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I wouldn't DARE

Defeat against Chelsea wouldn't have been a particularly poor result, as long as we didn't get an absolute mullering. But you shouldn't avoid opportunities of games like that out of fear. I think we'd have given a more than decent account of ourselves. Hey ho, all ifs and maybes now.

The fact that at the time we were the first team in history to make the final and go down in the same season would suggest to me that we were the exception rather than the rule. And personally, I still think that was a worthwhile tradeoff. Its woven into the fabric of the club and passed...

Fair enough. But I'll never be convinced that a good team is incapable of coping with a few cup ties or the odd high-profile game along the way without the league form dropping off a cliff. Good results breed confidence whatever competition they're in. I'm probably in a minority though.

I don't buy it. It IS actually possible to have a good cup run and do well in the League, the two are not mutually exclusive. If we'd taken it seriously then it would've been a real opportunity to go deep into the competition and have some pretty memorable nights along the way, which shirley is...

Exactly this. Quite frankly even if we HAD got through and drawn Chelsea at home, I don't think I'd have bothered going, I'm not wasting money on watching the reserves. If the manager isn't bothering with the League Cup then neither will I. We have a side that is still looking to gel and...

Oh well. At least we're not Celtic.