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Vertu Trophy (was BSM) 24/25 - knockout R1 home to Leyton Orient Tues 10th Dec 7pm (p8)
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Just got Northampton or Swindon away all over it.1
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We are at home as Group winners.MarcusH26 said:Just got Northampton or Swindon away all over it.1 -
Please don't blind negative nellies with the facts, golfie.golfaddick said:
We are at home as Group winners.MarcusH26 said:Just got Northampton or Swindon away all over it.
Just doesn't seem right
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The teams who have secured their place in the Round of 32 across the Northern and Southern sections:
Northern Group A
- Stockport
- Tranmere Rovers
Northern Group B
- Wrexham
- Port Vale
Northern Group C
- Morecambe
- Wigan Athletic
Northern Group D
- Bolton Wanderers
- Aston Villa U21
Northern Group E
- Blackpool
- Crewe Alexandra
Northern Group F
- Doncaster Rovers
- Huddersfield Town
Northern Group G
- Chesterfield
- Lincoln City
Northern Group H
- Rotherham United
- Bradford City
Southern Group A
- Walsall
- Birmingham City
Southern Group B
- Wycombe Wanderers
- AFC Wimbledon
Southern Group C
- Charlton Athletic
- Cambridge United
Southern Group D
- Peterborough United
- Stevenage
Southern Group E
- Colchester United
- Leyton Orient
Southern Group F
- Burton Albion
- Northampton Town
Southern Group G
- Exeter City
- Swindon Town
Southern Group H
- Cheltenham Town
- Reading
https://www.efl.com/news/2024/november/12/which-teams-are-already-through-to-the-bristol-street-motors-trophy-round-of-32-/0 -
That must be some sort of record for fewest U21 sides making it through to the knockouts3
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was just thinking that - so much for the vaunted academies etcCallumcafc said:That must be some sort of record for fewest U21 sides making it through to the knockouts0 -
Yes, lowest before was 3 in 21/22.Callumcafc said:That must be some sort of record for fewest U21 sides making it through to the knockouts
24/25 - 1
23/24 - 6
22/23 - 4
21/22 - 3
20/21 - 7
19/20 - 6
18/19 - 7
17/18 - 4
16/17 - 6
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Presumably we wouldn’t draw Cambridge.2
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Yes should be one of the other 7 at home:seth plum said:Presumably we wouldn’t draw Cambridge.
(i) The eight winners and eight runners up of the north and south group stages qualify for the round of 32. All other Clubs are eliminated from the Competition.
(ii) The round of 32 pairings are determined by means of a draw whereby the winner of a group will be drawn at home and will play a runner up of a group from the same region (but not from the same group).
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https://www.efl.com/news/2024/november/20/bristol-street-motors-trophy--round-of-32-draw/ - The Bristol Street Motors Trophy Round of 32 draw will take place live on Sky Sports News on Friday 22 November, in the lead-up to Sky Sports’ coverage of the Sky Bet Championship match between Plymouth Argyle and Watford.
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The Bristol Street Motors Trophy Round of 32 draw will take place live on Sky Sports News on Friday 22 November, in the lead-up to Sky Sports’ coverage of the Sky Bet Championship match between Plymouth Argyle and Watford.
Round of 32 Draw – Northern Section
Draw A
Winners Pot
No.
Runner up Pot
No.
Stockport County
1
Crewe Alexandra
13
Wrexham
2
Huddersfield Town
14
Morecambe
3
Lincoln City
15
Bolton Wanderers
4
Bradford City
16
Draw B
Winners Pot
No.
Runner up Pot
No.
Blackpool
5
Tranmere Rovers
9
Doncaster Rovers
6
Port Vale
10
Chesterfield
7
Wigan Athletic
11
Rotherham United
8
Aston Villa U21
12
Round of 32 Draw – Southern Section
Draw A
Winners Pot
No.
Runner up Pot
No.
Walsall
1
Leyton Orient
13
Wycombe Wanderers
2
Northampton Town
14
Charlton Athletic
3
Swindon Town
15
Peterborough United
4
Reading
16
Draw B
Winners Pot
No.
Runner up Pot
No.
Colchester United
5
Birmingham City
9
Burton Albion
6
AFC Wimbledon
10
Exeter City
7
Cambridge United
11
Cheltenham Town
8
Stevenage
12
Bristol Street Motors Trophy Round of 32 ties are to take place week commencing December 9.
Competition Format
Bristol Street Motors Trophy fixturing remains regionalised until the Quarter-Final stage.
From Round of 32 phase to the Semi-Finals, no extra time shall be played. The winners shall be determined by penalty kicks.
Extra time will apply only in the Final if the result is level after ninety minutes’ duration. A period of 30 minutes will be played. If still equal the winner is then decided by penalties.
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So home to one of Orient, Northampton, Swindon or Reading if I've understood that correctly.
Could this trophy ever be more exciting?8 -
The draw will take place live on Sky Sports News at approximately 6.10pm GMT in the lead-up to Sky Sports’ coverage of the Sky Bet Championship match between Plymouth Argyle and Watford.
https://www.charltonafc.com/news/bristol-street-motors-trophy-round-32-draw-00 -
Could mean the exciting prospect of playing Northampton twice in two weeks!Henry Irving said:So home to one of Orient, Northampton, Swindon or Reading if I've understood that correctly.
