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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: johncvilla88 on March 13, 2011, 09:56:30 AM

Title: Derby Cup
Post by: johncvilla88 on March 13, 2011, 09:56:30 AM

Hey I was wondering what people felt about if we had a cup either between us and the dark side or in general for the Midlands area i.e. a trophy for a mini-league table made of results in the premier league between clubs in the Midlands?

Title: Re: Derby Cup
Post by: Dave on March 13, 2011, 10:05:04 AM

To be organised by whom and played when?

Title: Re: Derby Cup
Post by: VillaZogmariner on March 13, 2011, 10:09:49 AM

*BING BONG*

This is a poster announcement. Dave Cooper to the thread. I repeat Dave Cooper to the thread. Thank you.

Title: Re: Derby Cup
Post by: Chipsticks on March 13, 2011, 10:14:36 AM

It would be massively biased towards us really.

Dunno, think it'd be a waste of time.

Title: Re: Derby Cup
Post by: andyh on March 13, 2011, 10:24:24 AM

Let us know what the FA, Premier League and UEFA say after you receive their replies.

Title: Re: Derby Cup
Post by: Phil from the upper holte on March 13, 2011, 10:41:26 AM

NO

Title: Re: Derby Cup
Post by: VillaZogmariner on March 13, 2011, 10:49:14 AM

To be fair to John, I don't think he means having a separate competition - instead having a mini league table for the Midlands based clubs on what the results are in their respective Premier League games.

For example, the current table would be -

Stoke - P6 W3 D1 L2 F10 A7 Pts 10
Villa - P5 W2 D2 L1 F6 A5 Pts 8
Boggies - P6 W2 D2 L2 F9 A9 Pts 8
Wolves P4 W2 D1 L1 F5 A4 Pts 7
Blues - P7 W1 D2 L4 F6 A11 Pts 5

Title: Re: Derby Cup
Post by: Fasth56 on March 13, 2011, 11:54:19 AM

Would you call it the Birmingham Senior cup and all the senior clubs would enter their youth teams and all the leading "amateur" clubs woud play them?

Birmingham Senior Cup Founded 1875
Region West Midlands
Number of teams 32 (5 rounds)
Current champions Nuneaton Town (9th title)
Most successful club Aston Villa
(19 titles)

Title: Re: Derby Cup
Post by: TimTheVillain on March 13, 2011, 11:57:57 AM

Nothing wrong with an idea, but considering the 'effort' we put into European and FA Cups, what are we going to put into this ?

Title: Re: Derby Cup
Post by: Pete3206 on March 13, 2011, 02:26:08 PM

No

Title: Re: Derby Cup
Post by: eamonn on March 13, 2011, 02:44:44 PM

''Just cos we won the Carling Cup you lot want to steal us thunder, f-ing snide Vile''.

Title: Re: Derby Cup
Post by: cdbearsfan on March 13, 2011, 04:38:32 PM

They used to print the Midlands head-to-head (along with another two for the North-West and London) in the programme. Stopped when we were the only top-flight side in the region and hasn't returned.

Am I the only one that thought this thread would be about horse racing?

Title: Re: Derby Cup
Post by: johncvilla88 on March 13, 2011, 06:03:18 PM

Quote from: VillaSubmariner on March 13, 2011, 10:49:14 AM

To be fair to John, I don't think he means having a separate competition - instead having a mini league table for the Midlands based clubs on what the results are in their respective Premier League games.

For example, the current table would be -

Stoke - P6 W3 D1 L2 F10 A7 Pts 10
Villa - P5 W2 D2 L1 F6 A5 Pts 8
Boggies - P6 W2 D2 L2 F9 A9 Pts 8
Wolves P4 W2 D1 L1 F5 A4 Pts 7
Blues - P7 W1 D2 L4 F6 A11 Pts 5

Sorry if I didn't make that clear enough that's exactly what I meant, I'm not saying any extra games only the introduction of a actual cup for the best team in the Midlands for the season who are in the premier league (maybe call it the Midlands cup)!

Title: Re: Derby Cup
Post by: Holtenderinthesky on March 13, 2011, 06:32:18 PM

So that we pull out of the FA Cup more often?  That's just what we need, more games.

Title: Re: Derby Cup
Post by: D.boy on March 13, 2011, 07:33:58 PM

Would make the midlands look a bit small time to be honest.

Title: Re: Derby Cup
Post by: Dave Cooper please on March 13, 2011, 09:00:07 PM

Quote from: VillaSubmariner on March 13, 2011, 10:09:49 AM

*BING BONG*

This is a poster announcement. Dave Cooper to the thread. I repeat Dave Cooper to the thread. Thank you.

Beaten to it by Fasth56!