Well, 12pm is when the programme starts, it usually takes place at about 12:15.

Arsenal
Aston Villa
Blackburn
Chelsea
Manchester City
Manchester United
Portsmouth
Tottenham Hotspur

Don't think it needs to be said really but...Pompey :pray:

Jesus, some tough draws out there. Hoping for a home game.

Blackburn, Portsmouth and ManUtd(who would play their second string) would be fine for our second string.

The rest would probably be too strong for silvestre, Ramsay and Co..should avoid chelsea at all cost if we wanna win this thing

Pompey are probably our best chance of progressing.

I reckon the youngsters could take Blackburn too (I was there last time we played them in the Carling at Ewood - great performance and terrific game).

I'd sooner face a team that would challenge and develop the kids than a lesser able opponent.

utd at home would be great for our fans to be able to go to but away would be good for the kids development.

Another NLD with Spuds, I believe our CC squad has unfinished business with them.

Spurs or Pompey at home :pray:

A home game will do

Draw is actually at 12.25pm. Portsmouth at home please.

They'll talk about our game with the Spuds first I should imagine then.

Draw will be on after the break. Although I guess they'll show last weekends goals first.

Or the Carling Cup goals, even.

Blackeye vs Chelsea.

Man utd vs Spuds.

:haha:

Blackburn v Chelsea
Man U v Spurs
Portsmouth v Villa
City v Arsenal

Man City vs Arsenal.

:doh:

:good:

Massive test for the kids.

:lol:

Well that's us out.

North London kicked Merseysides ass last round.

Now its Manchesters turn.

Well couldnt care less about Spuds

2 televised games for sure though

Chelsea
United
Villa
City

Semi Final Line up

should be good experience for the kiddy winks

will also tire out the citeh mercs.

Man Shitty will play their first team for this no doubt. It'll be a miracle if we manage to get to the semi's.

Still it's a good test for the lads, and a first chance to play against quality PL opposition.

Great draw - just a shame we're not at home.
Hopefully Adebayor will be playing and we can teach him how to play football.

Need to beat City, AW better put a strongish lineup out....losing to Barndoor's team again would be hell!

We cant lose to our own team :unsure:

Niclas Barndoor :bow:

:blink:

Also hope we have sorted out our corners for this game.

With Hollywood in goal, we'll get plenty

We'll smash em.

:goodpost: He's clueless it doesn't even fit in with his name

City are well into this. They put out their galacticos against Scunthorpe.

We'll still win :coffee:

We've got Vela and Wilshere to come back! I see it going to extra time..... when half the man city team will come out of the changing room late after negotiating double pay for the half hour extra!

We can win this, Senderos and Silvestre are good enough to keep The Whore out. Ramsey, Merida, Wilshere, Vela all should be up for this. Walcott and Bendtner can use this as a warm up game after returning from injuries. :coffee:

Forgot all about it with all the goings on today with us







City away



ooooh dear

It would be better to play the kids. Not expected to win with them out there. The pressure is all on man city at home. If we win, mark hughes :wave:

I'm wondering about that.
I think Money city might immediately go to the 'were a big club, we will play the kids' thing.
Despite everything they have a good academy after all.

I'd love it if this tie distracted their first team from an important upcoming league fixture but I dont think theyd let it happen.

Yeah trouble is I think the kids could get tonked, the defence is particularly important...City ripped us apart in the league I wouldn't like to see that again.

I think we need a good mix and a stronger lineup than against Liverpool as they'll play a strong lineup.

AW's got a decision to make. Its brinksmanship and a crucial point in the life of the new man city. If he puts a strong lineup out there and we lose, its demoralizing and city gain momentum. If we win with a strong lineup we shut city up, and they lose their only chance at silverware this season. We don't want to give them confidence like chelsea got when the won the league cup after abramovich came in.
If we put the kids in there, its the usual carling cup that doesnt matter. If the game is respectable then no harm to us. If we're on the wrong end of a laugher however, that would not be good either.

We have Chelsea the game before.

No way will anyone playing in that will play against City

if wenger lets city determine his policy and he ends up fielding the seniors in a carling QF he has already admitted the following
1) we're prioritising the carling cup now
2) were worried by city and are riled by them
3) we're more concerned about upsetting City's charge for fourth than winning the league.

Honestly I dont thin wenger will give a shit who he is playing - he will field he kids as usual. HE did that away to man utd in th carling cup in 2005(?) so why would he now field the seniors at the same point in the same cup when its only city?

Too much of a risk for the carling cup