CHAMPIONSHIP REBUILD THREAD

Once you use abusive overtones you know i'm right

 

We would have 20 - 30 coaches by now if we listen to fans...........Leon is not wanted which surprised me as he has done or doing his badges but somebody dont think he is worth keeping and as for playing then he would have been wanted like Rangel has but nobody has come forward.....He needs to get noticed for any coaching skills he may have and the best place for him is non league and work from there....

 

If selected

 

He could be picking their team by then

 

Imagine the swans with players like these

 

Genuine question: I saw that WBA played in the EFL Cup this week but you and Stoke did not. Is that a numbers thing ...that you and Stoke finished above the cut?

 

Yes - that’s my understanding.

70 teams in the draw - 24 each from Leagues One & Two, but only 22 from the Championship. So Stoke & ourselves have a ‘free pass’ to Round 2

 

Draw for next round is at 7pm tonight

 

Thanks very muchly.

 

Distribution[edit]

• Clubs involved in European competition entered at the third round.
• The remaining Premier League clubs and two Championship clubs who finished 18th and 19th in Premier League the previous season entered at the second round.
• The remaining English Football League clubs entered at the first round.[7]

Clubs entering in this round Clubs advancing from previous round
First round
(70 clubs)

• 24 clubs from EFL League Two
• 24 clubs from EFL League One
• 22 clubs from EFL Championship

• N/A

Second round
(50 clubs)

• 2 clubs from EFL Championship
• 13 Premier League clubs (not involved in European competition)

• 35 winners from first round

Third round
(32 clubs)

• 7 Premier League clubs (involved in European competition)

• 25 winners from second round

Fourth round
(16 clubs)

• No other entries

• 16 winners from third round

Fifth round
(8 clubs)

• No other entries

• 8 winners from fourth round

Semi-finals
(4 clubs)

• No other entries

• 4 winners from fifth round

Final
(2 clubs)

• No other entries

• 2 winners from semi-finals

Amazing what one can find on the internet and even more amazing what people will do to avoid starting work on a report!!!!

 

I have been trying to work this out (sad!).

It's about getting the right number of teams into each round. If all 72 EFL teams play in round one you get 36 winners. Add in the 13 Prem teams who don't play in Europe in round 2 and you get 49 teams which is no good for a knock-out tournament as it's an odd number.

But if you only have 70 teams in round 1 you get 35 winners, hence 50 teams in round 2 (13 prem + Swansea + Stoke added) which gives you 25 teams into round 3. Add in the 7 Prem teams in Europe and that makes 32 and then it's a straight 16/8/4/2 to the winner. Phew!

 

Oh bollocks! Why did I bother

 

Only you aswan, only you!!!!.......

 

We are far to good for round one

 

DC United 4 - 1 Portland Timbers #FotMob https://www.fotmob.com/livescores/2693001?status=finished

 

See that Bobby Madley has quit - should have been sent packing after that Stoke Penalty

 

Everyone saying they can’t believe Bobby Madley is only 32. But that is 224 in dog years........

 

Ouch

 

That’s what the dog may have yelped...