Safely through.

I wonder who we'll get in the next round...

Looks like Bristol City and West Ham are heading out.


Well done.

Thanks - you too.

Our local team Aldershot has finished a great evening for us by winning away at West Ham.

The BBC still haven't got the opening paragraph of the Charlton-Reading match report right:

League One side Charlton pulled off a Carling Cup upset with a second-round victory over last season's Championship play-off finalists Reading.

It was a first round match, not a second round match...

Car Expert

No Scottish teams in the European group stages then...

Car Expert

At least Hearts didn't lose any more goals.

Scunthorpe pushed Newcastle into extra time in their Carling Cup match, but couldn't quite do it. I would have so laughed if the Barcodes and Mackems had both been knocked out and we were still in it. We don't have much in the way of NE bragging rights at the moment...

Oh I don't know, from what little I've seen of Boro, they look a half decent outfit this season...

Yes, but I'm kind of a bit fed up of all the Newcastle and Sunderland supporters turning their noses up at us because we aren't in the same division as them.

(Although I must admit I have been enjoying being in the Championship - it's nice to have a chance of actually winning matches rather than being beaten every week by rich teams).

Just noticed that Ireland's Shamrock Rovers have made it to the group stages of the Europa League after winning away at Partizan Belgrade

Car Expert

That's quite impressive. Congratulations to Shamrock Rovers.

..though if I were a Sunderland fan at the moment, on current form, I'd be a tad concerned...

Why do we always get away cup fixtures?

Carling Cup Third Round:
Swindon Town or Southampton v Charlton or Preston North End
Crystal Palace or Wigan v Middlesbrough
Blackburn Rovers v Leyton Orient or Bristol Rovers
Cardiff City v Leicester City
Wolves v Millwall
Manchester City v Birmingham City
Chelsea v Fulham
Everton v West Brom
Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers
Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur
Leeds United v Manchester United
Brighton v Liverpool
Arsenal v Shrewsbury Town
Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United
Burnley v MK Dons
Aldershot Town or Carlisle United v Rochdale

No goalie on the bench again. Mogga scares me when he does this.

I knew it.

Liverpool are winning.

Reading and Orient both lost

In other news, for fans of goalkeepers scoring, Preston's Iain Turner scored his first ever league goal against Notts County with a kick from his own area!

Car Expert

Charlton aren't meant to have good results most weeks. Our role is to be rubbish

Well, you're failing.

Man City are seriously thumping Tottenham.

Shocking, isn't it?

Bury away is the sort of game we'd have lost last season. Perhaps, just perhaps, we're losing our soft centre...

Man Utd are seriously thumping Arsenal.

Car Expert

Arsenal are awful. Wenger sacked in the morning?

I sincerely hope not.

What do they expect when they sold their 2 star players? They have bought some youth players but that won't help them.

I know b____ all about football but even I know that them getting pasted like that is pathetic! They're technically my home team too..

I'm sure things will pick up. You've had a tricky run of opening fixtures... and you're above Spurs.

Comiserations. Arsenal do look really poor this season though : on that form, they'll be mid-table at best...

The BBC have a list of the Premier Leagues biggest wins on the ManU-Arsenal match report.

They have included Nottingham Forest 1 - ManU 8 and Arsenal 7 - 0 Middlesbrough (and other matches with the same gd), but they have omitted Middlesbrough 8 - 1 Man City.

We've still got a recording of that

Leyton Orient have beaten Bristol Rovers in the Carling Cup. Blackburn next for them

Bristol Rovers scored a 91st minute equaliser, only for Orient to reply with an 94th minute winning goal!

Car Expert

They just need to transfer their cup form to the league now and then you'd be laughing.

A bit concerned about our league form. Chesterfield away next (who are directly above us in the table), so hopefully we'll get our first win...

Car Expert

Hopefully. I'm sure your league form will pick up. I seem to recall you had a bit of a slow start last season and were flying by the end (a bit like Reading tend to do...).

Well, I had a fun day yesterday following the backwards/forwards on/off excitement of transfer deadline day. It was the most exciting on for the Gunners that I remember, and I was pleased with the outcome. I was particularly pleased that Wenger did not spend silly money, although it remains to be seen how smoothly such a large number of new players will be integrated into the squad. The main thing is that we now have sufficient cover for players missing through injury or suspension, and the squad looks much more secure.

A good night for England and Wales

A great night for the Netherlands, who thrashed San Marino 11-0...

Car Expert

England should be home and dry with a win over Wales on Tuesday - their goal difference is way superior to Montenegro's.

Celtic have been reinstated to the Europa League...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14754447.stm

Car Expert

Yes, but Sion are appealing and also considering going through the court if they lose the appeal.

What happens if Celtic start the group stage matches and then Sion win their appeal?

Orient have got their first point, but only for a 0-0...

Car Expert

Dear oh dear we couldnt even beat Exeter at home ! Still 5th in league though.

It was Yeovil, actually

Car Expert

I feel cheated. Horrible refereeing, horrible diving, no tournament football for scotland for at least 5 years.

3-0 victory today please, Charlton

Oops theyre all the same, those from the deep south !

Yep, well that went well, didn't it...looks like the class of the division are Sheffield United and MK Dons, and we'll be looking for the scraps...

England beat Wales 1-0.

Avoid defeat at Montenegro in October, and England will be in Euro 2012...

Car Expert

Even if England lose, it'll take a massive swing in goal difference to put Montenegro top of the group : England are as good as through

Yeah they won , but England were pretty awful in the seconl half.
Thought Downing was man of Match

Downing.

If England and Montenegro are tied at the top, it actually goes down to the head-to-head record, not goal difference. So if Montenegro beat England and win their other game, they will go through.

Car Expert