Capital One Cup Thread

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:05 pm

First topic message reminder :

Thought I'd pop one of these up...

Norwich currently beating Bury 3-0, Ravel Morrison gives Dolphin a boner with a goal on full debut

MK Dons currently leading Sunderland 2-0 meaning Sunderland players shall be starved tomorrow

Peterborough absolutely spanking a strong Reading side as well

by **Crimey** Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:01 pm

Sturridge is really growing on me, was screaming at him to pass, but he did managed to sneak it in. I suppose you want your strikers to be selfish.

by NickisBHAFC Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:02 pm

Danny Sturridge is a goal machine!!!!

Keeper got to do a lot better IMO.

by **Crimey** Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:02 pm

Also, Sterling as a right back has been horrendous. Obvious booking and nearly gave away a penalty, please move him Rodgers. Henderson will make a decent right back, pull Coutinho into the middle.

by **Crimey** Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:05 pm

Cannot believe Sterling is still at right back, red card waiting to happen.

by **hampo17** Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:09 pm

That's a great solo goal by Henderson.

by **Crimey** Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:09 pm

Superb from Henderson, glad somebody in the team knows how to just go for it.

by NickisBHAFC Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:09 pm

Cracking goal by Jordan Henderson.

Probably game over Sad

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:14 pm

Burton 2-2 Fulham Sad

by NickisBHAFC Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:14 pm

Leyton Orient 0-1 Hull Sad

by **Crimey** Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:19 pm

Love a penalty shootout.

by NickisBHAFC Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:25 pm

Tranmere beat Bolton on Pens

There's a nice little upset.

by **Crimey** Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:30 pm

John Arne Riise trying to break the net it seems.

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:46 pm

Ravel Morrison is a wonderful, wonderful talent

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Wed Aug 28, 2013 12:18 pm

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Wed Aug 28, 2013 12:18 pm

by NickisBHAFC Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:37 pm

Yeovil Town football club should be ashamed of themselves.

by cherriesfna Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:40 pm

NickisBHAFC wrote:Yeovil Town football club should be ashamed of themselves.

What they do?

by NickisBHAFC Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:43 pm

Scored when kicking the ball back to Birmingham in the last minute. Then they didn't allow Birmingham to run up the other end and score.

by Duty281 Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:55 pm

NickisBHAFC wrote:Scored when kicking the ball back to Birmingham in the last minute. Then they didn't allow Birmingham to run up the other end and score.

Well they did, but only when they were 3-2 up in ET.

Glad justice was done in the end.

by Guest Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:07 pm

Hopefully we can score our first goal of the season tonight at Morecambe.
picard

by GSC Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:52 pm

Forest make 11 changes.

by NickisBHAFC Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:54 pm

Is that allowed these days?

I remember watching Premiership Years and Mick McCarthy and Ian Holloway both got finned for making 10/11 changes?

Not sure if the rules are different in this competition or not.

by GSC Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:55 pm

I doubt we'll be in any trouble

by **Crimey** Wed Aug 28, 2013 7:18 pm

I don't think the rules are the same in the cup competitions at all.

Live 5 mins from Morecambe so considered getting tickets for the game against Newcastle but can't see it being a great game, particularly with the weakened Newcastle side.

by westisbest Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:07 pm

Villa made 3 changes, thought we'd have made more.

by **Crimey** Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:08 pm

Morecambe actually holding their own against Newcastle, had better chances already.

by NickisBHAFC Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:08 pm

A full strength Villa team are 1-0 up against Rotherham United.

Very risky move by Lambert, also Steve Evans sides have always been known to be "dirty sides"

by NickisBHAFC Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:25 pm

Everton 0-1 Stevenage

GO ON THE STEVENAGE!!!!!

by Guest Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:34 pm

Difficult to watch this from a Newcastle point of view, truly dire. Wonder if we will actually score and get our first goal of the season. At this rate, highly doubtful.

0-0 HT picard

by Guest Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:43 pm

1-1 Everton - Deulofeu ( been looking forward to seeing this lad)

by NickisBHAFC Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:07 pm

Forest 1-0 Millwall

Accrington 0-2 Cardiff

Villa 3-0 Rotherham

Can't see any upsets in those games.

by Lumbering_Jack Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:16 pm

I quite fancy Newcastle to go down this season. I know a league cup game isn't always the best measure if a team but at the west ham game at the weekend it was the same old problems. We are going backwards.

by **Crimey** Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:27 pm

Cruel for Morecambe that.

