Match Thread Match Thread: (EFL Trophy) City vs Newcastle U21s

How on earth is Cartwright a professional footballer?

 

Can you blame him? It's basically a reserve game in a cup that doesn't even qualify as being called a Mickey Mouse one. It's like being a restaurant reviewer but being sent to a greasy spoon on the outskirts of Grimsby...

 

Correct Gaz, at least none of this lot will be banging on his door asking why they're not in the first team!
Newcastle kids the better side altogether.

 

Bring Ibbitson on, hopefully he would show a bit of enthusiasm.

 

Am I the only one who had to look up who the hell 'Jersey Mikes' even are...??

How far down the ranking does this cup have to go to be sponsored by a sub shop that practically nobody here has ever heard of? Honestly I think it's time to sack this competition off.

 

God help us if Connolly or Sarce get injured because Cartwright and Morgan look a million miles away from being good enough.

Can someone also please tell me what Phillips brings to the table. To say we paid a decent fee for him, underwhelming is being kind.

Humphrys and Swan having one of their sulking nights.

 

Humphrys not at the races at all tonight

 

It's not been a good watch so far. Hopefully GA will have some suitable words at half time.

 

It cost them 50 quid for the season plus promises of half price sandwiches IF they open a store here.

 

Best sub Lapslie now, before he gets sent off

 

We need a change or 3 Alexander this is embarrassing.

 

Not many of the players look like they’re trying, maybe the keeper that’s about it.

 

Just a glorified reserve game, a chance to get minutes on the pitch for squad players. Wouldn't lose any sleep if we lost every game in this competition.

 

Its like chalk and cheese comparing this to the Orient game.

 

Powell to score a double hattrick

 

Finally! Powell with a header.

They've got a frigging 16 year old kid in goal. Make him make some bloody saves. Useless until then.

 

Goal keepers keep gifting us goals

 

Well done Powell but that was appalling defending by Newcastle

 

Lol, hopefully that cheers up some of the doom on here

 

Yeah whilst I'm watching this on the tellybox, I honestly couldn't give a stuff about it.

No wait, we've equalised.... Wembley... Wembley....

Seriously though, I would much rather focus on the league this season. We can't be turning a profit on these games with these crowds.