EFL Cup 3rd Round Draw

[Delphine]

What a career  for hım. Left his club before edge of the UCL group stage but still can play aganist Liverpool ın his early matchs😂😂

[Jobyfox]

Just now, niyaminski said:

We'd be doing great if we got to end of Sept and 100% still going.

I recon it'll go this Saturday - surely it can't  keep going on?

It can - and don’t call me Shirley! 

[VLC86]

Some talk that we can’t play it Tuesday or Wednesday as it stands so something will have to give.

[goody2028]

2 minutes ago, Costock_Fox said:

Some talk that we can’t play it Tuesday or Wednesday as it stands so something will have to give.

Probably the Blackburn game to the Saturday? 

[VLC86]

Just now, goody2028 said:

Probably the Blackburn game to the Saturday? 

Would be great if it was.

[Foxin_Mad]

Obviously they will move it to suite Kliperty Klopp else there will be no end to his whining. 

[StanSP]

8 minutes ago, Costock_Fox said:

Some talk that we can’t play it Tuesday or Wednesday as it stands so something will have to give.

Some? It's all being spoken about in here! 

[VLC86]

Just now, StanSP said:

Some? It's all being spoken about in here! 

Is that not talk Stan? Keep up  

[MS0204]

Fair play to anyone doing Norwich, Liverpool then Blackburn.. going to sacrifice this one.. not sure whether I’m disappointed or not 

[shailen]

They'll rotate envitably and that will give us a chance but tough draw. 

[The boy Linacre]

35 minutes ago, Stevosevic said:

Why do people care? 
 

We had our chance to win this in recent seasons - including throwing away a 1/4 final at Anfield. 
 

We can’t go deep in this anymore. It’s honestly a waste of time when we’ve got so many midweek games this season. 

And sadly we are not as good as we were a couple of seasons ago.  And won't be now for another 2-3 seasons if we are lucky!!

I went to the Away in Dec where their youngster should have gone off for breaking Riccy's leg we ain't a patch on that side, 6 wins in a row or not

[AjcW]

I wouldn’t be so sure about the pandering to Klopp. This competition has ignored his moans on several occasions before. 
 

[scinnell]

Looking forward to this one. Realistically, we're not going to win the cup and it gives us a chance to watch enzoball against quality opposition in a competitive game.

[grobyfox1990]

2 minutes ago, AjcW said:

I wouldn’t be so sure about the pandering to Klopp. This competition has ignored his moans on several occasions before. 
 

Yeh not sure where this pandering to klopp woe is me narrative is coming from. The broadcasters absolutely rule, they won’t listen to Liverpool, especially not for a meaningless milk cup match. Whatever date it’s set at will be to suit sky 

[Dan LCFC]

1 hour ago, Ian Nacho said:

The number of away draws we’ve had in this competition in recent years has been ridiculous. 

It does feel like absolutely loads. Just looked it up.

 

2023/24 - 3 out of 3

2022/23 - 3 out of 4

2021/22 - 2 out of 3

2020/21 - 0 out of 1

2019/20 - 4 out of 4 (not including the semis which is always two legs)

 

So in five years it's 12 out of 15, 80% of ties. This includes four trips to Merseyside, two to Newcastle and two to Burton as well.

Edited 30 August 2023 by Dan LCFC

[Daggers]

[EpsomFox]

I would guess the Blackburn game will be moved to Saturday.

Bring it on. Need to test where we are in development. Free hit.

[Gamble92]

If it's Wednesday and Friday they might as well take the whole squad up and stay somewhere round there. See if Pep will let us in their training ground for a day

[Gamble92]

You can guarantee Klopp will use the situation to further push for the competition being scrapped. The fact him and Pep are so for that when they have 20+ internationals and elite youth set ups and there's teams in League Two getting by playing this, 46 games and the JPT is a joke. 

[STUHILL]

Would fancy it at home but not away at Anfield. Will be a great test for Enzo though and looking forward to seeing us play against top opposition.

I think lack of injuries could be key to our success this season, so I am not too bothered if we get knocked out early and can focus on our promotion push. 

46 games is pretty gruelling, and we cannot stay in the Championship too long or we will really struggle to get out of it. 

[Cincinnati Fox]

**** off

[southfox66]

Klopp will probably play youngesters, he normally does with EPL cup, so will give us a chance. Enzo will put out his best side for this one to test what we like against a premier side. If Liverpool put out youngester I would hope we can win it, if he does and we get hammered by an under strength Liverpool team, will be a tad embarrassing 

[Gamble92]

1 minute ago, southfox66 said:

Klopp will probably play youngesters, he normally does with EPL cup, so will give us a chance. Enzo will put out his best side for this one to test what we like against a premier side. If Liverpool put out youngester I would hope we can win it, if he does and we get hammered by an under strength Liverpool team, will be a tad embarrassing 

Like we did when we were actually a Premier League team and 3-1 up?

[Asha]

It's a great draw in general, with lots of Premier League sides drawn against each other. Some big opportunities for League One and Two sides to get to the fourth round and beyond. 

[HybridFox]

37 minutes ago, Gamble92 said:

Like we did when we were actually a Premier League team and 3-1 up?

True but then beat them with a makeshift team later in the league tbf

Edited 31 August 2023 by HybridFox