At this point the second string should be capable of handling things without draining resources of the starting XI.
Guys In the recent pill of our teams years in the prem. I believe the winner was Shane Long's at Liverpool I. The semi-final in this competition.just trying to reconcile that with the attitude this game is irrelevant
When you're a mid-table PL team with little hope of going any higher, the cup competitions are incredibly important. When you're a Championship team aiming to be successful in a dog-fight for promotion, with a load of midweek matches already scheduled, the cup competitions can be set aside for a season.
Shane Long didn't score the winner at Liverpool: he scored a goal to make it 2-0 on aggregate which sealed it. This team is never in a million years reaching a cup final.
Really, so we can be in dog fights each season with more misery. Which games have brought you most joy. Winning a semi final or scaping an away draw 0-0 at Crystal Palace to give you an outside chance of staying in the league. I have read so many posts about enjoying the championship. It seems now the holy grail is all about getting back to the land of disappointment.
When was the last time a Championship team reached a cup final? Bradford about 10 years ago when they got battered by Swansea?
