League Cup Draw - Millwall (A)

[stevegrant]

Burton Albion v Queens Park Rangers

Port Vale v Cardiff City

Middlesbrough v Preston North End

Stoke City v Portsmouth

Huddersfield v Nottingham Forest

Swansea City v Rotherham United

Watford v Doncaster Rovers

Millwall v SAINTS

Bournemouth v Northampton Town

Brentford v Fulham

West Bromwich Albion v Oxford United

S****horpe United v Reading

Derby County v Charlton Athletic

West Ham United v Sheffield United

Swindon Town v Brighton & Hove Albion

Leicester City v Shrewsbury Town

Crewe Alexandra v Bolton Wanderers

Birmingham City v Sunderland

Gillingham v Newcastle United

Norwich City v Crawley Town

Bradford City v Leeds United

Aston Villa v Leyton Orient

Burnley v Sheffield Wednesday

Walsall v Crystal Palace

Milton Keynes Dons v Manchester United

[Lighthouse]

Their reserves vs our reserves, should be a cracker.

 

We have reserves?

[stevegrant]

***MLG MODE***

 

1 in 98.

 

49 teams that we could play then 50/50 that it's at fratton.

 

***END MLG MODE***

Nope, seeded draw, only 25 potential opponents

[LGTL]

Easy one on the train. Not great as wanted a new ground but better then a home tie.

[edprice1984]

Guaranteed Bradford v Leeds and MK Dons v Man Utd on Television - depending on how we start can see them picking our game too

[St Chalet]

Went a few years ago to Millwall. We won 4-0 and I got to see one of the few ever games played by Marcelo Sarimento.

[Saint Charlie]

Gotta take this seriously I think

 

Sure we will do same as normal with at least 8 or 9 changes from league team.

[Clapham Saint]

Nope, seeded draw, only 25 potential opponents

 

Ah, sh**.

 

Serves me right for being a smart arse.

[Sour Mash]

Easy one on the train. Not great as wanted a new ground but better then a home tie.

Yeah, easy to get to, cheap tickets I'd imagine, could be worse. Decent test, tough enough game to get through.

[saint_ed]

We'll win, comfortably.

[Baird of the land]

It'll require quite some effort for our weakened side to win there this season. Hoping we get through a few games and get some experience for youngsters and game time for squad players.

[Batman]

Will be a tough game. Holloway has got them playing some decent stuff. Depends how seriously each side takes this game.

[BlakeySFC]

Easy win, Round 3 awaits.

[DuncanRG]

Bradford City v Leeds United

 

That'll be fun, my old Bradford-supporting housemate hates Leeds

[Hatch]

ex-saints at Millwall

 

Ricardo Fuller

Scott MacDonald

Richard Chaplow

[Sour Mash]

That'll be fun, my old Bradford-supporting housemate hates Leeds

All Bradford fans properly hate Leeds. That's a big game, would fancy Bradford for an 'upset' there.

[Unbelievable Jeff]

Definitely hope to get to this one.

[Sour Mash]

Sure we will do same as normal with at least 8 or 9 changes from league team.

Sort of possible for us to take it seriously and rest a few players.

 

The way this summer has panned out, it's an ideal chance to do a competitive "pre-season" have a tough enough fixture to bed in new signings etc.

[SaintRobbie]

Good run out for the youngsters. Worth the risk, we can have a crack at the FA Cup, this is less important in a survival season.

[Viking Saint]

Perfect, three stops down the train line from me.....happy days!!!

[Fitzhugh Fella]

Definitely hope to get to this one.

 

Your first two words clash a bit

[Sour Mash]

Your first two words clash a bit

No they don't.

[kpturner]

Milwall away in the championship season was one of my best ever away games. 2 late pens from Lambert sealing a 3-2 win that went a long way to getting us promotion. And to the bedwetters saying it's not safe..... This is probabaly one of the safest away games you're ever likely to attend. Away fans get their own station and you dont go anywhere near any home fans

It's the station before that's not safe (both in and out)

[Sour Mash]

It's the station before that's not safe (both in and out)

London Bridge?

[for_heaven's_Saint]

Pleased with that- closest ground to me.

[SarniaSaint]

Millwall 4 Kat and Les 0

 

Hey just done the prediction

[Chez]

Milwall away in the championship season was one of my best ever away games. 2 late pens from Lambert sealing a 3-2 win that went a long way to getting us promotion.

 

amazing end to that game. Saints never do that (Fulham away apart). I think that win made me think we'd get promotion. We just seemed to have the knack.

