Pool and Utd to treat Worthington Cup seriously?

peeve

Fergie and Houiller to treat cup seriously?

"Houllier is likely to resist making too many changes to his side as he again insists he is taking the Worthington Cup seriously."

www.teamtalk.com

Ferguson makes Cup pledge????

http://www.teamtalk.com/teamtalk/Top_Stories/0,1569,,00.html#547879

Wonder what Arsene has to say?

yop

I reckon he will take it serious alright!! Not. I am sure he will put in a side that he wants to challenge for first team league spots but tbh I cannot see him given it 2 fiddlers.

As for the pool, I am sure they will... remember it is part of the plastic treble!! Seriously I doubt it either, what is are they going to say?

Dustaz

Originally posted by peeve

Wonder what Arsene has to say?

Hopefully that its a complete waste of time apart from blooding some inexperienced players.


Fielding weak teams for the FA cup annoys me, simply because its the premier cup competition in the world. The Worthington cup is just pointless fixture congestion to the teams challenging for the top 5 or 6.

Sure, you get a uefa spot from it, but its far easier to get one through the inter-toto cup. I have no problem with the larger teams fielding weaker teams as it gives 1st division/lower premiership sides a chance at a bit of cup glory.

Lennoxschips

Ferguson is taking this round of the the League Cup seriously because if the Man Utd team qualify for the next round it will count towards Roy Keane's ban. Then Keane will be back for the Liverpool match.

yop

Good spot Lennoxchips, never thought of that, every reason to win then

BKtje

very good spot Lennoxschips. I wonder if fergie spotted it.
would love to have Keane back for the l'pool game.

if nothing else will spark a few nice discussions in here

johnnynolegs

what difference would it make if keane is back or not when was the last time united even got a draw against the pool let alone a win??????

yop

Well were not waiting 12 years anyway!!!:D

johnnynolegs

ooooooohhhhhhhhhhh a low blow hahahaha

TwoShedsJackson

But yis were waiting 27 years until the 1993/94 season

yop

An classic alright!! NOT :eek:

Very hard to call Utd v pool games, Keane will be 3-4 games off his match fitness level, then again if he was in a wheel chair he would be better than most of them

johnnynolegs

better than most pool or most utd?

yop

ummm, I am meant to be working so I won't say pool!!!! and get into a "discussion"

But.........there are a few

johnnynolegs

haha don't even start me yop on how bad some of the united players have been this season

yop

I don't need to, I know it myself!

Sposs

Fergie and Houiller make that promise every year as it the poltically correct thing to do.

darthmise

Originally posted by yop
Keane will be 3-4 games off his match fitness level,

Not necessarily, he might get a game or two before the ban kicks in. When is it due to start, the ban i mean?

mike65

Liverpool will take the League Cup "semi-seriously", I'd say the teams they field will be nearly but not quite first 11 for the first few rounds and then start including the usual suspects after that, mind you Liverpools strength in depth these days is such that the second 11 is still a pretty good side. Man Utd won't take it at
all seriously. Nor will Arsenal.

Mike.

johnnynolegs

exactly - that is how liverpool won it a couple of years ago they were lucky in the first few rounds and then started to put out a full squad coming up to the end of the competition