[Football] Should the League Cup be axed?

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Why do I have to add a title to a reply? NSC is behaving weirdly.

not really though. dont think i watched the final in over a decade.

A lot of that may be because it was shown only on Sky Sports at one time, or was on when we were taking the kids out for a Sunday afternoon constitutional. Or it was Luton versus one-nil-to-the Arsenal. Or I didn't know it was on.

I'd watch it, but these days it probably clashes with a more interesting PL game.

.....I think it has gone down hill since the milk marketing board took over the marketing. Swindon 3, Arsenal 1, now that was a game. Although, hang on, I didn't watch that one

 

[BensGrandad]

I voted 'fence' because if we win I'm happy and if we lose I don't care.

That sums up my attitude and how I voted.

 

[Questions]

What I'm thinking: if the League Cup were scrapped, would clubs take the FA Cup more seriously on account of it being the only major domestic trophy on offer?

Not in my opinion Jasper or not to the later rounds if their second team has come through. Of course I went to Wembley even though I missed West Brom and Derby at home.

 

[Hastings gull]

Far be it from me to make this go the same way as the other threads, but no one had any inkling that yesterday's team was going to be anything like that.

It was some way from what anyone could reasonably expect.

Yes, agreed. I think it probably is only a question of degree. I simply meant that one cannot expect the first 11, rightly or wrongly, but the team yesterday caught us all by surprise.

 

[NooBHA]

NO - Because if you start to bow to all these Owners who are only interested in the "cash cows" like the Champions League then we might as well just watch everything on TV and create the atmosphere using a "virtual crowd created atmosphere" for the armchair fans

 

[blue-shifted]

The fans of the teams doing well are loving it. Tell colchester, Burton or Oxford or Rochdale it should be scrapped. Trying to bin it off the day after we went out of it isn't a good look

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[London Irish]

Aston Villa gave it the respect it deserved, most clubs did so I guess it will be up to us if we want to put out the U18s. Surely makes sense to do it in the second round though

 

[London Irish]

The fans of the teams doing well are loving it. Tell colchester, Burton or Oxford or Rochdale it should be scrapped. Trying to bin it off the day after we went out of it isn't a good look

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And you missed the club up the road who have a credible route to the quarter finals

 

[Thunder Bolt]

The fans of the teams doing well are loving it. Tell colchester, Burton or Oxford or Rochdale it should be scrapped. Trying to bin it off the day after we went out of it isn't a good look

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At least we lost to another Premier League club.

It also hasn't given Villa a clue on how we will play the league game. Maybe they'll be complacent, with a bit of luck.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Whilst I don’t particularly like it, it provides valuable experiences for all teams entering the competition, whether that be thecreserve teams of better clubs, or teams from lower leagues.

 

[jonny.rainbow]

I couldn’t make it because of work, but was at Bristol Rovers in the previous round, which was my favourite game of the season so far.

I’d rather they scrapped the Premier League to be honest and changed the European Cup back to a straight knock out over two legs.

Football is crap these days. Getting rid of the League Cup would make it even more crap.

 

[Wrong-Direction]

The fans of the teams doing well are loving it. Tell colchester, Burton or Oxford or Rochdale it should be scrapped. Trying to bin it off the day after we went out of it isn't a good look

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This all over

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[Neville's Breakfast]

I couldn’t make it because of work, but was at Bristol Rovers in the previous round, which was my favourite game of the season so far.

I’d rather they scrapped the Premier League to be honest and changed the European Cup back to a straight knock out over two legs.

Football is crap these days. Getting rid of the League Cup would make it even more crap.

Agreed re the European Cup. I only watch when it gets to the knockout rounds. No interest in the ‘league’ stage as it seems to be just an artificial money grab.

 

[portslade seagull]

The FA should set a rule which makes teams play 5 1st teamers minimum from the last league game. This and the FA Cup have been belittled by money

 

[HalfaSeatOn]

Should be more creative. I like the Scottish Challenge Cup idea where teams from different leagues are invited. Also I like an easy 15 loyalty points.

 

[Frutos]

It should be a genuine League Cup - for Football League clubs only.

 

[Palacefinder General]

Most Albion fans can’t be bothered.

Potter not interested (okay, okay, ‘not prioritising…’).

No European reward from next season....

Err, most Brighton fans couldn’t be bothered with the FA Cup last year against our ARCH rivals, in fact even less could be bothered with that, 14,500 crowd for that, 14,900 on Wednesday, so should we scrap that as well?

 

[Pogue Mahone]

It should be a genuine League Cup - for Football League clubs only.

That would kill it off, as lower league teams wouldn't have the opportunity to draw a Premier League 'Giant'.

It was called The League Cup from the days that this meant Divisions 1 to 4. Remove the top division and it becomes a bit like the old Johnstone's Paint Trophy.

 

[maffew]

Rumbelows cup wasnt it? God its had some shit sponsors
Keep it. Opportunity for players and welcome revenue.

 

[Simster]

I couldn’t make it because of work, but was at Bristol Rovers in the previous round, which was my favourite game of the season so far.

I’d rather they scrapped the Premier League to be honest and changed the European Cup back to a straight knock out over two legs.

Football is crap these days. Getting rid of the League Cup would make it even more crap.

I understand the sentiment in most of this, except the bit on the European Cup where in my view you are looking back all misty eyed at a time that never existed.

The European Cup was always shite, bar some very occasional big match ups. Same goes for the other two competitions.

Sure we can talk about it being a cash cow in the early group stages these days but at least the continent's biggest clubs actually play each other - in every single round. You can't really argue that a team has an easy path to winning the Champions League these days. My only issue with it is that the name is a complete misnomer, which explains how Liverpool have won it twice.


As for the League Cup, yeah get rid. It has always been shite. It is irrelevant these days, and when it wasn't irrelevant I'm afraid we always traditionally played as if it were. Those worrying about lower league clubs and sources of income would be better off campaigning for a fairer distribution of wealth in the game, not for propping up this moribund load of shite competition.