Time to scrap the EFL Cup?

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Just have one tournament for teams outside the PL, extended to National League to replace the EFL Cup and Trophy.

[MacAdder]

Re: Time to scrap the EFL Cup?

Just have one tournament for teams outside the PL, extended to National League to replace the EFL Cup and Trophy.

Why downgrade a cup competition?
Lower league teams with a dream of playing a big team?

[Tuerto]

Re: Time to scrap the EFL Cup?

Just have one tournament for teams outside the PL, extended to National League to replace the EFL Cup and Trophy.

A slightly up market Freight rover, leyland daf, Auto windscreens, VG stores thing cup competition.

[Father Dougal]

Re: Time to scrap the EFL Cup?

Just have one tournament for teams outside the PL, extended to National League to replace the EFL Cup and Trophy.

That's a very very bad idea.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Re: Time to scrap the EFL Cup?

Why downgrade a cup competition?
Lower league teams with a dream of playing a big team?

Don't you think it's already been well downgraded? Suppose we managed to win a couple of early rounds, would you be interested in playing Liverpool's reserves?

PL teams don't want it unless they get to the semis. I reckon L1 and L2 sides would rather not have another cup competition.

[MacAdder]

Re: Time to scrap the EFL Cup?

Don't you think it's already been well downgraded? Suppose we managed to win a couple of early rounds, would you be interested in playing Liverpool's reserves?

PL teams don't want it unless they get to the semis. I reckon L1 and L2 sides would rather not have another cup competition.

Exactly.
One reason why they should be made to play in it!
Plenty of money to be made for the lesser clubs playing these "reserves".

[Tuerto]

Re: Time to scrap the EFL Cup?

That's a very very bad idea.

Agreed.

[insider]

Re: Time to scrap the EFL Cup?

Isn't there already a lower league cup ?
E f l trophy ?

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Re: Time to scrap the EFL Cup?

Exactly.
One reason why they should be made to play in it!
Plenty of money to be made for the lesser clubs playing these "reserves".

Is there?

Ipswich had 20k for the visit of Wolves and had a smaller crowd against Fulham than they have for most Championship games this season.

There isn't the interest even with Championship sides playing PL teams unless they're one of the biggest clubs or they're in the quarter finals. We played Brighton a few seasons ago and had 6k.

The last time we arguably had a big side at home in the League cup was 1986, when Chelsea beat us. They were hardly the side they have been for the last 20 years at the time, either.

[Canton Kev]

Re: Time to scrap the EFL Cup?

I don’t see why? If it was exclusively a closed competition between the big 6 at the latter stages I could see an argument for it (although I wouldn’t agree with it) but it isn’t.

In the last 5 tournaments Fulham, Boro, Forest, Leicester, Brentford and Southampton all made the semis and Newcastle and Villa were both finalists.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Re: Time to scrap the EFL Cup?

I don’t see why? If it was exclusively a closed competition between the big 6 at the latter stages I could see an argument for it (although I wouldn’t agree with it) but it isn’t.

In the last 5 tournaments Fulham, Boro, Forest, Leicester, Brentford and Southampton all made the semis and Newcastle and Villa were both finalists.

Fair enough, but I can't really see any benefits for a club like ours to take it seriously. If Championship sides (even lower division teams) can't be bothered until one gets to the latter stages, is there a point to it?

[Michael Morris]

Re: Time to scrap the EFL Cup?

Fair enough, but I can't really see any benefits for a club like ours to take it seriously. If Championship sides (even lower division teams) can't be bothered until one gets to the latter stages, is there a point to it?

It was our last major final. We came within a penalty kick of winning our first senior cup in close to a century. I'm disappointed every year when we get knocked of the FA Cup and the League Cup.

[bobh]

Re: Time to scrap the EFL Cup?

It was our last major final. We came within a penalty kick of winning our first senior cup in close to a century. I'm disappointed every year when we get knocked of the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Ditto

[EastbourneBlue]

Re: Time to scrap the EFL Cup?

Fair enough, but I can't really see any benefits for a club like ours to take it seriously. If Championship sides (even lower division teams) can't be bothered until one gets to the latter stages, is there a point to it?

Other than the fact the competition gave us one of our greatest moments in living memory?