Eco Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Never crossed my mind that this was today. Here are today's fixtures for the 2nd Round Tuesday, August 28th Swansea City vs Crystal Palace AFC Wimbledon vs West Ham United Blackburn Rovers vs Lincoln City AFC Bournemouth vs MK Dons Brentford vs Cheltenham Town Brighton & Hove vs Southampton Burton Albion vs Aston Villa Cardiff City vs Norwich City Doncaster Rovers vs Blackpool Fulham vs Exeter City Hull City vs Derby County Leeds United vs Preston North End Leicester City vs Fleetwood Town Middlesbrough vs Rochdale Newport County vs Oxford United QPR vs Bristol Rovers Sheffield Wednesday vs Wolverhampton Walsall vs Macclesfield Town Wycombe vs Forest Green Rovers Stoke City vs Huddersfield Town West Brom vs Mansfield Town Wednesday, August 29th Everton vs Rotherham United Millwall vs Plymouth Argyle Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United Reading vs Watford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 Do any of you really care about this competition at this point, or is more of your focus on the league? Personally, I'm happy Portsmouth aren't playing today, and I'm just as happy that Plymouth are playing tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 50 minutes ago, Eco said: Do any of you really care about this competition at this point, or is more of your focus on the league? Personally, I'm happy Portsmouth aren't playing today, and I'm just as happy that Plymouth are playing tomorrow. I'd love a cup run but it sounds like we are going to throw this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 5 minutes ago, Harvsky said: I'd love a cup run but it sounds like we are going to throw this game. Away to Forest isn't the easy draw for you all, either. No need to risk working your ass off with your first team only to still lose and then have to turn around and play another match this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted August 28, 2018 Administrator Share Posted August 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Eco said: Do any of you really care about this competition at this point, or is more of your focus on the league? Personally, I'm happy Portsmouth aren't playing today, and I'm just as happy that Plymouth are playing tomorrow. I'm going to our game vs Fleetwood. Tickets only £10. Taking a few friends from work as they've not been to our stadium before so thought this may be their easiest opportunity for now and they're fully aware it might be a crap game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 1 minute ago, Cannabis said: Rotherham tickets sorted for tomorrow - can't wait Everton's situations is a bit different, as they are home and playing a far inferior team. How much effort would you really want to team to put into it if you were instead playing on the road to Middlesbrough or Leeds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted August 28, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted August 28, 2018 I'd rather us try and win this cup than focus on the league so we can finish 7th instead of 8th or whatever. Bored of that. I hope tomorrow we get to see the first team players that haven't yet had a chance, apart from the likes of Stekelenburg as it's pointless giving him game time. Hopefully something like this: Pickford Kenny Holgate Zouma Digne Baningime Davies Richarlison Bernard Lookman Calvert-Lewin That's a very young side, we have a lot of young players who have been kept around the first team this season. No sense resting Richarlison with his ban coming up so he should play. If Lookman doesn't feature, or even if he's only on the bench, then I'm sure he's gone. Nobody wants that I don't think, but he also doesn't deserve game time ahead of Richarlison, Dowell, Bernard, Walcott, Sigurdsson, Calvert-Lewin etc if his attitude is anything less than spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 3 minutes ago, RandoEFC said: I'd rather us try and win this cup than focus on the league so we can finish 7th instead of 8th or whatever. Bored of that. I hope tomorrow we get to see the first team players that haven't yet had a chance, apart from the likes of Stekelenburg as it's pointless giving him game time. Hopefully something like this: Pickford Kenny Holgate Zouma Digne Baningime Davies Richarlison Bernard Lookman Calvert-Lewin That's a very young side, we have a lot of young players who have been kept around the first team this season. No sense resting Richarlison with his ban coming up so he should play. If Lookman doesn't feature, or even if he's only on the bench, then I'm sure he's gone. Nobody wants that I don't think, but he also doesn't deserve game time ahead of Richarlison, Dowell, Bernard, Walcott, Sigurdsson, Calvert-Lewin etc if his attitude is anything less than spot on. So you'd rather make a push for this cup than a push for Europe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted August 28, 2018 Administrator Share Posted August 28, 2018 @RandoEFC Richarlison is suspended? