Millwall away cup midweek to Luton will bring back some memories
Luton away can be a pain in the arse for us. Little groups of hoodies roaming around looking for stray Millwall fans so they can take 'revenge' for a game that took place before they was even thought of!
So, if I've got this right, Charlton Ladies play Crawley Town reserves, Southampton Under 11s play our first team and our under 18s play Colchester Veterans XI.
So, if I've got this right, Charlton Ladies play Crawley Town reserves, Southampton Under 11s play our first team and our under 18s play Colchester Veterans XI.
Yes, and before each match, the away team has to travel via Middlesbrough.
So, if I've got this right, Charlton Ladies play Crawley Town reserves, Southampton Under 11s play our first team and our under 18s play Colchester Veterans XI.
Yes, and before each match, the away team has to travel via Middlesbrough.
Presumably, the team with the least points has to go through to the next phase of the competition.
To be fair there are some good Derbies in there...
Millwall v Gillingham Southend v Leyton Orient Norwich v Peterborough Swindon v Oxford Swansea v Newport Bristol Rovers v Yeovil Middlesbrough v Scunthorpe Sunderland v Hartlepool Derby v Port Vale
etc.
Derby v Port Vale ? That's a new one.
Only 35m apart. Not as close as Port Vale v Stoke, of course.
If anyone (apart from a few hardy souls who are on a run of consecutive home games) turns up for these games I despair.
By the way, do we know yet if there will be a £3 surcharge for buying on the night?
This. These games are perfect for a boycott even for the people that are planning to attend home league games on a match by match basis rather than a season ticket.
There is nothing in the stadium contract that prevents them playing at the OS. But - probably, we are checking - they have to pay a large amount to do so. So instead, some lower league clubs have to pay the overhead or policing costs to entertain West Ham. None of this, apparently is of any concern to the numpties at the EFL. Not yet, anyway.....
EFL Trophy @EFLTrophy 2h2 hours ago In answer to some queries, regional split for groups done on a divisional basis, so eg @CTFCofficial in the 12 most northerly #League2 clubs
EFL Trophy @EFLTrophy 2h2 hours ago In answer to some queries, regional split for groups done on a divisional basis, so eg @CTFCofficial in the 12 most northerly #League2 clubs
Millwall away cup midweek to Luton will bring back some memories
Luton away can be a pain in the arse for us. Little groups of hoodies roaming around looking for stray Millwall fans so they can take 'revenge' for a game that took place before they was even thought of!
Always good to be able to see it from someone else's perspective, even if it is just once in a while.
This competition is an absolute crock of sh!t. What would it take for them to give up on it entirely? The last thing that lower league clubs need, in terms of cost of hosting or fixture congestion, is to be required to give the Premier League teams' reserves a 'competitive' run out.
I hope all clubs treat it with the disdain it deserves.
That will be no 'EFL Trophy' games for me then. Crawley Town away would have been handy but that's not happening and you can keep the weston homes identikit facility and Colchester's "unique" welcome. Might think about a game at The Valley, if the nightmeire made it free entry but I'd guess that's not allowed. This season's format looked like a stinker when they announced it. It got holed below the water line when 6 of the invitees said 'No thanks'. This draw has now buggered it for so many teams with preposterous journeys - Cambridge v 'Boro, Cheltenham v Blackpool - FFS there will barely any more at those games than at Charlton's. Back to the drawing board Mr Williamson et al. Better yet let 2017 draw a quiet veil over this meaningless inconvenience.
Wonder if Latrien has a nervous tic under her eye at the moment after seeing that Colchester away tie and even as we speak is now typing out an email to Russell Slade stating: Sign whoever you want
This competition is an absolute crock of sh!t. What would it take for them to give up on it entirely? The last thing that lower league clubs need, in terms of cost of hosting or fixture congestion, is to be required to give the Premier League teams' reserves a 'competitive' run out.
I hope all clubs treat it with the disdain it deserves.
And allow their scouts watch any youngsters put in the team, as they will be prioritizing the league...
And then have them away, for a pittance, under the "Elite Player Performance Plan"...
If anyone (apart from a few hardy souls who are on a run of consecutive home games) turns up for these games I despair.
By the way, do we know yet if there will be a £3 surcharge for buying on the night?
This. These games are perfect for a boycott even for the people that are planning to attend home league games on a match by match basis rather than a season ticket.
Think even ST holders will also boycott these games in particular Southampton.
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By the way, do we know yet if there will be a £3 surcharge for buying on the night?
There is nothing in the stadium contract that prevents them playing at the OS. But - probably, we are checking - they have to pay a large amount to do so. So instead, some lower league clubs have to pay the overhead or policing costs to entertain West Ham. None of this, apparently is of any concern to the numpties at the EFL. Not yet, anyway.....
In answer to some queries, regional split for groups done on a divisional basis, so eg @CTFCofficial in the 12 most northerly #League2 clubs
Hate to say it makes sense...
I hope all clubs treat it with the disdain it deserves.
This season's format looked like a stinker when they announced it.
It got holed below the water line when 6 of the invitees said 'No thanks'.
This draw has now buggered it for so many teams with preposterous journeys - Cambridge v 'Boro, Cheltenham v Blackpool - FFS there will barely any more at those games than at Charlton's.
Back to the drawing board Mr Williamson et al. Better yet let 2017 draw a quiet veil over this meaningless inconvenience.
And then have them away, for a pittance, under the "Elite Player Performance Plan"...