Morecambe shocks the Carling Cup again! + Quick hits

Newcomers to the Football League, Morecambe FC, have followed up on their shocking upset of PNE with another upset -- this time Wolverhampton fell victim to the Shrimps:

SAMMY McIlroy was understandably delighted with his players' performance in beating Wolves in the Carling Cup.

After seeing his side score twice in extra-time to beat a second successive Championship team, McIlroy said the win was 'magnificent'.

He said: "I am immensely proud of my boys and the supporters must be in dreamland with the way things are going at the moment.

"It was another magnificent win for us and I don't think anyone can say we didn't deserve it.

"Wolves played some neat football and had a lot of possessions but they never really hurt us.

"We defended superbly as a team and always looked threatening on the break."

The Shrimps had looked set to win in normal time with Carl Baker's penalty enough for them to lead until, with seven minutes left, Andy Keogh scored from the spot.

But goals from Jon Newby and Garry Thompson in extra-time put the Shrimps in the third round draw with the likes of Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea.

Looks like the fairy tale story will end in the next round if the Shrimps face either of the squads mentioned above but nice run lads.

Other notes of interest from the Carling Cup:
After their hot start Sunderland lost to Luton Town -- oh dear.

Kieron Dyer breaks his leg - not a good result for West Ham, regardless of the score.

Foxes match suspended at the half after player collapses in the same day that Spanish middy, Antonio Puerta, dies after collapsing on the pitch

Carling Cup off to a shocking start...

In the first round of the Carling Cup, Preston North End FC, a Championship side were shocked by local rival Morecambe FC ("the Shrimps") who were promoted to League Football for the first time after winning the Conference Playoff Final last season:

Morecambe made a stunning Carling Cup debut by knocking out Lancashire rivals Preston 2-1 in the first round at Deepdale on Tuesday night.

The Shrimps, newly promoted to the Football League, took a sixth-minute lead through Jim Bentley's volley from a Craig Stanley cross. Danny Pugh headed a 73rd-minute equaliser for the Championship side but Sammy McIlroy's team went back in front with six minutes to go as David Artell netted a dramatic winner.

Looks like the win won't come as a shock to Preston boss Paul Simpson:

"It's a local derby and they have just been promoted and they will want to shock us," Simpson said.

"We will treat them with respect because we don't want to be upset." [Ed. sorry mate]

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Simpson and Shrimps boss Sammy McIlroy are former Manchester City team-mates.

Preston supporters surely can't be happy with Simpson and definitely weren't happy with the teams effort as the end of the first half was culiminated with boo's from the home crowd.

UPDATE: Found the coverage from the local fishwrap "Shrimp's In Wonderland."