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Post by SaintTim on Aug 13, 2009 6:06:28 GMT
Carling Cup second-round draw
Last season's Carling Cup runners-up Tottenham will travel to Championship side Doncaster Rovers in the second round of the Carling Cup.
Meanwhile, big-spending Manchester City face a trip to Crystal Palace, West Ham host fellow Londoners Millwall and Bolton tackle Tranmere.
The draw did not include the Premier League teams involved in European competitions this season.
Ties will be played in the week commencing 24 August.
Holders Manchester United as well as Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Fulham and Everton join the competition in round three.
Huddersfield manager Lee Clark will take his side to the north east after being drawn against his former club Newcastle.
Sunderland travel to League One Norwich in a repeat of the 1985 final.
The draw for the second round of the Carling Cup:
West Brom v Rotherham Norwich v Sunderland Tranmere v Bolton QPR v Accrington Bristol City v Carlisle Leyton Orient v Stoke Port Vale v Sheffield Wednesday Hull v Southend Leeds v Watford Cardiff v Bristol Rovers Portsmouth v Hereford Crystal Palace v Manchester City Wolves v Swindon Gillingham v Blackburn Blackpool v Wigan Southampton v Birmingham Preston v Leicester Newcastle v Huddersfield West Ham v Millwall Hartlepool v Burnley Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough Reading v Barnsley Swansea v Scunthorpe Doncaster v Tottenham Peterborough v Ipswich
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Post by SaintTim on Aug 13, 2009 6:08:49 GMT
I'm happy with drawing Birmingham,im sure we beat them last year so why not do it again.
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Post by Wolvensam on Aug 13, 2009 9:31:21 GMT
Swindon at home - I'll have some of that providing it's not over 15 quid for a ticket. West Ham v Millwall
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Post by Dawsey on Aug 13, 2009 12:06:19 GMT
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Post by lemonpiper on Aug 13, 2009 12:52:19 GMT
Sour grapes eh Dawsey?
Looks like we've drawn a potential banana skin!
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Post by Wolvensam on Aug 13, 2009 17:50:01 GMT
The irony is that he has a picture of the charity shield as his avatar!
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Post by Dawsey on Aug 13, 2009 20:46:50 GMT
The irony is that he has a picture of the charity shield as his avatar! Only to spite Fez who seems to feel that being a runner up in the Charity Shield is a worthy achievement!
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Post by Mark Cunningham on Aug 13, 2009 21:08:46 GMT
It's not a Mickey Mouse cup, its a great cup to be in.... Until your team goes out.
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Post by SaintTim on Aug 13, 2009 23:03:52 GMT
It may not mean much to the so called big teams,but to most of us its a great cup to be in.I for one would love us to progress to the later stages.
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