EFL Trophy rules changed again....quietly!

[Indian Dan]

Swindon, Chelsea, Exeter, Oxford.

Unfortunately, a couple of 'attractive' games there. Then there's Oxford as well!

 

[Third Team Lucky]

Norwich U21, Posh & Barnet.

meh

 

[The Hand of Dom]

Norwich U21, Posh & Barnet.

meh

Boring. Shite. Won't be attending any.

 

[Super_horns]

Shrewsbury and Cambridge in with Middlesbrough...interesting geography there!

 

[TomPNE94]

Cheltenham with Blackpool, Bolton and Everton hahaha

 

[BetterCallSaul]

Boring. Shite. Won't be attending any.

Agreed, fuck the EFL trophy.

 

[bantamigo]

Cheltenham with Blackpool, Bolton and Everton hahaha

It's like they've gone out of their way to make it a farce and fuck some supporters off. Utter contempt.

 

[PDS]

What an utter calamity of a concept. Hope it dies on its arse and:
a) Nobody goes
b) The B teams get absolutely smashed.

 

[blademan89]

Grimsby again after the other days antics haha

 

[Murphy]

Hope Northampton are looking forward to another trip to Dagenham.

Looks like West Ham don't have it in their tenancy agreement for the OS to stage a home fixture there, so it'll likely be played at our ground to add a new level of farce to it all.

 

[GTFCfish]

Grimsby again after the other days antics haha

 

[Big Bird]

What is this shit all about. Come on now.

 

[Fedora Dale]

Dale, Hartlepool, Notts County and Sunderland.

Don't think we've ever played Sunderland in peacetime. If we're at home to them, they might bring a few, I suppose.

 

[Bobbin']

Southampton u23s - home
Crawley - home
Colchester - away

Bodes well for both boycotts for us.

 

[Muzzle]

I won't be going to any of those matches, just my own way of showing contempt for the powers that be

 

[ThisTinpotLeague]

Well, there's a surprise. Swindon and Chelsea away. Won't be going to either.

Please, Swindon fans, don't validate this shitty concept. Lets save our hatred for a competitive tournament.

 

[Murphy]

Hope Northampton are looking forward to another trip to Dagenham.

Looks like West Ham don't have it in their tenancy agreement for the OS to stage a home fixture there, so it'll likely be played at our ground to add a new level of farce to it all.

Scratch that, West Ham's games all scheduled to be away from home. Farce in itself given all 'invited' clubs were meant to play a home game at their first team stadium as part of the sign-up deal.

 

[Wombletom]

What are you lot moaning about??? We've got grouped in with 2 teams from another country.
Swansea
Newport
Plymouth.

 

[Big Bird]

Well, there's a surprise. Swindon and Chelsea away. Won't be going to either.

Please, Swindon fans, don't validate this shitty concept. Lets save our hatred for a competitive tournament.

Agree. They can shove this idea.

 

[PDS]

One of the most ridiculous parts about it is this:

So the B teams can use their stockpile of players; but God forbid the lower league savages try and develop their own youngsters?

 

[PuB]

What are you lot moaning about??? We've got grouped in with 2 teams from another country.
Swansea
Newport
Plymouth.

How have they worked this out? We've got Millwall, Luton and a glamour tie against West Brom B.

Fuk dat shit

 

[dannylad01]

So a regional based competition where Shrewsbury were based in the north west section has been replaced with a regional draw where we travel to Middlesbrough and Scunthorpe, with Cambridge coming to Shrewsbury. Straight away there is extra cost for having to travel (a) twice and (b) to the other side of the country.

There's also the farcical situation where Cambridge and Cheltenham are northern, yet West Brom and Coventry are southern.

Whoever thought this is the best way to "spice up" the competition must have had a drink or 2!

 

[Lamby]

Southampton u23s - home
Crawley - home
Colchester - away

Bodes well for both boycotts for us.

Should qualify from the group easily!

 

[GFCSludge]

West Bromwich Albion B v Gillingham

Att: 27

 

[Laker]

So a regional based competition where Shrewsbury were based in the north west section has been replaced with a regional draw where we travel to Middlesbrough and Scunthorpe, with Cambridge coming to Shrewsbury. Straight away there is extra cost for having to travel (a) twice and (b) to the other side of the country.

There's also the farcical situation where Cambridge and Cheltenham are northern, yet West Brom and Coventry are southern.

Whoever thought this is the best way to "spice up" the competition must have had a drink or 2!

Peterborough, in north Cambridgeshire, are in the southern section. Cambridge, in south Cambridgeshire, are in the northern section.

We've got teams 400 miles away and 280 miles away. Love regionalisation!

I hope we take zero fans to Shrewsbury for our only away game. Nothing personal - I hope none visit us either. We could get two sub 500 home games which should do nicely to help kill this comp off. Pricks.

 

[Kim Mitten]

wow, Brighton reserves at home #livingthedream

 

[Camborne Gills]

West Bromwich Albion B v Gillingham

Att: 27

All Gills fans presumably

 

[Camborne Gills]

What are you lot moaning about??? We've got grouped in with 2 teams from another country.
Swansea
Newport
Plymouth.

Plymouth are also in another country (almost)

 

[Derbyshire CFC]

Sad state of football in our country for this to go ahead. Ashamed that my club wants to be named as one of the 'B teams' to take part in this competition.

Stoke B vs Sunderland B at Wembley for the final? Cannot wait...

Already told my club I'm not travelling to watch my team play a Premiership 3rd team. Also heard you get an extra point if you win a penalty shoot out. Surely you should have one deducted for not being good enough to win over 90 minutes? I no longer have any interest in this competition and would urge fans to boycott the games. That'll teach 'em.

 

[Bobbin']

Already told my club I'm not travelling to watch my team play a Premiership 3rd team. Also heard you get an extra point if you win a penalty shoot out. Surely you should have one deducted for not being good enough to win over 90 minutes? I no longer have any interest in this competition and would urge fans to boycott the games. That'll teach 'em.

You are being deducted a point - or rather you are gaining a point less.

You get a point for the draw and another point for winning on pens.