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Vote has taken place as to whether clubs want the current format to stay, currently the only news released is that Notts county have voted for it against the wishes of the fans

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Oldham also voted in favour of the trophy

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Oxford voted to return to original format

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Chesterfield vote against

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Wycombe vote in favour of current format, Blackpool and Bristol rovers against

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For heaven's sake, don't tell Brenda about this. She top herself if she thinks there's yet another vote going on.:rolleyes:

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So far more have come out in favour of this seasons format but only around 10 clubs have announced hoe they voted

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Checkatrade Trophy votes so far
Undeclared: 38 clubs
Current format: 3 clubs
48 team KO: 5 clubs
48 team, groups: 1 club
Scrap comp: 1 club

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Luton vote in favour of B-Teams. After the fines they received as well.... give me strength.

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EFL Trophy in the present format devalues the competition as far as I'm concern, I think fans will vote with their feet no matter what the clubs decide

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It's an awful competition, as bad as the local county FA trophy.

Get rid of it, total waste of time

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Efl Board meeting today, results to be announced tomorow

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BREAKING: A good source has just informed us EFL clubs have received an embargoed press release, stating EFL Trophy format will be retained.

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AH piece in Times today implied EFL clubs were 'warned' last season that PL would withdraw its payments if they didn't vote to accept the new format for the Chuckatrade Trophy.
Then all but Chelsea, if I recall right, of the big boys declined to take part.

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So the clubs sold out its beliefs for afew extra quid, hope the rewards for winning games is bigger than the losses made by low crowds

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‪ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39895497‬

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The changes look ok to me, in the spirit of compromise. Best to give it another go....not that I'll bother going to any of the games.

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Still a car crash - the 'changes' don't alter the way the 'big boys' have waded in & got their own way. I won't be at any of our games in this joke of a competition

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Having read the full report, I can see what they're trying to achieve in giving young players a taste of competitive football.
The trouble is, too many of 'the big-boys' have actually 'waded-out!'
I'd pay to see Stanley play Man U under 21's.

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Are they actually involved next season?

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That's the trouble Cashy, no they're not!
Virtually all the PL clubs have declined to join.

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just don,t bother turning up to the trophy games end of. not just for stanley but all div.1 and 2 clubs. pretend you,re a blackpool fan for the night.

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we have played man utd kids a few time they are a good watch

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Sorry, no - the trouble isn't that most of the invited teams have declined to take part, it's that they were ever invited to join in the first place!
This competition has traditionally been aimed at lower league teams for god knows how long & gave them a realistic chance of playing at Wembley & earning some silverware - surely the young players of the higher teams have their own leagues/competitions to play in & get their fill of competitive football without gatecrashing this one.
The one season trial for the new format wasn't a success so why carry on with it?

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I believe they play in the FA youth cup

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I look at it this way Di, if the small clubs get more dosh out of the new amendments,then fine we need that,i for one wont be going to the games though.

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I know we & other clubs need the money Cashy - doesn't make it right that that the lower league teams have been effectively bribed to accept the changes to the competition - the whole thing stinks!

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Well last season I believe it was 20k per win, atleast this season the invited team will have to play all there games away which will give more advantage to the senior teams, a club like ours needs that extra money, that 20k could be difference as to whether we sign a player or pay another months wages, let's get behind the team and push us to Wembley

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[QUOTE=AccyMad;
The one season trial for the new format wasn't a success so why carry on with it?[/QUOTE]

because it,s our idea and has to work so get lost fans and people like andy holt we know better.

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so will blackburn be entering their first team or under 23's lol

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Way things are going their first time will be their U23's

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'Invited' teams:

The full list of invited under-21 sides is as follows:
Brighton & Hove Albion
Reading
Chelsea
Southampton
Everton
Stoke City
Fulham
Sunderland
Leicester City
Swansea City
Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur
Middlesbrough
West Bromwich Albion
Newcastle United
West Ham United

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Oldham, Blackpool and a cat 1 team to be drawn next week in our group

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WIGAN and Blaackpooh

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Afraid I'll be swerving these games again this year

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All I saw was lactics and Blackpool

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The draw (so far):
https://www.efl.com/news/2017/july/c...for-efl-clubs/

And next week we get one of Everton, Leicester City, Manchester City, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Stoke City, Sunderland, West Bromwich Albion. They travel; proper clubs don't!

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personally I will not be supporting any of the EFL trophy games, I strongly disagree with the
present format, I may be in the minority judging by the 74000 plus fans who went to last years final but I feel it comes as detrimental to small clubs like Stanley

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Hoping man city, give them kids abit of a shock coming to our ground

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They'll probably get changed at Dunkenhalgh!

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Surprised nobody's mentioned the snake returning yet

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If anyone's interested, we've got Middlesbrough.

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Have you seen the fixtures?

Best chance of winning a trophy this season.

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Fixtures:
https://www.efl.com/clubs-and-compet...ults/fixtures/

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Well what a load of rubbish. The one match I wanted to see (Wigan v Stanley) is on the 7th November and I am on holiday that week in Spain. Lets hop they a) have a live feed or b) the match is postponed until the following week. I've been waiting a long time for a competitive match between these two. :(

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To be fair Ozzy, I don't think the powers that be take into account people's holiday plans when they arrange the fixtures :)

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Well it was rigged so that Southampton and Pompey Wernt in the same group so they should rig it around people's holidays

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ring the efl guru up. if you can be sure to see a checkatrade game i,m sure they,d move the match for you as thousands of others won,t be bothered.

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Will it be Middlesborough Under 23's im assuming?

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In theory it should be. They are the 'plum' draw that was promised by the organisers.
Interesting that Stanley will be up against two (three if you include Liam) former managers.

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After more than matching 'the' best under 23 team in the country today, we should have no problem dispatching Boro's lot.
Even their 'A' team struggled to knock us out of the cup on their own turf.
We beat Blackpool at home & got a draw at their place last season, so no problem there.
And when the old master of 'Slithering' returns with his new pupils, he'll get a warm welcome at the Wham, before he slinks back to Wigan humiliated.
Reckon we've won the group already!
The EFL should just send us the winners bonus now to save time. :D

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Boro U21's and Blackpool come to the Wham

ASFC travel to the DW.

I believe Mr Cook was at the game yesterday.

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Why did yeh get a snakebite?

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Just hope he paid to come in :rolleyes: