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Carling Cup 1st Round Draw (Thurs 16th June!)-Who Do You Want To Get!?!


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Following on from bjk's what team we will get when the new fixtures come out topic, I thought I'd start a topic on who do people want to get in the Carling Cup 1st Round Draw on Thursday 16th June!?!

I wouldn't mind someone easy at Home like Accrington-(Who Are They-Exactly!)(No Offence!) so that we can start of on our Carling Cup journey and would be Good to be playing a Big Team again depending on how far we get but we'l see!

Thanks!

COYR :D!!

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Only PL teams and those newly relegated get excluded.

That's not *always* true, I don't think. This season muddies the waters somewhat as Birmingham got relegated but qualified for Europe, so they'll get a bye to round 3. Also, Fulham qualified for the Europa League via the Fair Play League, which wouldn't happen every year, so there's an extra European place. As a result, it needs a bit of a reshuffle through the whole competition.

 

Having done some working-out, I reckon they're going to have to either have a preliminary round between Crawley and Wimbledon for a place in round 1, or also drop West Ham into round 1. I suspect they'll do the latter, they've only ever had a preliminary round once, in 2002/3.

 

Round 3, 32 teams, made up of 7 European qualifiers + 25 Round 2 winners. Byes to Round 3: Man United, Chelsea, Man City, Arsenal, Tottenham, Stoke, Birmingham - Fulham can't go here as it destroys the balance of the previous rounds, they would have to play a 2nd round game on a different week to everyone else if they manage to get through all the qualifying rounds of the Europa League.

Round 2, 50 teams, made up of 14 remaining Premier League clubs + highest-placed relegated team + 35 Round 1 winners. Byes to Round 2: Liverpool, Everton, Fulham, Aston Villa, Sunderland, West Brom, Newcastle, Bolton, Blackburn, Wigan, Wolves, QPR, Norwich, Swansea, Blackpool.

Round 1, 70 teams, made up of the lowest-ranked 70 teams in Football League.

 

From those 70 teams, those who would be split into the "south" section would be:

 

West Ham, Cardiff, Reading, Millwall, Ipswich, Watford, Bristol City, Portsmouth, Crystal Palace, Brighton, Saints, MK Dons, Bournemouth, Leyton Orient, Exeter, Colchester, Brentford, Charlton, Yeovil, Dagenham, Bristol Rovers, Plymouth, Swindon, Wycombe, Stevenage, Torquay, Gillingham, Oxford, Southend, Aldershot, Cheltenham, Hereford, Barnet, Crawley, Wimbledon.

 

However, there's then another spanner in the works because you can't divide 35 teams in each section into ties, as there would be one left over in each. They'll probably then move the southern-most team in the "north" section (Northampton) into the "south" section, to make it a 34/36 split.

 

Of those 36, the 18 highest-placed would be seeded, meaning that we could only be drawn against one of: Yeovil, Dagenham, Bristol Rovers, Plymouth, Swindon, Wycombe, Stevenage, Torquay, Gillingham, Oxford, Southend, Aldershot, Cheltenham, Hereford, Northampton, Barnet, Crawley, Wimbledon.

 

I now need a lie down... :lol:

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The Carling Cup 1st Round draw is usually seeded. And divided into north and south for the first round as well (though they won't tell you this). So there will be no Accrington, no Burton, no Coventry, no Skates, no Forest and no Bristol City. The seedings usually include the top League 1 clubs as well.

 

I hope we get AFC Wimbledon, Plymouth or Torquay personally.

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We're the anti-Man City, we invest in youth development, infrastructure and team. They spend big on famous names, huge wages and building a european brand.

 

Man City have spent huge amounts on youth development and infrastructure (hence why they will be joining Saints and Chelsea with category one academy status), only problem is it is unlikely many of the players they will produce will make the 1st team.

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Forest and Saints will both be seeded and can't play each other in the 1st round.

 

Looking at the sides we could play then, I'll go for Northampton. Near to me & a fair few good pubs around!

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Aldershot away on the terrace and another "local derby" to add to our collection.

 

Well it is in Hampshire and 40 miles away so I don't see why it wouldn't be a local derby. Obviously not a fierce local derby, as there is no rivalry, but a local derby all the same.

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Portsmouth at home (we win 2-0).

 

Like last year, we'll dive right into a 'local derby' en route to giving the f**kers a three match kicking.

 

Except we won't, as has been clearly explained repeatedly already on this thread.

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Nothing that appealing at all in that list. Hereford or Cheltenham only new grounds and they'd be a trek on a Tuesday night. Guess someone like Wimbledon or Crawley would be decent, although a fair chance of an upset at either of those two I reckon.

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Sweet Jesus you're right. For the love of God. I can't apologise enough to anyone who might have been traumatized by my post. What have I done? What HAVE I done?

 

Been overly sarcastic ? Failed to bother to read the thread before posting the same ill-informed crap as a number of other people, certainly. Made yourself look like a bit of a wazzock ? Arguably.

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Nothing that appealing at all in that list. Hereford or Cheltenham only new grounds and they'd be a trek on a Tuesday night. Guess someone like Wimbledon or Crawley would be decent, although a fair chance of an upset at either of those two I reckon.

 

I'll add to my initial Oxford and Aldershot with AFC Wimbledon, which would be amusing as my boss is on their committee, and I'd like to see Saints murder Crawley as they're a fairly unpleasant little club with some big ideas who haven't endeared themselves to anyone in the last year or so.

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Been overly sarcastic ? Failed to bother to read the thread before posting the same ill-informed crap as a number of other people, certainly. Made yourself look like a bit of a wazzock ? Arguably.

 

Christ this place is full of self righteous pedants.

Can't you just get laid and be done with it? If only for your mum's sake.

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If away, then Aldershot, Wimbledon, Crawley, Stevenage, Oxford or Cheltenham.

 

If home then not too fussed, although the Skates could be very interesting. I still remember the atmosphere at that 2003 Carling Cup game at SMS which was the first meeting for 7 years. Absolutely electric, St Mary's was rocking that night, never heard it so loud since.

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If away, then Aldershot, Wimbledon, Crawley, Stevenage, Oxford or Cheltenham.

 

If home then not too fussed, although the Skates could be very interesting. I still remember the atmosphere at that 2003 Carling Cup game at SMS which was the first meeting for 7 years. Absolutely electric, St Mary's was rocking that night, never heard it so loud since.

 

Agree with your list, but we can't get the skates in the first round. Both teams are seeded

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Agree with your list, but we can't get the skates in the first round. Both teams are seeded

 

Good spot, sorry missed that. Ok we won't be playing the Skates in the Carling Cup this season then, I can see them going out to Barnet away or something!

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Aldershot, Barnet, Bristol Rovers, Charlton, Cheltenham, Crawley/AFC Wimbledon, Dagenham & Redbridge, Gillingham, Hereford, Northampton, Oxford, Plymouth, Southend, Stevenage, Swindon, Torquay, Wycombe, Yeovil.

 

Would probably go to any of those, unless it's Plymouth away.

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