Vertu Trophy (was BSM) 24/25 - knockout R1 home to Leyton Orient w/b 9th Dec (p7)

DyerConsequences

The draw you've all been waiting for:

We're in the same group as Bromley and Cambridge United.

DyerConsequences

https://www.charltonafc.com/news/202425-bristol-street-motors-trophy-update

Plus one of:

1. Arsenal U21
2. Brighton & Hove Albion U21
3. Chelsea U21
4. Crystal Palace U21
5. Fulham U21
6. Leicester City U21
7. Tottenham Hotspur U21
8. West Ham United U21

Draw for that will be 2:30pm on Sky on Thursday.

Bedsaddick

Friend Or Defoe

DyerConsequences said:

https://www.charltonafc.com/news/202425-bristol-street-motors-trophy-update

Plus one of:

1. Arsenal U21
2. Brighton & Hove Albion U21
3. Chelsea U21
4. Crystal Palace U21
5. Fulham U21
6. Leicester City U21
7. Tottenham Hotspur U21
8. West Ham United U21

Draw for that will be 2:30pm on Sky on Thursday.

Strange set up. Sums up the competition.

Elthamaddick

Bromley hopefully away

MartinCAFC

Bromley away please we’ll probably take more away there than would come if played at home.

Macronate

There's a rumour the Scottish national team might get a guest invite into the competition, just to give them some extra tournament involvement.

Scoham

Of course we got Bromley. No doubt we’ll get Palace u21s too.

CAFCTrev

DyerConsequences said:

The draw you've all been waiting for:

We're in the same group as Bromley and Cambridge United.

RC_CAFC

Macronate said:

There's a rumour the Scottish national team might get a guest invite into the competition, just to give them some extra tournament involvement.

In all honesty, you've given a possible route to make this tournament more interesting.

If it branched out and included teams from Scottish Champ/L1 and L2. Would at least give it some novelty factor.

letthegoodtimesroll

RC_CAFC said:

Macronate said:

There's a rumour the Scottish national team might get a guest invite into the competition, just to give them some extra tournament involvement.

In all honesty, you've given a possible route to make this tournament more interesting.

If it branched out and included teams from Scottish Champ/L1 and L2. Would at least give it some novelty factor.

Only for the first round…

golfaddick

Well, at least the SMT now have something to talk about on Thursday 😄

Siv_in_Norfolk

Cambridge away and I'd probably go... just like Colchester the other year. 

Valiantphil

Macronate said:

There's a rumour the Scottish national team might get a guest invite into the competition, just to give them some extra tournament involvement.

They only stay for fortnight though. 

Lordflashheart

I can’t contain my excitement 

golfaddick

Its this competition that always shows how low we have sunk. 

DyerConsequences

Nottingham Forest in the North, Notts County in the South.

ForeverAddickted

I mean I imagine it'll be because of the breakdown in where U21 sides and League Two sides are.

From the U21 sides; Arsenal - Brighton - Chelsea - Crystal Palace - Fulham - Leicester - Spurs - West Ham - Wolves - Aston Villa are all in locations further South than Nottingham, but only eight of those sides can be in the Southern Draw.

Looking at the League 2 map for next season, and Notts County are the 10th most Southern team

EFL League Two - Wikipedia

The real stupid one is Leicester... they're in the Southern draw, whilst Aston Villa and Wolves are in the Northern draw.

oohaahmortimer

imagine we could get palace u21s ffs 

instead our new ground freak show can get all excited about maybe playing at bromley ffs twinned with Milton Keynes due to a lack of identity 

clb74

oohaahmortimer said:

imagine we could get palace u21s ffs 

instead our new ground freak show can get all excited about maybe playing at bromley ffs twinned with Milton Keynes due to a lack of identity 

Bromley away ideal for me, 20 minute walk

clive

Our group is now complete after the draw

Group C

Bromley

Cambridge United

Charlton Athletic

  Chelsea   U21

clive

https://www.charltonafc.com/news/bristol-street-motors-trophy-group-confirmed

cblock

Thank f**k it was'nt palarse.

Bilko

DyerConsequences

Looking at the website it seems as if the away game will be Cambridge United. With Chelsea and Bromley as the 2 home games.

clive

The dates for all three of the Addicks' 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy group stage fixtures have been confirmed.

Charlton will begin their southern Group C campaign with a trip to Cambridge United's Cledara Abbey Stadium on Tuesday, September 17th (KO 7pm BST).

Chelsea U21s, who are one of 16 Category One academies invited to enter a team into this season's competition, will visit The Valley on Tuesday, October 29th (KO 7pm GMT).

The Addicks then finish the group stage with a home tie against Bromley on Tuesday, November 12th (KO 7pm GMT).

https://www.charltonafc.com/news/dates-set-bsm-trophy-group-stage-fixtures

DyerConsequences

No longer behind the goal at Cambridge, we'll now be on the side of the pitch. This is the new seating area they're installing for visiting fans. Good luck to anyone hoping to find an unrestricted view seat.

ElfsborgAddick

clive said:

The dates for all three of the Addicks' 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy group stage fixtures have been confirmed.

Charlton will begin their southern Group C campaign with a trip to Cambridge United's Cledara Abbey Stadium on Tuesday, September 17th (KO 7pm BST).

Chelsea U21s, who are one of 16 Category One academies invited to enter a team into this season's competition, will visit The Valley on Tuesday, October 29th (KO 7pm GMT).

The Addicks then finish the group stage with a home tie against Bromley on Tuesday, November 12th (KO 7pm GMT).

https://www.charltonafc.com/news/dates-set-bsm-trophy-group-stage-fixtures

Bromley will bring loads.

Ducktapeshoerepairs

ElfsborgAddick said:

clive said:

The dates for all three of the Addicks' 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy group stage fixtures have been confirmed.

Charlton will begin their southern Group C campaign with a trip to Cambridge United's Cledara Abbey Stadium on Tuesday, September 17th (KO 7pm BST).

Chelsea U21s, who are one of 16 Category One academies invited to enter a team into this season's competition, will visit The Valley on Tuesday, October 29th (KO 7pm GMT).

The Addicks then finish the group stage with a home tie against Bromley on Tuesday, November 12th (KO 7pm GMT).

https://www.charltonafc.com/news/dates-set-bsm-trophy-group-stage-fixtures

Bromley will bring loads.

Do Bromley have loads ? 

ElfsborgAddick

Ducktapeshoerepairs said:

ElfsborgAddick said:

clive said:

The dates for all three of the Addicks' 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy group stage fixtures have been confirmed.

Charlton will begin their southern Group C campaign with a trip to Cambridge United's Cledara Abbey Stadium on Tuesday, September 17th (KO 7pm BST).

Chelsea U21s, who are one of 16 Category One academies invited to enter a team into this season's competition, will visit The Valley on Tuesday, October 29th (KO 7pm GMT).

The Addicks then finish the group stage with a home tie against Bromley on Tuesday, November 12th (KO 7pm GMT).

https://www.charltonafc.com/news/dates-set-bsm-trophy-group-stage-fixtures

Bromley will bring loads.

Do Bromley have loads ? 

I'm guessing they are averaging 2,500 but among that possibly an unhealthy amount of spanners and 'them'.

I can imagine there will be a big police prescence for this one.

Siv_in_Norfolk

DyerConsequences said:

No longer behind the goal at Cambridge, we'll now be on the side of the pitch. This is the new seating area they're installing for visiting fans. Good luck to anyone hoping to find an unrestricted view seat.

Eh?