Floyd25 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 2 hours ago, Ham said: We haven't won the Johnstone's Paint Trophy either but I can live with that. That’s nothing compared to the full members cup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarefreeMuratcan Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 3 hours ago, Ham said: We haven't won the Johnstone's Paint Trophy either but I can live with that. Scenes when we do the Conference-EFL Trophy double next season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciatika Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Our academy team plays in the Bristol Street Motors Trophy (aka Johnstones' Paint Trophy). And, yes, I want to win that one too. Taking part is overrated. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTG Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 17 hours ago, Sciatika said: If we don't do the conference league, how can we sing "we've won it all"? Not sure this squad is ready for two or three games per week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarefreeMuratcan Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 If Villa are better than us (as per PL table), then wouldn't winning the Conference next season be an achievement with our squad since they couldn't do it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTG Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 38 minutes ago, CarefreeMuratcan said: If Villa are better than us (as per PL table), then wouldn't winning the Conference next season be an achievement with our squad since they couldn't do it? I guess it depend on the height of the bar you are setting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Blood Is Blue Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I don't particularly want us to be in the Europa Conference next season, however, if we do end up in it then I want us to win it. We may as well complete the European set again if the chance is there, although it will need to be balanced against success (top 4) in the league. I also think it's a good test for this squad to see how they cope with the extra matches and travelling... if they want to be a CL team, they need to be able to deal with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Blood Is Blue Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I'm really worried about this match, purely because I'm really looking forward to it! I am really confident we can get another big and comfortable win and I haven't had this feeling for a very long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarefreeMuratcan Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 4 minutes ago, ROTG said: I guess it depend on the height of the bar you are setting? Well I suppose my outlook is simply that we have a squad with little to no experience in Europe. We can laugh and joke about the quality gap of Conference vs PL, but at the end of the day you are playing teams that are used to winning week in week out in their countries regardless of the quality of their leagues and as I mentioned in an earlier post, with Chelsea coming to town, every stadium will sell out and add an edge to the atmosphere. And from a personal view, it's interesting to have a tour against a variety of different teams we haven't played before. 1 minute ago, My Blood Is Blue said: I don't particularly want us to be in the Europa Conference next season, however, if we do end up in it then I want us to win it. We may as well complete the European set again if the chance is there, although it will need to be balanced against success (top 4) in the league. I also think it's a good test for this squad to see how they cope with the extra matches and travelling... if they want to be a CL team, they need to be able to deal with that. Yes exactly. The experience is needed, no good being outside of Europe for 2 seasons and then suddenly be hit with the CL fixture load. Plus I've mentioned this in the past, it's worth it to keep our UEFA ranking high and also it will be in our direct hands to help open up a 5th CL spot next season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarefreeMuratcan Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 (edited) 2 minutes ago, My Blood Is Blue said: I'm really worried about this match, purely because I'm really looking forward to it! I am really confident we can get another big and comfortable win and I haven't had this feeling for a very long time. Yes the recent run of form since the Everton game (Arsenal game withstanding) has me quite confident too. 6-0, 2-0 and 5-0, the 2 games we lost in that run were against the 2 best defences in the league. And the 6-0 was against the 3rd best defence in the league! Edited May 10 by CarefreeMuratcan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulw66 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 James and Big Les back. Unavailable list down to 6! Laughable that 6 seems like a small number these days 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarefreeMuratcan Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 7 minutes ago, paulw66 said: James and Big Les back. Unavailable list down to 6! Laughable that 6 seems like a small number these days JAMES BACK !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Blood Is Blue Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 20 minutes ago, paulw66 said: James and Big Les back. Unavailable list down to 6! Laughable that 6 seems like a small number these days Keep him on the bench, ease him in very slowly and don’t let him show enough to make Gareth pick him for England! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 16 hours ago, Ham said: We haven't won the Johnstone's Paint Trophy either but I can live with that. It's incredible that over so many years it's the only brand that kind of got stuck in our minds in a positive way, other than these big sponsors like "emirates" etc 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Moon Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 LDV Vans … ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Blood Is Blue Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 43 minutes ago, Bones said: It's incredible that over so many years it's the only brand that kind of got stuck in our minds in a positive way, other than these big sponsors like "emirates" etc 🙂 The league cup still is and will forever be the Coca Cola Cup to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarefreeMuratcan Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 2 hours ago, My Blood Is Blue said: The league cup still is and will forever be the Coca Cola Cup to me. Carling Cup is what I still call it to this day. Those days out at Cardiff in my teenage years will forever live on in my heart. Much better stadium than the New Wembley to be honest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 9 minutes ago, CarefreeMuratcan said: Carling Cup is what I still call it to this day. Those days out at Cardiff in my teenage years will forever live on in my heart. Much better stadium than the New Wembley to be honest. Carling Cup, yeah 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Blood Is Blue Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 1 hour ago, CarefreeMuratcan said: Carling Cup is what I still call it to this day. Those days out at Cardiff in my teenage years will forever live on in my heart. Much better stadium than the New Wembley to be honest. Carling Cup good, Worthington Cup bad... don't know why it just never felt right. I have a soft spot for the Capital One Cup, as they were my clients at the time and we worked on all the content and branding for Wembley and Wembley Way on the day of the finals, which of course meant photo shoots with the teams and so I got to meet some proper Chelsea legends at Cobham that year (plus free tickets every year). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asvaberg Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 1 hour ago, Bones said: Carling Cup, yeah 🙂 Milk cup Littlewoods challenge cup Rumbelows Cup Coca-Cola Cup Worthington Cup Carling Cup Capital One Cup EFL Cup Carabao Cup ..... 2025: Marmite Cup ? 😁😁😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chara Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 HMM....Milk Cup is the one that always seemed so out of place and innapropriate...always got images of "johnny foriegners" on bikes with a bottle of milk splashing everywhere in their hands as they sailed over a winning line. Weird !🚴♂️🚵♂️🥛🍼 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post paulw66 Posted May 10 Popular Post Share Posted May 10 Looking at the "reduced" injury list, we could see a pretty strong bench. Petrovic, Gusto, Chalobah, Badiashile, Cucurella, Gallagher, Caicedo, Palmer, Madueke, Mudryk, Jackson Subs: Bettinelli, Disasi, Silva, James, Colwill, Big Les, Casadei, Sterling, Nkunku. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asvaberg Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 3 hours ago, paulw66 said: Looking at the "reduced" injury list, we could see a pretty strong bench. Petrovic, Gusto, Chalobah, Badiashile, Cucurella, Gallagher, Caicedo, Palmer, Madueke, Mudryk, Jackson Subs: Bettinelli, Disasi, Silva, James, Colwill, Big Les, Casadei, Sterling, Nkunku. With a fit squad and with Maatsen, Broja & Lukaku back from loan, we have doble (or triple) up in every position. Oh, wait...... 😁😁😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiago97 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Looking forward to this game as I think it will be a good test of where we are at currently. I quite like this Forest squad of players (except that rat Yates who just winds me up) and can see them causing us problems with quick direct players, so I am expecting a sterner test here than both West Ham and Spurs games recently. Can we stand up defensively in what will be a hostile game away from home ? Personally, I’m hoping Luton get the result at West Ham to keep the jeopardy high in this game. I’m keen to understand if we have been slightly flattered recently, against teams who are in a bad run of form , or have we turned a corner where we are functioning well as a team. I expect we will have a better idea after this game at what is quite a hostile and difficult ground to win at . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holymoly Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Forest will be desperate for something from this to ensure survival while we are overdue a brain fart. Wouldn't be at all surprised if we drop points here while Newcastle pull away for sixth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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