The Carling Cup 2011/12 Thread

[MJB]

Last 10ish.

[Baddar]

Awesome.

Valencia -- Carrick -- Berbatov -- Fabio

Mean defence right there.

[Starvinho]

Apparently Berbatov fancies himself as a centre-back as well, he might be one of those who switches to the back later in his career? I thought Carrick had an assured performance though and young Fryers too. Valencia looks like he's been playing right-back all his career as well, if Smalling doesn't recover from his knock then I'd say he's in with a shout of playing there for the Stoke game.

[Berober]

Apparently Berbatov fancies himself as a centre-back as well, he might be one of those who switches to the back later in his career? I thought Carrick had an assured performance though and young Fryers too. Valencia looks like he's been playing right-back all his career as well, if Smalling doesn't recover from his knock then I'd say he's in with a shout of playing there for the Stoke game.

[Starvinho]

I was thinking of Dublin when I wrote that actually

..and his DUBE

Edited September 21, 2011 by Starvinho

[Colly]

I was thinking Chris Sutton, who I believe invented some kind of oboe.

[Berober]

I recall my dad talking to him a year back or so. He still showed no remorse for headbutting Robbie Savage. Legend.

[Starvinho]

Liverpool team vs Brighton: Reina; Kelly, Carragher, Coates, Robinson; Kuyt, Spearing, Lucas, Maxi; Suarez, Bellamy

Subs: Gerrard, Carroll, Downing, Wilson, Shelvey, Flanagan, Doni

Chelsea team vs Fulham: Cech, Ferreira, Luiz, Alex, Bertrand, McEachran, Romeu, Malouda, Lukaku, Sturridge, Kalou

Subs v Fulham: Turnbull, Bosingwa, Terry, Mikel, Lampard, Mata, Drogba

Man City team vs Birmingham: Pantilimon, Onuoha, K Toure, Savic, Bridge, Zabaleta, Hargreaves, Razak, Kolarov, Tevez, Balotelli

Subs: Taylor, Rekik, Milner, Clichy, Suarez, Aguero, Scapuzzi.

Good luck Hargreaves, I really do hope he makes it through the game and finally puts his injury days behind him.

Edited September 21, 2011 by Starvinho

[Jimmy]

I really hope Ballotelli does something ridiculous and entertaining

[Hobo]

When I first saw the team sheet for Liverpool I thought Kenny hadn't named a substitute keeper.

[Matt]

Sweepstake on when Hargeaves goes off injured? I'm going for 32nd minute.

[Colly]

Sweepstake on when Hargeaves goes off injured? I'm going for 32nd minute.

Thats cynical, mean and quite frankly uncalled for.

27th.

[Starvinho]

Hargreaves scores on debut! Good lad.

[Hobo]

Bellamy scores for Liverpool and Hargreaves for City!

[Liam]

I really hope Ballotelli does something ridiculous and entertaining

He scored, so he got the latter part right so far.

[Jimmy]

I'm much more interested in the former

[Liam]

Missed penalty for Fulham. Balls.

Although Chelsea are now down to 10 men.

[Starvinho]

Hargreaves has come off injury free after about an hour, good run-out for him then.

[Hobo]

Liverpool had a great first half, should be about five up. However the second half has seen Brighton take it to us.

[Jimmy]

Who got sent off for Chelsea? And how's Lukaku doing?