Another away game tonight - QPR in the League Cup. Is it just me, or is this competition becoming increasingly irrelevant? Firstly, the "big" clubs don't take it seriously, and the top teams don't even come in until the 3rd round. Then there's the "seeding" - we are an unseeded team, so we are against a team expected to beat us. And if we do get through, we're unseeded again, this time probably against a premier league team like Reading or Birmingham who aren't in Europe. In the unlikely event that we progress further, we might get one of the top seven and get thrashed by Chelsea reserves or ManUre under-15's. The only time anyone puts out a full first team is in the final, or if one of the premier league strugglers gets a whiff of a European place up for grabs.Anyway, I won't be going to Loftus Road as my lad is karting at Buckmore Park today and that takes precedence (he's got more chance of winning too!). Hopefully I'll get a report from one of my guys, then on Saturday I finally get to see the lads in action against Walsall. Hope my new seat has a good view, I think it may be somewhere slightly lower than the dugouts, but at least it's back in the East Stand and not on the windswept cliff-face that is the West, where I was last season. Maybe I should buy a flat and watch from the balcony! posted by MSW 10:15 am . . .
