Carling Cup factoid

[rhyspabsolom]

Fulham have not knocked a fellow top-flight side out since beating Birmingham in 2004.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14910268.stm

That's balls.

[Burt]

Is there still a European slot up for grabs if you win the Carling Cup?

I always feel that we have underachieved in both this and the FA Cup Sponsored by Whoever It Is This Time Around in recent years.

[elgreenio]

Is there still a European slot up for grabs if you win the Carling Cup?

yes. If a club were to lose to a team already qualified for Europe the spot would revert to the league.

[The Equalizer]

Is there still a European slot up for grabs if you win the Carling Cup?

yes. If a club were to lose to a team already qualified for Europe the spot would revert to the league.

Hence us getting into the competition at the end of the 2008 season.

[Burt]

Thought there were moves to scrap that, good to see it is still a potential route to Europe.

[Jimpav]

Fulham have not knocked a fellow top-flight side out since beating Birmingham in 2004.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14910268.stm

That's balls.

Sad but true - I've spent many a wet September/October night having my hopes dashed.

Since we knocked out Birmingham we have had a run of bad luck in the compeitition and also victim of some giant killings:

2010 - Stoke away and Dembele's season was cut brutally short.

2009 - Man Citeh away but had to field the resreves because of Europe (took them to extra time though)

2008 - Burnley away - lost but then I think they went onto make the semis after dispatching Arsenal (or was it Spurs)?

2007 - Lost to Bolton at home - blame Sanchez.

2006 - Lost to Wycombe at home - embarassing but they also did away with another Pl side and drew with Chelski at home.

2005 - Getting hazey now but I think we went out to WBA and if I remember Inamoto scored a screamer?

Real shame because although a pointless cup it is a backdoor into Europe and if we did win tonight we would be two matches and a two legged tie from the final.

[finnster01]

Fulham have not knocked a fellow top-flight side out since beating Birmingham in 2004.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14910268.stm

That's balls.

...
2008 - Burnley away - lost but then I think they went onto make the semis after dispatching Arsenal (or was it Spurs)?
...

Burnley away?  Superman is more effective beating kryptonite than us getting anything at Turf Moor

[rhyspabsolom]

Bolton at home was a farce. How the ref didn't give us a foul after our defender (I forget who) was manhandled to the floor for their second goal...
One of my first games at the Cottage, that.

[cebu]

Fulham have not knocked a fellow top-flight side out since beating Birmingham in 2004.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14910268.stm

That's balls.

Sad but true - I've spent many a wet September/October night having my hopes dashed.

Since we knocked out Birmingham we have had a run of bad luck in the compeitition and also victim of some giant killings:

2010 - Stoke away and Dembele's season was cut brutally short.

2009 - Man Citeh away but had to field the resreves because of Europe (took them to extra time though)

2008 - Burnley away - lost but then I think they went onto make the semis after dispatching Arsenal (or was it Spurs)?

2007 - Lost to Bolton at home - blame Sanchez.

2006 - Lost to Wycombe at home - embarassing but they also did away with another Pl side and drew with Chelski at home.

2005 - Getting hazey now but I think we went out to WBA and if I remember Inamoto scored a screamer?

Real shame because although a pointless cup it is a backdoor into Europe and if we did win tonight we would be two matches and a two legged tie from the final.

They beat Chelsea and Arsenal but lost to Spurs.

[Jimpav]

Thanks for clarifying Cebu.