Newcastle drawn against Accrington Stanley in League Cup.
Posted on August 12th, 2010 | 125 Comments |
It’s not that often that we get the chance to say it these days, but given that Newcastle have been drawn away to Accrington Stanley in the League Cup it gives us the ideal chance to roll the clock back to the 1980’s and have a look at just where that very famous phrase came from.
The tie will be played in the modest surroundings of Accrington Stanley’s 5,000 capacity ground, The Crown Ground on either the 24th or 25th of August. The chances are that the match will also be on TV as Sky will no doubt be eyeing up a shock result that they can beam across the world.
Personally I’m not overly fussed about the League Cup. To me it just means more games to play, more chance of injury, more fatigue for our players. Give the kids a go against Accrington. If they go throught then great, give them another go in the next round. If we go out then it really isn’t a problem to me.
Some fans will disagree with me for saying that though as the League Cup is generally seen as a competition that can be won by more than just the usual suspects, although having said that the competition has been won by one of the ‘top four’ in seven out of the last ten seasons. So it appears that a cup win would seem unlikely then!
Most other teams use it as a competition to blood their youngsters in so why don’t we try the same? Give players like Nile Ranger, Haris Vuckic, James Tavernier and maybe even Phil Airey a run out that they are unlikely to get in the Premier League.
We must remember that Newcastle aren’t the only team in this tie, and the Accrington players will no doubt want to play against the best side possible. I wouldn’t like to see us disrespect them by sending an entire team full of youth players, and it could be a good chance for players who are returning to fitness, like Sol Campbell for example, to get a run out and gain some match fitness.
It is one of those matches that the cup throws up at times. A Premier League team versus a League 2 team, at their ground, will no doubt earn them a fair few bob, and for those who think that this match should act almost as a free passage into the next round, I have only two words to say to you…
Hereford United!
NUFCBlog Author: toonsy
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aye, would be a good match to give players like campbell, smith, vuckic, krul and that lot a run out.
later on we can field more first teamers and maybe try to reach quarterfinals or better.