I agree entirely but surely it is possible to put out a side capable of winning a tie against lower league opposition whilst resting half of the normal first team squad. To field only 1, 2 or 3 is surely taking the p--- , not to mention perhaps insulting to opposition whose fans perhaps would...
Agreed entirely not to mention the financial rewards of progressing within the 'Mickey Mouse' competition which if we had potentially drawn MU away well do your own maths !
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Not fussed about losing. It's a mickey mouse competition anyway. Let's...
It really depends to what extent the manager ( perhaps with the agreement of the board ) wish to go for it in the League Cup.
If the club had wanted to pursue interest in this competition, I suppose it is down to the manager to have selected a team to do so but by NOT selecting any more than...
Why didn't CH have a specific policy as to who should have been taking penalties !
So perhaps tonight's loss is down to CH failing to consider all eventualities !
I bl--d- well hope so !
There again I will almost certainly be damned if COG converts the vital penalty after extra time but I hope it does not come to that !
Agreed but frankly not too different from the past two or three seasons. I have often thought that we have been disappointingly too near the wrong end of the discipline statistics. Is this to do with our players 'size' - we sometimes seem to be disadvantaged in terms of stature so do we try to...