EFL’s unappetising draw

THE Football League, whose Carabao Cup draws this season have been a fiasco, are now finding the Checkatrade draw far from plain sailing.

But this time it was as much the fault of the FA blazers. They talked rudely throughout the draw staged at the official Wembley Suite dinner before the England international against Germany, compounding the EFL’s error in choosing such an unsuitable occasion, with the councillors tucking into their main course.

The EFL had World Cup-winning England Under 17 coach Steve Cooper helping out — to highlight five of his victorious squad playing in the competition this season.

But the blazers paid no attention to draw presenter and BBC reporter Mark Clemmit, who used all his wiles but couldn’t keep them quiet. Howard Wilkinson was one of those outraged by the councillors’ conduct. They, in turn, were not happy that the draw interrupted their meal. THERE

are differing accounts of the way the RFU bade farewell to their head of debentures Phil Scholey, who left Twickenham after turning down a lesser ticketing job having raised more than £180m for the Union during 25 years in the post. Debenture holders and former RFU executives claim Scholey has been given a very shabby send-off. The RFU say he was given a leaving dinner in the Twickenham wine cellar — which is used only for special occasions.