League Cup 1st Round Draw

[ClaretTony]

It's tomorrow at 11:30 live on SSN - all Football League clubs in the draw with the exception of Luton and Burnley. We both go in at the second round stage along with the 13 Premier League clubs not competing in Europe.

[South West Claret.]

It's tomorrow at 11:30 live on SSN - all Football League clubs in the draw with the exception of Luton and Burnley. We both go in at the second round stage along with the 13 Premier League clubs not competing in Europe.

Why are Sheff Utd not excluded with Burnley and Luton I wonder?

[Guller Bull]

Why are Sheff Utd not excluded with Burnley and Luton I wonder?

Finished bottom. It's just a final kick in the teeth farewell.

[wilks_bfc]

Why are Sheff Utd not excluded with Burnley and Luton I wonder?

I’m assuming because they finished bottom and there would be an odd number of teams if all 3 of us were included?

[clarets1978]

Why are Sheff Utd not excluded with Burnley and Luton I wonder?

I would think numbers would dictate then to keep the draws straight and not having to draw out byes

[South West Claret.]

I’m assuming because they finished bottom and there would be an odd number of teams if all 3 of us were included?

I hadn’t thought of that good point.

[dsr]

Why are Sheff Utd not excluded with Burnley and Luton I wonder?

The number of byes is calculated to make sure that (a) teams playing in Europe get a bye to the third round and (b ) there are 32 teams in the third round. Given those rules it just works out that 1 ex-PL team has to play in round 1.

[ClaretTony]

Why are Sheff Utd not excluded with Burnley and Luton I wonder?

Because they need to have 35 teams knocked out.

1st round: 70 of the 72 FL teams - 35 winners
2nd round: 35 winners from 1st round plus Burnley and Luton, plus 13 Premier League teams not in Europe is 50 teams - 25 winners
3rd round: 25 winners from 2nd round plus 7 Premier League teams in Europe is 32 teams and then a straight knock out.

[South West Claret.]

Thanks all that all makes sense

[Quickenthetempo]

This wouldake the ideal last game before the league season starts.
Lower opposition but played at a decent tempo.

[ClaretTony]

This wouldake the ideal last game before the league season starts.
Lower opposition but played at a decent tempo.

1st round is played in the midweek after the first games which is why they've been able to put Luton v Burnley on the Monday without affecting the cup schedule.

[wilks_bfc]

1st round is played in the midweek after the first games which is why they've been able to put Luton v Burnley on the Monday without affecting the cup schedule.

Would that make a difference seeing as neither of us are in the first round?

[ClaretTony]

Would that make a difference seeing as neither of us are in the first round?

That's what I was saying, they've scheduled that one for the Monday night ahead of any other because all the other opening games feature teams in the 1st round so they'd have had to push ties back to Thursday to facilitate that with those clubs following weekend games put back. This one is easy which is why they probably paired us together for the first fixture.

[Quickenthetempo]

1st round is played in the midweek after the first games which is why they've been able to put Luton v Burnley on the Monday without affecting the cup schedule.

Yeah. I was thinking before the Premier league started. Drat.

[ClaretTony]

Yeah. I was thinking before the Premier league started. Drat.

I don't know how to tell you this without upsetting you but we've been relegated

[Quickenthetempo]

I don't know how to tell you this without upsetting you but we've been relegated

Haha, believe me, I was glad to get out of that place.

[claretburns]

Wasn't it in the Dyche era, perhaps 15/16 season, where the League Cup 1st round was played prior to the league season?

Clubs could decide whether to play it on the weekend before or in the midweek before, we possibly lost to Port Vale and chose to play on the weekend?

[ClaretTony]

Wasn't it in the Dyche era, perhaps 15/16 season, where the League Cup 1st round was played prior to the league season?

Clubs could decide whether to play it on the weekend before or in the midweek before, we possibly lost to Port Vale and chose to play on the weekend?

We beat Port Vale in 2012 under Eddie Howe before the league season kicked off. Played on the Tuesday night before the first league game.

[jrgbfc]

Was it because of the Olympics in 2012, or am i imagining that?

[ClaretTony]

Was it because of the Olympics in 2012, or am i imagining that?

I think you are right. The league season started later because of the Olympics.

[Funkydrummer]

Haha, believe me, I was glad to get out of that place.

You and me both.

[ClaretTony]

You and me both.

Me too. We’ve had far worse teams but difficult to recall a worse season.

[dougcollins]

I don't know how to tell you this without upsetting you but we've been relegated

No!

[Roosterbooster]

We beat Port Vale in 2012 under Eddie Howe before the league season kicked off. Played on the Tuesday night before the first league game.

We lost at Port Vale on a Tuesday night away in 2015. Between the 1st and 2nd league games

I had to check cos Tony confused me. I was at the 2015 game and was sure we lost. Completely forgot about the 2012 game

[ClaretTony]

We lost at Port Vale on a Tuesday night away in 2015. Between the 1st and 2nd league games

I had to check cos Tony confused me. I was at the 2015 game and was sure we lost. Completely forgot about the 2012 game

We lost that one in 2015 but that was after the draw at Leeds. I had a meeting at the Turf the following day, non football club meeting, and there was Henri Lansbury waiting to sign along with someone I didn't recognise who turned out to be Rouwen Hennings.

[Roosterbooster]

...there was Henri Lansbury waiting to sign...

Maybe he will be our new manager

[ClaretTony]

Maybe he will be our new manager

A scoop for us if he is

[ŽižkovClaret]

Is it petty of me to hope that Leeds get someone really poxy away?

Just a nasty little reminder of them bottling it again

[ClaretTony]

The Draw

South

Cambridge v QPR
Walsall v Exeter
Crawley v Swindon
Oxford v Peterborough
Norwich v Stevenage
Bromley v Wimbledon
Portsmouth v Millwall
Northampton v Wycombe
Bristol City v Coventry
Cardiff v Bristol Rovers
Charlton v Birmingham
Watford v MK
Swansea v Gillingham
Plymouth v Cheltenham
Leyton Orient v Newport
Colchester v Reading

[ClaretTony]

North

Salford v Doncaster
Rotherham v Crewe
Carlisle v Stoke
Leeds v Middlesbrough
Barrow v Port Vale
Burton v Blackpool
Tranmere v Accrington
Fleetwood v West Brom
Shrewsbury v Notts County
Lincoln v Harrogate
Derby v Chesterfield
Bolton v Mansfield
Preston v Sunderland
Sheffield United v Wrexham
Huddersfield v Morecambe
Wigan v Barnsley
Hull v Sheffield Wednesday
Stockport v Blackburn
Grimsby v Bradford City

[ŽižkovClaret]

Stockport v Bastards in the fewm derby

[Bosscat]

Stockport v Bastards in the fewm derby

[bigdavethemaddog]

Leeds v Boro on TV without doubt

[ClaretTony]

Leeds v Boro on TV without doubt

They are all on tv

[jlup1980]

Swansea v Gillingham... a nice 500 mile round trip for a Tuesday night!!

[2510]

Result on the night or are there replays?

[clarets1978]

Result on the night or are there replays?

Hasnt been replays for years

[ClaretTony]

Result on the night or are there replays?

1978 the last time we played in a replay