So ... before Pardew ruins the dream ... here is the news:-
Hartlepool will travel to Nottingham in the Capital One Cup first round, while the Smogs tackle Accrington Stanley ... "ACCRINGTON STANLEY?". All ties will be played during the week commencing August 5.
First round draw:
Bury v Crewe AlexandraShrewsbury Town v Bolton WanderersMiddlesbrough v Accrington StanleyDoncaster Rovers v RochdalePreston North End v BlackpoolBarnsley v Scunthorpe UnitedTranmere Rovers v Mansfield TownYork City v BurnleyNotts County v Fleetwood TownSheffield United v Burton AlbionOldham Athletic v Derby CountyCarlisle United v Blackburn RoversMorecambe v Wolverhampton WanderersNottingham Forest v Hartlepool UnitedLeeds United v ChesterfieldHuddersfield Town v Bradford CityRotherham United v Sheffield WednesdayPort Vale v WalsallGillingham v Bristol CityAFC Bournemouth v PortsmouthWycombe Wanderers v Leicester CityBrentford v Dagenham & RedbridgeExeter City v Queens Park RangersCharlton Athletic v Oxford UnitedSouthend United v Yeovil TownMillwall v AFC WimbledonSwindon Town v Torquay UnitedBirmingham City v Plymouth ArgyleStevenage v Ipswich TownCheltenham Town v Crawley TownBristol Rovers v WatfordNorthampton Town v Milton Keynes DonsLeyton Orient v Coventry CityColchester United v Peterborough UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion v Newport County
Source: Newcastle United Mad
Source: FOOTYMAD
