St Etienne (FRA) v The United (ENG) 5pm ko

Originally Posted by Venceremos

What's this about? We're 3-0 up not 2-1. If any game warranted a full second XI it's this one.

We should be fine, ofcourse, but I'd rather we just took the stung out of the game aswell as the tie.

I don't think any side would jeopardise the tie much, but it could be an unnecessarily difficult night if we concede early, have to bring big players on etc.
Could be another Hull job. I suspect he wants the game as comfortable as possible.

Still plenty of opportunities to rest later in the game and rotate a few for Sunday.

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Only in name...

A domestic cup final is the FA cup

Disagree and always have, the league cup is a proper trophy.

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Disagree and always have, the league cup is a proper trophy.

Is it heck

It's 5 games normally played by second string or youth players..

Originally Posted by Billy Redface

We should be fine, ofcourse, but I'd rather we just took the stung out of the game aswell as the tie.

I don't think any side would jeopardise the tie much, but it could be an unnecessarily difficult night if we concede early, have to bring big players on etc.
Could be another Hull job. I suspect he wants the game as comfortable as possible.

Still plenty of opportunities to rest later in the game and rotate a few for Sunday.

thanks for that sop

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Disagree and always have, the league cup is a proper trophy.

yep, oxford and swindon defo agree

Originally Posted by Tumescent Throb

thanks for that sop



yep, oxford and swindon defo agree

Which is why he's selected a strong side, Smart-arse.

Ignoring people's overall point again, I see.

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Disagree and always have, the league cup is a proper trophy.

it's one we haven't dishonoured.

it's a bit of a sideshow, though. the highlight will be seeing the f.a. cup final goal over and over. with any luck, they will assess it with modern technology and declare it invalid. it's what the germans would do.

Originally Posted by Billy Redface

Which is why he's selected a strong side, Smart-arse.

Ignoring people's overall point again, I see.

how am i ignoring it when i said it in the op?

just the way you typed it like it was insightful made me laugh.

kinell you're precious day. it's either a full moon or you've got your blob?

The League cup became a proper trophy when Mourinho decided it was in his first season at Chelsea.

There has definitely been a transition in how the big teams treated it at least. The F.A. Cup OTOH has gone in the other direction since then.

Don't care

Originally Posted by Tumescent Throb

how am i ignoring it when i said it in the op?

just the way you typed it like it was insightful made me laugh.

kinell you're precious day. it's either a full moon or you've got your blob?

Precious, he says. STILL going

'Typed like it was insightful'. Watching me type now?

Banging on with the same question to point nobody made, being called out for lying about a point and then ignoring it and now throwing snide at an observation about team selection.

You're a mess, Throb. Go home.

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Is it heck

It's 5 games normally played by second string or youth players..

Which is why Mourinho always targets the League Cup. It's not special, no one is bothered if you're out but it's also the easiest to win if you do take it seriously - which he does. Get the first trophy on the board and the players and fans will be buzzing for the final third of the season blitz.

Winning mentality

billy, billy, billy.......

Originally Posted by jem

billy, billy, billy.......

Hi there.

How can I help?

Originally Posted by puressence

Don't care

Whats to do

Originally Posted by Wez

Whats to do

Toys out the pram as he's not started the thread

Originally Posted by dragflick

Toys out the pram as he's not started the thread

Ah that explains it

Originally Posted by Billy Redface

Hi there.

How can I help?

say something funny. maybe he'll spit pot noodle over his underwear and we'll get a couple of minutes' respite. only joking. like he'd clean up.

Originally Posted by puressence

Don't care

looking forward to your official cup final thread on friday

Originally Posted by Wez

Whats to do

He's flown over, Stoney offered him the 5th ticket on the bounce

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

He's flown over, Stoney offered him the 5th ticket on the bounce