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I bet United fielded there youth team again, this is what they think of cup competition - they always field a weak side. Good luck to Dons.

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Having a mix of youth players with players who have been told their time is up isn't a great idea...

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:D

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/at...9&d=1409088316

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Excuses. What about 'players that we're given a chance to prove something' ? After all LVG is manager. You haven't forgotten what he said in his first press conference right ?

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Good question to ask members - the Carling Cup. Will all the major clubs be competing. I haven't seen Spurs on the draw yet.

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Teams in Europe join in the next round.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_League_Cup#Format

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omg Falcao lol if Arsenal manage to pull off William Carvalho & Radamel Falcao I'll.. I'll.... https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2014/08/1.gif

but the fraud John Cross says

he also said Remy was going to be signed after Sanchez.

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Can't believe tonights result, totally outclassed them, cut them to pieces in the first half then we concede the softest of own goals, still might not make many more matches this season so can't be to picky.

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I'm sorry but that excuse doesn't wash with me those selected players should have been able to compete with MK Dons , the midfield was woeful they hardly strung a pass together the whole night.

People keep highlighting United's defence and whilst I agree it needs work I believe its the midfield causing the big issues. With a midfield who are consistently giving the ball away your defence is always going to come under increased pressure.

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The pundits are certainly having their say.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28947414

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Neil Warnock is the new Crystal Palace manager.

Jason Puncheon must be delighted! hahaha

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:(



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If Arsenal continue to play like this they will be going out sadly.:(

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:cleader:

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We aren't Liverpool Den :D

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Yes it would be nice if your beloved won its first CL.:D

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lets hope they don't slip up :D

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Hope Arsenal choke if they win tonight. Besiktas should have had 2 penalties and get nothing. Disgusting refereeing. Wonder how much Kroenke paid the ref?

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Sorry Mark but we should be supporting our British clubs in Europe no matter what so its a :td: for you tonight.

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Never. Liverpool yes. But everyone else a massive no.

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:LOL: Neither are we Tottenham :p:

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wtf refs nuts

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1-nil to the Arsenal. Nobody does CL qualification like Arsenal :D

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Phewwwwwwwwwww.:cleader::cleader:

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Did you see the Arsenal players going down, as soons as they got touched to get as free kick and Arsenal Keeper get booked for time wasting. Same old Arsenal, always cheating.

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And the same old Spurs always one step behind the others apart from sacking their manager on a regular basis.

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Wengers got his cunning grin on. No way is he not thinking about signing a striker. He confirms Giroud out until Dec14-Jan15

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Capital One Cup 3rd Round
Arsenal vs Southampton

:)

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this guy rejected Arsenal for Inter...

if Poyet can settle him he'll be a really useful spark

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Hope they get all the Eastern European teams now. Absolute disgrace, I agree with Arthur. Arsenal players too quick to fall down, especially Alexis. Rolling around like he had been shot with a machine gun. Ronaldo and Drogba got lots of abuse for doing the same, think he will be following them.

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harsh Arthur....i didn't see too much of that, some fouls should have been given...I thought it was a poor inconsistent referee

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Yes the referee was quite poor l have to admit.

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Full third-round draw:

Chelsea v Bolton

Arsenal v Southampton

West Brom v Hull

Crystal Palace v Newcastle

Leyton Orient v Sheffield United

Cardiff v Bournemouth

Sunderland v Stoke

Derby v Reading

Liverpool v Middlesbrough

MK Dons v Bradford

Manchester City v Sheffield Wednesday

Burton Albion v Brighton

Swansea v Everton

Shrewsbury v Norwich

Fulham v Doncaster

Tottenham v Nottingham Forest

Ties will be played on 23-24 September.

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Does anyone know which pots Tottenham and Man Utd are in ?

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United will be in the P**s pot.

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You might be having a bad time currently, but that pot is permanently reserved for the spuds...

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:waving:

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why isnt the CL draw shown in full ?

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eurosport has a feed. ssn only care about Jims big mouth

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Because it would bore the pants off many of us as they can go on and on and on.

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na i don't think so. you're in a minority if you think that.

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So Man City get drawn out and can only go in one group.:td:

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Dortmund again. Quick sign Reus :(

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It should be a open draw and not this manufactured rubbish.:(

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Liverpool can always leave Den :)

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Well with the group we are likely to get that might not be a bad thing.;):D

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I have seen this draw before last year...repeats even in this

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Man City :LOL:

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Same as last year.

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NSPCC get a UEFA charity donation :D

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I would say out of all of the groups Liverpool have the easiest to get through , the only decent side in it being Real Madrid.

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Neuer, Robben and Ronaldo up for UEFA best player...

Ronaldo will no doubt win..

