Can they pull out of the league too?!
Liverpool might pull out of Carabao cup
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
Watch them win the lot.
It’s a fabulous position to be in if you ask me. Champions of Europe, want to conquer the world and now the C team has made things complicated after beating Arsenal in a cup competition. What a terrific time to be a Liverpool fan.
And who would be the manager for the match?
They'll either pull Watford back to the Friday and then play the QF against Villa on the Monday before flying out to the Club World Cup, or they will just play the QF in Jan (when the first leg of the semi would normally happen) and end up finding a spare week for the second leg of the semi. Isn't really that big of an issue.
6 out of 18 isn't most of it in any definition.
Simple answer would be to give us a bye to the final. Everyone would be happy. Klopp wouldn't moan. United fans wouldn't moan about Klopp moaning. & we wouldn't moan about United fans moaning about Klopp moaning.
It'll certainly be interesting how it gets sorted.
Here's to the trip totally ruining your season.
It's a piece of piss to reschedule. They have more than two months to find a date.
Financially, and in terms of fatigued players too...
More than 2, I would guess. Then there is Klopp too, his assistant, all the other coaches, physios and so on. Which will be on another continent during the match.
Of course, they can send their academy team, but that is bullshit. FA should reschedule the match, or Liverpool should withdraw from it as sign of protest.
Protest against what exactly? They knew they were playing the dumb club world cup ages ago. If they didn't think they could cope with League Cup fixtures, they shouldn't have entered the tournament. Threatening to withdraw halfway through is pretty disrespectful to the other teams in the competition.
Seems pretty ridiculous to only bring this up now. The dates have been known since the start of the season and Klopp waits until his team are in the quarter final before bringing it up?
If they thought it was a problem they should have pulled out or sorted arrangements before they played the previous two rounds.
They surely have an obligation to the credibility of the competition to play the game now. Complete lack of respect for every other team in the country to just trounce off halfway through.
If they thought it was a problem they should have pulled out or sorted arrangements before they played the previous two rounds.
They surely have an obligation to the credibility of the competition to play the game now. Complete lack of respect for every other team in the country to just trounce off halfway through.
Does anyone else feel Arsenal are getting away with a lot of stick for last night? Liverpool put out a complete scratch side, City did a similar thing in the Cup against us a few years ago and we won without even playing well, that should have been minimum requirement for Arsenal last night.
Pretty hilarious for Arsenal if Liverpool pull out of the competition after being knocked out like that.
They want to be successful yet they complain about the problems that arise from being successful.
This is why you have a squad rather than a team. If Liverpool want to continue in the Carabao cup they can field the under 23's and let their under 23's manager manage the team.
This is why you have a squad rather than a team. If Liverpool want to continue in the Carabao cup they can field the under 23's and let their under 23's manager manage the team.
I looked at their fixture pile up and it is quite insane 
But this is England so what do you expect. Klopp needs to man up...
But this is England so what do you expect. Klopp needs to man up...
They should have just gone out or be okay with playing their kids next round. It's going to be a mess. This article has good info on all the options.
https://www.espn.com/soccer/english...stion-aston-villa-tie-causing-fixture-pile-up
https://www.espn.com/soccer/english...stion-aston-villa-tie-causing-fixture-pile-up
United had something similar in 2008/09, but maybe a few days better off due to the timing of the League Cup.
I'm disgusted and appalled and disgusted again by Liverpool's actions, despite not knowing what the f*ck is going on.
Crazy schedule tbf but yeah 23rd looks like the only possible time for this match.
Should have bought a few players in the summer for depth.
On the other hand, last year they had lots of rest mid-season yet lost their most points in those next couple of games didn't they?
On the other hand, last year they had lots of rest mid-season yet lost their most points in those next couple of games didn't they?
They are a set of moaning tarts, I remember the 92 season we came second to Leeds and had to play the 16th, 18th, 20th and 22nd April, got one point from 12 out of those 4 games and lost the league by 4 points and zero sympathy from anyone in the league.
Suck it up buttercups.
Suck it up buttercups.
They're whinging and they'll still probably win every game
We usually drop points after one of Klopp's warm weather training camps. I remember during the 16/17 season where we'd had a three week break including one of those warm weather getaways. We played Leicester who had played twice in the CL.
They beat us comfortably 3-1 and were miles sharper than we were.
Think Pool will just agree to play it and they'll play the kids that don't go to Qatar and accept the defeat.
Just placed a bet on Villa @3.45, can't see anything but a very weakened side, odds should be dropping.
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Just play it on Wednesday 8th of January, what was supposed to be the the first leg of the semi.
That graphic is slightly confusing/off as the 6th is a Monday and you'll be playing your FA Cup 4rd round match on Sunday the 5th seeing as your match with Sheffield Utd has been scheduled for the Thursday (2nd).
Don't they get the most rest out of everyone over Christmas as usual?
Why can't they play the tie in November?
We tried to. You can blame Arsenal for that...
7 for sure, plus probably a couple of the kids to make up the numbers
The FA is a joke if they can't reschedule this btw
Might be the strongest argument for scrapping the league cup alltogether, when the FA can't even organize it properly
Might be the strongest argument for scrapping the league cup alltogether, when the FA can't even organize it properly
Against FA being idiots. Same FA who essentially banned us from FA Cup in 1999 to play in the same stupid tournament. Which is still a much more prestigious tournament than the stupid league cup, a tournament no one gives a shit about.
FA should help their most successful teams, not punish them for being successful. Just reschedule the match at some other day and be done with it.
From November 23rd through January 5th we already play 13 games in 6 weeks without including the Villa league cup game. I'd hardly call that "most rest out of everyone". Man City in comparison play 11 games (+ probably a league cup game) in the same timeframe.
Exactly, we even went on to win both the League Cup and Club World Cup in 2009. Oh, and defend our Premier League title.
You didn't have a game scheduled for a day in which you were supposed to be in a different continent though
Pretty sure that's a tongue in cheek comment about the 2000 FA cup.
feck em, they could have just blazed every penalty into row z last night rather than pull out of the tournament.