 

Also enjoyed the FA Cup replay there (it it really 10 years ago? Brilliant atmosphere.

[COMEONYOUREDS]

Easy one on the train

 

Worth bearing in mind for anyone thiinking of getting the train, there are no Southern services in/out of London Bridge that whole week so you're going to have to find another route

[Sour Mash]

Worth bearing in mind for anyone thiinking of getting the train, there are no Southern services in/out of London Bridge that whole week so you're going to have to find another route

True, but still easy enough by train, changing at Clapham Juncton.

[stevegrant]

Worth bearing in mind for anyone thiinking of getting the train, there are no Southern services in/out of London Bridge that whole week so you're going to have to find another route

Oh ****, forgot about that.

 

Trains from the other direction via South Bermondsey will still be running, with South Bermondsey being the terminating station. That actually means it should (in theory) be easier to get away after the game, but you'll have to go the long way round.

[ericb]

Oh ****, forgot about that.

 

Trains from the other direction via South Bermondsey will still be running, with South Bermondsey being the terminating station. That actually means it should (in theory) be easier to get away after the game, but you'll have to go the long way round.

 

Damn that's actually pretty annoying as i'll be coming from liverpool st! Also means the drinking by Borough might not be on.

[COMEONYOUREDS]

True, but still easy enough by train, changing at Clapham Juncton.

 

true. but not everyone lives in southampton

[Sour Mash]

Damn that's actually pretty annoying as i'll be coming from liverpool st! Also means the drinking by Borough might not be on.

Still enough other ways around it. Wouldn't even be that much a few in a cab straight to the ground from Borough.

[ericb]

Still enough other ways around it. Wouldn't even be that much a few in a cab straight to the ground from Borough.

 

Good point that, being london you can use Uber too and save yourself a fair bit

[Hatch]

any tickets left for this one, are they going on general sale ?

[adrian lord]

You'll never make the station...

[farawaysaint]

Gotta take this seriously I think

 

Koeman has won a cup everywhere he's been I'd imagine cups are a close second to staying up in his priority list.

[Batman]

after all the fuss of last season and the cups

what a let down it would be if we field a largely changed side and get knocked out

 

[Sydenhampton]

Perfect, three stops down the train line from me.....happy days!!!

 

Four stops for me, can't say I'm particularly grumbling about that draw either!

 

I'll be going.

[Saint Charlie]

after all the fuss of last season and the cups

what a let down it would be if we field a largely changed side and get knocked out

 

 

We will almost certainly field a changed side - every team does. To a certain extent you can understand why, as otherwise whats the point of the squad. If they never play then when called upon how cna anyone expect them to be sharp?

 

We will probably rest 7 or 8 players, but still will have a strong side.

[SFCRedandWhite]

any tickets left for this one, are they going on general sale ?

 

There will be plenty left. General sale tomorrow, expecting to still be able to buy on the night too.

[St.JonB]

We will almost certainly field a changed side - every team does. To a certain extent you can understand why, as otherwise whats the point of the squad. If they never play then when called upon how cna anyone expect them to be sharp?

 

We will probably rest 7 or 8 players, but still will have a strong side.

 

At least we don't have to worry about Sharp being sharp anymore.

[Saint-scooby]

Proper nawtee.....

[Beckenham Saint]

Just booked tickets for this one (and West Ham) - last time I was at the Den we tonked them 4-0! Hoping for a repeat performance!!

[acton_saint]

Looking to book tickets, but only one per customer. Presume it's a sit-anywhere job, so can still meet up with mates, despite booking tickets separately?

[Batman]

anyone know if it is pay on the gate, as will go after work if that is so

[SFCRedandWhite]

Looking to book tickets, but only one per customer. Presume it's a sit-anywhere job, so can still meet up with mates, despite booking tickets separately?

 

There will be probably be a lot of empty seats regardless

[Sour Mash]

Looking to book tickets, but only one per customer. Presume it's a sit-anywhere job, so can still meet up with mates, despite booking tickets separately?

Just link your account to your mates, then buy in one go.

[Unbelievable Jeff]

Just link your account to your mates, then buy in one go.

 

This is what I did this morning. Looking forward to my first away trip of the season.

[doddisalegend]

Sure we will do same as normal with at least 8 or 9 changes from league team.

 

Normally I'd agree but this early in the season it might pay to give our strongest 11 a run out. ots of new players in the squad who would probably benefit from extra match time together to help the mystical gelling process.