Round Three details
The draw for the 3rd Round of the Carling Cup will take place this Saturday.
The draw for the last 32 of the Carling Cup will be made on Sky's Soccer Saturday programme this weekend. Unlike previous rounds, this draw is not seeded in any way, and it is also the round where those sides competing in the Champions League and Europa League come in.
It is believed that the draw will take place ar around 12:15 based on previous years, but this cannot be confirmed at this moment in time.
This is the first time in fifty years that Dale have been on the hat for the 3rd Round, and famously that was the year where Dale made it all the way to the final.
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