We've had two games to test our squad depth and young players, and going out now takes five fixtures out of our schedules and increases our chances of doing well in the league and having a go at the infinitely more worthy FA Cup.
Not arsed in the slightest. It's a secondary domestic cup which will inevitably be used to rotate the squad, that's just how it is.
Far more important was the positives in the display:
* Deulofeu was encouraging. Nowhere near the finished product and there's a reason he's not in the Barca set up as he's incredibly selfish, but he has all the raw tools and he's going to be weapon for us off the bench this year and a first teamer next season if we keep him on.
* Stones looked assured again.
* We now know for certain that Heitinga is finished at Everton, if there was ever a doubt. So no tears shed at all when he leaves.
* Mirallas looked a lot livelier when he came on than he has lately.
* Oviedo isn't ready for the first team and may never be, so we appreciate even more how vital Baines is for us.
Tell that to the 3000 Fans who paid to cheer on a second string team.