League Cup 2022/23 Carabao Cup R2 draw

[Wallop]

Disagree.

Thanks for providing the clear rationale behind that . I think all four ties have a chance of being on the telly and don’t see why us v Palace is more attractive than the others.

 

[Yellowmania]

There looked like a tour group in the East Stand yesterday.

And 2 Swedes in SSL.

 

[Teacher]

Hope its priced sensibly to attract a bigger crowd.

 

[Marked Ox]

I was there and have zero recollection of the game - clearly put it out of mind as it was a defeat!

Nah, old age does that to you.

 

[tonto]

Would not surprie me if palace sold out their allocation. We need to match that. I have vague memories of them doing us over on and off the pitch way back in the days of the thin blue line in the LR. IE the seventies!

 

[Grumpy Git]

Would not surprie me if palace sold out their allocation. We need to match that. I have vague memories of them doing us over on and off the pitch way back in the days of the thin blue line in the LR. IE the seventies!

I remember seeing my first female skinhead in the LR against Palace. All the gear, boots, braces, Harrington jacket.

 

[EastStandKieran]

Be sensible with pricing and sell the place out be stupid with pricing and people won't pay especially with two home league games before it

 

[OxfordNondie]

Should be a full house?

Really.
Wrong part of London
Why would you not want a home tie?

 

[dickwalton1964]

It’s probably the biggest club we could have got in the southern section, it’s a very decent draw. I found it really bizarre that the presenter kept mentioning ‘great ties’ like Colchester v Brentford, FGR v Fulham etc but failed to say anything about us v Palace which, on the face of it, looks a cracking match up.

Bolton v Villa I think will be the TV game but if there’s two matches on then we have a chance but they will probably do the FGR one, more of a story there with all the eco stuff etc.

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

Hope its priced sensibly to attract a bigger crowd.

Agree. Do both sides have to agree to pricing in the League Cup? I'd think Palace's revenue is sufficient to allow a 20 quid maximum price at most.

 

[horseman]

from hardly anyone bothered to talk of Full house and Tv,

As I said the other day,Disrespect for a competition we won but as soon as a prem club comes calling.

 

[holdsteady]

They don’t have to pick a tie from the southern section for tv, people on here seem to have got a bit confused by the fact that the draw is split in two, all the tv fixtures will come from the northern section where there are four more attractive fixtures. Everton, Villa, Newcastle and Leicester are all bigger clubs playing our level opposition or lower away, the two televised games will come from those four matches.

 

[PottersRightBoot]

Thanks for providing the clear rationale behind that . I think all four ties have a chance of being on the telly and don’t see why us v Palace is more attractive than the others.

We’re a bigger draw than any of the other lower league teams you mention.

 

[m]

We’re a bigger draw than any of the other lower league teams you mention.

Which I'd say is an argument against us being chosen.

Smallest David, biggest Goliath is the TV wet dream.

 

[ljs]

There looked like a tour group in the East Stand yesterday.

There was, and they (or from the same establishment) were also there at the WBA friendly.

 

[GRB]

Hope its priced sensibly to attract a bigger crowd.

I expect it to be normal league prices.

 

[Colin B]

Would not surprie me if palace sold out their allocation. We need to match that. I have vague memories of them doing us over on and off the pitch way back in the days of the thin blue line in the LR. IE the seventies!

I have a good memory for these sort of off the pitch things and have absolutely zero recollection of this, so don't think it happened. I've also never as much as had a conversation with anyone about "getting done over" by Palace. Ever.

 

[Front Post]

I was there and have zero recollection of the game - clearly put it out of mind as it was a defeat!

 

[Under The Cuckoo Lane]

Might be the opposite. They might play the 2 string to avoid their 1st team getting humiliated.

Decent draw but will they send out the 2nd string and risk a humiliation?

 

[Marked Ox]

’s probably the biggest club we could have got in the southern section, it’s a very decent draw. I found it really bizarre that the presenter kept mentioning ‘great ties’ like Colchester v Brentford, FGR v Fulham etc but failed to say anything about us v Palace which, on the face of it, looks a cracking match up.

Bolton v Villa I think will be the TV game but if there’s two matches on then we have a chance but they will probably do the FGR one, more of a story there with all the eco stuff etc.

Glenn Murray picked our tie out on the ITV highlights show.

 

[southlondonyellow]

Can't see that anyone's mentioned Tranmere v Newcastle, wouldn't be surprised if that was a TV pick.

Either way hopefully we get a good crowd and a great upset.

Still a bit disappointed it's not away for selfish reasons! But I will still be looking at attending if possible

 

[MJB]

Ta!

You’d think I would have remembered that Windass freekick - an absolute peach.

For some reason, every time I think of Boxing Day games I immediately think of when we beat Bournemouth 2-0 in 1995.

Possibly because it was in a promotion season but also because I seem to recall that it was a snowy pitch before being cleared before kick-off, which made it stand out a little more.

 

[Wallop]

Which I'd say is an argument against us being chosen.

Smallest David, biggest Goliath is the TV wet dream.

What they said but as others have pointed out the Northern section has the most attractive ties and Sky will likely fancy a Gerrard and Lampard wankfest or newly promoted Stockport over us.

 

[East Stand Fan]

Be sensible with pricing and sell the place out be stupid with pricing and people won't pay especially with two home league games before it

Agree. If we charge £10-12 then it could even sell out but with 3 home games in 7 days, anything above £15 and there will be a few empty seats. I still think it will be a great crowd but it would be nice to have a full house especially with a cup game that we weren't even expected to progress to.

 

[OX14]

Agree. If we charge £10-12 then it could even sell out but with 3 home games in 7 days, anything above £15 and there will be a few empty seats. I still think it will be a great crowd but it would be nice to have a full house especially with a cup game that we weren't even expected to progress to.

Should price it the same as the Swansea game. £15 an adult and £5 concessions. Anything higher and people might decide not to go.

 

[tonyw]

I think people who are expecting us to be on TV are overestimating how much of a draw Crystal Palace are!

They're an exciting draw for us, because they're a proper club, well established in the PL and we haven't played them in a quarter century.

But for a neutral and/or international viewer (which is the audience they're trying to get here)? Nowhere near as attractive as Villa, Newcastle or Everton.

Plus, I think the most romantic tale they can try to weave and sell this round is probably Stockport vs. Leicester. Ancient club that fell on hard times and spent more than a decade out of the league (including, what, seven years in the 6th tier?). Now back where they belong, and playing against a big Premier League club.

If I was an unbiased Sky marketing bod, that's the game I'd choose.


Also, as an aside, I see that Ben Hinchcliffe is Stockport's keeper? You could tell a proper rise and fall and rise again story about him too. We were just one of his intermediate stops on the path from Premier League to non-league obscurity (and his six games for the club included two of our very darkest hours - away to Barrow & Histon!), but now he's fought his way back into the league......

 

[Toe knee]

Would not surprie me if palace sold out their allocation. We need to match that. I have vague memories of them doing us over on and off the pitch way back in the days of the thin blue line in the LR. IE the seventies!

I don't think so??

 

[callum]

Bolton v Aston Villa and Tranmere v Newcastle picked for TV

 

[MJB]

Bolton v Aston Villa and Tranmere v Newcastle picked for TV

Classic case of going with the away clubs with massive followings. Which is fair enough I guess.

 

[Leysboy]

Bolton v Aston Villa and Tranmere v Newcastle picked for TV

Not at all surprised.

The Northern section had the better Prem Clubs.

We just need to give a good account of ourselves, and see where that takes us.

Hopefully a big crowd!