An abomination of a tournament that has no place in either professional football or the match record of any club that has to participate in it.
If it were my club and I was loaded, we’d be fielding our U 21’s, taking the fine, and stating publicly that the result would be expunged (great word) from the clubs 1st team records.
An abomination of a tournament that has no place in either professional football or the match record of any club that has to participate in it.
If it were my club and I was loaded, we’d be fielding our U 21’s, taking the fine, and stating publicly that the result would be expunged (great word) from the clubs 1st team records.
It's a condition of our current level. I don't recall people moaning about it when we were in the Premier League.
I wonder if the current naysayers would turn up if we made the final?
An abomination of a tournament that has no place in either professional football or the match record of any club that has to participate in it.
If it were my club and I was loaded, we’d be fielding our U 21’s, taking the fine, and stating publicly that the result would be expunged (great word) from the clubs 1st team records.
It's a condition of our current level. I don't recall people moaning about it when we were in the Premier League.
I wonder if the current naysayers would turn up if we made the final?
that would be because it’s a totally different competition to what it was back then
An abomination of a tournament that has no place in either professional football or the match record of any club that has to participate in it.
If it were my club and I was loaded, we’d be fielding our U 21’s, taking the fine, and stating publicly that the result would be expunged (great word) from the clubs 1st team records.
It's a condition of our current level. I don't recall people moaning about it when we were in the Premier League.
I wonder if the current naysayers would turn up if we made the final?
that would be because it’s a totally different competition to what it was back then
As soon as we were relegated in 2009 we have had people moaning we should not be in it, even when it was just League 1 and 2 clubs.
Personally we are at the level we deserve to be and playing in this comp is part of that
An abomination of a tournament that has no place in either professional football or the match record of any club that has to participate in it.
If it were my club and I was loaded, we’d be fielding our U 21’s, taking the fine, and stating publicly that the result would be expunged (great word) from the clubs 1st team records.
It's a condition of our current level. I don't recall people moaning about it when we were in the Premier League.
I wonder if the current naysayers would turn up if we made the final?
This competition didn’t exist when we were in the Premier League.
if it had, I would have called it an abomination of a tournament.
An abomination of a tournament that has no place in either professional football or the match record of any club that has to participate in it.
If it were my club and I was loaded, we’d be fielding our U 21’s, taking the fine, and stating publicly that the result would be expunged (great word) from the clubs 1st team records.
It's a condition of our current level. I don't recall people moaning about it when we were in the Premier League.
I wonder if the current naysayers would turn up if we made the final?
An abomination of a tournament that has no place in either professional football or the match record of any club that has to participate in it.
If it were my club and I was loaded, we’d be fielding our U 21’s, taking the fine, and stating publicly that the result would be expunged (great word) from the clubs 1st team records.
It's a condition of our current level. I don't recall people moaning about it when we were in the Premier League.
I wonder if the current naysayers would turn up if we made the final?
that would be because it’s a totally different competition to what it was back then
As soon as we were relegated in 2009 we have had people moaning we should not be in it, even when it was just League 1 and 2 clubs.
Personally we are at the level we deserve to be and playing in this comp is part of that
I just fundamentally think the idea of a cup for L1/L2 is a silly one. Basically no one takes it seriously until the semi’s and players don’t need the extra games. Sure it gives young players a debut but it’s against other kids and peripheral figures so the benefits aren’t great
An abomination of a tournament that has no place in either professional football or the match record of any club that has to participate in it.
If it were my club and I was loaded, we’d be fielding our U 21’s, taking the fine, and stating publicly that the result would be expunged (great word) from the clubs 1st team records.
It's a condition of our current level. I don't recall people moaning about it when we were in the Premier League.
I wonder if the current naysayers would turn up if we made the final?
This competition didn’t exist when we were in the Premier League.
if it had, I would have called it an abomination of a tournament.
EFL Trophy has existed in some form since 1981, its just the Premier League teams that are a recent addition
An abomination of a tournament that has no place in either professional football or the match record of any club that has to participate in it.
