December 2008 - Carling Cup
The English League Cup - the knockout competition open to the 92 clubs in the Premiership and Football League. Has had more sponsors than most of us have had hot dinners - Rumbelows, Worthingtons, even the Milk Marketing Board have had a go.
Carling Cup Betting Preview: Watford v Spurs
Spurs may be in trouble but Watford are really struggling - the odds suggest mismatch but in a one-off cup game, who knows? Alister Morgan looks at Wednesday night's televised Carling Cup fixture....
Carling Cup Betting: Cool Pulis happy to keep Stoke's talent under his hat
Tony Pulis has been very shrewd in allowing Rory Delap's throw-ins to disguise the fact that Stoke City are a talented footballing side, says Ralph Ellis....
Carling Cup Betting Preview: Burnley v Arsenal
The last two teams to defeat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge go head-to-head in tonight's live offering of Carling Cup football and Mike Norman is hoping for a home win. Meanwhile, can Stoke's impressive start to...