Carling Cup: Page 2

Liverpool receive injury boost

Date: 22nd February 2012 at 8:14 am | Written by
Liverpool attacker Craig Bellamy has been passed fit to face former club Cardiff City in the Carling Cup final this weekend. The Wales international had picked up a back injury that saw him …

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Steven Gerrard dreaming of Wembley

Date: 25th January 2012 at 8:19 am | Written by
Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard has admitted that playing in the Carling Cup final at Wembley would be a dream, but has urged his team-mates to concentrate on beating Manchester …

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Cardiff City make Carling cup final

Date: 25th January 2012 at 8:17 am | Written by
Cardiff have made it through to the Carling Cup final, beating Crystal Palace on penalties in dramatic fashion. The Welsh side went into the semi final second leg one goal down, but an …

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Premier League Managers can’t have their cake and eat it

Date: 16th January 2012 at 6:32 pm | Written by
On the one hand we have Premier League managers complaining, perhaps rightly so, about fixture congestion. On the other hand we have the same managers calling for a winter break. The words …

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The key ingredient in Dalglish’s recipe for success

Date: 13th January 2012 at 3:06 pm | Written by
While scoring goals has been a worrying concern for Kenny Dalglish’s Liverpool this season, the Reds have had very little trouble keeping them out. Free-scoring Manchester City were the latest side unable to …

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Liverpool claim advantage in tie

Date: 12th January 2012 at 7:11 am | Written by
Liverpool beat Manchester City 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night to give them an advantage going into the second leg in two weeks’ time. Steven Gerrard converted a first half penalty …

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Is the ‘big clubs’ lack of respect slowly killing the competition?

Date: 7th January 2012 at 10:15 am | Written by
At the turn of the Century, Manchester United pulled out of the FA Cup before the tournament began in the 2000-2001 season as they wanted to focus on the Club World Cup …

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What really matters to football supporters?

Date: 23rd December 2011 at 2:43 pm | Written by
If Blackburn Rovers were currently sitting mid table under manager Steve Kean; but playing even more boring, defensive, physical football than they are; would hundreds of them still be protesting outside and …

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Football is all about glory and winning trophies…isn’t it?

Date: 11th December 2011 at 10:38 am | Written by
Something that has been an issue in football for as long as I can remember is how certain managers take some competitions more seriously than others. No competition suffers from this more …

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Leaner, meaner Liverpool continue to make huge strides

Date: 2nd December 2011 at 6:44 pm | Written by
Kenny Dalglish may have never lost against Chelsea as manager of Liverpool; yet that didn’t stop the 60-year-old Scot warning supporters to think twice before purchasing tickets for the Reds Carling Cup …

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