Topic: EFL draw - League Cup

[rawcusk8]

Probably give Lincoln a miss. Last time I was there I got bitten on the leg by a dog. When I said to the to the woman holding the lead  "Your dog's just bitten me" she just said "It's not my dog" and walked off. Charming.

Sorry to laugh mate, good job there are no fans allowed in the stadias 

[Brain Potter]

4-0 to Lincoln. So we travel to Lincoln next Thursday.

[Brain Potter]

Not played Lincoln since Feb 1961

[Brain Potter]

The winners of this years League Cup qualify for the Europa Conference League, a 3rd UEFA club competition.

[CHOPPER]

Not played Lincoln since Feb 1961

Its a tough role to be fair fella.

[Crosby Nick]

Its a tough role to be fair fella.

Always dangerous to perform it at a theatre too.

[Shanklygates]

I remember the pre-season friendly - swans outside the ground and Steep Hill (they weren't lying!)

[Zizou]

Probably give Lincoln a miss. Last time I was there I got bitten on the leg by a dog. When I said to the to the woman holding the lead  "Your dog's just bitten me" she just said "It's not my dog" and walked off. Charming.

That's it, I'm not going either.

[Crosby Nick]

Hate being robbed of watching a shoot out in a match I’m not invested in.

[redgriffin73]

Probably give Lincoln a miss. Last time I was there I got bitten on the leg by a dog. When I said to the to the woman holding the lead  "Your dog's just bitten me" she just said "It's not my dog" and walked off. Charming.

[Crosby Nick]

Shoot out Bournemouth v Palace just starting now on SSN.

[Crosby Nick]

10-10, keepers about to step up.

And they both miss

[Shanklygates]

Still 10 all Back to the start we go

[Shanklygates]

Well in Bournemouth!
Off to City they go

Love a shootout

[Crosby Nick]

Heartbreak for Hodgy! Northampton all over again. Palace go out to the formidable Bournemouth.

Unlikely player to miss the decisive one though - Milavojivic

[Wabaloolah]

So City keep up their record of avoiding PL clubs for most of the competition then

[Ghost Town]

Always had a nice time in Lincoln (except for that occasion when a massive HGV almost crushed me in my Mini by rolling backwards down one of their steep hills) so pleased with that draw. Shame we can't go.

Sorry to laugh mate, good job there are no fans allowed in the stadias 

Incredibles amounts of equivocations there're

Always dangerous to perform it at a theatre too.

Meh, you can't please all of the people all of the time

[daveonthespionkop1900]

Sixty years since we last played at sincil Bank

[VVM]

The winners of this years League Cup qualify for the Europa Conference League, a 3rd UEFA club competition.

Seems more like a punishment at this point.

[dudleyred]

Seems more like a punishment at this point.

See theyve shrunk the Europa which is good and made this as the third comp

Winner of it qualifies for the Europa league

[El Lobo]

Oh wow I thought that Europa Conference League thing was a joke

That’s surely the death knell in terms of top teams playing any sort of strong side in the League Cup

[dudleyred]

Oh wow I thought that Europa Conference League thing was a joke

That’s surely the death knell in terms of top teams playing any sort of strong side in the League Cup

Doubt it’ll change much to be honest

Most of the time the winners will qualify for a higher competition anyway and the likes of out near neighbours for example would happily play in it

Is being Played on a Thursday alongside Europa anyway so not a huge change

[Brain Potter]

So this game on a Thursday with us then playing the following Monday night. It won’t be Villa away team as plenty in 1st team squad need a game

[RedForeverTT]

See theyve shrunk the Europa which is good and made this as the third comp

Winner of it qualifies for the Europa league

So cup winners cup is back.

Like we are back to 1990s.

[Shanklygates]

But this is the League Cup winners now not FA Cup winners. Wonder who else will be in it,  like Swedish Cup winners say

[El Lobo]

So cup winners cup is back.

Like we are back to 1990s.

No, it’s completely different

[LovelyCushionedHeader]

Who gets the place if the League Cup winners have already qualified for Europe? The runners-up or I guess 7th in the League?

[Brain Potter]

England still only has 7 places. Only 2 now in Europa league. Using last season Spurs would be in it.

[So… Howard Philips]

Not played Lincoln since Feb 1961

Didn't we play a friendly against them when we signed Jack Hobbs?

[redgriffin73]

Who gets the place if the League Cup winners have already qualified for Europe? The runners-up or I guess 7th in the League?

Think it's seventh place. Where will countries without an equivalent league cup get their places from? Or will they have no entries?

[El Lobo]

Think it's seventh place. Where will countries without an equivalent league cup get their places from? Or will they have no entries?

It’s literally for the shitter leagues so we only get one spot I think. And teams who lose in CL qualifying apparently.

[So… Howard Philips]

It’s literally for the shitter leagues so we only get one spot I think. And teams who lose in CL qualifying apparently.

Or Everton.

[Fromola]

So this game on a Thursday with us then playing the following Monday night. It won’t be Villa away team as plenty in 1st team squad need a game

I'd imagine Adrian, Williams, Matip, Koumetia, Tsimikas, Milner, Grujic, Jones, Brewster/Wilson Origi, Shaqiri would be the sort of team we'd put out, depending on the availability of those players, or any transfers lined up. Beyond that I think we'll be looking at more younger players rather than any the XI likely to play on Sunday.

[RedForeverTT]

No, it’s completely different

You mean it’s worse, like a bowl and plate competition in rugby.

[El Lobo]

You mean it’s worse, like a bowl and plate competition in rugby.

Nope I meant it’s completely different

[LovelyCushionedHeader]

I'd imagine Adrian, Williams, Matip, Koumetia, Tsimikas, Milner, Grujic, Jones, Brewster/Wilson Origi, Shaqiri would be the sort of team we'd put out, depending on the availability of those players, or any transfers lined up. Beyond that I think we'll be looking at more younger players rather than any the XI likely to play on Sunday.

Minamino instead of Grujic. Wouldn't surprise me if Keita plays as well, presuming we go with Fabinho-Henderson-Wijnaldum against Chelsea. Harvey Elliot maybe if Brewster is let go before then.

[Red Beret]

So a team could conceivably win this new Europa Conference, then the Europa League, and then find themselves in the CL without ever even getting a sniff at the top half of the Premier League, never mind top four. 

*only on paper of course. 

[redgriffin73]

So a team could conceivably win this new Europa Conference, then the Europa League, and then find themselves in the CL without ever even getting a sniff at the top half of the Premier League, never mind top four. 

*only on paper of course. 

It's all been designed to help with that Everton #powershift

[Red Beret]

It's all been designed to help with that Everton #powershift

They actually have to win a trophy first though.

[VVM]

Teams barely want to play in the Europa, never mind a competition below it. Would rather finish 8th and not bother with all the extra fixtures than 7th and have to play in it.

Being from Wales though I can see how it might benefit poorer leagues who never get through the qualifiers.