Author Topic: Carabao Cup (Read 21404 times)

gerry m · « **Reply #75 on:** April 25, 2021, 06:37:02 PM »

Spurs 2 shots and 1 on target all game. Was Mourinho still coaching?

AlbionFan · « **Reply #76 on:** August 11, 2021, 07:23:40 PM »

The second round draw for the Carabao Cup will be made after the completion of tonightâ€™s first round matches.

Albion are ball number 22

LiamTheBaggie · « **Reply #77 on:** August 11, 2021, 07:26:44 PM »

Are we in the south section just to even up the numbers?!

TheJacko2000 · « **Reply #78 on:** August 11, 2021, 07:29:07 PM »

Quote from: LiamTheBaggie on August 11, 2021, 07:26:44 PM

Are we in the south section just to even up the numbers?!

They've split the West Midlands clubs. Us and Blues South, Villa and Wolves North. May have been some police input. Not sure they're keen on an evening derby with fans newly returned to the ground.

SC_Baggie · « **Reply #79 on:** August 24, 2021, 09:50:09 PM »

Norwich destroyed Bournemouth

Baggies · « **Reply #80 on:** August 24, 2021, 09:55:13 PM »

Not that many years ago, the early league cup rounds would produce lots of low key upsets.

This year, Villa reserves have won 6-0, Wolves reserves won 4-0, Norwich reserves won 6-0, while Leeds and Brentford scored 3 each.

It feels like the gap has widened. Either that or nobody takes the league cup seriously anymore.

WorcsWBA · « **Reply #81 on:** August 24, 2021, 11:06:19 PM »

Quote from: Baggies on August 24, 2021, 09:55:13 PM

Not that many years ago, the early league cup rounds would produce lots of low key upsets.

This year, Villa reserves have won 6-0, Wolves reserves won 4-0, Norwich reserves won 6-0, while Leeds and Brentford scored 3 each.

It feels like the gap has widened. Either that or nobody takes the league cup seriously anymore.

I suspect it's also because the lower league teams are increasingly inclined to play their Reserves too! They might as well rename it to the "Carabao Underbelly Cup"!

LiamTheBaggie · « **Reply #82 on:** August 25, 2021, 08:09:54 AM »

Quote from: Baggies on August 24, 2021, 09:55:13 PM

Not that many years ago, the early league cup rounds would produce lots of low key upsets.

This year, Villa reserves have won 6-0, Wolves reserves won 4-0, Norwich reserves won 6-0, while Leeds and Brentford scored 3 each.

It feels like the gap has widened. Either that or nobody takes the league cup seriously anymore.

Yep, itâ€™s become a really boring competition now. Certainly a case of the gap widening.

Those Bradford, Grimsby, Yeovil and Doncaster cup runs of yesteryear seen an awfully long time ago.

alex1 · « **Reply #83 on:** September 21, 2021, 08:11:17 PM »

Man City 0-1 Wycombe!!! Come on you Blues..

Albionic · « **Reply #84 on:** September 21, 2021, 08:53:33 PM »

Quote from: alex1 on September 21, 2021, 08:11:17 PM

Man City 0-1 Wycombe!!! Come on you Blues..

3-1 mancs 46mins

BlackCountryPride68 · « **Reply #85 on:** September 21, 2021, 09:47:05 PM »

Two ex-Baggies have both bagged 4 goals tonight. Must be some sort of record.

gazberg · « **Reply #86 on:** September 21, 2021, 09:52:37 PM »

QPR beat Everton on pens 8-7

Albionic · « **Reply #87 on:** September 21, 2021, 09:54:41 PM »

Quote from: BlackCountryPride68 on September 21, 2021, 09:47:05 PM

Two ex-Baggies have both bagged 4 goals tonight. Must be some sort of record.

plus a charlie austin double

SmethDan · « **Reply #88 on:** September 21, 2021, 10:44:50 PM »

Really looking forward to all the posts about how we let our young ones go, should have held onto the older ones and those lamenting the loss of Rodriguez. A while ago.

Baggies · « **Reply #89 on:** September 22, 2021, 07:52:09 AM »

Quote from: BlackCountryPride68 on September 21, 2021, 09:47:05 PM

Two ex-Baggies have both bagged 4 goals tonight. Must be some sort of record.

I know J Rod was one, who was the other?

SmethDan · « **Reply #90 on:** September 22, 2021, 07:58:14 AM »

Quote from: Baggies on September 22, 2021, 07:52:09 AM

I know J Rod was one, who was the other?

Marcus Forss.

Baggies · « **Reply #91 on:** September 22, 2021, 07:58:49 AM »

Lots of positives from an England perspective from the Man City league cup win.

Having watched the highlights, City's defence was entirely made up of English qualified defenders from their youth academy, which considering Taylor-Bellis is out on loan in Belgium is impressive and encouraging.

Phil Foden scored 1 and set up 2, seemingly being deployed in a deeper, more creative role than usual.

It was all topped off by teenager Cole Palmer scoring a great first goal for the club, running from the half way line unopposed and sweeping it into the bottom corner from 25 yards.

Baggies · « **Reply #92 on:** September 22, 2021, 07:59:30 AM »

Quote from: SmethDan on September 22, 2021, 07:58:14 AM

Marcus Forss.

Thanks Smeth. Forms will always be a strange one. Was third or fourth in the pecking order when he left. Shows how hard it is to work out who will develop.

LiamTheBaggie · « **Reply #93 on:** February 27, 2022, 06:34:37 PM »

What an entertaining 0-0 this final has been. Currently in extra time

Baggies · « **Reply #94 on:** February 27, 2022, 07:30:10 PM »

Hilarious. They replace Mendy with Kepa because he is a shootout specialist. He fails to save all 11 penalties and then misses the decisive one. Ouch.

gavinrussell · « **Reply #95 on:** February 27, 2022, 07:31:34 PM »

Mendy must be really hacked off...had a fabulous game ..might aswell have been replaced by the kitman...

Topman · « **Reply #96 on:** February 27, 2022, 07:32:12 PM »

Served him right for acting like a right idiot in 2019 the keeper when he refused to come off

gazberg · « **Reply #97 on:** February 27, 2022, 08:27:47 PM »

Was an enjoyable game for a 0-0 in all fairness. Not a classic by any stretch but never bored me.

LiamTheBaggie · « **Reply #98 on:** February 28, 2022, 02:10:49 PM »

I'd never seen so many disallowed goals in a game - four if I remember correctly.

shame there had to be a winner between either of those clubs to be honest.

SmethDan · « **Reply #99 on:** March 01, 2022, 11:25:05 AM »

Thought Keita should have got a red when he went in against Chaloba. Based on what I've seen from Championship referees this season I'm supremely confident he'd have walked had he been an Albion player.