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted August 28, 2018 Administrator Share Posted August 28, 2018 43 minutes ago, Eco said: Everton's situations is a bit different, as they are home and playing a far inferior team. How much effort would you really want to team to put into it if you were instead playing on the road to Middlesbrough or Leeds? I expect us to have a second string to be fair, with the league a focus and a big game against Liverpool at the weekend to prepare for. Wouldn't be surprised to see plenty of youngsters as well as players that haven't made much of an appearance so far this season. I don't see Iheanacho starting as if he got injured, we'll only have Okazaki as a proper striker to play against Liverpool... Ward Simpson/Amartey - Soyuncu - Morgan - Fuchs Ghezzal - King/Choudhury - Diabate Silva Okazaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted August 28, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted August 28, 2018 9 minutes ago, Stan said: @RandoEFC Richarlison is suspended? That's right I initially thought it was three league games but turns out he cup counts as one of the three. In that case, Dowell instead of Bernard in the middle and Bernard wide. 16 minutes ago, Eco said: So you'd rather make a push for this cup than a push for Europe? 100% yes. I'm not really arsed about getting into Europe this season and Everton fans are the only Premier League fans who haven't had a trophy or at least a promotion (not that I'm saying it would be better to get relegated and come back up just for a laugh but we've had the most boring time ever) to get excited about since 1995. Even if you are bothered about getting Europa League next season, 7th is only likely, not definite, to get you in, and winning this trophy would certainly get you in. I can understand why the likes of Huddersfield, Newcastle and Cardiff would fuck this competition off because committing to an extra few games might make the difference for them between 17th and 18th, but clubs like Everton, Leicester, Crystal Palace etc surely have to be retarded not to try and win the thing for the sake of a slightly better chance of an extra league position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Eco said: Away to Forest isn't the easy draw for you all, either. No need to risk working your ass off with your first team only to still lose and then have to turn around and play another match this weekend. FA Cup maybe, but away to a probably weakened Championship team in a probably half empty stadium should be winnable for any prem first team. We played Forest last year and put out a horrible looking side in places that lost 3-2. I don't mind a few squad players starting if we keep a solid core as that should be enough to get through, but last year we put shite out in central areas and played a couple of completely out of their depth kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Dan+ Posted August 28, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted August 28, 2018 I demand progression. I have no more to add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 A regionalised draw and we get Cardiff away We could really do without this game before ipswich away. 11 changes please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 22 minutes ago, Marc said: A regionalised draw and we get Cardiff away We could really do without this game before ipswich away. 11 changes please. To be fair, it was rationalized just in terms of North/South. But yeah, Norwich and Cardiff are on opposite ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 30 minutes ago, Eco said: To be fair, it was rationalized just in terms of North/South. But yeah, Norwich and Cardiff are on opposite ends. Yeah ,I know just pretty stupid when the idea of it is to eliminate travelling and we draw Cardiff, a team that’s further away than the majority of the northern teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 Preston North End score right off the bat to go 1-0 on Leeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 Wimbledon go 1-0 on West Ham United. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Why do they have so many games played on a Tuesday and so few on a Wednesday?? Answers on a postcard please.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoRoss Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 3 minutes ago, Bluewolf said: Why do they have so many games played on a Tuesday and so few on a Wednesday?? Answers on a postcard please.. Equals out the rest between Saturday - Midweek - Saturday. Teams would far rather play on Tuesday nights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 1 hour ago, ScoRoss said: Equals out the rest between Saturday - Midweek - Saturday. Teams would far rather play on Tuesday nights. Yea I suppose so.. more demands on lower league sides with the extra games they play... Just catches me out on my Super 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 Lincoln City scored to draw level with Blackburn Rovers Norwich are ahead of Cardiff and PNE remains ahead of Leeds No other glaring upsets at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Bloody hell what a goal from us. Excited to see more of this Buendia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 PNE is now up 2-0 on Leeds at Elland Road, despite being down to 10 men since the 29th minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted August 28, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted August 28, 2018 I'm trying to watch Wimbledon v West Ham but it's hard work. Be funny if West Ham go onto lose this. Apparently the bloke who's been sent off for Wimbledon has now got 3 red cards in 5 games? Hope I didn't mishear that . I wonder what the West Ham reaction will be if they do lose. It's not an important fixture in the context of their poor start to the season, but four consecutive defeats is a disastrous start in any context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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