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The importance of the League Cup this season.

Discussion in 'Celtic Chat' started by JC Anton, Jun 25, 2018.

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  1. Seán Mac D Gold Member Gold Member

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    Apparently it cost £350k to rent Murrayfield so it'll never happen.

    The SFA are contracted to have both semi finals at Hampden, it was only after negotiation that they agreed to allow our semi to be moved (having probably got a bung out of it)

    In most ties Murrayfield wouldn't be sold out either.
     
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  2. eire4

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    Well the first part of what you were looking for more or less worked out no sevco in the final though which is fine by me the less oxygen for that lot the better.
     
  3. MagnificentSeven Charly Musonda CSC

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    Celtic to get 25,000 tickets for Betfred Cup Final.


    Aberdeen allocation will be 20,000.
     
  4. Henrik 07 Gold Member Gold Member

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  5. JC Anton Get yer, hats, scarfs badges & tapes

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    It is done...:smoke:
     
  6. JC Anton Get yer, hats, scarfs badges & tapes

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    The draw is on Sunday..

    Give them nothing..
     
  7. Graeme1888

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    I’m all for having a team of youths and regulars in this competition this season. Give valuable experience to Dembele, Henderson, Church, Aitchison, Connell, Ralston, keep in McGregor/Brown, Shved, Bain, Ajer etc
     
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  8. JC Anton Get yer, hats, scarfs badges & tapes

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    Changed the poll, added an option
     
  9. The IRA

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    If we win the league cup this season that'll be 10 domestic trophies in a row.

    I want to win it.
     
  10. Scotia Gold Member Gold Member

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    Personally , I will never tire of winning diddy trophies … but , we need to stay in this till at least the vermin are out or till we leather them in the final . Give them no hope and pile the pressure on slippy !!
     
  11. Belgian_lad

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    When I play as a Celtic manager on Football manager, i always rank my seasons like this:
    1. League
    2. Champ lg
    3. CUP
    4. Europe after winter
    5. Lg cup

    So its ofcourse important, everything we win, the huns wont win! But i wont hold it against NL of we get the first three, the latter two are bonusses to keep our celebratory skills up.
     
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  12. honda Gold Member Gold Member

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    When I play champ manager I just close it and restart at my last save and win the quadruple in my first stint as manager. Realise that means tactics etc means * all and it must be randomly generated pish so I stopped playing :56:
     
  13. Belgian_lad

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    These days u have an editor, so no more need to restart after save. :56:
     
  14. freitassen

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    We obviously should use a second string squad whenever possible. If we reach the group stage of something, and both cup finals, we have yet 57 games to play this season. Guys like Forrest, McGregor, and Ajer will also play international football regularly. It is a massive, ridiculous amount of games.

    It is always the same story, players are run to the ground against this sort of opposition, not rested when there is a chance for it, and then we wonder why there is always a shitload of injuries and situations like what happened to Tierney.

    The team we will get drawn against will most likely be the second or third worst team we will play against this season. The first or second is the estonian mob we just pumped. Makes more sense to rest players now, before they are jaded and injured, than waiting until the split.
     
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    We'll probably be able to play a weakened side in the last 16 of this competition, which is where we enter.

    If there's a very favourable draw in the QF, like if we get a home tie to some lower league mob who have managed to scrape through, then we might be able to play a second string side in this round.

    After that? I'd want a strong squad.
     
  16. cidermaster Gold Member Gold Member

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    If we win would of course be nice but doing as well as possible in Europe is far far far far far far far far far more important..
     
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    For me it’s really just a way of completing a treble. If we were to win the league cup and league cup alone it would obviously be a horrendous season.

    Win the league
    Qualify for the CL
    Win the Scottish cup
    European football after Xmas (pending CL group draw)
    Win the league cup and complete the treble.
     
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  18. Tim-Time 1888 Always look on the bright side of Life Gold Member

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    Initially its important and for that reason it's important for Lenny/Us to set the tone for the season ahead.
     
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    Want to win the league and the Scottish cup and make a decent fist of Europe. If that meant sacrificing the league cup by putting out a second string I'd be okay with it as long as the huns didn't win it.
     
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