Carabao Cup 4th Round Draw | Liverpool (H) | 8pm, Thurs 22nd December

[Mancity1980]

Yea but he's shit so it doesn't matter ;)

It will be a strange game, 3 days after the WC final, possible injured/exhausted players on both squads, temptation to play the kids, a crowd of possibly many kids and families (like the Chelsea tie) and Haaland and Salah! I have absolutely no idea how all that will spin out.

 

[Indaparkside]

Klopp will.play a full team. There's no way he'll put out a weakened team.

6000 Scandinavians at the Etihad. Carnage!

Edited for accuracy

 

[deano ou812]

Repeat of 1976 final coming up.

What Southampton rags ;-)

 

[Mancity1980]

Weeks of Sky Sports News/Talkshite trying to shame us into behaving and not singing anything naughty. If we do Liverpool should get a bye etc.

Surely they will be focusing on the World Cup?

 

[MadchesterCity]

 

[chaddblue]

Why?

Cos I hate playing those cunts! I hate the thought of 8k cultists polluting our ground. Also I’m fairly sure we’ve got something like twice as many players going to the World Cup so likely their team on the night will be much stronger (relatively) than ours

 

[blue for life]

Whatever happens it will not be their fault!!!!

 

[ninjamonkey]

Given its the tie of the round, decent chance we play on the thursday 22nd with the draw after it so a couple more days rest but more importantly that's also a few days closer to the dippers boxing day game whereas we don't play until the 28th. Would influence Klopp's decision to go strong if it were the case.

 

[ysmsa]

Didn’t GMP stop the club giving United 5k at our place and us having 7k at the swamp few years ago? Could see them pushing for the same.

You are forgetting who it is though!

If it was Klanfield we'd get 3k

Our place they get the full entitlement, can't be seen to discriminate against that lot

 

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

Well, they are proposing that teams in European competition don't take part in the League Cup or their give their U21 sides a chance. Check the "New Deal For Football" thread. I said "in a while" because I think if it happens, they'll see a drop off in views and change it back within a few years.

Premier League agrees the "New Deal for Football" aka please don't regulate us.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/11/08/premier-league-clubs-agree-radical-new-deal-football-proposals/ The premier league teams have announced a new set of financial guidelines and regulations in the hope that the 2020 Superleague scandal won't end up in permanant governmental...

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Oh right cheers. Knowing how good the academy boys are though we will still have a good chance.

 

[mat]

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MK Dons v Leicester is the tie of the round.

 

[Manc in London]

Happy with the draw. Looking forward to knocking them out.

 

[Alty_Blue]

Repeat of 1976 final coming up.

With a Haaland overhead to win it

 

[I'm Blue]

Wonder if Pep with be telling City fans to give the dippers the welcome they deserve?
No thought not.
It’ll be toxic that’s for sure.

 

[chaddblue]

I imagine they had two ex-United players doing the draw as they were the pundits for the game tonight. Presumably they were chosen for that role as they’d played for both the teams involved, rather than their ability to rig a draw!

They’d played for both teams but continuously referred to the rags as ‘we’ and the away team as ‘Aston Villa’ and of course were interviewed by a presenter who doesn’t try to hide the fact he’s also a rag

 

[mat]

With a FFS overhead to win it

Because it would piss off and delight some of us at the same time.

 

[Matty M24blue]

You are forgetting who it is though!

If it was Klanfield we'd get 3k

Our place they get the full entitlement, can't be seen to discriminate against that lot

Very true expect a GMP red carpet for them no matter what.

Could make the club re think hospitality in the south stand however, silver linings.

 

[oakiecokie]

No, I think they'll have a weakened side too that's why I'd rather play them than a full strength lower league team.

Sorry but I don`t agree. A weakened team of ours would be better against a lower league team. By the same token I suppose which countries get to play in both the semi and final of the World Cup could determine how strong a team both us and the Dippers can put out.
Can`t see England getting to either of those rounds. ;)

 

[Metalartin]

Oh right cheers. Knowing how good the academy boys are though we will still have a good chance.

That would wind up the press to no end, but it's a bit optimistic. :)

On the plus side, what a way to give them some experience of senior professional football, without sending them on loan. City might actually want that.

 

[MadchesterCity]

Given its the tie of the round, decent chance we play on the thursday 22nd with the draw after it so a couple more days rest but more importantly that's also a few days closer to the dippers boxing day game whereas we don't play until the 28th. Would influence Klopp's decision to go strong if it were the case.

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