Leeds (H, LC) - 9/11 - Build-Up & Match Thread

[Deutsch Wolf]

Silly little tournament these days, it's a good 25 years past its sell-by date. I'm not going.

------------------------Sarkic-----------------------

Jonny----------Mosquera---------Kilman-----Ait-Nouri

------------Hodge-------Neves------Bouba-------------

------------Guedes------Hwang----Campbell-----------

2022/23: L 1-2 (A)
2021/22: L 2-3 (H), D 1-1 (A)
2020/21: W 1-0 (H), W 1-0 (A)
2017/18: W 4-1 (H), W 3-0 (A)
2016/17: L 0-1 (H), W 1-0 (A)
2015/16: L 2-3 (H), L 1-2 (A)
2014/15: W 4-3 (H), W 2-1 (A)
2012/13: D 2-2 (H), L 0-1 (A)
2006/7: W 1-0 (H), W 1-0 (A)
2005/6: W 1-0 (H), L 0-2 (A)
2004/5: D 0-0 (H), D 1-1 (A)
2003/4: W 3-1 (H), L 1-4 (A)
1997/8: W 1-0 (A, FAC)

 

[Tony Towner]

The squad isn't deep enough with injuries to swap 11 players and with Griffiths and Fraser playing last night it's clear we aren't completing ditching it, but I wouldn't play Neves.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Why though, we have literally one game afterwards. Which we'll probably lose anyway, being as Arsenal are top of the league and we're no good.

If he gets injured he's got the rest of November and most of December to get over it.

 

[Quirkafleeg]

Why though, we have literally one game afterwards. Which we'll probably lose anyway, being as Arsenal are top of the league and we're no good.

If he gets injured he's got the rest of November and most of December to get over it.

Dan Saunders

 

[Tony Towner]

Because he's been the only bright point this season, the injury isn't necessarily a 2 month one and the match is pointless so why bother?

I appreciate the last point will annoy some.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

It was deliberate, promise. It's been at least a week since I mentioned the Poundshop Lage.

 

[Kenny]

Dan, destroyer of World Cup deams...

Interesting to see how many players who are off to Qatar are off their game this weekend. (same straw clutching there for our game on Saturday....)

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Because he's been the only bright point this season, the injury isn't necessarily a 2 month one and the match is pointless so why bother?

I appreciate the last point will annoy some.

Doesn't annoy me, I agree with you on that point.

A lot of our fans are tied to it because we won it but as both times were before I was born and it's been a sham of a competition for a quarter of a century, I hope they bin it soon. It's not even a revenue generator.

 

[Quirkafleeg]

Dan, destroyer of World Cup deams...

Interesting to see how many players who are off to Qatar are off their game this weekend. (same straw clutching there for our game on Saturday....)

Arsenal may rest a good chunk.... However remember when we last played an u18s Arsenal squad.

 

[YoungWolf]

Arsenal may rest a good chunk.... However remember when we last played an u18s Arsenal squad.

I was at that!!

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I was at that!!

Likewise. Saw the two teams, thought "we've got a chance here you know, who the fuck is Fabregas, never heard of him".

Yeah.

Wee stoater by Alex Rae though.

(Around 1:53)

Woooah, we're halfway there, woooah oh, Aliadière scored two as well.

 

[YoungWolf]

I forgot how bad we were that season really. I know it's the cup but some of that defending!

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Butler on Aliadière's second is something else.

We were awful, DJ was laughably short of the mark as a manager.

 

[SSB]

Just had another email:-

"Wolves host Leeds United tomorrow night in the third round of the Carabao Cup under the lights at Molineux, with limited tickets still remaining."

Why lie? You can easily see there are 1000s of tickets still remaining? Even in the sought after South Bank you can buy yourself an entire row.

 

[MARKakaJIM]

Likewise. Saw the two teams, thought "we've got a chance here you know, who the fuck is Fabregas, never heard of him".

Yeah.

Wee stoater by Alex Rae though.

(Around 1:53)

Woooah, we're halfway there, woooah oh, Aliadière scored two as well.

How is it that Alex Rae is the same age there as I am now but he looks more like he's my dad's age?

 

[Tony Towner]

How is it that Alex Rae is the same age there as I am now but he looks more like he's my dad's age?

Being an ex alcoholic from Glasgow won't help

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Will we make 15k?

 

[sycophantia]

Guess I'm one of the legacy fans that remember our 2 wins. I'm going and actually looking forward to it and hope we go deep into the competition.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Guess I'm one of the legacy fans that remember our 2 wins. I'm going and actually looking forward to it and hope we go deep into the competition.

This is the point though, I'm not young and I wasn't born for either.

It's a nonsensical competition these days.

 

[Tony Towner]

I remember 1980 and what the Cup is now doesn't devalue that achievement, but if you look at the last 9 years it's been won by 1 of the big 6 every time and in all but 3 playing another of them in the final. Their squads are so deep that they can depriotise and still win it. That's why it doesn't interest me, unless we go full strength in every round which we won't or shouldn't it's pretty pointless