Cup draw

comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 1 minute ago
I'm never really bothered who we draw, the games are a one off and don't always follow form.
Plus I support Manchester United, let the other team worry about us.
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the only irritant is that it denies us, again, a chance to take a look at some of the fringe/younger players...if diallo is going to be so good that we don't need sancho, it would be nice to learn that this season, rather than next, but we just don't seem to get draws that would allow this.

can VDB play well in a deeper role? we may never know!

comment by Don Draper's dandruff (U20155)
posted 13 seconds ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 1 minute ago
I'm never really bothered who we draw, the games are a one off and don't always follow form.
Plus I support Manchester United, let the other team worry about us.
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the only irritant is that it denies us, again, a chance to take a look at some of the fringe/younger players...if diallo is going to be so good that we don't need sancho, it would be nice to learn that this season, rather than next, but we just don't seem to get draws that would allow this.

can VDB play well in a deeper role? we may never know!
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Good point that Don. Ole needs to play them in the Europa. Granted as I don't care about it, but others may.

comment by Champers - Pow! Right in the kisser (U6859)
posted 46 minutes ago
Crying over who rivals draw in a cup is peak level weirdness and anyone who partakes in such acts is pretty much guaranteed to suffer from erectile dysfunction or premature ejaculation before they hit their 40s.
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Premature ejaculation has such a bad rep, and I just can’t understand why.

It really does save an awful lot of effort.

I guess.

comment by Don Draper's dandruff (U20155)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 1 minute ago
I'm never really bothered who we draw, the games are a one off and don't always follow form.
Plus I support Manchester United, let the other team worry about us.
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the only irritant is that it denies us, again, a chance to take a look at some of the fringe/younger players...if diallo is going to be so good that we don't need sancho, it would be nice to learn that this season, rather than next, but we just don't seem to get draws that would allow this.

can VDB play well in a deeper role? we may never know!
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If that’s the case then Diallo would be good enough to start a cup game against Leicester.

I think the bigger problem is that with our other cup commitments, it would have been nice to only need to bring Bruno and Rashford off the bench to get through.

Ole has to be the unluckiest manager we've ever had when it comes to cup draws.

In just over 2 years we've had

FA cup

2019 Arsenal A, Chelsea A, Wolves A

2020 Wolves A again. Lost to Chelsea in semi final

2021 Liverpool H, Westham H, Leicester A


League cup

2020 Chelsea A followed by City in semi (lost)

2021 City again in semi final


Champions League

2019 PSG, Barcelona (lost)

2020 - Didn't qualify

2021 - PSG n Leipzig in group phase


Even in round of 32 of Europa League this season we got Sociedad. Without a doubt the best team in the pot we could have faced.

That's an really unlucky set of cup draws.

comment by Glazers_Out (SE85) (U21241)
posted 1 minute ago
Ole has to be the unluckiest manager we've ever had when it comes to cup draws.

In just over 2 years we've had

FA cup

2019 Arsenal A, Chelsea A, Wolves A

2020 Wolves A again. Lost to Chelsea in semi final

2021 Liverpool H, Westham H, Leicester A


League cup

2020 Chelsea A followed by City in semi (lost)

2021 City again in semi final


Champions League

2019 PSG, Barcelona (lost)

2020 - Didn't qualify

2021 - PSG n Leipzig in group phase


Even in round of 32 of Europa League this season we got Sociedad. Without a doubt the best team in the pot we could have faced.

That's an really unlucky set of cup draws.





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When I see it written like that, you are right. Ole gets stick for losing SFs, but he's had a tough run.

comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
I'm never really bothered who we draw, the games are a one off and don't always follow form.
Plus I support Manchester United, let the other team worry about us.
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Good point, well made.

comment by Glazers_Out (SE85) (U21241)
posted 2 hours, 43 minutes ago
Ole has to be the unluckiest manager we've ever had when it comes to cup draws.

In just over 2 years we've had

FA cup

2019 Arsenal A, Chelsea A, Wolves A

2020 Wolves A again. Lost to Chelsea in semi final

2021 Liverpool H, Westham H, Leicester A


League cup

2020 Chelsea A followed by City in semi (lost)

2021 City again in semi final


Champions League

2019 PSG, Barcelona (lost)

2020 - Didn't qualify

2021 - PSG n Leipzig in group phase


Even in round of 32 of Europa League this season we got Sociedad. Without a doubt the best team in the pot we could have faced.

That's an really unlucky set of cup draws.





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comment by Glazers_Out (SE85) (U21241)
posted 5 hours, 12 minutes ago
Ole has to be the unluckiest manager we've ever had when it comes to cup draws.

In just over 2 years we've had

FA cup

2019 Arsenal A, Chelsea A, Wolves A

2020 Wolves A again. Lost to Chelsea in semi final

2021 Liverpool H, Westham H, Leicester A


League cup

2020 Chelsea A followed by City in semi (lost)

2021 City again in semi final


Champions League

2019 PSG, Barcelona (lost)

2020 - Didn't qualify

2021 - PSG n Leipzig in group phase


Even in round of 32 of Europa League this season we got Sociedad. Without a doubt the best team in the pot we could have faced.

That's an really unlucky set of cup draws.

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Would rather have this than the dross we consistently drew under Mourinho (lucky fecker). At least we generally get to watch good games in these comps (with a few exceptions of course).

Sucks to keep losing in the semis though...

comment by Memphis_bleek #TeamOle (U20611)
posted 6 hours, 50 minutes ago
comment by Glazers_Out (SE85) (U21241)
posted 5 hours, 12 minutes ago
Ole has to be the unluckiest manager we've ever had when it comes to cup draws.

In just over 2 years we've had

FA cup

2019 Arsenal A, Chelsea A, Wolves A

2020 Wolves A again. Lost to Chelsea in semi final

2021 Liverpool H, Westham H, Leicester A


League cup

2020 Chelsea A followed by City in semi (lost)

2021 City again in semi final


Champions League

2019 PSG, Barcelona (lost)

2020 - Didn't qualify

2021 - PSG n Leipzig in group phase


Even in round of 32 of Europa League this season we got Sociedad. Without a doubt the best team in the pot we could have faced.

That's an really unlucky set of cup draws.

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Would rather have this than the dross we consistently drew under Mourinho (lucky fecker). At least we generally get to watch good games in these comps (with a few exceptions of course).

Sucks to keep losing in the semis though...
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Nah you need some 'easy' draws every now and then to help take the pressure off a bit.

Every game for us is a cup final no matter the competition it seems. Watford round 3 will be the easiest one we get.