Chin Up....

“It was like defending against the Red Arrows”. Tony Pulis’s reaction to Sunday afternoon’s events summed up the game well to be honest. Although Stoke ...

Carling Cup: Blues draw Burnley

The Carling Cup fourth-round draw took place Saturday, and Chelsea have to be pleased with the outcome -- or are they? Our Blues will welcome ...

Huge opportunity wasted or huge waste of time avoided?

Wednesday night saw Aston Villa crash out of the Carling Cup to lower league opposition for the fourth time in five years, losing to QPR ...

Gallery: Chelsea 4, Portsmouth 0

Newcastle loses to Tottenham in Carling Cup

Newcastle lost 2-1 to Tottenham in the League ("Carling") Cup within a cavernous St James' Park. While quality of play was certainly less-than desirable, ...

mighty Brighton defeats City in League Cup

League One's Brighton and Hove pulled off the shocker of the League ("Carling") Cup with a victory over Man City on penalties. Micky Adams' Brighton ...

Wow.

A lot of positive reaction from yesterday's result. And what a result it was. In fact, I'm left speechless. Also, busy, so I'm going to ...

League Cup preview: Brighton v Man City

A surging Man City visit Withdean Stadium to face the Brighton Seagulls today in League ("Carling") Cup action today. After this weekends 6-0 romp over ...

League Cup Tottenham match preview

Newcastle will try to control the downward spiral today in the League ("Carling") Cup today against a Tottenham squad anxious to reverse their own problems. The ...

Arsenal Pre-Teens Thump Sheffield United

Bittersweet day for Sheffield United, eh? First they got a nice pot o'gold in the morning, then had their asses handed to them in the ...

Carling Cup Prev: Pompey

Chelsea's attempt to regain the Carling Cup begins Wednesday against Portsmouth at Fratton Park. Pompey will no doubt be out for revenge, following the 4-0 ...

5 Ways To Make The Carling Cup Fun

So its the Carling Cup tonight. Yes, we know. Its the poor relation of the FA Cup. In fact it is just the FA Cup ...

The Kids are Alright for the Carling Cup

At Arsenal, youth is served. And keeping in that fashion, the boss has named a side of 13 teenagers for today's fixture against Sheffield United. ...

QPR in the Carling Cup

It's a busy time for hats at the minute, with draws going on left, right and centre. Next up is the Carling Cup and Villa ...

Carling Cup Round 2: Nottingham Forest FC vs Sunderland AFC

PHEW! Sunderland left it late today at City Ground, having to rely on a late equalizer by Bardo and an extra time winner by new-guy David ...

If Russia is a metaphor for injury then we're starting to look rather like Georgia!

Well... we made it through to Round 3 of the Naff Fizzy Tasteless Lager Cup. And that's a ruddy positive! As with everything in life ...

Carling Cup match v Coventry City

Kevin Keegan leads Newcastle into Coventry City of the Championship League for a second round Carling Cup match today. The Magpies will be likely be ...

Exeter 1 Saints 3

Saints progressed to the second round of the Carling Cup after a tough away tie against League Two Exeter. Frankly we were the worse team ...

Crystal Palace in second round of Carling Cup

Leeds drew a very tough challenge in the second round of the Carling Cup with Neil Warnock's Crystal Palace. Palace missed promotion to the Premier ...

SMERSH/SPECTRE rejoice as Bond meets an end stickier than a sapling...

Naff lager, naff cup. I'm sure Chester fans will concur with me at the very least. Seriously, if anyone, anywhere lists this competition as their ...

Luton Town vs Argyle (Carling Cup) - preview

Seven years ago, Luton came down to Home Park for a game that, some would say, was the catalyst for all the success the club ...

Idiot Finally Punished for Knocking Juande Ramos Unconscious

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbOKRT_YRDc[/youtube] The fool who thought it was OK to throw a bottle at Juande Ramos during last season's Sevilla vs Real Betis Cope Del Rey game ...

The Offside Podcast, Episode 12

Up for discussion on The Offside Podcast this week: Spurs Carling Cup win (Juande Ramos is the king of cups,) Chelsea's Carling Cup defeat (Avram ...

Chelsea After the Carling Cup: Mismanagement and Bruised Egos

When your entire team is made up of highly paid superstars, the worst part of a loss is that every player who wasn't on the ...

Episode 12: Eduardo, Gazza and the Race for Spain

Six of one, half a dozen of the other, as they say, and here we are at Episode 12 of the Offside Podcast. This ...

Yeah, About That Quadruple

OK, after a few days of contemplation, I believe I'm ready to discuss this debacle. Out-thought, out-played, out-managed and simply outclassed, Chelsea relinquished its hold on ...

Weekend Watch Recap: Jump for Joy

Catching up with the weekend action. Saturday Japan 1-1 South Korea A win for either side guaranteed the East Asian Cup. South Korea took a 15th minute lead ...

Carling Cup Final - Player Ratings

Player Ratings for the Carling Cup Final Paul Robinson - Looked horrible on the free kick. Hesitates when it's time to come to the ball. Did ...

Carling Cup Final Review

Ah, what a game the lads played yesterday! There was a sense of urgency right off the bat from Tottenham. Their passes were crisp and ...

Woodgate Heads Spurs to Glory!

A few photos to get us started today. You'll have to forgive us here at Spurs offside for not posting yesterday after the game but ...