Hopefully drawn away to non premiership team. Then no decision to be made on neutral or away ground.
Wycombe or Oxford away will do me. Keep it relatively local compared to trekking up North and it sorts our ground issues
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Hopefully drawn away to non premiership team. Then no decision to be made on neutral or away ground.
So we're in two different draws tomorrow? Nice
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, it's all fine and well saying "I don't give a shit about the League Cup, the League is what matters" and then a couple of weeks after crashing out of the LC you go through a shit period in the league ruling it out too.Probably the first season I stop caring about it. I don't know what Poch's attitude is this year but it has been clear in the past he has lost quite a few glorious opportunities and derby matches. Not having a go, I don't know if it is incentivised more in his contract now or not. I won't be bothering to give it the same enthusiasm as a normal comp. It is more like watching ladies or U23s or pre-season.
Maybe not embarrassing but it would be a big shame to lose our streak of winning something in every decade.Not that embarrassing
League cup win 1999. Finished 11th
Then league finishes of 12,9,10,14,9,5,5,11,8 - 1 more league cup win.
Don’t really want to go back to that thanks.
We are building something now. A club that can compete with Europe’s best again.
Enjoy what we have. I’m trying to be glass half full here.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, it's all fine and well saying "I don't give a shit about the League Cup, the League is what matters" and then a couple of weeks after crashing out of the LC you go through a shit period in the league ruling it out too.
I get what Poch is saying, it's correct, it's a big team attitude. But at the end of the day, even a League Cup win just to shut people up, to add to our illustrious history and to install the winning mentality for real. Yes I want the EPL and the CL, but I'd take a trophy and let things fall into place thereafter.
The media and opposing fans will just pick up a different stick to beat us with. It will change to "its not a proper trophy" Look at Mourinho getting stick for "only" winning the League Cup and the Europa (i appreciate there is more to it with him getting stick but the point stands)
I don't really give a fuck about this "not winning anything" thing.
Will a Carabou Cup win stop Kane or Eriksen or Poch from potentially leaving - probably not. Will it change the media bias or get bitter gooners / spammers / dippers off our back - No.
It would be amazing for the fans, i will celebrate it like crazy. And i agree it will be good for the players to feel what lifting a trophy is like and hopefully start a ball rolling.
I know what you are saying, but the thing is this. The media had Spurs as a nice team, entertaining but fragile...not any more. Harry Kane was a one season wonder.....now he's the best striker in Europe/World. Once big team come calling for our players, they are gone.....oops, file that under bullshit.
No matter what the media comes up with, we prove them wrong and keep setting new standards. Yes, I'd love the Premier League. Yes, it would be the ultimate STFU to doubters. But winning something is winning something and ultimately I'd like to finish a season with a trophy rather than a "well we were so near, but hey, we go again".
You say the League cup isn't a real trophy. I'm pretty sure City, a team much more is expected of, celebrated winning it last year and Man Ure the season before.
Media bias is what it is, we're still seen as that nearly team, I don't want to be nearly. The media loved the Fergie "It's only Tottenham" quote.
That's damn fucking well changed.
The media and opposing fans will just pick up a different stick to beat us with. It will change to "its not a proper trophy" Look at Mourinho getting stick for "only" winning the League Cup and the Europa (i appreciate there is more to it with him getting stick but the point stands)
I don't really give a fuck about this "not winning anything" thing.
Will a Carabou Cup win stop Kane or Eriksen or Poch from potentially leaving - probably not. Will it change the media bias or get bitter gooners / spammers / dippers off our back - No.
It would be amazing for the fans, i will celebrate it like crazy. And i agree it will be good for the players to feel what lifting a trophy is like and hopefully start a ball rolling.
Ah, but even IF we won it, we wouldn't be ALLOWED to celebrate too much, as, according to everyone in football apparently, it makes us small time!I know what you are saying, but the thing is this. The media had Spurs as a nice team, entertaining but fragile...not any more. Harry Kane was a one season wonder.....now he's the best striker in Europe/World. Once big team come calling for our players, they are gone.....oops, file that under bullshit.
No matter what the media comes up with, we prove them wrong and keep setting new standards. Yes, I'd love the Premier League. Yes, it would be the ultimate STFU to doubters. But winning something is winning something and ultimately I'd like to finish a season with a trophy rather than a "well we were so near, but hey, we go again".
You say the League cup isn't a real trophy. I'm pretty sure City, a team much more is expected of, celebrated winning it last year and Man Ure the season before.
Media bias is what it is, we're still seen as that nearly team, I don't want to be nearly. The media loved the Fergie "It's only Tottenham" quote.
That's damn fucking well changed.
18:45 tonight I thinkAh, but even IF we won it, we wouldn't be ALLOWED to celebrate too much, as, according to everyone in football apparently, it makes us small time!
When's the draw anyway??
ochbye:The draw will be shown live on Sky Sports Football and will be hosted by Joleon Lescott, David Seaman and David Prutton.