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MattyC

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And by the way boys, winning nothing is still winning nothing.

"Oooh, look how far we went in the Champs league."

How embarrassing. That's worse than a Sens fan.

cant compare the two sports andre...

its a completely different beast..

champs league qualifying stages is bigger then the carling cup.

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I think you could successfully argue that the Carling Cup is the crown jewel of the perpetually mediocre

Then why did you use to proudly display that poster in your home?

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If you mean the FA Cup poster that's still up then I think you have no idea as to the relative value of any of these cups.

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If you mean the FA Cup poster that's still up then I think you have no idea as to the relative value of any of these cups.

The FA Cup is just a watered down version of the League Cup, with hundreds of useless bottom feeding clubs that have no chance in hell.

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I guess that's why the top clubs always field the backups and reserves for league cup games but full squads for F.A. Cup matches

And that's why the F.A. Cup is broadcast in dozens of countries while the League cup is shown in a small handful

Not to mention that it's the oldest footy competition in the world

Oh yes and there's always royalty to hand out the medals at the FA Cup final while the league cup winners get their medals mailed to them

But whatever, you guys go on thinking what you like.

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The FA Cup is just a watered down version of the League Cup, with hundreds of useless bottom feeding clubs that have no chance in hell.

Wikipedia:

...the FA Cup has a long tradition of lower-division and non-league teams becoming "giant-killers" by defeating much higher-ranked opponents during earlier rounds. There are various famous giant-killing feats, although it is comparatively rare to occur for a team to beat one more than two divisions above them. The last time a non-league team beat top-flight opposition was Sutton United's victory over Coventry City in 1988–89. Another notable result was in 1969 when in the fifth round Mansfield Town of the Third Division were drawn at home to West Ham United, who were standing sixth in the First Division and who had three World Cup winners in their side: Bobby Moore, Martin Peters and Geoff Hurst along with youngsters Billy Bonds and Trevor Brooking. The game was postponed five times before it finally went ahead on 26 February 1969, on what turned out to be one of the greatest nights in the club’s history. In front of 21,117 at Field Mill, Mansfield won 3–0 and became only the fourth team in club history to knock out clubs from five different leagues in the same competition.

Other giant killings include Hereford United shocking Newcastle United in 1972 with one of the most famous goals in the history of the cup coming from the boot of Ronnie Radford. Blyth Spartans' 3–2 win at Second Division Stoke City in 1978 saw them progress to the fifth round, where they were beaten by Wrexham in front of over 40,000 fans at Newcastle United's St James' Park. Bristol City's giant killing replay win over Liverpool in 1994 was also notable as being the last game for Graeme Souness. Yeovil Town won more games against league opposition than any other non-league team before their promotion.[9] This includes a famous victory over top-flight Sunderland on a sloping pitch in 1949. Chasetown are the lowest ranked team to play in the third round, playing eventual finalists Cardiff City in the 2007–08 competition. The game took place on 5 January 2008 whilst Chasetown were playing in the Southern League Division One Midlands, the eighth tier of the English football pyramid.[10]

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champs league qualifying stages is bigger then the carling cup.

And much more glamorous.

Wednesday, 30 July 2008

AaB v Modrica, R2, L1, 19:00

Anderlecht v BATE, R2, L1, 19:30

Anorthosis Famagusta v Rapid Vienna, R2, L1, 19:30

Beitar Jerusalem v Wisla Krakow, R2, L1, 19:00

Domzale v Dinamo Zagreb, R2, L1, 19:45

FC Sheriff v Sparta Prague, R2, L1, 18:00

Fenerbahce v MTK Budapest, R2, L1, 19:00

IFK Goteborg v Basle, R2, L1, 19:15

Panathinaikos v Dinamo Tbilisi, R2, L1, 19:45

Rangers v FBK Kaunas, R2, L1, 19:45

Tampere United v Artmedia Petrzalka, R2, L1, 17:00

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Nah.. just bored.

interesting to see how Arshavin works out in the EPL. same with the dos santos kid.

Ok, mini-truce. ;)

Spurs will have quite the new look next year, half the team went to bloody Sunderland alone! Gotta think Berbatov isn't long for the team. Bent is scoring well in the pre-season friendlies but... pre-season. I'm stoked about Modric. And Gomes should be a wicked keeper.

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