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AG7 wrote:So great game last night ... another away win, and another step closer to some silverware ...

The semi finals draw is tonight at 9:30pm, right after the Scum game, which is being shown on TV (Sky Sports).

The semis in the League Cup are two-legged affairs and the dates for those (now that we are in it) are:

First Leg: 7/8 Jan
This for us is wedged between the FA Cup 3rd round tie (Blackburn Away) and Newcastle Away.

Second Leg: 21/22 Jan
This one is after Cardiff at home and FA Cup 4th round tie (which we should be in by then).

So not only we won last night, Sunderland did us a huge favor (as far as this competition is concerned) by knocking out Chelsea in the other quarter final ...

Right so two more quarter finals left (to be played this evening), which are the Rags away at Stoke and West Ham visiting the White Hart Lane.

Ideally, this is what I want ... Scum and West Ham to win tonight, then us drawing them rotten lot in the semi final (so we can thrash them over two legs, there is no way in hell they are winning over two legs in current form) and on the other side West Ham and Sunderland can play out each other and then either can meet us in the final for a nice easy day out at Wembley. (I know, I know we said that for Wigan in FA Cup final last year as well, but well ... Pelligrini has shown with his team selection last night that he's taking anyone and everyone seriously here on).

The FINAL (should we reach) of this competition is scheduled for Sunday 2nd March at Wembley. This will throw so much around it's not even funny. The away derby is currently scheduled for March 1 (Saturday), but that when TV picks up, was always going to be on TV so would have been either Sunday 2nd or Monday 3rd anyway ... so that will need to be moved completely to a different weekend as I just don't see the Manchester derby being played mid-week. What complicates this further is that the next weekend 8th March is our scheduled game (Villa away) but is also the date of FA Cup 6th round (QF) so hoping we'll still be in that competition, that Villa game would need to be rescheduled as well ... oh, and did I not mention England has a mid-week friendly arranged with Denmark on 5th March (don't ask me why as it isn't even a FIB) ... and yes all this is in the lead up to our first home leg Barcelona game on 12th March.

Breks wrote:

AG7 wrote:So great game last night ... another away win, and another step closer to some silverware ...

The semi finals draw is tonight at 9:30pm, right after the Scum game, which is being shown on TV (Sky Sports).

The semis in the League Cup are two-legged affairs and the dates for those (now that we are in it) are:

First Leg: 7/8 Jan
This for us is wedged between the FA Cup 3rd round tie (Blackburn Away) and Newcastle Away.

Second Leg: 21/22 Jan
This one is after Cardiff at home and FA Cup 4th round tie (which we should be in by then).

So not only we won last night, Sunderland did us a huge favor (as far as this competition is concerned) by knocking out Chelsea in the other quarter final ...

Right so two more quarter finals left (to be played this evening), which are the Rags away at Stoke and West Ham visiting the White Hart Lane.

Ideally, this is what I want ... Scum and West Ham to win tonight, then us drawing them rotten lot in the semi final (so we can thrash them over two legs, there is no way in hell they are winning over two legs in current form) and on the other side West Ham and Sunderland can play out each other and then either can meet us in the final for a nice easy day out at Wembley. (I know, I know we said that for Wigan in FA Cup final last year as well, but well ... Pelligrini has shown with his team selection last night that he's taking anyone and everyone seriously here on).

The FINAL (should we reach) of this competition is scheduled for Sunday 2nd March at Wembley. This will throw so much around it's not even funny. The away derby is currently scheduled for March 1 (Saturday), but that when TV picks up, was always going to be on TV so would have been either Sunday 2nd or Monday 3rd anyway ... so that will need to be moved completely to a different weekend as I just don't see the Manchester derby being played mid-week. What complicates this further is that the next weekend 8th March is our scheduled game (Villa away) but is also the date of FA Cup 6th round (QF) so hoping we'll still be in that competition, that Villa game would need to be rescheduled as well ... oh, and did I not mention England has a mid-week friendly arranged with Denmark on 5th March (don't ask me why as it isn't even a FIB) ... and yes all this is in the lead up to our first home leg Barcelona game on 12th March.

We play Barca at home on the 18th of february.

CuteMancs wrote:stupid question time...is the draw straight after tonights games?

AG7 wrote:

CuteMancs wrote:stupid question time...is the draw straight after tonights games?

Yes it is ... (as mentioned in the OP as well), so around 9:30-9:40pm

Goaters 103 wrote:Quite why anyone would want to draw Utd is beyond me. The last thing we need is 2 titanic derby games in January when injuries start to bite and fixtures are piling up.

Sunderland please and the most important thing is to be drawn away in this round so the 2nd leg is at our place

nottsblue wrote:

Goaters 103 wrote:Quite why anyone would want to draw Utd is beyond me. The last thing we need is 2 titanic derby games in January when injuries start to bite and fixtures are piling up.

Sunderland please and the most important thing is to be drawn away in this round so the 2nd leg is at our place

I'd sooner face them over 2 legs and batter them than at Wembley where anything can happen

Hutch's Shoulder wrote:Sunderland. Lose 1-0 away and win 6-0 at home.