The Carling Cup 2011/12 Thread

[Starvinho]

Alex got sent off.

[Colly]

Alex for the penalty. Terrys on, Turnbulls on after a Cech injury, could be interesting. Could be bad, wanted to do the 4-3 on them again this season...

[Liam]

By the Five Live Extra accounts, Kerim Frei is having a really good game for Fulham. 17 year old, nice to see some youngsters showing some promise.

[Liam]

After all the talk about Chelsea's bad penalty past, can imagine they'll beat us now. Typical.

[Starvinho]

Booo Chelsea win 4-3 on pens (N) Some controversy on the last pen though, did it/didn't it go over the line?

Edited September 21, 2011 by Starvinho

[Liam]

I'm waiting for BBC to update and see what they say.

[stokeriño]

I'm going to keel over from dehydration in a minute. Singing through ET and penalties was bad enough, but I think sprinting for the tube was a mistake...

[Starvinho]

Tuesday

Aldershot 2-1 Rochdale

Arsenal 3-1 Shrewsbury

Aston Villa 0-2 Bolton

Blackburn 3-2 Leyton Orient

Burnley 2-1 MK Dons

Crystal Palace 2-1 Middlesbrough

Leeds 0-3 Man Utd

Nott'm Forest 3-4 Newcastle (After Extra Time)

Stoke 0-0 Tottenham (Stoke win 7-6 on penalties)

Wolverhampton 5-0 Millwall

Wednesday

Brighton 1-2 Liverpool

Cardiff 2-2 Leicester (Cardiff win 7-6 on penalties)

Chelsea 0-0 Fulham (Chelsea win 4-3 on penalties)

Everton 2-1 West Brom (After Extra Time)

Man City 2-0 Birmingham

Southampton 2-1 Preston

The draw is on Saturday on Gillette Soccer Special, I'm hoping either Liverpool at Old Trafford or Aldershot away!

[stokeriño]

Watched the highlights on BBC 1's 'The League Cup Show'. Fulham's penalty bounces on the line but definitely does not go over.

[Colly]

I'll take anyone at home for a change, ideally Aldershot. Or Chelsea away again if I can blag it with work again and travel and hotel for free...

[DavidMarrio]

I just want a home tie so I actually get a chance to go to Anfield this season after they decided to change the ticket system for the Prem games.....

[stokeriño]

I too want a home tie if only because Oct/Nov is my busy work time and I won't be able to take the time off to get up north or wherever for a midweek evening match.

However away at Palace would be pretty awesome.

[IAceI]

I'd quite like a... oh hang on a sec.

Who cares about the Carling Cup anyways?

[Matt]

Everyone until their team is knocked out.

[Berober]

Not Neil Warnock.

[Lineker]

Well done Hargo!

[DavidMarrio]

I've cared about it more the past few seasons cause I just want to actually have a good cup run with the possibility of a trophy, the fact we are putting out good teams as well shows we are taking it serious.

[Lineker]

Carling Cup Fourth Round


Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Manchester City

Cardiff City vs. Burnley

Blackburn Rovers vs. Newcastle Utd

Arsenal vs. Bolton Wanderers

Stoke City vs. Liverpool

Aldershot Town vs. Manchester Utd

Crystal Palace vs. Southampton

Everton vs. Chelsea[/code]

[IAceI]

So had we beaten Brighton, we would have then got Liverpool and then Stoke. Somehow I don't think the Carling Cup was ever meant to be this year to be honest. Well done Bruce for seeing this coming and getting us out early. Bruce in!

[stokeriño]

Cup tie away at Everton for the second time in 2011...words cannot describe how underwhelmed I am by that draw.