Neil Pickup
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Very little care for either of these battles - Phoenix and Colchester.
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The CW Cup: battle of the association football teams
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BoyBrumby
Englishman
Pretty underwhelming end to the first round I'm afraid, but such are the joys of the randomiser. Generally CBArsedesness reflected in the low turn out for the two final ties, but for the record Wellington Phoenix doubled the number of A-League team in Round 2 with a 6-5 win & Hallescher FC oust Colchester by the same score to complete the qualifiers. FTR I'd have gone for the Phoenix as I occasionally cast an eye towards the A-League but genuinely don't give a tuppeny toss about the SA league & would've backed England versus Jerry in the second battle.
All of which means our 32 qualifiers for round 2 look like this:
Sydney FC
Derby County
FC St Pauli
Sporting Lisbon
FK Bodø/Glimt
Hannover 96
Exeter City
Partick Thistle
West Bromwich Albion
Coventry City
SL Benfica
AFC Ajax
Brentford
Cork City
Cheltenham Town
FC Barcelona
Cambridge United
Plymouth Argyle
Newcastle United
Aberdeen
PSV Eindhoven
CFR Cluj
Morecambe
Tranmere Rovers
Boca Juniors
AFC Wimbledon
Harland & Wolff Welders
Doncaster Rovers
Celtic
SV Werder Bremen
Wellington Phoenix
Hallescher FC
EPL teams largely noteable by their absence, with only West Brom (who faced a fellow Prem team in Villa) & Newcastle (who had the advantage of playing Dirty Leeds) making the cut.
Anyway, onwards and upwards. The first two 2nd round ties are:
1. Cambridge United v 2. Doncaster Rovers
3. AFC Wimbledon v 4. AFC Ajax
Donnie Rovers get the chance to complete the Brumby double and the plucky Merton Wombles face the 4-time European champs.
All of which means our 32 qualifiers for round 2 look like this:
Sydney FC
Derby County
FC St Pauli
Sporting Lisbon
FK Bodø/Glimt
Hannover 96
Exeter City
Partick Thistle
West Bromwich Albion
Coventry City
SL Benfica
AFC Ajax
Brentford
Cork City
Cheltenham Town
FC Barcelona
Cambridge United
Plymouth Argyle
Newcastle United
Aberdeen
PSV Eindhoven
CFR Cluj
Morecambe
Tranmere Rovers
Boca Juniors
AFC Wimbledon
Harland & Wolff Welders
Doncaster Rovers
Celtic
SV Werder Bremen
Wellington Phoenix
Hallescher FC
EPL teams largely noteable by their absence, with only West Brom (who faced a fellow Prem team in Villa) & Newcastle (who had the advantage of playing Dirty Leeds) making the cut.
Anyway, onwards and upwards. The first two 2nd round ties are:
1. Cambridge United v 2. Doncaster Rovers
3. AFC Wimbledon v 4. AFC Ajax
Donnie Rovers get the chance to complete the Brumby double and the plucky Merton Wombles face the 4-time European champs.
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Cambridge - because there probably is a reason said geography teacher left Doncaster
Ajax - as I'm fairly torn but suspect the English will turn out to the common for the wombles
Ajax - as I'm fairly torn but suspect the English will turn out to the common for the wombles
chaminda_00
Hall of Fame Member
1. Cambridge United v 2. Doncaster Rovers
3. AFC Wimbledon v 4. AFC Ajax
3. AFC Wimbledon v 4. AFC Ajax
headhunter
International Vice-Captain
Rovers
Ajax
Ajax
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
1. Cambridge United v 2. Doncaster Rovers
3. AFC Wimbledon v 4. AFC Ajax
3. AFC Wimbledon v 4. AFC Ajax
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
1. Cambridge United v 2. Doncaster Rovers
3. AFC Wimbledon v 4. AFC Ajax
Tough battles these. Cambridge were the first team that I ever watched defeat my beloved, and they played some pretty undesirable (but effective) football back then, Dublin & Claridge up front IIRC. But I don't like Doncaster, not one bit, they signed Sean Thornton FFS, amongst other things that I don't really want to talk about on the forum.
If Wimbledon had never been ****ed about and moved to MK and had to reform, I wouldn't have voted for them in a million years over Ajax as I never liked them. But my disgust for MK Dongs and the admiration I have for the Wimbledon fans to reform their club and start again carries my vote to them.
3. AFC Wimbledon v 4. AFC Ajax
Tough battles these. Cambridge were the first team that I ever watched defeat my beloved, and they played some pretty undesirable (but effective) football back then, Dublin & Claridge up front IIRC. But I don't like Doncaster, not one bit, they signed Sean Thornton FFS, amongst other things that I don't really want to talk about on the forum.
If Wimbledon had never been ****ed about and moved to MK and had to reform, I wouldn't have voted for them in a million years over Ajax as I never liked them. But my disgust for MK Dongs and the admiration I have for the Wimbledon fans to reform their club and start again carries my vote to them.
Neil Pickup
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Doncaster - the whole keeping Leeds in League One thing holds firm against a Cambridge side who I spent much of 07/08 abusing vitriolically.
AFC Wimbledon - Supporters' Trust solidarity. Plus Xenophobia.
AFC Wimbledon - Supporters' Trust solidarity. Plus Xenophobia.
biased indian
International Coach
2 & 4
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Doncaster Rovers complete the second half of the Brumby whitewash, ejecting the mighty U's 9-5 & Ajax show fan-power will only take you so far as they down AFC WImbledon by 10-4.
Next up, for your pleasure and consideration:
5. PSV Eindhoven v 6. FC St Pauli
7. Hallescher FC v 8. Morecambe
PSV & Morecambe both face lower-league German opposition.
Next up, for your pleasure and consideration:
5. PSV Eindhoven v 6. FC St Pauli
7. Hallescher FC v 8. Morecambe
PSV & Morecambe both face lower-league German opposition.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
5. PSV Kezman v 6. FC St Pauli
7. Hallescher FC v 8. Morecambe
7. Hallescher FC v 8. Morecambe