Could this trophy ever be more exciting?3 -
So we are definitely at home?Henry Irving said:So home to one of Orient, Northampton, Swindon or Reading if I've understood that correctly.
Could this trophy ever be more exciting?0 -
I know people take the piss out of this competition - but if we got to Wembley we'd all be going and it would be a decent little earner for the club.
The prize money is better than the Carabao Cup and, lets be honest, we are one of the biggest clubs in the tournament so certainly have a realistic chance of winning it.
I've enjoyed it so far and hope we can go far11 -
A bit odd that Villa U21s are in the Northern half, when Burton are in the Southern section. I guess it was about equalising the U21 teams.0
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Not many will travel outside of London for it thoughSwisdom said:I know people take the piss out of this competition - but if we got to Wembley we'd all be going and it would be a decent little earner for the club.
The prize money is better than the Carabao Cup and, lets be honest, we are one of the biggest clubs in the tournament so certainly have a realistic chance of winning it.
I've enjoyed it so far and hope we can go far0 -
My understanding is that the group winners play at home v a runner up.Swisdom said:JustFloydRoad said:
So we are definitely at home?Henry Irving said:So home to one of Orient, Northampton, Swindon or Reading if I've understood that correctly.
Could this trophy ever be more exciting?
I went to the Bromley home game and have seen similar games in previous years.I know people take the piss out of this competition - but if we got to Wembley we'd all be going and it would be a decent little earner for the club.
The prize money is better than the Carabao Cup and, lets be honest, we are one of the biggest clubs in the tournament so certainly have a realistic chance of winning it.
I've enjoyed it so far and hope we can go far
It's £10 and I enjoyed the games even if the most recent one was a bit dull. You get to see some younger players too.
I'll be there at Wembley but I'd still much rather we were in a higher division so didn't have to take part.4 -
So, at the end of the day 3 out of the 4 teams that we play in the knockout stage are in our division and who we play twice a year anyway.
This competition doesn't get any better does it, no matter who sponsors it or what small rule changes are made.
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When we first played in it. It was a League One and Two teams (only added the Under 21s which is degrading for teams like us).golfaddick said:So, at the end of the day 3 out of the 4 teams that we play in the knockout stage are in our division and who we play twice a year anyway.
This competition doesn't get any better does it, no matter who sponsors it or what small rule changes are made.
My idea: get the Championship teams (instead of the under 21s) in this Cup (making a proper EFL cup) and convert the League cup into a Premier League Cup (with the final played overseas).6 -
Sign of a shite season when you hear fans say 'At least we have the Bristol Street Motors cup'. To be fair, Bromley game aside it's of the few times we've attempted to play football this season, so maybe Nath has all eyes on the BSM0
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Went up to Hartlepool think nearly 3 years ago now when we had the Quarter Final and our away support was no worse than any other northern league away midweek turnout. May even have been better.JustFloydRoad said:
Not many will travel outside of London for it thoughSwisdom said:I know people take the piss out of this competition - but if we got to Wembley we'd all be going and it would be a decent little earner for the club.
The prize money is better than the Carabao Cup and, lets be honest, we are one of the biggest clubs in the tournament so certainly have a realistic chance of winning it.
I've enjoyed it so far and hope we can go far
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I'd rather go to Wembley with Charlton for a game that actually meant something. Can't stand this competition!4
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Same here.cafcsinger said:I'd rather go to Wembley with Charlton for a game that actually meant something. Can't stand this competition!
If we did get to Wembley I for one would not be going.5 -
Last season 42k went to the final. In 2023 79k were there.
If you get to the latter stages, you want to get to Wembley and win. The last 4 winners of this trophy were Peterborough, Bolton, Rotherham and Sunderland, all clubs who've been at our level in recent years, and they weren't too proud to win it.8 -
I'd go in a heartbeat. I couldn't make the 2019 Play Off final and there are only so many opportunities to see your team at Wembley7
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I would imagine that every single football fan feels the same. But, back in the real world, play-offs* aside there are only three games a season at Wembley that "mean something" to EPL and EFL teams, and this is one of them.cafcsinger said:I'd rather go to Wembley with Charlton for a game that actually meant something. Can't stand this competition!
*Play-offs only matter to the winners. Only an idiot would prefer that gamble to automatic promotion.3 -
Let's be real we're not getting to Wembley in the FA or league cups in a hurry, so as rubbish as this tournament is, it's 1 of the 2 chances we have of getting there.6
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I had this chat at work the other day, with my colleague, he said top 6, or a trophy. I said Top 6 > any competition. I'd rather Wembley via play offs than the FA, League cup, L1+2 cup. If there is no chance of Top 6 by February, and we get to the quarters then let's go all in, however till then focus should be on the league.Chris_from_Sidcup said:Let's be real we're not getting to Wembley in the FA or league cups in a hurry, so as rubbish as this tournament is, it's 1 of the 2 chances we have of getting there.2
