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The new footballing season has just begun as the League Cup 1st Round draw has been made.

Some tasty derby matches and plum draws

Matches to be played week commencing Monday 5th August

Bury v Crewe Alexandra
Shrewsbury Town v Bolton Wanderers
Middlesbrough v Accrington Stanley
Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale
Preston North End v Blackpool
Barnsley v Scunthorpe United
Tranmere Rovers v Mansfield Town
York City v Burnley
Notts County v Fleetwood Town
Sheffield United v Burton Albion
Oldham Athletic v Derby County
Carlisle United v Blackburn Rovers
Morecambe v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Nottingham Forest v Hartlepool United
Leeds United v Chesterfield
Huddersfield Town v Bradford City
Rotherham United v Sheffield Wednesday
Port Vale v Walsall
Gillingham v Bristol City
AFC Bournemouth v Portsmouth
Wycombe Wanderers v Leicester City
Brentford v Dagenham and Redbridge
Exeter City v Queens Park Rangers
Charlton Athletic v Oxford United
Southend United v Yeovil Town
Millwall v AFC Wimbledon
Swindon Town v Torquay United
Birmingham City v Plymouth Argyle
Stevenage v Ipswich Town
Cheltenham Town v Crawley Town
Bristol Rovers v Watford
Northampton Town v Milton Keynes Dons
Leyton Orient v Coventry City
Colchester United v Peterborough United
Brighton and Hove Albion v Newport County

I presume Brighton-Newport will be televised

The underdog theme continues into the new campaign, Championship Blackpool knocked out by League One Preston North End.

Alviro Patterson wrote:The underdog theme continues into the new campaign, Championship Blackpool knocked out by League One Preston North End.

Great cross from Lee Holmes, what a player.

SaintPowelly wrote:

Alviro Patterson wrote:The underdog theme continues into the new campaign, Championship Blackpool knocked out by League One Preston North End.

Great cross from Lee Holmes, what a player.

Lee Holmes is probably the most under-rated player in the entire Football League, what i'd do to have him back at Bradford.

Didn't see the game but I saw Ince moaning about the 'homer' ref. Does Ince always blame someone else for his failings?

If he can stay fit, he is excellent.

He did alot of charity work in and around Southampton whilst injured apparently too.

One of the very few occasions that i have been glad to see a player that i both like and rate leave the club. Purely because i knew he could play more elsewhere.

Dr Robert wrote:Didn't see the game but I saw Ince moaning about the 'homer' ref. Does Ince always blame someone else for his failings?

That free kick leading to the goal had players marginally off-side but weren't active.

Middlesbrough lost to Accrington!

Newport leading Brighton 2-1 in ET.

Brighton down to 10men aswell

SaintPowelly wrote:Newport leading Brighton 2-1 in ET.

Brighton down to 10men aswell

3-1 now.

I think this is Newports first EVER league cup game.

Surprisingly not too bothered about losing to the Dogpests, considering they put out their strongest side and Bradford made 7 changes. Harry Redknapp would be looking to take advantage of the defensive vulnerabilities Town have this weekend, particularly with goalkeeper Alex Smithies.

Can't have cup runs all of the time, if anything last seasons heroics have finally sunken in. The challenge for Bradford this season is to be competitive in League One.

It was inevitable that Bradford would be knocked out in R1 after last years heroics tbh

Parkinson was kind of cut up losing to the Dogpests, he really wanted to win but knew how much last seasons heroics took it's toll on the team and played it sensibly.

Well Arsenal, Aston Villa and Wigan Athletic can breathe a sigh of relief now one of the big guns are knocked out.

We might as well start our end-of-season party now.