Snippets: Carling Cup Seeding...Ex-QPR Birthdays..."Winding Up Order" Reports Flashback

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The draw for the Football League Cup "The Carling Cup" will be made tomorrow, Friday 13th June at 10:00 am. Teams are split into Northern and Southern sections with seeded and non-seeded teams. The game set for August 12th or August 13th is one-legged.

The 2008-2009 rules have NOT yet been listed. 2007-2008Carling Cup Rules
But LAST Season's seedings (and of course there have been some promotions and relegations since then): So QPR's opponents will probably be one of the unseeded teams from 2007-2008 list.

2007-2008 Seedings
Southern Seeded:
Charlton Athletic
Watford
West Brom
Southampton
Colchester United
Plymouth Argyle
Crystal Palace
Cardiff City
Ipswich Town
Norwich City
Coventry City
QPR
Bristol City
Southend Unitd
Luton Town
Yeovil Town
Swansea City
Millwall

Southern Unseeded:
Northampton Town
Gillingham
Cheltenham Town
Brighton & HA
AFC Bournemouth
Leyton Orient
Walsall
Swindon Town
Bristol Rovers
Brentford
MK Dons
Shrewsbury Town
Peterborough United
Wycombe Wanderers
Notts County
Barnet
Hereford United
Dagenham & Redbridge
Millwall Vital Football
Football League Seedings


Couple of Ex-QPR Birthdays: Tony Scully and Bobby Gould

Ex-QPR Tony Scully Turns 322 Born June 12, 1976. Signed by Ray Harford in March 1988. Left in July 2001. - Record and Wikipedia

Ex-QPR coach (for a few months) Bobby Gould turns 62: Born June 12, 1946 - Wikipedia


Snippet from Plymouth Herald Makes Reference to QPR Wage Offer - referring presumably to Blackpool's Gorkss (how accurate, who can say) "... thought Sturrock recently spoke to three players who wanted between £8,000 and £10,000 a week in wages. And while that is probably too pricey for Argyle, some of their rivals are ready to pay up. For example, one defender is set to sign for Queens Park Rangers from another Championship club after being offered a salary of £20,000 a week...." Plymouth Herald


Winding Up Rumours from a Year Ago Sunday Mirror - June 10 - Steve Stammers
QPR: VAT CHANCE OF US GOING;
Queens Park Rangers have been served with a winding up order by Customs and Excise - but chairman Gianni Paladini insisted last night that their future is secure.
The order concerns unpaid VAT and the demand is for between EUR900,000 and EUR1million.
But talks between QPR and the authorities are on-going to find a solution before the matter goes to Bristol County Court on July 4.
Paladini said: "We are in negotiations and I am not just confident, but I'm certain the matter will be sorted out before the case is due to be heard.
"The problem is that some of the money being claimed goes back five or six years, before I was involved with the club.
"But if any supporters are concerned about the club's future they should not be. The situation is under control and I do not consider it to be serious."

[And as reported by Skysports Paladini soothes QPR fears - By Mark Buckingham -
Gianni Paladini has moved to reassure Queens Park Rangers fans that the club's future is not under threat.
The Championship side have been served with a winding-up order by Customs and Excise in relation to unpaid VAT.
The figure owed is reportedly in the region of £700,000 to £800,000 and there is a court hearing planned for 4th July.
But QPR chairman Paladini is confident the issue will be resolved and is adamant that the club will not be going under.
"We are in negotiations and I am not just confident, but I'm certain the matter will be sorted out before the case is due to be heard," Paladini told the Sunday Mirror.
"The problem is that some of the money being claimed goes back five or six years, before I was involved with the club.
"But if any supporters are concerned about the club's future they should not be.
"The situation is under control and I do not consider it to be serious." Skysports

Also:
QPR 1st re situation and email from QPR Director, Nick DeMarco "Winding up order"
Rivals Clive Whittingham " "Is this a(nother) wind up?" QPR REport