Quote Originally Posted by the other bob wilson View Post
Mug that I am, I'll be there against Luton even though I know you can't get promoted through what you do in Cup competitions and so they are of little or no interest to this manager.

Personally I couldn't give a rats arse about the cup in this day and age , ( much as it was a GREAT thing in the past), but you invoke a thought - wouldn't it be a great idea if winning the Cup carried some benefit for EFL teams ?
Not sure what - automatic promotion would be hard to organise because you could hardly deny someone else who'd earned it in their league, but maybe a play off place ?

Again, that'd require co operation between different football authorities, which seems unlikely, but it's a thought