....... and I don't mind admitting it. By the law of averages one of the two clubs has to win summat at some point and I'd hate it to be them. We all call the league cup, Mickey Mouse, until we see some bunch of players running around Wembley with the trophy and think, 'Yeah, great.' When you look at the clubs who've recently appeared in the final, Bradford, Cardiff, Birmingham etc, there's no logical reason Sunderland can't do it. Ignoring the usual 'Sunderland always **** things up' and 'don't jinx it' stuff we're a Premier League side in good form and have just beaten Man City in the league. As Chelsea have many other priorities I'd say the cup match will be a good chance for us to beat Chelsea whereas I'd be less confident in the league. I was ****ting mesel when Robson was at Newcastle because I was convinced they'd win a trophy but thankfully they blew him out. They should've won the league title with Keegan but screwed that right up. My fear is that, if we don't win summat soon, they'll win a trophy, after 60 years without one, and we'll never hear the last of it. They wouldn't be calling the league cup 'Mickey Mouse' if they won it .... and that's a fact.
With this logic, it is a bloody formality.. I'm really looking forward to this one, and what we need now is a couple of good results before this game to set it up for a cracking cup tie atmosphere..
I'd love us to win the league cup and don't think it's mickey mouse at all personally. First and foremost it's a trophy and the first trophy can often be a springboard to greater things. Secondly it's a route in to europe. However I'm not worried that you're in the last eight, that's not being disresctful as you have every chance of progressing. It's just you're still 3 games from the final with Chelsea to play in the next round. I'm not saying you won't beat Chelsea in a one off cup tie as you've proved against Man City in a one off match anything can happen, especially when you're the home team. It's just I don't think you'd be good enough to beat one of Spurs, Man Utd or Man City over two games in the semi final and all three of those teams are likely to progess IMO. If you got to the final then admitedly I'd be praying that you failed as by then I'd most certainly be worried.
Cheers for that. I'm just of a mind that we shouldn't be putting ourselves down and giving ourselves no chance. We've just beaten 3 very good teams and we only need to beat 2 more to be at Wembley ...... whatever the case, this isn't a lower league team battling bravely against all odds. We're a Premier League team with some good players and coming into a decent run of form. I'm hoping you're scared ****less in the New Year
Completely agree Sumg, most of them will be worried and quite right. First one to win a trophy will have bragging rights probably for years to come. Both set of fans want that bragging right. We could go out in the Quarterfinals and a few months down the line we could be out of the fc cup with Newcastle in the Quarterfinals. If that happens I'll be bumping the thread to declare my worry.
To be fair to Bri, the semi-final is 1 tie played over 2 legs .......... given the choice I'd take the 1st leg away and the 2nd at a full SOL under floodlights. Win or lose, what a night that would be.
Nope. That's only the FA cup. If the winner of the league cup qualifies for Europe through some other route then the place goes to sixth in the league iirc.
I'd love it if we could win something else before I pop my clogs. I have hung onto 1973 so long it ****ing hurts.
Think yourself lucky you had that! 1972 I started going regularly and seen us win fec all. Wouldn't swap a second though. Actually, who am I kidding.
I'd love to win the League Cup! Less glamorous than the other 'big 3', maybe, but still major silverware! Plus the route into Europe... What a laugh that would be! This says it all, for me. I get jealous seeing teams like Wigan, Swansea etc - similar or smaller teams to us - lifting cups at Wembley or playing in Europe.
