Well, this back door entry into Europe starts this Monday, It may well be a poor man's cup, and it may be a back door entry into the Europa League,but I'll take that route every day of the week.
The competition starts this Monday with Preston v Blackpool.
I think we enter the competition in the 2nd round, so we have a slightly earlier interest in this Cup.
Most League Cup wins8 - Liverpool
5 - Aston Villa
4 - Chelsea, Manchester United, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur
3 - Leicester City
2 - Arsenal, Birmingham City, Manchester City, Norwich, Wolves
1 - Blackburn, Leeds, Luton Town, Middlesbrough, Oxford United, QPR, Sheffield Wednesday, Stoke City, Swansea City, Swindon Town, West Brom
0 - Everton
The full draw:Bury v Crewe Alexandra
Shrewsbury Town v Bolton Wanderers
Middlesbrough v Accrington Stanley
Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale
Preston North End v Blackpool
Barnsley v Scunthorpe United
Tranmere Rovers v Mansfield Town
York City v Burnley
Notts County v Fleetwood Town
Sheffield United v Burton Albion
Oldham Athletic v Derby County
Carlisle United v Blackburn Rovers
Morecambe v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Nottingham Forest v Hartlepool United
Leeds United v Chesterfield
Huddersfield Town v Bradford City
Rotherham United v Sheffield Wednesday
Port Vale v Walsall
Gillingham v Bristol City
AFC Bournemouth v Portsmouth
Wycombe Wanderers v Leicester City
Brentford v Dagenham and Redbridge
Exeter City v Queens Park Rangers
Charlton Athletic v Oxford United
Southend United v Yeovil Town
Millwall v AFC Wimbledon
Swindon Town v Torquay United
Birmingham City v Plymouth Argyle
Stevenage v Ipswich Town
Cheltenham Town v Crawley Town
Bristol Rovers v Watford
Northampton Town v Milton Keynes Dons
Leyton Orient v Coventry City
Colchester United v Peterborough United
Brighton and Hove Albion v Newport County
Last years thread:
http://www.lfcreds.com/reds/index.php/topic,43492.0.html