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BBC News
4 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Woodman wants 'big' draw after Bromley beat Ipswich
Bromley boss Andy Woodman said he hopes his side receive a "big draw" after knocking Championship side Ipswich Town out of the Carabao likes of Everton, West Ham United and Manchester United will enter the second-round draw, and Woodman would like an away tie at a large stadium to boost Bromley's Ravens beat the Tractor Boys 5-4 on penalties in the first round after drawing 1-1 at Hayes Lane on Tuesday, with Bromley goalkeeper Sam Long saving two spot kicks in what was the club's first-ever EFL Cup win."I said to the team, 'Go and give a good account of yourselves and don't be overawed by the occasion - there's no pressure on us at all,' and they really did that," Woodman told BBC Radio London. "I felt we was good for it [the win] in the 90 minutes. That said, our goalkeeper had a couple of good saves as well, and they missed a really good chance right at the end. "But that's cup football, you need all those little bits of luck to go your way, and we got those little slices of luck and took our chances and we're through to the next round, so we're delighted." The Ravens have picked up four points from their opening two matches in League Two and host Fleetwood Town at Hayes Lane on Saturday."If I'm to be really honest, we're not going to win the Carabao Cup are we? As much as we'd like to dream, we're not," Woodman said. "And I think it would be nice for the club to get a big draw like we did in the FA Cup with Newcastle [United last season] and hopefully get some money into the football club, because it's not easy."The chairman's put a lot of his own money into the club to make sure it's sustainable, and I always like to feel like we're giving something back."I'd like to get one of the bigger clubs and away from home, so we can hopefully get a stadium full."Bromley will find out their EFL Cup opponents when the draw for the second round is made on Wednesday evening.
The Sun
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Former Premier League side forced to hold half-time team-talk on BUS due to plumbing issue during Carabao Cup clash
IPSWICH TOWN were unbelievably forced to hold their half-time team-talk on their team BUS due to a plumbing issue during their Carabao Cup clash with Bromley. Championship outfit Ipswich travelled to Hayes Lane to take on League Two side Bromley in the first round of the competition. 6 6 Kieran McKenna 's side had been playing in the Premier League last season, lining up in stadiums like Old Trafford and the Emirates in front of tens of thousands of fans. But the Tractor Boys were slapped in the face by the reality of the football pyramid when they found themselves taking on Bromley in their 1,300-seat Hayes Lane ground. That reality hit even harder when they went in trailing 1-0 at half-time, only to be told they had to hold their team talk on their team bus due to plumbing problems in the changing rooms. Their squad, which featured the likes of Ashley Young and Ben Johnson, had to cram onto the bus just so that they could use the toilet. However, the unusual circumstances didn't seem to immediately bother the travelling team as they came out swinging in the second half. Former West Ham man Johnson netted an equaliser just nine minutes after the break. That was only enough to force penalties as Bromley held firm to keep the game tied at a goal a piece. Incredibly, Bromley seemingly pulled off the impossible as they came out on top in the test of nerves from 12 yards - knocking out their heavyweight opposition on a historic night for the club. 6 6 6 The result will have been a frustration for pop superstar Ed Sheeran, a minority owner of Ipswich, who had made the journey to watch the game from the stands. The first round of the Carabao Cup had already thrown up some madness throughout the evening. Carabao Cup introduces popular new feature on 24 teams' shirts as Arsenal are brutally trolled Tranmere Rovers' tie against Burton Albion was postpone d because of a power cut at Prenton Park. The clash was called off just 26 minutes before kick-off after a Scottish Power outage had left Tranmere unable to operate any tills, floodlights and some of the turnstiles. Elsewhere Bradford City fans were hit by travel delays after a COW shut down the motorway en route to their tie against Blackburn. A photo taken at the scene saw a marked vehicle attempting to guide the cow safely off the M62. However, the animal's wellbeing came at the expense of Bradford fans, who were left pressed for time ahead of a 7.45pm kick-off. Many were left in gridlocked traffic as their movements ground to a halt. 6
BBC News
19-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Dennis and Olomola among seven to leave Bromley
Forwards Louis Dennis and Olufela Olomola are among seven players leaving Bromley after their first season in the English Football Ravens finished 11th in League Two having won the National League play-off final last was a regular during their promotion-winning campaign and scored two goals this season while Olomola also scored twice but had not featured in the first team since 5 David Aziaya, midfielders Myles Weston and Callum Corbin, forward Harry McKirdy and wing-back Antonio Morgan are also leaving club announced earlier this month that midfielderJude Arthurs and captain Byron Webster had both signed new contracts to remain at Hayes Lane.
