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Exile on Spencer St · 28-07-2016, 10:53

What a joke.
The EFL (mis)sold this reinvigorated competition as having Academies from the top clubs and with initial regional groups. All to encourage crowds.
Now we learn the Premier League weren't even signed up in advance, and at least six clubs have declined the invitation.
Then we discover 'regional' means Stanley playing their friends from the north-west, Wolves; Cambridge taking on local rivals in Middlesborough and Shrewsbury (!); and those dirty northern b*****s, Cheltenham, playing Everton, Bolton, and Blackpool!
I think all League 1 and 2 teams should put out their own Academy squads and treat this trophy with the contempt it now deserves. No wonder no company could be persuaded to sponsor it.

28-07-2016, 10:53	#83
Exile on Spencer St God Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hogshire Posts: 5,199 Liked: 5365 times Rep Power: 180197	Re: EFL Trophy What a joke. The EFL (mis)sold this reinvigorated competition as having Academies from the top clubs and with initial regional groups. All to encourage crowds. Now we learn the Premier League weren't even signed up in advance, and at least six clubs have declined the invitation. Then we discover 'regional' means Stanley playing their friends from the north-west, Wolves; Cambridge taking on local rivals in Middlesborough and Shrewsbury (!); and those dirty northern b*****s, Cheltenham, playing Everton, Bolton, and Blackpool! I think all League 1 and 2 teams should put out their own Academy squads and treat this trophy with the contempt it now deserves. No wonder no company could be persuaded to sponsor it.