Quote Originally Posted by ForeverRed View Post
Magic have a responsibility to the the competition, they should have played their first grade, you can't be high and mighty in one comp and be disrespectful in another, it's only a piss ant midweek game, your players are not that precious surely
it's all about priorities innit. wigan win the fa cup, yet get relegated from the epl, because manure/arsenal/etc are playing their youth/reserves in those cup competitions - not only to preserve their players, but to give their lower players a run.

like i said - magic probably promised a large part of their 23s players a run in the state cup in a way to entice them to the club, or keep them from signing for another club. imo this is only making their 23s players stronger, and thus making the overall competition stronger.