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What do we reckon for the League Cup semis then?

I have a feeling Arsenal will turn over Newcastle and get to the final. Seems like the Geordies are already planning their Trafalgar Square piss up...can see Arsenal shocking them.

As for Spurs, I think that lead from the 1st leg is absolutely vital for them. Can see them battling for a draw at Anfield, and progressing to the final.

A NLD in the cup final would be a sight to behold. Bit of a lose/lose for us whoever wins.

twoleftfeet wrote: ↑29 Oct 2025, 20:31 Slot out.

Slot out.

Have Palace taken any fans to Anfield?

Palarse lose at home to Larnaca! 

We made the winning the Conference look like a walk in the park.

Thank you, Mr Moyes.

Yes, the sale of Latte Lath appeared odd for a supposedly ambitious club, but Aziz, Hackney and Ben Doak and others were blowing people away earlier in the season so something's not clicking

That’s going to see him under pressure for sure
Was reading that he is getting criticised for not making subs mainly because Bristol made 3 & Earthy scored twice
Havent watched Championship football hardly at all this season but did see they sold Latte Lath to the MLS last month

They have the classic Tuesday night at Stoke & he definitely needs a win

Fauxstralian wrote: ↑21 Feb 2025, 22:23 5 pts off the playoffs with a game in hand
Sold their best striker in January I think

 

onsideman wrote: ↑21 Feb 2025, 22:11 Not going well for Carrick though... those calling for his appointment might be having a rethink 

5 pts off the playoffs with a game in hand
Sold their best striker in January I think
 

Not going well for Carrick though... those calling for his appointment might be having a rethink 

Imagine how sick Van Nistelroy's record would look had he not beaten Lopetegui's West Ham. Christ we've been shit

We should have been 3 or 4 down at h/t
Brentford got their eye in this week 
10 points clear of us now

0-4

Makes our 0-1 defeat to Brentford look more respectable.

Leicester getting the 3-0 beating from Brentford that we should have got
Understand Leicester have now lost 6 home games in a row without scoring 
Beat them next Thursday & they are as good as done

Browno22 wrote: ↑21 Feb 2025, 21:24 That will shut the yid wankers ladyboy and ferret up 

That will shut the yid wankers ladyboy and ferret up 

2 for Earthy, you fucking beauty

twoleftfeet wrote: ↑21 Feb 2025, 21:16 Earthy scores

Earthy scores

We need to recruit and / or develop our own Mnbeumo’s,  Norguerd and Wissa’s. Buy them relatively cheap and/or young and develop them. 

We cannot follow the Sullivan model any longer. Buying older, experienced players for too much and/or on high wages and getting rid of them incirimg huge losses.

If Potter or any manager for that fact is to be successful longer term, we have to go in the direction outlined and the one I think Macaulay and Potter currently have us heading in for recruitment. 

The risk or threat to it not working is threefold. Potter never seeing emough victories to survive in the short term,  fans and owner not having the patience for a slower evolution assuming Potter does get up and running in the games remaining this season or the start of next. The 3rd and biggest threat is Sullivan overriding or undermining Potter and Macaulay’s recruitment and continuing to being in players through his agent mates, players that are older, more expensive and unlikely to be sold for a profit.  

At this juncture, we just need a win asap.  

Next season we could look at mbeuono or that mo farah bloke up front for Brentford,plenty of pace.

Leicester are so bad, I reckon RVN will get the boot and Dyche in.

New manager bounce against us

It's an horrendous revenue generating merry-go-round designed to maintain the status quo for the richest clubs. The money each club earns is not only determined by their performances in this years competition but also how they have fared in previous seasons. Thus, Man City earned more than Aston Villa in the group stage despite Villa's superior showing.

The only element of interest for me is the schadenfreude that accompanies the exit of the Premier League teams.  

Jean-Luc Paul Goddard" wrote: ↑20 Feb 2025, 11:17

Personally I think the new format is a big improvement, at least for neutral viewers. In the old format you pretty much knew exactly which 2 teams would go through in every group, apart from the single group of death that sometimes popped up (and really that was the ONLY time there was ever a risk of a big club going out). Also, there were a lot of dead rubbers and strategic playing for a draw in that setup. 

With this format there were always at least one high profile game each matchday and on the final matchday things could have swung either way for a lot of the clubs involved. Man City, PSG and Juventus were all close to not even making the playoffs, and two of them are now out. The big clubs are guaranteed a higher minimum amount of games but they're also more at risk of not making the final 16.

El Scorchio" wrote: ↑20 Feb 2025, 10:37

Yup I think it's messy too. The old format was much better and more straightforward but there was more risk of a big club crashing out I guess (Although hey it's happened early this year anyway, so did it actually accomplish anything?) Yes they have 8 fixtures rather than 6 now so absolutely extra money for those poor cash strapped clubs and UEFA.