Bully Wee Villa Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 That can't be real? Oh dear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Oh dear. Sadly nothing would surprise me about this competition. I had only just heard on the radio that the draw is in Beijing at 4.15 a.m. and so anything is possible... (plus I've been up since half three this morning but that's my own fault) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerSaint Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Perhaps just a translating error? It doesn't even make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7-2 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman Hessian Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 i wouldn't go so far as to say that the Rovers board is in full meltdown over the same post - but my god, some folk need to take a good look at themselves.... http://www.drfc-vsc.co.uk/index.php?topic=263269.0 Quote Bloody hell. I actually stopped reading half way through. What a joke. Quote If someone could translate to English for me that would be great Quote Why can't they just do a normal draw like every other competition on the planet? this is bloody stupid and needlessly complicated. Quote What the actual f**k is that?! That's absolutely mental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummie Clyde Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Villa game tonight is free for season ticket holders. Have a feeling it will be a battle between our and Wigan's reserve sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Sheffield United vs Leicester on the telly tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Terrible choice. Should have gone for Accrington Stanley v West Brom or Blackburn v Burnley for potential scenes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Fucking Hell, eight goals in four days, that's more than we scored in 2016! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow Loon Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 A few upsets tonight in the 2nd round as Doncaster beat Hull 2-0. Burton won 2-1 at Cardiff, Bristol City won 3-2 at Watford, Bristol Rovers won 1-0 at Fulham and Bolton beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummie Clyde Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Bit disappointing shock-wise, although a good night for the Bristol clubs. Somehow we scored 4 at the same time as resting all 11 players from the last league match. Kids played pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummie Clyde Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Looking forward to getting up at 4am for the draw on Thursday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow Loon Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 From the EFL website:- The draw for Round Three of the Carabao Cup will take place in Beijing, China on Thursday 24th August 2017. Thirty-two clubs are involved in Round Three, with the seven Premier League sides who qualified for UEFA European competitions entering the draw, including last season’s winners Manchester United. The draw will take place from approximately 11:15am local time – 4:15am BST – and can be followed live on the EFL’s Carabao Cup Twitter feed. The Round Three draw is unseeded, with the first ball drawn as the home club, followed by an away club. This is repeated until there are 16 ties, which will played week commencing 18th September 2017. Draw numbers will be available following the completion of the Round Two ties on Wednesday evening. Regarding the draw, the EFL have said: “We understand that not everyone will agree on the timing of this week’s Round Three Draw, but in staging in this way it will give the competition both the maximum exposure in the UK, Chinese and South East Asian markets. This is not only an important factor for the EFL but also our new sponsors Carabao, who, like ourselves, plan to use the growing global appeal of the competition to reach new audiences. “Once the logistics have been completed in Beijing, the UK will be waking up and the breakfast media will be able to report and get reaction on the 16 ties that will take place next month, which we feel is an interesting move away from the usual post-game evening draws. “The Round Three draw itself is not being televised live in China or anywhere else but the EFL will be providing full coverage across its Carabao Cup Twitter feed, with news and reaction as it happens. “Our decision to go to China is part of a strategic plan to grow the EFL internationally and specifically boost profile and exposure in ASEAN markets. A number of potentially significant meetings are being held around the draw that we envisage will deliver a benefit to all 72 clubs of the EFL. “As part of those meetings the EFL will stage its first summit in Asia, where potential sponsors and investors from the region will gather to be briefed on the wider opportunities the EFL can provide. This will include the showcasing of the new iFollow international streaming platform which successfully launched at the start of the season. “We now look forward to this work developing over the course of the next few days and taking further shape in the coming weeks and months.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Not being televised live even in China? WTAF is the point then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grass Is Greener. Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Cummings with a double against Newcastle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Third round draw West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City Everton v Sunderland Leicester City v Liverpool Manchester United v Burton Albion Brentford v Norwich City Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bristol Rovers Burnley v Leeds Arsenal v Doncaster Rovers Bristol City v Stoke City Reading v Swansea City Aston Villa v Middlesbrough Chelsea v Nottingham Forest West Ham United v Bolton Wanderers Crystal Palace v Huddersfield Town Tottenham Hotspur v Barnsley/Derby County Bournemouth v Brighton and Hove Albion Great ... Leicester away the midweek before Leicester v Liverpool in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Middlesbrough at home, will take that. Hopefully they rest more players than we do. I think that means we have two midweek home games against them in successive midweeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyP Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Quote An EFL spokesman said: "We understand that not everyone will agree on the timing of this week's round three draw, but in staging in this way it will give the competition both the maximum exposure in the UK, Chinese and South East Asian markets. This was on Monday. Quote The third-round draw appeared to go without incident. There was no live coverage of the draw - on television or online Today. Bizarre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Liverpool team tonight ... Ward, Flanagan, Gomez, Klavan, Robertson, Henderson, Grujic, Wijnaldum, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Coutinho, Solanke Subs Karius, Milner, Moreno, Ings, Markovic, Woodburn, Alexander-Arnold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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