Draw tomorrow.. Which lower league team will beat our kids/reserves again this season? Stevenage? Charlton? Barrow - can we draw Northern teams yet? Least Luton are out.
Only southern teams in the second round. Open draw from the third round onwards (not that we will make it that far)
Yes, people should just keep their mouths shut and not criticise the team if they lose to a League One or Two team.
Of course they can but unfortunately wouldn’t be a shock. Be that or get hammered by a Premier league reserve team.
I was thinking the same. Is it like with the Club's that play in Europe joining a round later. We are the equivalent of a Champions League team at this level.
Teams playing in Europe join in round 3. Remaining Premier League teams (+ some Championship teams, in this case us and Burnley) join in round 2. Everyone else starts in round 1. First 2 rounds are split in to northern/southern groups to reduce distances travelled. The divide is only decided after all the teams competing in the round have been decided.
I know I’m in the minority here but I really enjoy the League Cup. I just wish we put out a stronger team. Forest Green, Crawley or Newport away please for a new ground.
George Byers vs Luke O’Nien in the Sunderland vs Sheff wed game on sky. Back in the day when our youth players still managed a career in the lower leagues.