Cameron Carter settles down to watch the 2010 CarlingCup final and spends most of his time wondering whether it is worth his attention Historically speaking, it is not always possible to determine something’s ...
... team. Four days later, Man Utd too rested players for the resoundingly awful CarlingCup final in which they nonetheless beat Spurs’ first eleven on penalties. At the same time an almost entirely different ...
... Schmeichel’s dressing room, while ITV began their traditional mopping-up of former England personnel with Gareth Southgate’s presence on a CarlingCup night as co-commentator, which was deemed so vital ...
... CarlingCup!” Exactly what we were supposed to do at this point wasn’t entirely clear. Were we meant to cheer it or chant its name? Maybe they thought we had forgotten what it was. Or maybe this announcement ...
... from the south are Cockneys; Geordies drink a lot; the Bay of Biscay can be rough ." --- from William Rice "Watching the BBC's text updates on Tuesday night's CarlingCup games I saw ...
... r" to persuade younger players to stay within the north's set up.
During the Carling Nations Cup last May a match with the Republic saw a threadbare side succumb to a 5-0 defeat in front of a paltry c ...
... is day it is possible to get to the end of a game and not immediately know whether the rule should be applied after 90 minutes, extra time or both. Controversially, Burnley were denied passage to the ...
... a flavourless fizzy beverage. After the CarlingCup, we now have the competition to be known as the FA Cup with Budweiser. The new sponsors are offering "an exciting programme of activity", such ...
... y made two further appearances for United after his Stamford Bridge cameo. One came in an embarrassing 2-0 CarlingCup defeat to Coventry City in September 2007, the other in a Champions League dead-rubb ...
... "I see that Birmingham City fans made a resoundingly unsuccessful attempt to stage a demonstration in protest at the lack of an official parade to mark their CarlingCup triumph." --- Stickipedia ...
... and misery, the CarlingCup is providing some light relief for West Ham fans. While Avram Grant's limited team plod along unconvincingly in the Premier League, the season's first cup competition has se ...
... ome defeat to Blackpool just ten days after losing a penalty shootout to League Two Northampton in the CarlingCup. But Kenny Dalglish, whose name was chanted around Anfield at the end of the Blackpool ...
... the booing, but readily admitted that the better team on the day had lost. The Bantams’ early season also included two fine displays at home to Championship opponents in the CarlingCup: a 2-1 win over ...
... at times controversial) East Lancashire derbies, and we saw some really good performances at Ewood, the emphatic victories against Bolton and Wolves springing to mind. In the CarlingCup, we beat eventual ...
... go. He’s a nice player, an un-English playmaker-type, careful with the ball and prone to what might be called “prompting from deep”. Six years in the Anfield reserves and three losing CarlingCup ties ...
... be done to make sure it doesn't happen again In the build-up to this year’s CarlingCup final, there were several mentions made of one of the biggest upsets in the competition’s history. This was in ...
Success and Failure at Burnley FC by Dave Thomas Vertical Editions, £12.99 Reviewed by Alan Tomlinson From WSC 294 August 2011 Buy this book When Burnley drew Bolton Wanderers in the Carling ...
... in the process (the same fans who mocked him when he first arrived at Griffin Park). Promotion never came, but a memorable early-season CarlingCup win over Everton on penalties was vindication enough ...
... major domestic trophy, beating Bolton 2-1 in the CarlingCup final having knocked out an under-strength Arsenal in the semis. French striker David Bellion was one of Man Utd's scorers against Spurs. ...
... key personnel and an increased competitiveness at the top of the Premier League will surely lead to an extended period of “transition”. The CarlingCup semi-final against freshly minted rivals highlighted ...