Can I please ask someone to clarify for me what trophies/competitions exist this season? I will hold my hands up and admit i'm confused by the name changes, what used to be this and what is now that? EFL, Capital One, FA, Johnstons, Checkatrade etc....? Any guidance would be appreciated. thanks.
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Please someone correct me if wrong
So in 24 hours time there will be one less competition to worry about !
fa cup - which we go out to huddersfield to
league cup - which we exit tonight
jonstones paint/efl trohpy
kent cup
CAFC Month of the Goal competition
...I'll get me coat...
Right sort of name for a competition like that. They might as well call it "Patel's Corner Shop Trophy".
http://www.efl.com/news/article/2016/checkatrade-trophy-backed-by-league-one-and-league-two-clubs-3713966.aspx
Key format changes include:
- EFL team selection criteria amended to allow increased flexibility for League One and League Two clubs
- An increase in the total competition fund to £3million
- Each group will continue to contain one invited Under-21 team with the remainder made up of EFL clubs from either League One or League Two. Groups will be formed to minimise overall travel time for EFL clubs and fans
- Invited Under-21 teams will play their Group games away from home
- Regionalisation until the Quarter-Final stage (improved from Round Two in 2016/17) to minimise overall travel time for clubs and fans
- Flexibility of fixture dates to allow teams to schedule games outside of international weeks
- As part of the proposals, the selection criteria for invited Under-21 teams will remain as ‘six players from the starting 11 must be under the age of 21 as at 30 June 2017.’
Flexibility of the dates though mean the competition will be held all over the place like the County Competitions (Kent Senior Cup etc.), instead should be blocked into certain dates... Only good thing I can see is it'll be regionalised until the Quarter-Finals.
Agreed on lowering the requirement for regular first teamers. It is a silly stipulation, but I get why Premier League clubs want that guarantee so they're not just playing inferior U-23 opponents.
I don't know. For me personally, the more football, the better. But I'm not sure this is super necessary.
took 45k to the final
2017-8 Blackburn's first team will have to play other B teams.
Joke of a tournament. Destroying lower league football.