Curse of the Caring Cup Strikes again?

[Angryred]

I havery noticed that teams that have won this competition over the years have suffered bad form in the league so has the curse hit us?

[Shaggy]

"Caring Cup"

[Nick77]

"Caring Cup"

It's actually correct cos I couldn't care less about that trophy due to our league form!

[andrewces38]

Bit early to be hitting the pop ain't it?

[Muddled]

Birmingham went into free-fall after winning it last year; I think I read recently that they had one more point on the table than Aston Villa have now (or atleast, before the weekend mebbe).

But before that, I think you'd have to go back to 2004 too see a team suffer for winning the Carling Cup. Perhaps we could look at Spurs winning the trophy and how they pushed on from that.

[Mattshark]

Didn't our bad run start before the CC final?

[Muddled]

I think the football season has been up and down, but the calendar year 2012 hasn't been the best.

[dww]

I havery noticed that teams that have won this competition over the years have suffered bad form in the league so has the curse hit us?

I think it mostly happens when there is a feeling of achievement accompanying it. Other dips in form this season we seem to have bounced back from quite quickly. The relief/celebrations in the final look in retrospect like a bad sign. I think in both our and Birminghams case players lost focus after the win, them thinking they were safe in the league and us thinking we would finish mid-table baring a miracle. Top teams have a stronger winning culture and its less of a problem.

[Imy]

Forget the Caring Cup it's the curse of the bloody EST banner.

[tsb]

Forget the Caring Cup it's the curse of the bloody EST banner.

And Shaggy at Anfield

[ChesterDave]

We've been playing dross long before we won the Carling Cup.