Chris Dunlavy

Fans prove that the League Cup matters

by
The LeaguePaper Team
5 March 2023

Chris Dunlavy
A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL

As Rick Parry and the EFL ponder the future of the Carabao Cup, they would be well advised to consult some of the 32,000 Newcastle fans who slogged their way to Wembley last weekend.
A lucky few bagged train tickets. Others crawled by coach. So scarce was any form of transport that several were forced to fly.
But they got there, driven by the despair of five trophyless decades and the chance to finally see black and white ribbons fluttering above the royal box.
It didn’t happen, but it didn’t matter. For the Toon Army, the joy was in the journey, the a...

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