Is the Carling Cup final a curse?

Arsenal lost it last season then they fell apart.
Cardiff lost it this season now they have fell apart.

Birmingham won it last season then went to shit and got relegated.
Liverpool won it this season and have gone to shit since.

No. Arsenal were just very mentally fragile, whereas Liverpool and Birmingham were just terrible teams. Don't know about Cardiff as I have no idea what's happened to them. Usually the Carling Cup is contested by teams that don't have much going for them elsewhere which is why their awful form becomes apparent once the competition ends.

Yes.

no, liverpool has been shit all season and so was birmingham