EFL Trophy draw done

[big_mac4824]

not a bad group defo a competition we should be looking to do well in, Sunderland the furthest team away

 

[Jeff]

Who else have we got?

 

[Blue Maniac]

Very useful, well done lad.

 

[Blaarev]

Grimsby and Scunthorpe

 

[Blue Maniac]

Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Sunderland. Group A.

 

[Blue Maniac]

Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Sunderland. Group A.

Scoop.

 

[big_mac4824]

am I right in thinking it is our academy team that enters?

 

[Jeff]

am I right in thinking it is our academy team that enters?

Not exactly. It's under 21s, with some older players allowed. So we might not be able to play our full under 23 team, but we could play a mixture of young players and older players.

 

[Jeff]

I've been looking at the rules for the coming season in the EFL trophy, and they don't make sense.

EFL Official Website -

www.efl.com

7.8 Each Invited Club must ensure that in each Match:

• (i) are aged 21 or over; and
• (ii) have made 40 or more appearances in a First Team Fixture (either in the starting elven or as a playing substitute)

7.8.1 at least six of the starting eleven players named on the Team Sheet are players who were aged under 21 as at the 30th June in the year in which the Season concerned commenced; and

7.8.2 no more than two players who:

in each case as at the 30th June in the year in which the Season concerned, shall be named on the Team Sheet.

 

[Jeff]

I've worked it out. They've got some stuff in the wrong place.

What it should say is this:


7.8 Each Invited Club must ensure that in each Match:

7.8.1 at least six of the starting eleven players named on the Team Sheet are players who were aged under 21 as at the 30th June in the year in which the Season concerned commenced; and

7.8.2 no more than two players who:

• (i) are aged 21 or over; and
• (ii) have made 40 or more appearances in a First Team Fixture (either in the starting elven or as a playing substitute)

in each case as at the 30th June in the year in which the Season concerned, shall be named on the Team Sheet.

 

[Lako42]

It's like a tour of Northern England's shittest towns.

 

[homer]

We shouldn’t be anywhere near this utter farce of a competition

 

[pork pie fox]

I've been to Grimsby and Sunderland, with City. Can't say I'll be looking to use this draw as a reason to go to Scunthorpe, though.

 

[Blue Maniac]

I've been to Grimsby and Sunderland, with City. Can't say I'll be looking to use this draw as a reason to go to Scunthorpe, though.

I’ve been to Scunthorpe several times, and similarly won’t be using this competition to tick off Grimsby or Sunderland.

 

[pork pie fox]

I’ve been to Scunthorpe several times, and similarly won’t be using this competition to tick off Grimsby or Sunderland.

I saw a 0-0 thriller in Grimsby and a similar 0-0 barnstormer in Sunderland (albeit that put us top of the league at the time).

I don't fancy a day out in Scunny watching a similar thing.

 

[homer]

I had a glorious bit of holiday rumpo with a girl from Cleethorpes once, when I went to Corfu.

Went up to see her one weekend and romantically took her to see us thrash Grimsby - three nil I think

Needless to say, it didn’t last...

 

[Blue Maniac]

I had a glorious bit of holiday rumpo with a girl from Cleethorpes once, when I went to Corfu.

Went up to see her one weekend and romantically took her to see us thrash Grimsby - three nil I think

Needless to say, it didn’t last...

Can’t say I’ve ever ****ed anyone from Lincolnshire. Fingered someone from Sleaford once, but that doesn’t count.

Probably rather watch us play Grimsby, honestly.

 

[bocadillo]

It's like a tour of Northern England's shittest towns.

I didn't think Wigan were in our group.

 

[Jeff]

I didn't think Wigan were in our group.

Wigan can't be the worst. You can buy pie barms* there.


* cobs, in proper English.

 

[Flabby Owl]

Wigan can't be the worst. You can buy pie barms* there.


* cobs, in proper English.

Barms = excellent. And doing a tour of Rugby League clubs makes you realise that Wigan is paradise. St Helens, Widnes, Hull, etc...