Can't believe Shola Ameobi is still at Newcastle, he has never really been Premier League standard.

by NickisBHAFC Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:29 pm

Because its Shola Ameobi! He has been around since i can remember Laugh

Very harsh on Morecambe

Stoke 3-1 Walsall, Kenwane Jones hatrick, end of a potential upset there.

by NickisBHAFC Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:37 pm

2-0 Newcastle an Ameobi double! Sammy scoring this time

Stevenage still hanging in at Everton.

by Guest Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:41 pm

Ben arfa the difference. Comes on, two assists. Class. Lucky tonight.

by **Crimey** Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:46 pm

Newcastle basically won because of their better fitness, the longer the game went without Morecambe scoring the more likely Newcastle would go through, just didn't have the legs. Thought Newcastle were really poor and have a lot to worry about this year, need some serious investment before the end of the window.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:50 pm

Watford away.

So not only a non attractive tie, but one we'll probably lose. Brilliant

by GSC Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:51 pm

Burnley away

Can we lose and save the trip

Minging draw

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:54 pm

Cardiff at home. Usually beat them but Sam wont take the cup too seriously. Saying that, Cardiff might be the same.

Some good ties in that draw.

by Lumbering_Jack Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:56 pm

Crimey wrote:Newcastle basically won because of their better fitness, the longer the game went without Morecambe scoring the more likely Newcastle would go through, just didn't have the legs. Thought Newcastle were really poor and have a lot to worry about this year, need some serious investment before the end of the window.

Disagree. Fitness played no part in that at all. Playing 90 minutes is easy anyway, especially at tonight's pace.

by NickisBHAFC Wed Aug 28, 2013 10:03 pm

Would love to see Stevenage nick a result.

by Guest Wed Aug 28, 2013 10:07 pm

Lumbering_Jack wrote:
Crimey wrote:Newcastle basically won because of their better fitness, the longer the game went without Morecambe scoring the more likely Newcastle would go through, just didn't have the legs. Thought Newcastle were really poor and have a lot to worry about this year, need some serious investment before the end of the window.
Disagree. Fitness played no part in that at all. Playing 90 minutes is way anyway, especially at tonight's pace.

Yeah professional footballers should be fit regardless of their skill level.

by Guest Wed Aug 28, 2013 10:17 pm

Some tasty ties in that draw.

Man Utd v Liverpool
West brom v Arsenal
Villa v Spurs

And a repeat of the FA Cup Final.

I wonder what will be on TV?...

by NickisBHAFC Wed Aug 28, 2013 10:18 pm

Hmmm slighty disagree with you freak, as i feel Premiership players should be a bit more fitter considering there playing on bigger pitches, and playing at a higher intensity level.

by NickisBHAFC Wed Aug 28, 2013 10:19 pm

Ties on TV i recon will be

United v Liverpool and Swindon vs Chelsea

The FA Cup final repeat may well nick the swindon game.

by westisbest Wed Aug 28, 2013 10:20 pm

Spurs home.
Bring it.
Should be a good game, gonna have to be at our best to get any further.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Wed Aug 28, 2013 10:20 pm

NickisBHAFC wrote:Hmmm slighty disagree with you freak, as i feel Premiership players should be a bit more fitter considering there playing on bigger pitches, and playing at a higher intensity level.

Pitches aren't necessarily bigger, and the intensity in the Prem really isn't that great most of the time.

Stoke's pitch is one of the smallest I've seen

by NickisBHAFC Wed Aug 28, 2013 10:23 pm

Yeah i guess Olly, i suppose its when Non league meets football league, that's when fitness becomes an issue, as non league teams only train twice a week.

by Guest Wed Aug 28, 2013 10:24 pm

Morecambe's pitch size is 110 x 76

Newcastle's is 115 x 74.4

Not a massive difference and I'd suspect most lower league grounds are similar in size.

I've just never bought into this notion that poorer teams carry poorer conditioned footballers. It doesn't cost a penny to be an athlete.

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