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Re: The EFL Cup 2016/2017

PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 8:39 am
by budgetmeansbudget
They just aren't a very good team.

It may come in time, I just have this feeling it won't.

Re: The EFL Cup 2016/2017

PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 9:22 am
by Gingerfinch
The hammer keeper should have been sent off, for his stud up, malicious challenge on Zlatan.

Re: The EFL Cup 2016/2017

PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 9:26 am
by budgetmeansbudget
Gingerfinch wrote:The hammer keeper should have been sent off, for his stud up, malicious challenge on Zlatan.

The first goal?

Re: The EFL Cup 2016/2017

PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 9:31 am
by Gingerfinch
budgetmeansbudget wrote:
Gingerfinch wrote:The hammer keeper should have been sent off, for his stud up, malicious challenge on Zlatan.

The first goal?


Yep.

Re: The EFL Cup 2016/2017

PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 10:39 am
by budgetmeansbudget
Gingerfinch wrote:
budgetmeansbudget wrote:
Gingerfinch wrote:The hammer keeper should have been sent off, for his stud up, malicious challenge on Zlatan.

The first goal?


Yep.

Didn't see a slow mo, but in real time it was one of those situations where the striker nicked it over the keeper before an inevitable collision. Didn't appear intentional to me, and as the keeper was on the ground his feet might well have been in a protective position.

Besides no one gets sent off when a goal results out the challenge. A bit like a defender stood on the line trying to stop the ball going in the net with his hands but doesn't quite manage it.

Re: The EFL Cup 2016/2017

PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 11:32 am
by Gingerfinch
The slow motion replay does the keeper no favours. I thought it was an intentional kick.

Re: The EFL Cup 2016/2017

PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 8:17 pm
by Durhamfootman
yuppie wrote:Well the Newcastle vs Hull seems to be all Newcastle. Seem to be playing like the premiership team.

Now Hull will probably win with their only shot on goal

decent enough shout

I read that Newcastle had 2/3 possession and 32 shots in the game, but only 5 were on target. Atrocious really

they failed the 'gentle' test

Re: The EFL Cup 2016/2017

PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 9:17 pm
by yuppie
Durhamfootman wrote:
yuppie wrote:Well the Newcastle vs Hull seems to be all Newcastle. Seem to be playing like the premiership team.

Now Hull will probably win with their only shot on goal

decent enough shout

I read that Newcastle had 2/3 possession and 32 shots in the game, but only 5 were on target. Atrocious really

they failed the 'gentle' test



I am thankful for the 120 minutes of play though.

Forest might have a chance on Friday.

United have got the best draw of the Semi Finals, should be in the final unless Hull can do the unthinkable.

The other game is Southampton vs Southampton old boys.

Re: The EFL Cup 2016/2017

PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 9:24 pm
by durham_andy
Durhamfootman wrote:
yuppie wrote:Well the Newcastle vs Hull seems to be all Newcastle. Seem to be playing like the premiership team.

Now Hull will probably win with their only shot on goal

decent enough shout

I read that Newcastle had 2/3 possession and 32 shots in the game, but only 5 were on target. Atrocious really

they failed the 'gentle' test


I wouldn't say we necessarily failed the gentle test. We made it look like a Championship game, just one of those where we failed to put our chances away! Exactly the same story against Blackburn.

Re: The EFL Cup 2016/2017

PostPosted: Fri Dec 02, 2016 8:58 am
by budgetmeansbudget
Trouble is this competition is now at the dreadfully dull two legged affair stage.

Re: The EFL Cup 2016/2017

PostPosted: Fri Dec 02, 2016 5:02 pm
by Durhamfootman
budgetmeansbudget wrote:Trouble is this competition is now at the dreadfully dull two legged affair stage.

which I've never understood

like when the olympics insist on a 5 set match for the men's singles final, despite every other round, both singles and doubles, being 3 sets

Re: The EFL Cup 2016/2017

PostPosted: Fri Dec 02, 2016 5:57 pm
by Alviro Patterson
Durhamfootman wrote:
budgetmeansbudget wrote:Trouble is this competition is now at the dreadfully dull two legged affair stage.

which I've never understood

like when the olympics insist on a 5 set match for the men's singles final, despite every other round, both singles and doubles, being 3 sets


Seem to remember the League Cup originally being a 2-legged competition, at least it was in the early stages 20 years ago.

Nowt wrong with a 2-legged semi-final, eliminates the luck element and if anything makes the football more exciting. Fond memories of the 2012/13 League Cup you see :D

Re: The EFL Cup 2016/2017

PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 8:39 pm
by mikesiva
Hull City is in such a mess that they have to play tom huddleston in central defence.
:point

Re: The EFL Cup 2016/2017

PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 9:47 pm
by Aidan11
Not sure how this is still goalless.

Re: The EFL Cup 2016/2017

PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 10:00 pm
by budgetmeansbudget
I wish Rooney would break this bloody goal scoring record.

Its all anyone talks about.

I bet even Man U fans are bored by it. Nah probably not, they're the epitome of boring football supporters.

Half of them have never set foot in Manchester!!