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SECOND TIER CUP WIPEOUT IS JUST A ONE-OFF

IS THE Carabao Cup in crisis? It is tempting to think so after no Championship side made the fourth round for the fi rst time in 59 years.
The narrative is obvious. With £170m on offer for promotion to the Premier League, no manager needs extra games jeopardising his quest for the top six. So sack it off, play the kids and cry crocodile tears when you get walloped.
There is certainly an element of truth in this. Ten years ago, I was at Loftus Road when a senior manager was asked - off the record - what kind of team he’d deploy in a fi rst-round Carling Cup game. “The worst...

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