Posted August 25, 20159 yr Walsall away for us Spuds v Gooners Man U v Ipswich Sunderland v Man C Liverpool v Carlisle
August 25, 20159 yr Great draw, sounds like a great chance for RLC and Traore to get a start. Throw Aina in as well
August 26, 20159 yr Will try and go to this one. Wonder if the club will run any travel, seems like getting back will be difficult if not driving.
August 26, 20159 yr Love these sort of cup ties, much prefer it to being drawn against Premier League opposition.
August 26, 20159 yr Can't hear Walsall without thinking back to us doing them 7-0 back in the old second divison.
August 26, 20159 yr Game at Walsall will be on 23 September, http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/cup-date-announced.html
August 26, 20159 yr Author Love these sort of cup ties, much prefer it to being drawn against Premier League opposition. I think Jose's idea of having the competition especially in the early stages seeded would really boost this competition. He has suggested that the top teams , Premier League and the top half of the Championship be drawn away from home and kept in a separate pot. This would generate much needed revenue for the lower league clubs whilst also increasing interest in a cup competition that only really had any interest in the eighties( when teams played full strength elevens).I would suggest also that the fielded teams should have at least five starters for the following weekends fixtures to keep the fans interest. Either that or just scrap it completely, last night apparently Luton fielded a weakened side against Stoke this can't be good for the viability of the competition.
