They have 40-odd professionals!

Justanordinaryfan wrote:Anyone know when the draw for the next round is ??(they’ve obviously been doing advanced draws due to COVID).

I think the advanced draws is more to do with the early rounds following each other in quick succession. Four rounds in September. The fifth round isn't until December so no rush for that one, but also no need for it not to be done soon.

Justanordinaryfan wrote:Anyone know when the draw for the next round is ??(they’ve obviously been doing advanced draws due to COVID).

There's no urgency now as the 5th round isn't until a little before Xmas IIRC.

Edit: play date is 22/23 December

They can do ads with caribou pulling Santa's sledge.

Percy plunkett wrote:

Jonesy3 wrote:

Percy plunkett wrote:

G Guest wrote:I don't think that there is any prize money until the semis. Even if you win the cup you only get £100,000 IIRC. Watford fielded an EFL Trophy team tonight and showed a total lack of interest in the competition. I wonder if there is any future for the League Cup or whether it should be consigned to history.

£5k,£7k and £10k tonight,not brilliant but better than losing first round.

Don't think that's right. No prize money in the League Cup until the semi-finals.

I looked it up,that’s what it said.£15k next round then 25k,another 25k,50k runners up,100k winners.

Me too. Last section is the relevant one...

Are there any squad selection rules?
Some cup competitions – most notably the EFL Trophy – have introduced stringent squad selection rules which dictate what team a club can field.
And while the Carabao Cup does have some form of squad selection rule, it is far less heavy-handed.
Regulation 6.5 says: “Each Club shall play its full available strength in and during all Cup Competition matches, unless some satisfactory reason is given. The Board will from time to time issue a policy as to what constitutes 'full available strength'.”
In terms of which players are eligible for the game, any player registered with the football club for EFL competitions can play in the Carabao Cup.
New signings must be registered by Noon on the day before a Carabao Cup tie in order to be eligible to play.

How many substitutions can teams make?
Premier League clubs were able to use five substitutes when they returned to action after football’s suspension, but the Carabao Cup rules only allow clubs to make three changes.
Clubs will also be limited to naming the traditional seven substitutes on the bench.
Rule 10.1 reads: “...each team is permitted up to seven substitutes of whom not more than three may take part in the match.”

Are there replays, extra-time and penalty shootouts in the Carabao Cup?
Unlike the FA Cup, there are no replays in the Carabao Cup – meaning that ties will all have to be decided on the day.
But we won’t see any periods of extra-time though, with competition rules stating that ties in the early rounds must go straight to penalties.
Carabao Cup rule 14.4 states: “In the event of the scores being level at the end of ninety minutes’ play in Rounds One, Two, Three, Four and Five no extra time shall be played, and the winners shall be determined by the taking of kicks from the penalty mark in accordance with procedures as approved by IFAB.”
Penalties will be taken in the traditional ABAB format.

What prize money is available in the Carabao Cup?
While the FA Cup and EFL Trophy offer some attractive financial incentives for clubs, the Carabao Cup has no prize money up for grabs until the semi-final stages.
Clubs are required to share gate receipts, meaning a glamour tie away at a Premier League club could still provide a windfall, but that is unlikely to be a factor this season given early ties will be played in front of empty stadiums or limited capacities.

That's the prize money I'd read about, though I'd be happier if it's distributed as Percy describes.

Cheers all

Those are the 2019/20 rates. I believe that for 2020/21 there is no prize money until the semi finals.

Seems counter productive that the EFL Cup should, when it gets to the sharp end, allow all the prize money to go (probably) to four teams from the Premier League. You would think that they could at least operate something that the FA did once (which we collected) of making a bonus payment to the team from each of Leagues One and Two which progress furthest in the tournament. The EFL will no doubt make noises to the government about the plight of their clubs, yet they have missed a golden opportunity to do something, however small, to benefit a few clubs.

Agreed. It's actually laughable to imagine the likely contenders' disdain for a £100K prize. In all probability they won't be too excited about the Europa League qualifying spot either as they'll be tracking a bigger fish than that.

Don't want to p.ss on the parade here, but what's the point in taking part in a competition that you have zero chance of winning, whilst in the process potentially clogging up your fixtures, picking up injuries, getting suspensions and gaining the square root of f - all in money. Actually it could be costing us money to host the games anyway.
More proof that the EFL, the FA and football in this country is screwed unless you happen to be one of the big 6 or 7

County-at-the-races wrote:Don't want to p.ss on the parade here, but what's the point in taking part in a competition that you have zero chance of winning, whilst in the process potentially clogging up your fixtures, picking up injuries, getting suspensions and gaining the square root of f - all in money. Actually it could be costing us money to host the games anyway.
More proof that the EFL, the FA and football in this country is screwed unless you happen to be one of the big 6 or 7

How much did we make from match streaming i bet a fair few Watford fans paid as well

UPTHEPORT wrote: How much did we make from match streaming i bet a fair few Watford fans paid as well

Probably enough to pay the electric bill for the flood lights and the hot water in the showers.
Just can't see match streaming bringing in much.
Best hope is for Sky etc wanting to live show Newport v Newcastle, but the point is for any other L2 side why bother with all the risks and liabilities

JonD wrote:Agreed. It's actually laughable to imagine the likely contenders' disdain for a £100K prize. In all probability they won't be too excited about the Europa League qualifying spot either as they'll be tracking a bigger fish than that.

Winners don't even get that now, its the new 3rd tier Europa Conference instead