WBA Carabao Cup Match Thread

[KunDB]

Finally a home cup tie.

[Rowley Birkin QC]

Any news on Gundogan's injury?

[edit]

OK - not thought to be serious according to Pep

[lee]

we looked shit after ilkay limped off

[KunDB]

we looked shit after ilkay limped off

Yes that seemed to be the point we lost control of the game, but we had been a bit hit and miss prior so I suppose it was on its way. Still a good performance with so many players brought in.

[nimrod]

we looked shit after ilkay limped off

Hope he's not out for the season again

Thats the trouble with playing in these things like Caribou/ladyboy cup, a couple of bad injuries from a clogging shit team like WBA could cost you the prem or CL.

[Rowley Birkin QC]

Hope he's not out for the season again

Pep says no. Not serious.

[nimrod]

Pep says no. Not serious.

Thank christ I really rate this bloke

was it on telly here Ken ?

[Rowley Birkin QC]

No. I was up early, so listened to the internet radio commentary.

[nimrod]

Bastard press, typical, I visit the DM football page, headlines and pics all about scum beating some painters and decorators, we beat a prem team away from home and you have to search for it, pure twatishness.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/index.html

[zacc]

Bastard press, typical, I visit the DM football page, headlines and pics all about scum beating some painters and decorators, we beat a prem team away from home and you have to search for it, pure twatishness.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/index.html

Yeh all media babbling on about some red team beating an aspiring team and all other EPL teams beating minnow teams.
Barely a mention of the only Premier team tie !! Mind we'll worry when, if this changed.

[gavin]

It was a decent first half performance from us and a decent result in the end however it was a disappointing night in many respects.

It was very disappointing that Foden and Diaz didn't even get a minute in the Carabao Cup. Young players would be better off elsewhere. There's not even a hint of progression to the first team in competitive football.

Our defence was very worrying in the second half. We could have conceded numerous times.

Again, we were far too profligate in front of goal when we were on top in the first half. The game should have been put to bed long before they equalised.

[bluebrendan]

Hope he's not out for the season again

Thats the trouble with playing in these things like Caribou/ladyboy cup, a couple of bad injuries from a clogging shit team like WBA could cost you the prem or CL.

All the more reason to give players like Foden and Diaz a chance in this competition, why else are they part of the first-team squad this season? If they're not going to get some first team experience they'd be better off out on loan.

[Swiss]

No one's mentioned yaya. Was the a ghost?

[bluebrendan]

No one's mentioned yaya. Was the a ghost?

He should have been subbed off at HT for me, he had no energy at all, looked well out of condition and I can see why he's not made the bench recently.

[nimrod]

All the more reason to give players like Foden and Diaz a chance in this competition, why else are they part of the first-team squad this season? If they're not going to get some first team experience they'd be better off out on loan.

Yeah dead right, this should be where you use them.....puzzled

[Swiss]

Difficult match with result in the balance, do you gamble on youth or go for more experience?

[nimrod]

Difficult match with result in the balance, do you gamble on youth or go for more experience?

whats the point of youth if you never play them even in shit cup ?

[Hesperus]

Depends if Pep agrees with your opinion that the league cup is shit. He's also under pressure to deliver a trophy this season so he may be taking this seriously.

I criticised Pep last season for not taking it seriously, the cup last year was there for the taking and it would have relieved some of the pressure on him this season.

Personally I like this cup, it gives silverware early in the season and could provide a springboard for us to make a final push on the league.

[goat]

he may be taking this seriously.

he started bravo, mangala and yaya, hes probably not

[gavin]

He said it was a waste of energy today which makes it even more curious why he didn't through some kids in. We played a more experimental side at the sty last season.