Whilst not as glamorous as the FA Cup draws, where you could be drawn against teams several divisions below you, the first round of the League Cup is still somewhat exciting. It still gives you a chance to play someone you haven’t faced in a while, or even for the very first time.
That’s where Nottingham Forest find themselves, after last night’s Carabao Cup draw pitted them against League One side Fleetwood Town. Nottingham Forest have only played them once before, in the same round of the same competition back in 2012, when Dexter Blackstock secured a 1-0 victory for the Reds.
Whilst this should be a comfortable game on paper for Martin O’Neill’s men, the Forest fans weren’t exactly jumping for joy when the balls came out the bowl.
They took to Twitter to express how disappointed they were that they got such a low profile team, but were even more frustrated at the fact that the game was at the City Ground rather than at Fleetwood’s Highbury Stadium.
Although some fans might not think it’s the most interesting game on the pitch, the prospect of Roy Keane and Joey Barton in opposing dugouts should at least bring some fire to the whole affair…
About as disappointing as it gets. Would always rather play away at a different ground too.
— Al D (@duncs_al) June 20, 2019
Why couldn’t this of been away instead ????
— Callum White (@Callum_White98) June 20, 2019
Can this be away please
— Craig Moore ????⚪️⚽️ (@crag06) June 20, 2019
A nice easy home tie, just what we wanted in the first round ????
— martyn (@martynbigdog) June 20, 2019
It’s the game we all wanted
— Gordon Bennett (@flashergordan) June 20, 2019
Shame this isn’t away. Always fancied going to the McDonalds in Fleetwood.
— Jason TwoRivers (@billytworivers9) June 20, 2019
Not a bad draw
— Reds (@RedsCome) June 20, 2019
Fleetwood At home blinking heck that’s us second round Can’t wait to watch this one at home
— Jacob (@Jacob77809714) June 20, 2019
