NEIL COTTON examines why one of our domestic competitions faces a fight to survive…

NEIL COTTON
AS THEIR League Cup final appearance against Manchester United drew closer, Southampton could at least be assured of a good level of support from their fans.
Ahead of the showpiece (which took place after Late Tacklewent to press), the Saints announced that they had sold out their 31,461 ticket allocation.
It was, after all, a Wembley final, but the clamour for tickets was a marked contrast to earlier in the competition when at home to Sunderland, and playing for a spot in the quarter-fina...