Carabao cup second round (5 Viewers)

[larry_david]

Cambridge was so close. Still, chance to beat Steve Evans again should never be turned down

 

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[covcity4life]

Gills not a walk over but if we have winnable 3rd round tie or a plum prem tie I can see everyone being motivated

 

[Evo1883]

What we saying, Burton or villa in round 3?

 

[covcity4life]

What we saying, Burton or villa in round 3?

Cheltenham or Newport!!!

 

[Evo1883]

Cheltenham or Newport!!!

Also got the top prem teams in then too... In a normal season I'd like to see us progress, but with this many games coming thick and fast I'd like to get a big tie like Liverpool away on sky, or as I said villa

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Could have been worse, could have been better... Let's see who round 3 brings

Definitely be tempted not to field our strongest side - we would be playing on a Tuesday (I think) but a long journey, and little recovery time before the Friday night game v QPR.

 

[larry_david]

We have players who performed well in pre season though who can play. Drysdale, Burroughs, bapaga, Rowe, baka or max, Mason, sheaf/Kelly minutes. It's not all bad

 

[covcity4life]

Definitely be tempted not to field our strongest side - we would be playing on a Tuesday (I think) but a long journey, and little recovery time before the Friday night game v QPR.

Wow the game is next week?! To be fair I think quarter line up will be sorted by start of October!

Hopefully ifollow show this match too

 

[Evo1883]

Definitely be tempted not to field our strongest side - we would be playing on a Tuesday (I think) but a long journey, and little recovery time before the Friday night game v QPR.

I think this season more than before teams will prioritise the league and could well field much weaker teams

 

[Evo1883]

Phil babb was a pretty good player weren't he to be fair

 

[covcity4life]

So early into the season. No point rotating much imo. Will be first 3 game week. We have a week off after yesterday's gamw remmeber

But rotation we can afford now is walker baka Shipley Drysdale jones etc so we can put a good team out but i hope for minimal rotation in cup personally

Lack of a rwb for so many games is a worry though

 

[matesx]

Yeah he was, it’s a shame I remember him more for smashing his spuds into the post. Ouch!

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

I think this season more than before teams will prioritise the league and could well field much weaker teams

Agree - think the prize money for the second round is about £7,500 (not much change after coach travel. meals etc) - as you said earlier, the only real attraction is getting a TV game for a few ££s, but barely worth it in terms of the importance of staying in this division, with all that's going on.

 

[covcity4life]

Phil babb was a pretty good player weren't he to be fair

I rmeber at a autohraph signing i said good luck in usa for the wirls cup

Dont think he ever played for us again lol

Same with Scott damn I saw him outside ricoh after I went gym and said good luck k in the Tuesday night game later that evening. He left the weekend after lol

I tried my best on burge. Took multiple meetings lol

 

[shmmeee]

I thinkId play the first choice back 4 to get more time understanding each other and rotate the rest. Something like:

Marośi
Østigård McFadz Hyam (unless Rose is fit)
Pask Sheaf Shipley Mason
Jones Hilßner/Bapaga
Baka

Still good enough to win.

 

[Evo1883]

I rmeber at a autohraph signing i said good luck in usa for the wirls cup

Dont think he ever played for us again lol

Same with Scott damn I saw him outside ricoh after I went gym and said good luck k in the Tuesday night game later that evening. He left the weekend after lol

I tried my best on burge. Took multiple meetings lol

Just don't ever speak to dabo and we're good

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

So early into the season. No point rotating much imo. Will be first 3 game week. We have a week off after yesterday's gamw remmeber

But rotation we can afford now is walker baka Shipley Drysdale jones etc so we can put a good team out but i hope for minimal rotation in cup personally

Lack of a rwb for so many games is a worry though

We would be playing Saturday, Tues (or Wed) and Friday next week isn't it?

In my opinion we sacrifice the Tues/Wed game (or risk it with 2nd string) to ensure our Friday team isn't compromised.

 

[covcity4life]

Fucj less happy with that one

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Wolves or Stoke away (won't be tv. so meh!)

Play 2nd string, whchever game.

 

[Evo1883]

Wolves or Stoke... Hopefully Stoke fluke a win

 

[shmmeee]

Fuck it play the kids Against Gills. We’re gonna get beat by a dull midlands team next round anyway.

 

[lifeskyblue]

Wolves or stoke


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[covcity4life]

Wolves will be out to win cup

Stoke will be I proved if o Neil's work is anythinf to by

Tough game regardless

 

[lifeskyblue]

Tough game (if we beat gillingham) but could have been worse.


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[larry_david]

Yuck

 

[covcity4life]

Maybe stoke will.win

We have a chance. We are a championship club now

Heck we best them when they in prem a d we in league 2

Hopefully wolves will play kids but they went far in europa so not worried about a lot of games

 

[robbiethemole]

Phil babb was a pretty good player weren't he to be fair

Balls each side of the post was the highlight/low point of his career. Ouc

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

I never like losing, but this season is so pivotal to the club, and the prize money so piffling, I just don't want extra unnecessary games. Fine to use Gillingham (and the next round if we get through) to give players game time (Max, JJ, etc, but I would fill the team up with the likes of Eccles, Bapaga, Burroughs etc. There is a chance Gillingham won't go full tilt due to similar early season concerns, so we may still get through, but it would be criminal to get players injured/leggy before our first home game just a couple of days later.

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Balls each side of the post was the highlight/low point of his career. Ouc

To be fair, I'd be bragging if I could manage that

 

[clint van damme]

Balls each side of the post was the highlight/low point of his career. Ouc

He should have been given a testi moan ial for that!

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Agree - think the prize money for the second round is about £7,500 (not much change after coach travel. meals etc) - as you said earlier, the only real attraction is getting a TV game for a few ££s, but barely worth it in terms of the importance of staying in this division, with all that's going on.

Winning breeds confidence. Plus the motivation of players playing well to make sure they're in the team for Liverpool / Man Utd / Galactic Allstars away.

 

[Johhny Blue]

History is on our side. We beat Stoke recently and we smashed Wolves in 1967

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Winning breeds confidence. Plus the motivation of players playing well to make sure they're in the team for Liverpool / Man Utd / Galactic Allstars away.

Agree with the confidence bit (and don't want to lose the unbeaten 2020 tag) - but would you play our first string down at Gillingham on Tues/Wed with a first home game on the Friday night? Not for me.

 

[covcity4life]

Agree with the confidence bit (and don't want to lose the unbeaten 2020 tag) - but would you play our first string down at Gillingham on Tues/Wed with a first home game on the Friday night? Not for me.

Change 4 or 5. Good balance

Marosi
Hyam
Leo
Drysdale
Rowe
Kelly
Hamer
Shipley
Allen
Walker

For example. Still competitive

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Agree with the confidence bit (and don't want to lose the unbeaten 2020 tag) - but would you play our first string down at Gillingham on Tues/Wed with a first home game on the Friday night? Not for me.

Yep. Match fitness / sharpness.