It may only be the Capital One Fan Cup, but should Leeds dispose of a weary Chelsea team, knackered after their exploits in the World Club Championship, they have a dream opportunity of making it through to Wembley.
The semifinal line up hardly makes you shudder does it? Bradford City, Swansea, Aston Villa...some of us remember the old Watney Cup and the League Cup is rapidly degenerating to that level. It is an irrelevant side show sadly, but for the also ran teams, it provides an opportunity for cheap glory.
That's why, as a West Ham fan, I get furious when we treat the competition as the joke it has become. Because ridicule it as much as you like, a Piss Pot is available to the winners at the end of the day, and comes with a passport into Europe - albeit in to the equally irrelevant Europa League.
The concern for Leeds is that the sideshow will become the main event. Of course Old Big Gob would love his day out at Wembley and might see it as a fitting way of signing off if he were to bring Leeds silverware, but Birmingham City should serve as a warning of what can happen when you confuse priorities. Yes they won the Carling Piss Pot, but because it was accompanied by relegation to the Championship, they've been in the shit house ever since.
You win some, you lose some. Leeds will go all out for victory over Chelsea - and quite rightly too - but the price paid for success may be huge in the long run.
Is this you Adolf? :-)
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ReplyDeleteIt must be near the weekend again. 3-4 articles from you again, of which all are utter bollocks! You truely are the most jealous person I know. MOT
ReplyDeleteI guess your problem is not with Leeds, but with Warnock
ReplyDeleteCan you promise all your 15 million readers (LOL) that if Warnock moves on you will as well and start blogging about another team
Speaking for all your so called 15 million readers your a real pain in the arse.
zzzzzzzzzzzzz boring, trying to make up for your other ridiculas posts buddy? too late numpty.
ReplyDeleteWe will lose to chelski 1-3.
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Keep on blowing the monkey num nutz !!!
'cheap glory'?? the cheap glory you are unable to have??
ReplyDeleteTalking of also rans, aren't west ham the epitamy of that title??
If the cup is such a joke and the europa league equally so, what does that make west ham? they are in neither! you would most likely say west ham lost on purpose so they could concentrate on lower mid table mediocrity!
Tomorrow when you wake up have a brew and a bit of toast! It may delay your urge to piss Leeds fans of untill your brain has had chance to engage. That way you may just write something decent!
Congratulations on a well thought out, pertinent blog. You see, you can post some reasonable stuff when you're not being a childish troll!
ReplyDeleteCorrect me if I'm wrong but wasn't the last peace of silverware the mighty West Ham won called the "Inter Toto Cup" some 12 plus years ago, (what the fuck was that if not a totally irrelevant cup competition designed for teams who had no chance of ever qualifying for European football getting a taste of it!) ... lol
ReplyDeleteAlso just a note West Ham have now been established as a club for approximately 117 years in which time the have never (thats right never) won a league title .... outstanding .... no doubt Big Sam will sort that one as soon as your clubs transformed to a Super Power of the Premiership in its new Olympic Stadium .... lol
Bye the way did you see the all conquering West Ham get a mention on the TV last night by non other that ALAN SUGAR .... what was it he said .... "IF I WANTED TO SIT IN THE RAIN, BORED SHITLESS, WASTING MY FUCKING LIFE AWAY, I'D GO TO WATCH WEST HAM!" or word to that effect! ... theres a man who knows what he's talking about!
ReplyDeletemmm i wonder if west shite utd were still in the pisspot cup tje same rite up would come. lets be honest winnin a cup is the only chance u lot have of gettin in europe. yeah it is a crap cup but silverware is exactly that n its nice to have. He mite be old big gob but lets be honest so is ure managa n he had the sack more times. soon it will come again n lets be honest we all know in the next 3 year the force will ne bak with us...the mighty lufc. grow a pair rite something productive n concentrate on ure own joke of a side
Who knocked you lot out again?
ReplyDeleteyou talk complete b-ll-cks, idiot.
ReplyDeleteA piss pot it may be, but still a piss pot that West Ham have never won LOL
ReplyDeleteYou don't treat this cup as a joke, You are quite frankly shit, and a place in the Europa league is irrelevant? Please indulge me, but how many times has West Ham featured in Europe in their entire history? I would hazard a guess at maybe 4 times and I really couldn't care less if its more or less. At least we have a realistic chance of playing European football next season as opposed to your no chance eh?
ReplyDeleteDon't you worry about us sweetheart. We'll settle for a day at Wembley and if we get there, we'll show you lot how to fill a big stadium. Can't wait to see you lot huddling together for warmth in a corner of the Olympic Stadium.
ReplyDeleteWe cant win with u!! If we go all out and win we've wasted energy on a worthless cup, if we dont put in any effort and lose then you'll rip into us for losing and going out of the cup. Seriously what the hell do we have to do to avoid you stirring things and trying to wind us up. You arent a journalist youre a alci at the end of a pub bar ranting to anyone that will listen to u about a club that u hate. Ill remind u of the first half of this reply when you write ur next stirring wind up trouble causing attention seeking article after the chelsea game wether u print this or not!!!
ReplyDeleteEqually irrelevant Europa league ey ? Well west spam are hardly gunna ever qualify for the champions league you fucking clown.....enjoy your only trip into Europe for the next millenium SWANSEA away fucking joker !
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ReplyDeleteThe inference being that chasing the League Cup will cost Leeds a chance of promotion. But Hammersfan, you have been writing all year that Leeds are unlikely to go up anyway so what does the League Cup have to do with it.
ReplyDeleteOh and get real Noddy. Leeds are playing the Europen Champions whos third team cost 10 times that of the current Leeds squad.
If Leeds prevail it will be a huge upset and worthy of all the praise you can muster
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ReplyDeleteOf course the ideal scenario would be for you to get a tumour and your oncologist to be a Muslim Leeds supporter.
ReplyDeleteYou know you've stumped this arsehole, when your post doesn't added!
ReplyDeleteOh and so much for u poching diouf u thick twat . made to look a cock yet again ;) he staying with the bigger club old nonce .
ReplyDeleteJust an update Wanker! Diouf signed 18 month contract with a proper side and not for Alah-Dike at your shite club. Once again you know fook all mate. Probably for a damn site less than what your lot would/could have offered anyway. Talking semantics here! MOT
ReplyDeleteWot was it you were saying about Fat Sam poaching Diouf? You Arsehole!
ReplyDeleteDiouf signs new leeds deal after the mighty west spam show interest Mmmmmm who's the bigger club you southern skid mark
ReplyDeleteSo who was that Leeds player you boldly proclaimed Fat Sam was going to poach in January then? You couldn't tip rubbish,dickhead.
ReplyDeletelol @ 15.02
ReplyDeleteRealistically, West Ham could have won two things his season (if they were good enough)- the League Cup or the FA Cup.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately hey weren't good enough for he League Cup which just leaves the FA Cup. Lets see how this pointless and irrelevant bunch get on with what's left shall we?
Yawn!
Thought you said just wouldnt sign you arse wipe!
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