Other teams in the Rochdale division........

[janaage]

I would rather win the league at Old Trafford, but I doubt that will ever happen.

[reeves4england]

I would rather win the league at Old Trafford, but I doubt that will ever happen.

 You never know

[Panda Paws]

I would much rather be sitting top of the league than hoping for a decent 4th round of the league cup draw come January.

Injuries and suspensions, that's all you get with a league cup run.  I don't think Bill Power will be too worried about missing out on a "glamour" tie against Hartlepool in the next round.

I said to my mate before the game I wasn't really that bothered if we won or lost - the performance mattered more for me. Get hammered and we'd lose confidence ... good performance, win or not, is a positive.

[Panda Paws]

 Think its always been the case that the early rounds get a lower attendance then it builds up....take a season like 89/90, we start in the Seciond Round
3 OCT    Shrewsbury Town 5,544    

FOURTH ROUND
29 NOV    Southampton    Home    0-0    15,085

Completely at odds with the FA Cup where it's usually healthyish attendances throughout ...

R4E: I'm sure the chance of getting a plum tie should be enough to motivate them, and I'm sure it is in the more prestigious FA Cup ... but the League Cup, really, is a noddy cup. I often wonder why they bother with it these days ... Obviously, I didn't think that when we'd just gone out to Leeds a few seasons ago. Nor when we went out to Man Utd ... erm ... oh bollocks. I've just talked myself out of my arguement.

[reeves4england]

 Think its always been the case that the early rounds get a lower attendance then it builds up....take a season like 89/90, we start in the Seciond Round
3 OCT    Shrewsbury Town 5,544    

FOURTH ROUND
29 NOV    Southampton    Home    0-0    15,085

Completely at odds with the FA Cup where it's usually healthyish attendances throughout ...

R4E: I'm sure the chance of getting a plum tie should be enough to motivate them, and I'm sure it is in the more prestigious FA Cup ... but the League Cup, really, is a noddy cup. I often wonder why they bother with it these days ... Obviously, I didn't think that when we'd just gone out to Leeds a few seasons ago. Nor when we went out to Man Utd ... erm ... oh bollocks. I've just talked myself out of my arguement.

 1-0

[Reg Smeeton]

 Think its always been the case that the early rounds get a lower attendance then it builds up....take a season like 89/90, we start in the Seciond Round
3 OCT    Shrewsbury Town 5,544    

FOURTH ROUND
29 NOV    Southampton    Home    0-0    15,085

Completely at odds with the FA Cup where it's usually healthyish attendances throughout ...

R4E: I'm sure the chance of getting a plum tie should be enough to motivate them, and I'm sure it is in the more prestigious FA Cup ... but the League Cup, really, is a noddy cup. I often wonder why they bother with it these days ... Obviously, I didn't think that when we'd just gone out to Leeds a few seasons ago. Nor when we went out to Man Utd ... erm ... oh bollocks. I've just talked myself out of my arguement.

 No I'd say it was a pretty similar pattern, take 95/96 as an example....in the FA Cup, probably the last season we had a bit of a run...
FIRST ROUND
 Cambridge United    Home    4-1    7,383    

FIFTH ROUND
17 FEB    Southampton    Home    1-1    15,035

[magicroundabout]

im with Jan. who really cares? we are top of the league and that's all that matters. would you rather go to Old Trafford or win the league?

didn't we do both in one season though

[Panda Paws]

 No I'd say it was a pretty similar pattern, take 95/96 as an example....in the FA Cup, probably the last season we had a bit of a run...
FIRST ROUND
 Cambridge United    Home    4-1    7,383    

FIFTH ROUND
17 FEB    Southampton    Home    1-1    15,035

Ah but the initial attendance was much more in line with a normal-ish home game ... and it went up for a 'big' club, as it should. My point was that the initial rounds in the league cup see lower attendances. Not sure I made myself entirely clear, Reg, sorry!

[Reg Smeeton]

Yep its clear enough, but I'd say that is pretty much how its always been in the LC...take a season like 66/67....our average league gate was 12,000+

   We get Bormuff at the CG 1st round....crowd 7,769....we get through to 4th round v top flight Baggies and its 16,254.

 No doubt had we got through and drawn a decent Prem club....we'd have had a 10,000+ crowd.