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More games in the JPT - PL Academy Teams Involved

shirty5
shirty5 Posts: 19,238
edited June 2016 in Other Football and Sports
http://www.efl.com/news/article/2016/premier-league-trial-for-the-trophy-3140598.aspx
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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,261
    Great, we can see the premiership stars of the future at the Valley.

    And some of you call Katrien a liar #visionary
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,598
    What happens if we successfully become a Cat One team though...

    Does that mean we have two sides in the competition?
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,619
    Whooppee, can't wait
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,995
    It'll be a nice return home for West Ham U21 players if they are in our group.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,261
    And the group stage means three of these pointless games as opposed to our usual one
  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,887
    Say we play mitov in goal against West Ham u21, does it count as an official appearance. Likewise with a West Ham player like poyet playing for West Ham u21 against our first team?
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    If I were Slade I'd put out our U21s for this one.

    Good experience for them, but a waste of time for us a club.
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,373
    There was a rule in place for this competition a few years back that the team you field has to consist of at least 6 players from the previous league game. If that's still the case then we wouldn't be able to simply throw out a youth team of our own.
  • Jodaius
    Jodaius Posts: 562
    How to take a competition which few people care about and make it even more irrelevant.

    My worry is it's the thin end of the wedge, and will pave the way for B teams in other competitions. Think the fans need to take a stand on this one and boycott the competition entirely.
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    This link may work better:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36503204

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  • paulbaconsarnie
    paulbaconsarnie Posts: 9,427
    Henry Irving said:

    And the group stage means three of these pointless games as opposed to our usual one

    Don't worry.
    The 22 man squad will cope.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,645
    Why don't we just not enter it. It's a total waste of time and effort for all concerned.
  • benjest1989
    benjest1989 Posts: 389
    who wants to watch Charlton Athletic vs Tottenham reserves? stupid idea. do we have to enter?
  • Leeds_Addick
    Leeds_Addick Posts: 4,704
    I'd field the U12's if I were Slade. Why would anyone in their right mind want to go and watch Crawley Town vs West Bromwich Albion U21's?!
  • Leeds_Addick
    Leeds_Addick Posts: 4,704
    Also if the PL U21's are drawn away will their stadium be used? So circa 200 people will be going to watch a game at the 60,000 capacity Emirates?
    Or will we get the absolute insult of playing it at their training ground?
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,238
    Millwall v West Ham u21's. Hooligan fun day.
  • Ross
    Ross Posts: 4,413
    So they want to introduce another league to reduce fixture congestion, yet stick an extra couple of games onto this pointless competition.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,261
    It's only 16 of the 21 Cat 1 sides so 5 will "miss out".

    I wonder how they will decide which five?
  • Covered_End_Lad
    Covered_End_Lad Posts: 5,728
    What a load of shit.

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  • Leeds_Addick
    Leeds_Addick Posts: 4,704
    Henry Irving said:

    It's only 16 of the 21 Cat 1 sides so 5 will "miss out".

    I wonder how they will decide which five?

    Whoever pays them the most money. It's an insult to league 1 and 2 clubs and I can't believe that they've agreed to it. No good can come of it.
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,819
    Maybe the 21 cat1 sides can have a round robin qualifying tournament or mini-league to determine the 16 that go through to the prestigious JPL cup.
  • red_murph
    red_murph Posts: 2,460
    New potential lowest Valley attendance? What a ridiculous idea.
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,749
    Boycott!
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,288
    Great, imagine being beaten 3-0 by Palace U21's.
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    red_murph said:

    New potential lowest Valley attendance? What a ridiculous idea.

    Just thinking that.
  • Bigbadbozman
    Bigbadbozman Posts: 1,775
    Fucking great, at least no one crows when we get ko'd from a cup against Oldham because no one really cares, now we will have to put up with our Premier team supporting mates.... Your so shit you cant even beat our u21's.

    I can see even more utter humiliation being lumped on us at some point very soon
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,322
    Can we move any home games we have to Welling/Dartford/Woolwich Common? Fucking pointless
  • AddickFC81
    AddickFC81 Posts: 4,053
    I suppose that would have to be at the actual home ground of the senior teams. Hope we get to go to the Olympic Stadium.
  • JohnnyH2
    JohnnyH2 Posts: 5,345
    AddickFC81 said:

    I suppose that would have to be at the actual home ground of the senior teams. Hope we get to go to the Olympic Stadium.

    I think you may find the Prem teams will be away if against a FL club, and will only play a home game if they draw another Prem team.

    Could be the case that the 16 Prem teams are spread across the 16 groups meaning the FL teams are guaranteed 2home games

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