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yup Ronaldo wins :clap:

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https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...08/3.jpg:large
https://twitter.com/ChampionsLeague/...33317222469633

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What are the rules for the CL? If your team fails to qualify are you still allowed to criticise and make fun of other teams when they lose and get knocked out?

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Definitely Russ. In fact, even more than usual...

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Basel are not easy as they beat MU before.

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You and others can criticise as much as you want to as if some of us give out stick then we have to be prepared to take it back.:)

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Who hasn't beat them of late , so have MK Dons. :D

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Well I had to Google Razgrad (Ludogorets) to find out where it was and it seems to be out in the middle of nowhere.

That's going to be one interesting away leg!

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did you see how they got through last night lol

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Oh yes the centre half doing his Dino Zoff impression.

Interesting stadium: 8,000 capacity but "The best electric floodlights in the league" (in Bulgaria) apparently.

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yeah best not to thieve anything while out there ;)

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Just heard the rumour about Cleverley to Villa. Please please please PLEASE.......

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....don't be true.

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:nono::nono::D

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I'd say Chelsea have the easiest draw

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Absolutely, even more so if your club has no other European football to concentrate on and has just been knocked out of the tin pot cup 4-0 by a team leagues beneath them, then you really can just knock yourself out with the criticism and making fun.

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Yes Mr P must have been chuckling away last night at Chelsea's easy draw.

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Wonder if best means only

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It looks the more acceptable one out of the English teams. We've made it difficult for ourselves the last couple of years though, so it can still go tits up ;) You have to look at the League fixtures before and after each matchday as well, and they also seem to be quite kind.

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I still think Cleverly will be a very good player. He never recovered his confidence after his major injury which wasn't helped by poor management. A move and regular football is what he needs.

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What are your thoughts TD on the breaking story of West Ham being in talks to sign Alex Song.

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https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...08/2.jpg:large

https://twitter.com/EuropaLeague/sta...19810805547008

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Thank god we avoided that cluster-mess of a competition.

Europa League would be much better if they played games on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and alternated the weeks with the Champions League. One Week is Champions League, the next Europa League.

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make it happen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Loan move :/

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better than nothing.

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True but you know. If he plays well he goes elsewhere.

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:(:LOL: the bbc quoted a fake account...

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It won't happen.

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I think the cost of loaning Falcao for a season was in the region of £20M so I guess he'd be staying put.

Imagine if he got injured. It would be like leasing a Bugatti Veyron for a year then smashing it into a tree on the way to the chippie.

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€-£ but its still massive so may be not :( oh well lets see how it ends.

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Sky Sports News HQ ‏@SkySportsNewsHQ · 1m
Sky sources: Fernando Torres to undergo medical at AC Milan tomorrow

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another 2 year loan deal...

http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest...an-agreed.html

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They seem a bit short on strikers now.

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I'd be very surprised if they let him go off without having someone lined up. Depending on what you believe about his wages, it's likely to have freed up around £16 million towards a package for whoever replaces him.

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Thanks, I'll remember you said that ;)

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I tend to agree to this
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo..._campaign=1490

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I agree. And financial fair play won't make it any better either. If you ain't already in or near it, you never will be.

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Yes. Protectionist and corrupt. Welcome to european football

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About time they changed it. Pot A should only be for League champions, those who got through automatically but not champions Pot B, those who qualified in one round Pot C and the rest Pot D.

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+1

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IMHO the Champions League should exactly that, the individual champions and no one else.

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As much as that sounds right, tv revenue won't allow it. If they want to get some modicum of respect back, start making sensible decisions, for instance, as said above, pot 1 for actually champions etc etc

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l preferred it when we had three cups to play for in Europe.

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Maybe that needs to be done.

One for champions, knock out at start, random draw.

One for cup winners, kock out...etc as above

And one for higher profile leagues,who earned extra places due to standards (2 from germany, england etc).

At near end of season, winners of all three, plus a playoff of the runners up to get the 4th place, then do a mini-knock out.

So you get winners of their individual cups, and an overall champion.

Crazy, I know...but I do crazy on a saturday morning :D

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Taider apparently couldn't come to terms with our fitness requirements!

Link

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I was impressed with Man Utd...fought for their point

I hope Van Gaal plays this system...foreverrrrrr

:)

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Oh goody goody.:hyper:

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pathetic!

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thats some statement lol but nonetheless it is a good signing for West Ham.

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Knew we should have let Schneiderlin go! Muppet...

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:D

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Knew that would get him riled up! :D

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Schalkes new tunnel...

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...08/1.jpg:large
https://twitter.com/s04/status/50572...217344/photo/1

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer...145936871.html

stunning :)

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unique, i like it

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:D:D

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Am I permitted a quiet smirk about the results at the Ethiad and Boleyn ground. :)

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More top quality goalkeeping from Joe Hart...