Form on the up, Top 4 Wide Open, But.....

[LydiateLee]

We better not mess about starting Naismith and Osman for this one

In all seriousness if this happens I will pack it all in. I mean it I would stop going.

 

[Gwladys Nights]

Let's win the cup, let this young group we've got get a taste for winning things together. Like how United's Rooney/Ronaldo team got started.

 

[Dithering Dougie]

In all seriousness if this happens I will pack it all in. I mean it I would stop going.

So say he starts Naismth and Osman, which is perfectly acceptable and would hardly be a surprise, and we beat them with ease like we've been doing lately 4-5 nil.

You won't go again?

 

[MikeH72]

So say he starts Naismth and Osman, which is perfectly acceptable and would hardly be a surprise, and we beat them with ease like we've been doing lately 4-5 nil.

You won't go again?

Have either of those two been on the pitch for a significant time during our recent big wins?

 

[Dharma bum411]

It's a trophy, winning it will spur a lot of players on for next season. We should really be taking this seriously, who cares if other teams or people look down on it. It's still a friggen trophy.

 

[The Cowboy]

In that respect yes we are.

I'm not saying in any way i wouldn't be happy winning the trophy, be great to win something and yes its a european trip for us. But at the same time i just feel Dave Watson's trophy lift compared to Jag's won't have the same achievement to it when we look back (not from a winning something way, obviously we will have finally won the damn thing lol)

We need to start somewhere. We've been notoriously flakey in cup competitions for years, and need to start building up the belief we can win these cups every year.

 

[hallamblue]

Of course Naismith and Osman will play, as will Robles and Cleverley. If they don't play against Boro we might as well not have them in the squad.

As for us being 2nd favourites, the RS are 25/1 for the league and we are 500/1 despite being above them, which shows who they think has the better team (they are wrong by the way, we will finish above them).

 

[Dithering Dougie]

Have either of those two been on the pitch for a significant time during our recent big wins?

Depends what you mean by recent I suppose Mike? Recent as in Sunderland and Villa? No, only Osman got game time, but before that I'm sure they'll have played in the same team that's done well and won comfortably.

Considering Osman has had injury problems on or off for about a year now it's probably been difficult to get them on the pitch at the same time though I'd suppose.

 

[The Cowboy]

Of course Naismith and Osman will play, as will Robles and Cleverley. If they don't play against Boro we might as well not have them in the squad.

As for us being 2nd favourites, the RS are 25/1 for the league and we are 500/1 despite being above them, which shows who they think has the better team (they are wrong by the way, we will finish above them).

Odds are based on number of bets. This is more of a measure of how delusional RS fans are for believing they're going to win the league.

 

[ijjysmith]

I'm struggling a bit with this thread.

Are there people who don't want to win the league cup then? He's put out a pretty strong team every round so far he won't stop now I wouldn't think.

I am confused. And not for the first time!

 

[hallamblue]

Odds are based on number of bets. This is more of a measure of how delusional RS fans are for believing they're going to win the league.

So the same applies for the COC, they are second favourites, we are 4th favourites (behind City, RS and Southampton)

 

[MikeH72]

Depends what you mean by recent I suppose Mike? Recent as in Sunderland and Villa? No, only Osman got game time, but before that I'm sure they'll have played in the same team that's done well and won comfortably.

Considering Osman has had injury problems on or off for about a year now it's probably been difficult to get them on the pitch at the same time though I'd suppose.

I'd disagree Doug, we wouldn't have won so handsomely in those games had we had say Osman or Naismith on the pitch instead of Deulofeu or Kone. The fact is we are a much better side without them, especially Naismith to be fair

 

[mkrudden]

I'm not so sure the league should be a priority over the league cup or vice versa.
The league cup has 4 games left, the league a load more. We have no Europe to contend with and a reasonably big squad.

If the argument was over what to prioritise - League Cup or FA Cup then at this point we'd have to say League Cup I reckon just based on how well we seem to have done so far.

I can't see how the players are going to put massive effort into the next 4 league cup games and then it's excusable if we falter for the rest of the league season?

 

[squonk]

I'm struggling a bit with this thread.

Are there people who don't want to win the league cup then? He's put out a pretty strong team every round so far he won't stop now I wouldn't think.

I am confused. And not for the first time!

9 changes against Norwich and scraped through on pens, don't think he's that bothered tbh

 

[Seamus Colemole]

Don't get too excited lads.

We'll beat Boro and win the semi with Robles in goal.

Then Bobby Clownshoes will bring Tim Clownshoes in for the final and he'll just do some clown impressions instead of saving things and we'll lose.