It Rovers and I'm happy

Sitting waiting for the draw my brain is telling me it must be Crystal Palace home as the best option of progressing on to the semi-finals, but the rest of me is shouting out Manchester United home or away I don’t care just bring in on.

The draw was advertised for noon, but once again, we had to sit through the normal Premiership drivel. I have no interest in John Terry and Chelsea, Arsenal or any of the others unless we draw them in the Carling Cup. Why do we have to wait until Saturday for the draw? I personally would prefer the draw was Wednesday night after the games.

The master of ceremonies was on hand to guide Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson who were on hand to plucking the balls out on the thingy. The former Arsenal playerwould draw the home teams while Thompson was picking the away teams.

First team out was Arsenal who play the resurgent Manchester City making it a tough home game for the Londoners. It was another all Premiership tie next with Chelsea v Liverpool leaving two Premiership teams and two Championship teams left to complete the fixture list.Therefore, when Manchester United came out the hat next I shouted ‘Us’, but it was Palace fans who travel to Manchester . Cardiff were left with the less glamorous of the Premeir League club that wre on offer before the draw, a tie against Blackburn. We did win the draw for the game to be played home.

Blackburn are the most beatable of the Premiership clubs left in the competition and their fans are problem thinking the same about Cardiff. That the time of writing they are bottom of the Premier League table without an away win in the league or cup this season. We have not played them in the League Cup before but in 2005 both club meet in the FA Cup. After a 1-1 draw at Cardiff in the replay, Cardiff lost 3-2 while in the league you have to go back to the 1984/85 season when the Englishman won both games that season.

The expected clamour for tickets may cool a bit but I still think the game will be a sell-out.