Matthew Le God Posted 13 August, 2008 Share Posted 13 August, 2008 (edited) The 2nd Round draw takes place live on Sky Sports tonight, following the conclusion of the Wycombe Wanderers v Birmingham City tie, with an approximate time of 10pm (later if extra time and penalties are needed) All 32 winners from last night's ties will be joined in the draw by the four victors in this evening's fixtures. And twelve Premier League sides will also enter the fray, will all clubs competing in Europe - bar Manchester City - given a bye into the third round. The Football League has confirmed that tonight's draw will be seeded on last season's finishing positions in the league. A pre-draw will determine whether the non-seeds will play at home or away, and all seeded teams will then be plucked out of the hat to make up the fixtures. The line-up is as follows:- SEEDS Manchester City Blackburn Rovers West Ham United Newcastle United Middlesbrough Wigan Athletic Sunderland Bolton Wanderers Fulham Reading Birmingham City (or Wycombe Wanderers) Derby County West Brom Stoke City Hull City Bristol City Crystal Palace Watford Wolves Ipswich Town Sheffield United (or Port Vale) Cardiff City Burnley QPR (Should Birmingham or Sheffield United be beaten tonight, Preston North End will become seeds. Should both Birmingham City and Sheffield United be beaten, Preston North End and Southampton will become seeds) NON-SEEDS Preston North End Southampton Coventry City or Aldershot Leicester City Colchester United Swansea City Nottingham Forest or Morecambe Carlisle United Leeds United Brighton & HA Oldham Athletic Northampton Town Huddersfield Town Hartlepool United Yeovil Town Cheltenham Town Crewe Alexandra Luton Town MK Dons Darlington Rotherham United Grimsby Town Macclesfield Town Notts County Teams entering in round three are as follows:- Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur. So the question is; Do we want Sheff Utd/Brum to lose us to be a seed and play a small side or Saints to not be a seed and play a big club at St Marys for example and get more cash? Edited 13 August, 2008 by Matthew Le God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 13 August, 2008 Share Posted 13 August, 2008 Seed and play a small side, for the next two rounds. Get a big club then, when people actually care and will go to watch. As it is, I think we'll get Blackburn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derry Posted 13 August, 2008 Share Posted 13 August, 2008 It would make more sense, and not try to tinker with the draw to put all the names in a bag and draw like the FA cup. The top teams have enough advantage already. If the two top teams have to play each other, so what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northants saint Posted 13 August, 2008 Share Posted 13 August, 2008 Sorry to be pedantic, but there must be a team missing off the list; 23 seeds and 24 non seeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummer Posted 13 August, 2008 Share Posted 13 August, 2008 Sorry to be pedantic, but there must be a team missing off the list; 23 seeds and 24 non seeds. Watford and Wolves are on the same line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 13 August, 2008 Share Posted 13 August, 2008 (edited) Sorry to be pedantic, but there must be a team missing off the list; 23 seeds and 24 non seeds. ... Edited 13 August, 2008 by trousers Trousers needs an eye test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 13 August, 2008 Share Posted 13 August, 2008 Blimey ...that list of seeds vs non-seeds is a bit of a sobering shot in the arm for anyone who was still clinging forlornly onto the belief that we were still a 'big club'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 13 August, 2008 Share Posted 13 August, 2008 It's gotta be Newcastle at home..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexstar Posted 13 August, 2008 Share Posted 13 August, 2008 Blimey ...that list of seeds vs non-seeds is a bit of a sobering shot in the arm for anyone who was still clinging forlornly onto the belief that we were still a 'big club'! Goes on where you finished last season, not how big you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bensfcno1 Posted 13 August, 2008 Share Posted 13 August, 2008 Look on the bright side! We cant loose to the skates Eigther way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 13 August, 2008 Share Posted 13 August, 2008 Goes on where you finished last season, not how big you are. Aye...but seeing that list doesn't make it any easier to digest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourno Posted 13 August, 2008 Share Posted 13 August, 2008 This is the league cup, so why hand the advantage to the Premier league teams? It should be all into the hat and see what comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcjmcsfc16 Posted 13 August, 2008 Share Posted 13 August, 2008 Suns dream team. Anyone doing it this year if so i have a league going with a few people all prizes to be split , please pm for league pin and password. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 13 August, 2008 Share Posted 13 August, 2008 (edited) Aye...but seeing that list doesn't make it any easier to digest Now you have some idea how it feels to support Forest or Leeds Two times European Champions and 1 time runners-up, not seeded in 2nd round of England's second tier cup competition. Edited 13 August, 2008 by VectisSaint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee_saint Posted 13 August, 2008 Share Posted 13 August, 2008 This is the league cup, so why hand the advantage to the Premier league teams? It should be all into the hat and see what comes out. True, also, most of the Premier teams don't really care that much about it. I liked the old Coca Cola way in which Div 2 and Div 3 teams played each other, with the Prem and Div 1 teams coming in during the 2nd round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcuk fan Posted 13 August, 2008 Share Posted 13 August, 2008 I dont give a fig if were a seed or who we play ...... just so long as we win and get through to the next round thats all that matters . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the scud Posted 13 August, 2008 Share Posted 13 August, 2008 Birmingham 1 - 0 up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMike Posted 13 August, 2008 Share Posted 13 August, 2008 why have the seeds at all?? stupid idea and yet more them looking after the big boys again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke8588 Posted 13 August, 2008 Share Posted 13 August, 2008 Where did you hear about all this seeding?? They don't usually do it like that do they??Can't seem to find any info about the second round draw....anyone help?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the scud Posted 13 August, 2008 Share Posted 13 August, 2008 why have the seeds at all?? stupid idea and yet more them looking after the big boys again Totally agree with you, makes the whole competition unfair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the scud Posted 13 August, 2008 Share Posted 13 August, 2008 Where did you hear about all this seeding?? They don't usually do it like that do they??Can't seem to find any info about the second round draw....anyone help?? The draw will be on Sky Sports News after the Birmingham match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint.tom.clancy Posted 13 August, 2008 Share Posted 13 August, 2008 Seeding is very Ghey imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the scud Posted 13 August, 2008 Share Posted 13 August, 2008 Sheff utd are winning non - seeds we will be then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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