Well now, when it comes to football, one man has for many years been the most noticeable, the most controversial, and occasionally the most successful blogger this country has ever produced. His pithy words and abrasive style make him as famous off the pitch as he is on it. This man is Escapini. "I love football. Football she's a cruel mistress. She's, she's more than a mistress. She's a wife, she's a mother, she's a daughter, she's an errant child. She's a… she's a… she can make you laugh, she make you cry. She can bring tears me eyes. She can bring blood to me shoulders. She can bring a kettle to the boil." "Cause football is about nothing, unless it's about something and what it is about, is football."

1 min readPublished 30 Oct 2011, 13:47Updated 21 Jan 2013, 10:06

Arsenal Football Club

That Carling Cup Draw In Full

Some interesting ties in a competition many have bailed on. Maybe these games can re-ignite some interest?

Arsenal v Manchester City is the pick of the quarter final draw in the Carling Cup where Samir Nasriand Gael Clichy get braced for their first game against their former club. Nasri can expect a warm reception to say the least; such was the nature of his move to the Etihad Stadium.

Elsewhere Fernando Torres and Raul Meireles get the chance to face off against their former employers, while in-form Crystal Palace get a money spinning tie at Old Trafford.

Quarter Final draw in full

Arsenal v Manchester City
Chelsea v Liverpool
Manchester United v Crystal Palace
Cardiff v Blackburn

The ties are to be played the week commencing the 28^th November