Carling Cup 2006-07 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hornets enter the League Cup competition in round 2 today against Accrington Stanley, new this year to League play and coming off last month's 1-0 victory against Nottingham Forest.
Played during the regular season (as is the UEFA &, I believe, the FA cup), the League Cup is restricted to the teams of the top four leagues (as opposed to the FA cup which is a free-for-all). The format is single-elimination with byes for higher clubs in the first two rounds. In typical British obfuscation, the matches for the tournament are called 'ties' as opposed to regular matches which are 'fixtures'. Ties, of course, are called 'draws' as are the selections to determine the 'ties'. Got it? Good.
The event is also known as the Carling Cup, named for the Canadian Brewery. Much to my surprise, Carling Black Label (now just Carling) is the best-selling beer in the U.K.! We used to get stuff for $5.25 a case in Kirksville and $1.20 of that was bottle deposit. My brother-in-law tells me they flew it in warm to Vietnam during the war which makes sense (and sort of explains the U.K. status) as it's not as bad as some beers warm.
Back to football. It looks like Aidy's giving some of the starters a rest and giving Spring & Mariappa starts. Watford has never met Accrington Stanley before today. Go 'orns!
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