collapse collapse

Please donate to help towards the costs of keeping this site going. Thank You.

Recent Topics

Ex- Villa Players still playing watch by Gareth
[Today at 12:51:35 AM]


League Cup 2024/25 R4 Crystal Palace(H) by Somniloquism
[Today at 12:30:33 AM]


Other Games - 2024/25 by Rory
[Today at 12:06:21 AM]


Aston Villa: On This Day by kippaxvilla2
[October 29, 2024, 11:56:35 PM]


GUESS THE CROWD R8: Carabao🏆ASTON VILLA v Palace, Weds 30th October!🥧 by Rotterdam 82
[October 29, 2024, 11:40:41 PM]


More midweek magic - Crystal Palace by dave.woodhall
[October 29, 2024, 10:32:29 PM]


Aston Villa v Crystal Palace LC R4 Pre Match Thread by Pete3206
[October 29, 2024, 10:13:40 PM]


Loanwatch - 2024/25 by Olneythelonely
[October 29, 2024, 10:03:32 PM]

Follow us on...

Author Topic: League Cup 2024/25 R4 Crystal Palace(H)  (Read 20269 times)

Offline cdbearsfan

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 65794
  • Location: Yardley Massive
  • I still hate Bono.
  • GM : 03.02.2025
Re: League Cup 2024/25 R4 Crystal Palace(H)
« Reply #390 on: October 28, 2024, 09:08:32 PM »
Seeding is not the same as rigging, and they had no choice due to the way European fixtures fall this season. Who do you think they have rigged the draw for?

Offline Somniloquism

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 27637
  • Location: Back in Brum
  • GM : 06.12.2024
Re: League Cup 2024/25 R4 Crystal Palace(H)
« Reply #391 on: Today at 12:23:24 AM »
Seeding is not the same as rigging, and they had no choice due to the way European fixtures fall this season. Who do you think they have rigged the draw for?
It sounds like for us which seems weird for VillaTim to be moaning about.

Also nothing to do with the sponsors. It is the English Football League who administer the cup and set rules for it.

Offline Somniloquism

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 27637
  • Location: Back in Brum
  • GM : 06.12.2024
Re: League Cup 2024/25 R4 Crystal Palace(H)
« Reply #392 on: Today at 12:30:33 AM »
I can't remember which thread had someone state that although they realise the full importance of the CL for finances etc, they would rather win the League Cup and finish qualifying for the Europa League next season. Personally I want us in the CL for the next few years to bed ourselves in. Then cup wins will follow. There is a reason that the Cup hasn't been won outside of the top four teams much since the 2000's and that has been the money coming in meaning squads have grown enough to field stronger side across the board.

Get the win early on will be an Emery bonus though, but for the long term silverware, we need the CL continuation.

 


SimplePortal 2.3.6 © 2008-2014, SimplePortal