Bye boost for north-east duo

Wed, 03 Jun 15:28:52 2009

Relegated Newcastle and Middlesbrough have been handed byes into the second round of the Carling Cup.

The Coca-Cola Championship new boys were due to launch their campaigns in the first round during the opening week of the new season.

However, Wednesday's confirmation that England will not be granted any further places in the Europa League has resulted in both the Magpies and Boro going straight into round two during the week beginning August 24 - due to their status as the highest-ranked of the potential first-round entrants.

Newcastle went out of the competition in the third round at home to Tottenham last season, while the Teessiders had the misfortune to encounter eventual winners Manchester United at Old Trafford at the same stage.

 

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  1. what's happened here ...i was looking at­ premiership teams and this bunch of muppets came­ up...must be a programming error..FTM

    From ian m, on Sat 6 Jun 11:49AM

  2. talk about bit luck both teams recieve a bye to avoid­ humiliation
    by the way yahoo- i though this page was­ designed for teams in the premiership
    only person i­ felt sorry 4 was shearer you could see the hurt in the­ mans face
    after relegation its a shame the players who­ are overpaid letting the supporters down]
    owen is­ finished-its all about commitment-because the­ championship is a very difficult league to complete­ in-there aint much room for error if the players are­ not fully commited then they will be like­ southampton-and leeds and man city befor
    big egos cost­ the club dear

    From stephen, on Thu 4 Jun 2:25AM
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    why are these embarrising north east teams still in the­ premier league section, they need moving to where they­ belong in the championship. FTM

    From Damien, on Wed 3 Jun 11:28PM

  4. we had better start locking up the knives and forks­ then

    From worried, on Wed 3 Jun 7:12PM
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    heyup,arent sunderland doing well then eh,new megabuck­ owners coming on board cash no object,new first class­ manager,retained premiership status,i really think now­ that they will be number one in the northeast and­ serious contenders for many titles.
    look like newcastle­ might lose support now,with premiership football at­ sunderland and hull,puts newcy at serious­ disadvantage,what might have been eh!.granny

    From impactclean, on Wed 3 Jun 7:04PM

  6. heyup hutch,
    bangles ime afraid to say.not­ cups.
    granny.

    From impactclean, on Wed 3 Jun 6:49PM
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    sunderland appoint bruce as manager,just like that,no­ fuss no bo,,ocks,seasoned and respected .now why­ couldnt newcy do that.

    From impactclean, on Wed 3 Jun 6:48PM

  8. Excellent, we're progressing in our bid for­ silverware already!

    From Hutch, on Wed 3 Jun 3:54PM
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