24/25 English Cup thread

bluesfan94

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For the record i don’t necessarily see United at home as an overly tough draw. I would probably see an away game at the likes of Brighton, Villa, Newcastle etc as tougher.

At least you can spin on your conspiracies that City always get’s the easy draw hehe.
Nah, Salford City is above Morecambe and Accrington Stanley in the League 2 table. Spurs got a non-league side, but at least that's on the road
 

Savant

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For the record i don’t necessarily see United at home as an overly tough draw. I would probably see an away game at the likes of Brighton, Villa, Newcastle etc as tougher.

At least you can spin on your conspiracies that City always get’s the easy draw hehe.
I think City’s draws speak for themselves :)

Arsenal got the hard draw here, but don’t think it’s unfair too say they’ve had, one of the easiest (if not the easiest) Carabao Cup draw, so that’s not too shabby. Carabao Cup is better than FA Cup (besides the ridiculous two legged semis) nowadays anyway.

And for the record I have spoken with a former player that asserted that even the players think the draws are rigged. That being said, I’m at peace. Doesn’t mean they are rigged of course but funny that some professionals think they are too
 

spintheblackcircle

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And for the record I have spoken with a former player that asserted that even the players think the draws are rigged. That being said, I’m at peace. Doesn’t mean they are rigged of course but funny that some professionals think they are too

Le Tissier doesn't count
 

maclean

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And for the record I have spoken with a former player that asserted that even the players think the draws are rigged. That being said, I’m at peace. Doesn’t mean they are rigged of course but funny that some professionals think they are too

On the one hand - of course players think it's rigged. On the other hand, draw-rigging is rampant in football so it's not a huge reach
 
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maclean

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Yeah, a player thinking that it's rigged is no different than a fan thinking it is rigged

To my mind it's more likely because they live in a much tighter bubble that is really fertile ground for that kind of thinking
 

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