And they say nobody cares about the League Cup…
The draw for the Carabao Cup quarter-finals is going down today and while most felt that the event would pass by with just an indifferent shrug from neutrals, it turns out that there are far more supporters eager for the results than you’d have probably expected.
The draw was initially scheduled for 4pm but 4pm came and went and the minutes continued ticking on by without a ball selected by Phil Tufnell and Matt Dawson. Don’t ask us why they were there.
Fans of Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, West Ham, Leicester, Bournemouth and Bristol City were all on tenterhooks before, at 4.20pm, the competition’s official sponsors revealed that the delay would continue until 5pm.
Draw delayed: Carabao Cup Round Five Draw will now take place at 5pm following a minor technical glitch at Twitter HQ.
— Carabao Cup (@Carabao_Cup) October 26, 2017
WTF???
A technical glitch with Twitter, where the draw would be streamed live, saw a postponement which rocked the footballing world like news of Lionel Messi being murdered by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Cries for Rod Stewart’s surprise arrival, complaints of piss-taking and (perish the thought) threats of boycotting Carabao, whatever that is, confirmed something that took us by complete surprise.
People actually give a shit about the Carabao Cup… Or the draw at the very least.
#BristolCity haven't been in the League Cup quarter-fianls since 1989, which was roughly when this draw was scheduled to start #CarabaoCup
— Tom Garry (@TomJGarry) October 26, 2017
This wait feels longer than when my Dad went for that pint of milk 24 years ago. #CarabaoCup
— Will Brazier (@willbrazier) October 26, 2017
😂 Only one thing can save this draw…#CarabaoCup pic.twitter.com/z6BuV3i5iC
— The Sportsman (@TheSportsman) October 26, 2017
https://twitter.com/JBDT/status/923571006912061441
Fucking joke wouldn't get this with @carling or @CapitalOne #CarabaoCup
— Stilgoe (@karlstilgoe) October 26, 2017
https://twitter.com/MatthewHarryHoy/status/923570973068144640
https://twitter.com/Po6baholic/status/923570941107589121
https://twitter.com/TommyMcAlliste1/status/923570915811713024
This #CarabaoCup draw is taking so long Mertesacker has just caught it up and tackled it.
— Stephen Tudor (@SteTudor123) October 26, 2017
We may as well start the semi final draw now! #CarabaoCup
— Michael Kelly (@MonkeyKello) October 26, 2017
https://twitter.com/DrawtyDevil/status/923570850049249280
Should done #CarabaoCup draw last night as usual..This is a load of nonsense!
— MrPatel (@ily_patel) October 26, 2017
Technical glitch? Wouldn’t happen in the FA Cup #CarabaoCup
— Calum (@CalArsenal) October 26, 2017
https://twitter.com/thearsenal77_3/status/923569352774955012
https://twitter.com/Xeroxed84/status/923570267720503296
https://twitter.com/OSullivanMUFC/status/923568125202845702