If Boris Johnson can get elected as Mayor of London then anybody can...

Number of finals reached by English sides in the last 20 years. (Charity Shield, Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup and Intertoto Cup not included)

 

16 – Chelsea (won 12)

 

14 – Manchester United (9)

 

12 – Liverpool (7)

 

10 – Arsenal (5)

 

5 – Middlesbrough (0)

 

4 – Tottenham (2)

 

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11096/9731612/capital-one-cup-final-chelsea-preparing-for-17th-major-final-in-20-years

Edited February 26, 201511 yr by ForeverCarefree

Didn't Middlesbrough win the League Cup about ten years ago? I think it was that season when they had Hasselbaink, Mendieta, Parlour, etc...

 

I seem to remember them beating Bolton in the final? I only remember because I was watching it abroad on Eurosport and I remember thinking 'they can't have been expecting the final to be Middlesbrough vs Bolton when they bought the rights to this'.

 

Number of finals reached by English sides in the last 20 years. (Charity Shield, Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup and Intertoto Cup not included)

 

16 – Chelsea (won 12)

 

14 – Manchester United (9)

 

12 – Liverpool (7)

 

10 – Arsenal (5)

 

5 – Middlesbrough (0)

 

4 – Tottenham (2)

 

 

Source?

Source?

 

Sky Sports, I've now included the link in the original post. 

Didn't Middlesbrough win the League Cup about ten years ago? I think it was that season when they had Hasselbaink, Mendieta, Parlour, etc...

 

I seem to remember them beating Bolton in the final? I only remember because I was watching it abroad on Eurosport and I remember thinking 'they can't have been expecting the final to be Middlesbrough vs Bolton when they bought the rights to this'.

 

You are correct! 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Football_League_Cup_Final

 

Amazingly according to that Wiki page, Zenden was man of the match?!

 

EDIT: Actually looking back on the two teams that played that final there was some cracking players there, albeit past their peak. 

 

Ivan Campo, Jay-Jay Okocha, Youri Djorkaeff, Southgate, Mendieta, Juninho, Schwarzer. 

 

Even former Chelsea man Emerson Thome lined up for Bolton. 

Edited February 26, 201511 yr by ForeverCarefree

This has to be a wind-up. It's not an early April fool is it?

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2970148/Sol-Campbell-lined-Conservative-MPs-Mayor-London-2016.html

 

If he doesn't get it ( which he won't ) then expect the race card to get thrown about.

Good news!

 

Newcastle United midfielder Jonas Gutierrez could make his first Premier League appearance on Saturday since overcoming testicular cancer.

 

"Jonas Gutierrez is in the squad," Said United manager John Carver. "There's a possibility he could be on the bench and that's a massive lift for everyone."

 

Congratulations to Jonas on his successful recovery. 

This is one of the many, many reasons why Charlton fans are awesome:

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31641876

I don't know if it's supposed to be obviously so but I'll say it anyway - FAKE!

I don't know if it's supposed to be obviously so but I'll say it anyway - FAKE!

 

I didn't actually check out the video (it would feel a bit voyeuristic, plus it would definitely be NSFW) - is it unconvincing?

Good news!

 

Newcastle United midfielder Jonas Gutierrez could make his first Premier League appearance on Saturday since overcoming testicular cancer.

 

"Jonas Gutierrez is in the squad," Said United manager John Carver. "There's a possibility he could be on the bench and that's a massive lift for everyone."

 

Congratulations to Jonas on his successful recovery. 

 

Good news!

 

Newcastle United midfielder Jonas Gutierrez could make his first Premier League appearance on Saturday since overcoming testicular cancer.

 

"Jonas Gutierrez is in the squad," Said United manager John Carver. "There's a possibility he could be on the bench and that's a massive lift for everyone."

 

Congratulations to Jonas on his successful recovery. 

 

Fair play to him.

 

No man should have to suffer anything like that. 

I didn't actually check out the video (it would feel a bit voyeuristic, plus it would definitely be NSFW) - is it unconvincing?

It's sfw as it's blurred.

 

Looks fake as it's filmed on a good quality camera, much too good to be the CCTV it's supposed to be, and the couple just happen to be good looking as opposed to the kind of people you'd usually associate with illegal breaking and entering.

Why does nobody in media call out wenger when he just walks off down the tunnel without shaking opposing manager's hand? When José does it, it's back page news.

His a no mark, why should they bother.

football manager style, sell the good players for nothing, buy a load of 3rd division cloggers, play a formation of 7 down the left, one up front and 2 at right back. Lose 10-0 every game. Happy days.

Not a lot of difference to what there playing now.

About 10 minutes into Fiorentina - Tottenham, still 0-0, Fiorentina fans have a banner with 'God save Joaquin' printed on it.

Fiorentina having loads of chances on the break already, they're sitting quite deep and playing balls over the top, primarily to Salah and Gomez, which have predictably been wasted.

Why they kicking off so early?

Why they kicking off so early?

 

It's the Europa league, they always have early games.

Watching Besiktas game and Gerrard seems to be skipping about like my little pony.

Matias Fernandez comes off injured, Aquilani comes on. Seems odd that they'd play so cautiously with both Aquilani and David Pizarro in midfield.

Oh they've already kicked off? Early doors then, what channel is it on?

Taxi for Torre.... Soldado.

wooooooooooow  how do you miss that ???

Oh they've already kicked off? Early doors then, what channel is it on?

 

Fiorentina v Spurs - BT Sport 2

Edited February 26, 201511 yr by the special one

No one is supporting Sterling, him and 5 white shirt at one point.

Oh they've already kicked off? Early doors then, what channel is it on?

Besiktas? Itv4