http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/nov/10/liverpool-kenny-dalglish-fixture-scheduling
Now he is going to disgrace the Carling cup, encouraging fans NOT to buy tickets.
Modern management is really getting to him isn't it 
Dalglish kicking off
Kenny Dalglish has branded the decision to schedule Liverpool's Carling Cup quarter-final at Chelsea just 48 hours after his team confront Manchester City at Anfield as "disgraceful".
The Liverpool manager admitted he may be forced to field an under-strength team for the match at Stamford Bridge on 29 November and has even urged supporters to bear that in mind before purchasing tickets for the midweek game.
"It is disgraceful in this day and age that players are being asked to play a key Premier League game and then a League Cup quarter-final in London just 48 hours later," said Dalglish. "It's understandable with the Spurs v PAOK Salonika match and the TUC rally that the Met police have said that our game cannot be played on the Wednesday. But it's surely the duty of the football authorities to think of other solutions which consider the welfare of the players and this clearly hasn't happened.
"Manchester City are in a similar position to us with their game at Arsenal and it's for them to argue their case, but it is my job to stand up for the interests of Liverpool Football Club. Here you have two clubs who have treated this competition with utmost respect over the years and they are being treated like this.
"It seems totally irresponsible as well that the quarter-finals are scheduled in the same week as Europa League games. If Stoke had beaten us in the last round and were through to face Chelsea then the tie gets rescheduled for another date – it's as simple as that. But when we ask the Football League to move our game to a later date, we're told it's impossible.
"Where's the logic in that? What would have happened if all four of the English clubs playing in the Europa League had got through to the quarter-finals? If the Football League want to devalue their own competition, that's up to them, but they shouldn't then be upset if people use these games to help in the development of young players."
Dalglish has indicated that the club's managing director, Ian Ayre, consulted with the Premier League to explore whether the quarter-final could be put back until the Saturday, an arrangement which would have suited City.
"But, again, we are told by the Premier League that this is not possible either for TV reasons and just to get on with it," said Dalglish. "Ian Ayre specifically consulted with the Premier League who had some discussion with Sky, but neither were able to accommodate our position.
"The one thing I will say to our fans is to think carefully before buying tickets for the League Cup game because we do not want them spending their money and then we decide there is no other option but to use only young players in the tie."
Now he is going to disgrace the Carling cup, encouraging fans NOT to buy tickets.
Modern management is really getting to him isn't it Dalglish kicking off
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