BB-M: Taking the competition seriously
Cardiff City boss Brian Barry-Murphy said: "It was a tough game for us but we played in the way that we wanted to play from minute one, and I suppose showed our character and our skill level throughout the course of the game.
"So very satisfying and immensely proud of the whole club.
"It's a new experience for me and I think it's very exciting for the players.
"I think you have a choice at the start of this competition how seriously you want to take it, and when you do take it as seriously as we have done you're always hopeful of progressing as far as you can.
"The uncertain nature of who you're going to face in the next round is what makes it so exciting.
"I'd love to be back at our own stadium. You've seen the distance our supporters have had to travel in midweek to Burnley and here tonight. For them it would be great if we get back to our home stadium, which would be a great occasion for us all."
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Take it as seriously as you like, but i have a feeling we'll get one of the big guns in the next round and we'll go out.
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bobh
Take it as seriously as you like, but i have a feeling we'll get one of the big guns in the next round and we'll go out.
yeah that's practically guaranteed if you look at the draw
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bobh
Take it as seriously as you like, but i have a feeling we'll get one of the big guns in the next round and we'll go out.
You telling us we’re not gonna win it?
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All credit to BBM. He's fielded strong sides throughout this tournament and it's paid dividends. And, as a matter of interest, City have won their next league game after each of the League Cup ties, so him doing so certainly hasn't negatively impacted the team's league form or adversely affected the players.
I wish more City managers had had the same attitude over the years.
As for Parkinson, at this stage of the competition, his team selection was a joke for a side sitting lower mid-table in the Championship - three players who haven't started a single league game this season and three more who had only made two starts each. Who does he think Wrexham are all of a sudden? The performance and the result were good enough for him.
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All credit to BBM. He's fielded strong sides throughout this tournament and it's paid dividends. And, as a matter of interest, City have won their next league game after each of the League Cup ties, so him doing so certainly hasn't negatively impacted the team's league form or adversely affected the players.
I wish more City managers had had the same attitude over the years.
As for Parkinson, at this stage of the competition, his team selection was a joke for a side sitting lower mid-table in the Championship - three players who haven't started a single league game this season and three more who had only made two starts each. Who does he think Wrexham are all of a sudden? The performance and the result were good enough for him.
It is so pleasing to have a manager who wants to win games (Bolton aside), a breath of fresh air from recent years. It’s sickening to hear fans who call for players to be ‘rested’. The cup runs of 2008 and 2012 were real highlights of my time as a fan (as well if the promotions of course).
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It is so pleasing to have a manager who wants to win games (Bolton aside), a breath of fresh air from recent years. It’s sickening to hear fans who call for players to be ‘rested’. The cup runs of 2008 and 2012 were real highlights of my time as a fan (as well if the promotions of course).
Absolutely. For me, the only competition the same doesn't apply to is the Vertu Trophy, as that really is a joke competition. But his attitude to the League Cup has been spot on and he's getting the rewards.
Wrexham's staring line-up contained seven players who have made five or fewer league starts this season. City's team contained just just two and those are Kellyman, who is just establishing himself in the side, and Chambers, who is the most experienced player in the squad. Our line-up was just about as strong as it could have been and we got what we deserved.
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Absolutely. For me, the only competition the same doesn't apply to is the Vertu Trophy, as that really is a joke competition. But his attitude to the League Cup has been spot on and he's getting the rewards.
Wrexham's staring line-up contained seven players who have made five or fewer league starts this season. City's team contained just just two and those are Kellyman, who is just establishing himself in the side, and Chambers, who is the most experienced player in the squad. Our line-up was just about as strong as it could have been and we got what we deserved.
Each manager has to balance their priorities how they see fit - In other circumstances I think BBM may well have rested more players during the early Carabao Cup games, but we were a few games into implementing a totally new way of playing under him so I think that getting more games under our belt was more important than rotation at that point.
