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This, it's fucking extraordinary.I can see how the exterior might be divisive but the interior is truly a thing of beauty - I genuinely can't imagine it being any better.
This, it's fucking extraordinary.I can see how the exterior might be divisive but the interior is truly a thing of beauty - I genuinely can't imagine it being any better.
Interesting, as my unpopular opinion is that the FA Cup is the one that should be sacked off instead.The League Cup is a total waste of space for a club in our position and we should use it purely to play our up and coming squad players and players who need a game. We should not get sucked into the idea that winning this ' trophy' will carry any weight with the pundits and others who continually bang on about our need to win ' silverware' and it will soon be considered meaningless.
Winning this trophy will not act as some kind of magical potion which enables us to win other trophies. This is total guff.
Not sure, the 2 legged semi finals in January can be a nightmare ( unless you draw Burton Albion) and most of the FA Cup is now on designated weekends, with no replays. I also seem to recall that after we won the League Cup against Chelsea , we went on an absolutely terrible run in the League haveing been so ' bigged up' by winning the trophy against the then top team.Interesting, as my unpopular opinion is that the FA Cup is the one that should be sacked off instead.
The League Cup has it's final stages in January/February and winning it has been proved by teams like City and Chelsea to be catalysts for a strong league finish.
The FA Cup has long since lost it's magic and the final stages are bang in the middle of an already frantic run-in, making prioritising the competition much harder.
I agree the two legged semi is a drag, and they really should do away with it. But I won't let what happened in 2008 influence my feelings on the cup, because we were shit. The top sides almost always get a boost from it, the shit ones (us in 2008, Birmingham 2011) are the ones who tend to suffer.Not sure, the 2 legged semi finals in January can be a nightmare ( unless you draw Burton Albion) and most of the FA Cup is now on designated weekends, with no replays. I also seem to recall that after we won the League Cup against Chelsea , we went on an absolutely terrible run in the League haveing been so ' bigged up' by winning the trophy against the then top team.
scrapping the League cup altogether would be good, irrespective of what they did with the FA Cup. Of course, when you say the top sides always get a boost, is that not something of a self-fulfilling prophecy because they are already the best sides with the deepest squads most able to cope with all competitions.I agree the two legged semi is a drag, and they really should do away with it. But I won't let what happened in 2008 influence my feelings on the cup, because we were shit. The top sides almost always get a boost from it, the shit ones (us in 2008, Birmingham 2011) are the ones who tend to suffer.
Really what I want is for the League Cup to be scrapped altogether and for the FA Cup to be moved to a mid-season final, but tradition will never let that happen.
I started the last thread and included the amnesty and it was a disaster as posters didnt complyThese threads only work if they're an unpopular opinion amnesty. Otherwise what's the point?
So you make a point of not complying now then for what purpose?I started the last thread and included the amnesty and it was a disaster as posters didnt comply
Match day has become less fun year after year.
Jack Whitehall is not funny and I am unsure how he makes a living off his humour
Do you think it's because of the way the game (premiership football) has moved more to targeting a more middle class customer especially with regards to ticket prices but also especially with how we have designed our stadium the typical match experience? I'm in my late 20's so I never got to experience when it was more of a working class game but coming from a working class background it's difficult to afford as consistently as I'd like but when I do go I find a lot of the fans seem to go out of habit and I'm not sure they actually enjoy it anymore.
My unpopular/inaccurate opinion is thus:
Cool, we've signed Ndombele. (And Clark)
We need a lot more than that if we are going to be competitive.
Personally I reckon a further two first team signings is a minimum requirement, otherwise I think this window will be underwhelming given the amount of work the squad needs.
Only Ndombele isn't enough.
I echo the concerns about Harry Kane. He seems to have lost the strength/confidence in his ankles to really jump. hopefully I am wrong and we will see him leaping to win balls in the air against defenders again and not backing in, fouling defenders and trying to win free-kicks instead.