Jonathan Fairfield Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Carabao Cup: Draw for first round of English football’s league cup held in Bangkok ends in total farce Kor tord khap BANGKOK:-- The draw for the first round of the newly named Carabao Cup - formerly the Coca Cola Cup and more recently the EFL Cup - descended into total farce on Friday. The draw was being held in Bangkok as part of the agreement with new sponsors, the Thai energy drinks firm Carabao. Former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Petit and British Ambassador to Thailand Brian Davidson were on hand to draw the teams, which was being livestreamed on Facebook. However, just moments after the first club was drawn, Birmingham City, the live stream crashed leaving viewers around the world having to rely on updates on the EFL Twitter page. When the stream eventually returned the broadcast was plagued by sound and image issues. If that wasn’t bad enough, League One side Charlton Athletic were drawn twice, while other teams were given different opponents to those displayed in an on screen graphic. Charlton were first drawn away to Exeter City but were then later shown to be drawn at home to Cheltenham town, who are actually due to play Oxford United. The same graphic also claimed that AFC Wimbledon would play Swindon Town, which was impossible given that neither team were seeded in the draw. The graphic also stated that Forest Green Rovers would play Wolverhampton Wanderers, but they were actually drawn against MK Dons. Wolverhampton Wanderers will instead play Yeovil Town. A statement from the EFL blamed “human error” and “third party technical issues” for the problems. The statement in full read: “The EFL would like to apologise for a number of third-party technical issues that affected the coverage of this afternoon’s Carabao Cup round-one draw in Bangkok.” “The EFL can confirm that the draw was not compromised in any way and all clubs have received confirmation of the round-one ties.” The EFL later confirmed the full draw on the Carabao Cup Twitter page: -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-06-17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Shocker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 4 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said: “The EFL can confirm that the draw was not compromised in any way and all clubs have received confirmation of the round-one ties.” Drawing Charlton out twice has compromised the draw. Duh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGareth2 Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Thailand 4.0 EFL 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksidedog Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Amazing Thailand. If there is a way to cock something up completely, Thais will find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 " A statement from the EFL blamed “human error” and “third party technical issues” for the problems." Yes, but not these humans, right? “third party technical issues" Thailand 4.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 52 minutes ago, NCC1701A said: “third party technical issues" Name of ISP will not be disclosed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickmouse1 Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Lucky Charlton ???? They have 2 attempts unlike other clubs ????someone now going to say big envelope was out again..lol....who owns CAFC????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nip Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 NCPO sue EPL for Defamation and Emmanuel Petit and the British Ambassador to Thailand Brian Davidson for having no work permits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooo Upto Me Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Hahaha only Thailand could cock this up. Laughing stock again. Can't even do a simple Cup Draw. ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Come on boys gave them a break, problem is you do not understand Thainess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancashireman Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 ...apparently two lads from Myanmar are being held responsible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 But they play a vital role in the league of "third world issues". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan B Tong Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 (edited) Who is the balding dude making the Wai with his face on the floor because his career has just turned to burnt toast? Even the media is too embarrased to give us his name? Edited June 17, 2017 by Juan B Tong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucjoker Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Since we all know there is a lot of match fixing in sport. There was a list made up (and payed for) and they wanted to push this list true. ( easy to do with a pc-program) But by accident they did it wrong ,saw it a bit to late and decided to pull the plug out. The rest is what you believe they say................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nauseus Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 now we know how the lottery works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tso310 Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Its obviously the fault of Charlton Athletic. Stupid farangs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddavidovsky Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 So the graphic was the intended outcome, pre-prepared, only the balls didn't quite come out right and when the draw started to go wrong they deliberately crashed the live broadcast to hide the shenanigans? No, of course not, that's just how it looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 As a fan of Charlton Athletic I was very happy to see they gave us two chances to progress to the second round. With the current ownership any help is gratefully received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambum Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 (edited) Quite apt that the official anthem for the competition is to be by Simon and Garfunkel. (See Headline photo) "Bridge over Troubled Waters" perhaps? Edited June 17, 2017 by sambum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 2 hours ago, Lancashireman said: ...apparently two lads from Myanmar are being held responsible... Yep, and they will soon mysteriously disappear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just.a.thought Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 I would be sow refreshing if one day the person responsible for the f.... up would stand up an say " this is my fault, I am sorry,I will correct my mistakes" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvavin Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 There is nothing in this land that could be done properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newatthis Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 49 minutes ago, wvavin said: There is nothing in this land that could be done properly. They should stick to giving denim jackets to dancers. Anything else requires too much thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenewgoo Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 The 'third party' are always to blame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 I'm as sick as a parrot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 I'm over the moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Since it was live streamed on Facebook was it their fault, a Facebook preferred vendor, or was it an independent third party cock-up. One thing is for sure, Facebook will not be happy. Facebook live streaming is there new big thing and they want it to go well. Someone is going to be blacklisted by them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happydays Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 5 hours ago, just.a.thought said: I would be sow refreshing You really shouldn't be refreshing sows, there are laws against that kind of thing (although probably not in the LOS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prbkk Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Better to stick with Premier League sex tape scandal rather than complicated things like draws and live feeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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