Out of their league

The League Cup final was a bridge too far for Bradford City and they were found out by Swansea City (losing 5-0), in the way Wigan Athletic, Arsenal and Aston Villa failed to do so.  I think Swansea would have prevailed against any of those three Premier League sides had they been the finalists, but Bradford, once of the Premier League not so long ago, can be proud of the journey and being a fourth tier club knocking out three top tier clubs (not dissimilar to Gillingham’s FA Cup run a little over a decade ago).  Given that Bradford were raising the possibility of declining a place in Europe (on grounds of cost), it was probably for the best that Swansea, in their centenary year, won their first major piece of silverware.  Well done Swansea but also well done Bradford for giving the neutral such delight in the underdog on the journey to Wembley.