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Carabao Cup 26-27

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  • Rock Spectacle
    Rock Spectacle Posts: 1,566
    Engineering work no doubt 
  • Blucher
    Blucher Posts: 4,339
    I remember seeing Ezri Konsa's debut there 10 years ago in a Charlton side which also included Ricky Holmes and Ademola Lookman. Naturally we lost 1-0 in the 1st Round to a side which had just been promoted to the Football League.

    We went for a walk first around Burford and then to a nice real ale pub near the ground. A pleasant trip but I'll give this one a miss.
  • AS1987
    AS1987 Posts: 141
    Blucher said:
    I remember seeing Ezri Konsa's debut there 10 years ago in a Charlton side which also included Ricky Holmes and Ademola Lookman. Naturally we lost 1-0 in the 1st Round to a side which had just been promoted to the Football League.

    We went for a walk first around Burford and then to a nice real ale pub near the ground. A pleasant trip but I'll give this one a miss.
    I remember Ajose missing several sitters that day. I believe this was the game where he put the ball over the bar from a yard out.

    Of course, it was none other than our former academy player Harry Pell that scored their solitary goal.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 36,063
    edited June 25
    AS1987 said:
    golfaddick said:
    The dullest of draws. 
    I disagree. This was actually one of the best away draws we could have had.

    The only grounds we haven't been to over the last two seasons (and won't be this season either) were:

    Barnet
    Bromley
    Cheltenham Town
    Luton Town
    Franchise FC
    Newport County
    Plymouth Argyle
    Swindon Town
    York City

    Obviously York City would have been the best possible away draw (assuming they beat Crawley), but Cheltenham is much more attractive than the likes of Luton, Swindon and Milton Keynes.


    Who cares if we haven't played there for TWO whole years. And why would York have been the best possible draw ?

    (Yes, I know it's to do with "ticking off grounds you've not been to before", but to the vast proportion of fans its more to do with the size/strength/history of the opposition, not having to take time off work and more importantly being able to get home again that evening )

    Edit 

    Oops.....cleanly forgot the game is on a Saturday afternoon rather than midweek. 
  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,582
    AS1987 said:
    golfaddick said:
    The dullest of draws. 
    I disagree. This was actually one of the best away draws we could have had.

    The only grounds we haven't been to over the last two seasons (and won't be this season either) were:

    Barnet
    Bromley
    Cheltenham Town
    Luton Town
    Franchise FC
    Newport County
    Plymouth Argyle
    Swindon Town
    York City

    Obviously York City would have been the best possible away draw (assuming they beat Crawley), but Cheltenham is much more attractive than the likes of Luton, Swindon and Milton Keynes.


    Played them away in this cup about 10years ago and lost 1-0.

    Been to Cheltenham a few times , one of the better areas to have a drink in.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,681
    Has it been decided which one out of Godden, Kelman or Leaburn will get clobbered and miss half the season? 
  • Siv_in_Norfolk
    Siv_in_Norfolk Posts: 4,232
    Man.... that's a trek from Norwich...
    Couldnt have been much worse than that (Plymouth and Swansea excepted, fair do)
  • Grovenuts
    Grovenuts Posts: 115
    I only live down the road from Cheltenham.. happy days 😁
  • AS1987
    AS1987 Posts: 141
    golfaddick said:
    AS1987 said:
    golfaddick said:
    The dullest of draws. 
    I disagree. This was actually one of the best away draws we could have had.

    The only grounds we haven't been to over the last two seasons (and won't be this season either) were:

    Barnet
    Bromley
    Cheltenham Town
    Luton Town
    Franchise FC
    Newport County
    Plymouth Argyle
    Swindon Town
    York City

    Obviously York City would have been the best possible away draw (assuming they beat Crawley), but Cheltenham is much more attractive than the likes of Luton, Swindon and Milton Keynes.


    Who cares if we haven't played there for TWO whole years. And why would York have been the best possible draw ?

    (Yes, I know it's to do with "ticking off grounds you've not been to before", but to the vast proportion of fans its more to do with the size/strength/history of the opposition, not having to take time off work and more importantly being able to get home again that evening )

    Edit 

    Oops.....cleanly forgot the game is on a Saturday afternoon rather than midweek. 
    There are no glamour ties in the first round of the League Cup. The biggest teams are Championship teams, all of which we will be playing this season anyway.

    When we have a cup game, I prefer playing a team from a different league so that I don't end up at the same away ground twice in one season.

    Having just got of League One, I would also rather not play a team that we played recently. That doesn't leave many teams at all, so I'm happy just to go to a ground that I didn't visit in the previous two seasons.

    York City would have been the only new ground for me and it's also a nice city to visit.
  • clive
    clive Posts: 20,472
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  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 37,504
    golfaddick said:
    The dullest of draws. 
    Has round one of the league cup ever been exciting then?

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