owls4effa Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 8 Championship clubs out of the carling cup in the 1st round to lower league opposition. And it could well have been a lot more.. What a buzz for lower league clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEnchanter Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Tin pot cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spondon Owl Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Our last major trophy. Let's not go pulling its name through the gutter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjani10 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 looks like we weren't the only ones to treat these games like a pre-season friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammyb87 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 looks like we weren't the only ones to treat these games like a pre-season friendly. I wouldn't say we treated ours anything like a pre-season friendly. I think DJ put out what he thought was our strongest team available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss Toni Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I bet the fans of the 8 Championship clubs that were knocked out think it's a tin pot cup. I for one think that some of the bigger clubs like Arsenal and Manchester United have made a mockery of the competition in recent years by playing kids and weakened sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss Toni Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I wouldn't say we treated ours anything like a pre-season friendly. I think DJ put out what he thought was our strongest team available DJ put a strong team out but their mindset in the first half was definitely more pre-season that season started. DJ got to grips with them at half time for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Tin pot cup Why go repeating the **** you here on RS ? The league cup was/is the peoples cup competition, the competition where fans get 40K tickets each should they make the final. Yeah the FA Cup has more prestige but should we get there don't bank on seeing it if you're not a season ticket holder. Give me the League Cup, if the top Prem sides want to devalue it Screw em we'll take the trip to Wembley every time ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUMBELOWS91 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I bet the fans of the 8 Championship clubs that were knocked out think it's a tin pot cup. I for one think that some of the bigger clubs like Arsenal and Manchester United have made a mockery of the competition in recent years by playing kids and weakened sides. Teams do that now in anything except Premier League and Champions League. They generally field sides that they rhink can get through without risking too many players. Make no mistake the trophy still matters. Look at how Liverpool celebrated winning it last year. It's also a route into Europe. There's only 3 real major domestic trophies to win and fans want to see their team winning trophies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlossyOwl Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Would love a cup run. Was a nice buzz about the place last season - different cup, but either way a decent cup run is good all round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjani10 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 think in dj's mind that was his strongest side with what he had, agree it was the players who were a bit shellshocked to be in a competitive match in the first half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sheff Owl Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Most of these Championship teams that went out played their first teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUMBELOWS91 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 DJ put a strong team out but their mindset in the first half was definitely more pre-season that season started. DJ got to grips with them at half time for sure! Sometimes the first game can be a bit of a red herring. Everyone had us down for making the play offs when we were 2-0 up on Barnsley at half time in the first game the other year- look what happens there. Also remember Rotherham putting 6 past Millwall away from home in the Championship on the first day, only to fizzle out over the next few games. Most people had Preston down for promotion after the first month of last season. Very difficult to tell the sides that will challenge on the evidence of the first few games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Tin pot cup Don't know how you can think that way. I'd settle for a home tie (and win) against a Premier League team, then something like Arsenal or Man U away - we're due a big tie and if we can make some money, it might allow us to bring in more quality. Not sure it could be labeled tin pot if we can potentially make a decent wedge out of it. However, if we get knocked out at Northampton away in the next round, then it's tinpot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dore Owl Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Would be nice to go on a cup run without the pressures of having to chase promotion at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjani10 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Sometimes the first game can be a bit of a red herring. Everyone had us down for making the play offs when we were 2-0 up on Barnsley at half time in the first game the other year- look what happens there. Also remember Rotherham putting 6 past Millwall away from home in the Championship on the first day, only to fizzle out over the next few games. Most people had Preston down for promotion after the first month of last season. Very difficult to tell the sides that will challenge on the evidence of the first few games. norwich 7-1 to colchester only to be promoted, imagine if we'd lost 7-1 to rochdale first game last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUMBELOWS91 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 norwich 7-1 to colchester only to be promoted, imagine if we'd lost 7-1 to rochdale first game last year. 2 years later an they're comfortable in the Premier League! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaminowl Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Considering that the Premier League teams don't take it seriously, there still hasn't been a winner from outside the top league since we did it in '91. The 'tin-pot' comments usually come from fans of teams that have just been knocked out. We've said it plenty of times in the past too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEnchanter Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I was WHOOSHiNG when I said 'tinpot cup'. I have been to plenty of league cup ties through choice. Just prefer the FA Cup. At least we don't do the JPT anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueblood Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I hate the early rounds of this cup. It's even worse this season with it starting before the season. Both fans and players don't seem to take it seriously and it's ripe for an upset as proved. I think they should totally change the format and turn it into a kind of British cup, it would definately make it more entertaining and give it a bit of an edge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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