see whether or not that is actually a thing with English clubs now and sponsorship. I know sponsors get tickets for executive boxes etc but I reckon a lot of these clubs might have deals whereby they give the sponsors tickets to give away in competitions.2 -
Maybe because they knew it would Hanoi you?ForeverAddickted said:Why is the draw in bloody Vietnam!!!... Christ almighty!!!
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Give Lee Bowyer a great start to being full time manager by beating the Spanners0 -
Judging by the continual f*** ups with these competitions, I expect us to get knocked out in the early stages by Barcelona and Boca Juniors respectively.
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Why, do you really think both first team squads will be playing. You will be watching two sets of reserves in front of 4,000 fans..................if you are luckykillerandflash said:Having said that, if we're drawn away to Villa, I quite fancy that!
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People do realise that the Carabao Cup is the League Cup not the Football League Joke Trophy
Most seasons we pretty much play our first team in the League Cup0 -
Not through choice though, it's usually because Roland is a tight fucker and we rarely have a squad big enough to field a reserve team.ForeverAddickted said:People do realise that the Carabao Cup is the League Cup not the Football League Joke Trophy
Most seasons we pretty much play our first team in the League Cup2 -
Northern draw done. Southern is up next. Live on Talksport 20
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Away at MK Dons. Boring.0
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MK away. How dull.0
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Glad I done mk.dons away last season.
I won't be going to this game though0 -
I'd question the 'lucky' bit of your post @eaststandmikeeaststandmike said:
Why, do you really think both first team squads will be playing. You will be watching two sets of reserves in front of 4,000 fans..................if you are luckykillerandflash said:Having said that, if we're drawn away to Villa, I quite fancy that!
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What a dull fixture
I notice Millwall are playing Gillingham, that might be more interesting0 -
Is it at Gillingham? I hope so. They could help with some ground improvements and demolish the away stand.killerandflash said:What a dull fixture
I notice Millwall are playing Gillingham, that might be more interesting0 -
cant be botheted to go back & read the original posts....when is the 1st round - the week after the first game of the season ??0
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The club websites will tell you.golfaddick said:cant be botheted to go back & read the original posts....when is the 1st round - the week after the first game of the season ??
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I’ve got a better idea - why don’t the top 4 English clubs play in the Scottish League Cup to breathe some life into that competition.Scoham said:14 -
Well the top two Conference teams that dont get promoted go into the Scottish Challenge CupSomervilleAddick said:
I’ve got a better idea - why don’t the top 4 English clubs play in the Scottish League Cup to breathe some life into that competition.Scoham said:0 -
Probably some kind of football holiday type thing, I get spammed all the time with companies promoting trips to a Dortmund game, and supposedly they have a couple thousand English fans at every home game?cabbles said:Same night Man Utd lost at home to Seville in CL. At the service station there were a group of fans from somewhere like China, Singapore that part of the world and I thought, how are they getting tickets ahead of local kids or local fans.
The biggest football clubs seem to have a set number of tickets put aside for these sort of things.0 -
It’s the league cup, so by default, you have to be in the league to be in it.4
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I don't have actually have anything against that idea. I think combining both the English and Scottish league cups would actually be quite fun. I mean lets be honest, no one takes it very seriously anymore and it would be fun to play some new teams. It will help assess the quality difference between all the leagues.Scoham said:
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It's like a mini Anglo Scottish Cup.0
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What happens to the European place? The last English team in it qualifies? If you think its a joke already it would be worse without the carrot of Europe. Although Man City win it every year anyway.RC_CAFC said:
I don't have actually have anything against that idea. I think combining both the English and Scottish league cups would actually be quite fun. I mean lets be honest, no one takes it very seriously anymore and it would be fun to play some new teams. It will help assess the quality difference between all the leagues.Scoham said:0
