Drink Cup

Two questions; Why does the League Cup still involve the not not teams, given that they broke away and formed their own rich, big league? Also is it compulsory for this competition to be sponsored for by a drink? Milk, Coca Cola, naff beer, and now pissy lager, has it ever been sponsored by a non-beverage?

Anyway, a fairly strong looking stiff’s side beat the Gills in the Drink Cup last night. 3-0 suggests a pretty one-sided affair, though it certainly didn’t start out that way, with Richard Lee saving a penalty in the opening quarter of an hour. Priskin was the only man to start on Saturday and last night, which might suggest Aidy is saving big D for potentially physical encounter against the Blades at the weekend.

The youngsters produced an entertaining display by all accounts with plenty of tricks from the not quite so young McNamee who gave whoever the Gills played at right-back a torrid time. The Will Hoskins on the right experiment didn’t really work again, but in a more central role he looks a real prospect. The young defence (average age less than 20 when Jackson went off) coped well, and I was delighted to see Mariappa given the armband. Debutants Forbes and Campana looked pretty good coming off the bench too, the latter notching his first senior goal in the process. The future looks very bright indeed. Highlights below.