So could you explain the alternative theory please?
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[Albion] League Cup Round 3 draw [Wolves at home] and ticketing
- Thread starter Bob!
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So could you explain the alternative theory please?
Dave Fishwick
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saw even Andy Burnham tweeting about this tonight.
Fair enough IMO for your average man on the street to think this is all one big conspiracy theory and that everything is designed to prop up the top clubs
but when you have the blokes that govern us buying in to the same tin hat theories what chance have the rest of us got?
For the record, I'm fine with it and all seems to make sense. It's the fault of UEFA for messing around with the football calendar again and deciding they want to cordon off seperate weeks for the Europa and Conference this time round, why they need to do that, I've no idea. The Tues/Weds CL and Thursday Europa comps works fine
Fair enough IMO for your average man on the street to think this is all one big conspiracy theory and that everything is designed to prop up the top clubs
but when you have the blokes that govern us buying in to the same tin hat theories what chance have the rest of us got?
For the record, I'm fine with it and all seems to make sense. It's the fault of UEFA for messing around with the football calendar again and deciding they want to cordon off seperate weeks for the Europa and Conference this time round, why they need to do that, I've no idea. The Tues/Weds CL and Thursday Europa comps works fine
Hometownglory
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- Jan 12, 2014
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Could be better, could be worse.
Munchkin
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Does anyone know in which week this is likely to be played and on what basis that decision will be made? I’m presuming it will be dictated by the European draws?
It’s already on the club fixture list on 17th……..so imagine it’s definitely at least that week
I'm sure there could have been a way to ensure that a CL side didn't meet a EL side without taking them all out. Setting them all aside simply meant that there was no chance of a CL side drawing another CL side, or a EL side drawing another EL side, which wouldn't have interfered with the UEFA matches at all.
Look how they did the draw for the Europa League first knockout round - loads of balls in loads of bowls. For instance, they could simply have declared any draw that couldn't happen 'invalid' and put the ball back - and they know who is left, so the computer would be able to tell them if the final draws were possibly not going to work out, and put the ball back - that's effectively what they did at the Europa League draw (a little more complex, but essentially that).
It wouldn't have been beyond them to think of something similar. The fact that they didn't [want to] leads to suspicions of rigging.
worthingweird
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- Mar 8, 2023
- 349
Lets target the competition...
Mr Banana
Tedious chump
From BBC Sport:
United and Tottenham must play their games in the week commencing 16 September as they open their respective Europa League campaigns the following week.
That means a clash with the opening round of Champions League fixtures, which will be played between 17-19 September as it is Uefa's designated 'exclusive week' for the competition.
The remaining 14 Carabao Cup ties will be played in the week commencing 23 September, when Europa League games will be played on the Wednesday and Thursday as part of their 'exclusive week'.
nicko31
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Home draw, its winnable. Really wanted an away draw in reach with a lower league club, hey ho...
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This ’vacationing’ you speak of - is that like going on holiday?My youngest daughter and I will be vacationing in Brighton and London September 19-27 and attending the home tie vs Forest on the 22nd. It'd be fantastic if the Wolves match was held 3 days later!
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Who gives a shite? Chelsea have over 60 players. Make them use them. It’s not clubs like ours fault. Those clubs are richer, should have better back up players and should have better U23 teams too. Make them use them. I wonder how many players who could have made it but never do because of this reason, that their clubs are protected. Easy to forget Marcus Rashford was Man United’s U18 squad striker when his stars aligned because they simply didn’t have another striker available. Had that not happened, he’d possibly be playing for a team like Crawley now. Similar to Hepburn-Murphy.
Nobby Cybergoat
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- Jul 19, 2021
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I want us to put out a proper side that will go and win this tie.
Mellor 3 Ward 4
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IMO we should be trying to win the whole competition - we want European football next year.
Nobby Cybergoat
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- Jul 19, 2021
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Spot on.
What's the point of putting this squad together if we're just going to make 11 changes every tie. That won't get us far in the competition, 4 or 5 might
worthingweird
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- Mar 8, 2023
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Not according to Harry Wilson...
Back in the day there was a constant grumble that English clubs were disadvantaged in Europe (and in the concurrent English competition) because of fixture congestion.
Assuming we get into Europe again, will you be howling with outrage if a League cup fixture is arranged to maximise our chances of a European win (and indeed a contiguous fair crack in the League cup)?
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
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- Oct 4, 2003
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It’s just for this round, well it better be.
After the first group games for Champions/Europa League have been played the remaining fixtures all take place in the traditional format of Tue/Wed Champions League, Thurs Europa/Conference league each game week. So there will be no need to keep any teams apart for future League Cup rounds as those rounds won’t be scheduled for European weeks.
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