If it were my club and I was loaded, we’d be fielding our U 21’s, taking the fine, and stating publicly that the result would be expunged (great word) from the clubs 1st team records.
It's a condition of our current level. I don't recall people moaning about it when we were in the Premier League.
I wonder if the current naysayers would turn up if we made the final?
Take out the prem U23's and it's a decent cup
100%. Having them in it makes it shit. I don’t actually think an U23 team has even gone very far in the competition?
What feels ridiculous is the fact there is a second competition that has started between National League, and U23 teams... Just scrap that, have the best 16-teams from the National League in the EFL Trophy and you're laughing.
National League teams took part between 2000-01 and 2005-06 so wouldnt be anything new
An abomination of a tournament that has no place in either professional football or the match record of any club that has to participate in it.
If it were my club and I was loaded, we’d be fielding our U 21’s, taking the fine, and stating publicly that the result would be expunged (great word) from the clubs 1st team records.
It's a condition of our current level. I don't recall people moaning about it when we were in the Premier League.
I wonder if the current naysayers would turn up if we made the final?
Take out the prem U23's and it's a decent cup
It's our only real chance of silverware and i'd love a day out at Wembley.
The U23s do under value it, i think years ago the efl would invite non-league teams. I'd rather see Scottish teams involved.
An abomination of a tournament that has no place in either professional football or the match record of any club that has to participate in it.
If it were my club and I was loaded, we’d be fielding our U 21’s, taking the fine, and stating publicly that the result would be expunged (great word) from the clubs 1st team records.
It's a condition of our current level. I don't recall people moaning about it when we were in the Premier League.
I wonder if the current naysayers would turn up if we made the final?
This competition didn’t exist when we were in the Premier League.
if it had, I would have called it an abomination of a tournament.
EFL Trophy has existed in some form since 1981, its just the Premier League teams that are a recent addition
And that’s what makes it a different competition. Before it was a competition for the first teams of football league clubs. The addition of the kids teams of the Premier League is a patronising affront to the professional game.
An abomination of a tournament that has no place in either professional football or the match record of any club that has to participate in it.
If it were my club and I was loaded, we’d be fielding our U 21’s, taking the fine, and stating publicly that the result would be expunged (great word) from the clubs 1st team records.
It's a condition of our current level. I don't recall people moaning about it when we were in the Premier League.
I wonder if the current naysayers would turn up if we made the final?
This competition didn’t exist when we were in the Premier League.
if it had, I would have called it an abomination of a tournament.
EFL Trophy has existed in some form since 1981, its just the Premier League teams that are a recent addition
And that’s what makes it a different competition. Before it was a competition for the first teams of football league clubs. The addition of the kids teams of the Premier League is a patronising affront to the professional game.
An abomination of a tournament that has no place in either professional football or the match record of any club that has to participate in it.
If it were my club and I was loaded, we’d be fielding our U 21’s, taking the fine, and stating publicly that the result would be expunged (great word) from the clubs 1st team records.
It's a condition of our current level. I don't recall people moaning about it when we were in the Premier League.
I wonder if the current naysayers would turn up if we made the final?
Take out the prem U23's and it's a decent cup
It's our only real chance of silverware and i'd love a day out at Wembley.
The U23s do under value it, i think years ago the efl would invite non-league teams. I'd rather see Scottish teams involved.
League one and Two from England plus some Scottish clubs would certainly add more interest than the present set up.
'Some Scottish clubs' but there's only two that anyone is interested in, and where is the value in sending a full squad to Hibs away in December? The thing was invented by Ron Noades wasn't it?
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End up signing Rak-Sakyi's brother who's a CM for their U21s.
If it were my club and I was loaded, we’d be fielding our U 21’s, taking the fine, and stating publicly that the result would be expunged (great word) from the clubs 1st team records.
I wonder if the current naysayers would turn up if we made the final?
Personally we are at the level we deserve to be and playing in this comp is part of that
if it had, I would have called it an abomination of a tournament.
National League teams took part between 2000-01 and 2005-06 so wouldnt be anything new
The U23s do under value it, i think years ago the efl would invite non-league teams. I'd rather see Scottish teams involved.