Checkatrade Trophy 2016/17

[Gazz]

£11.50 with Luton's fine now.

[Noah]

On 06/10/2016 at 05:46, Lineker said:

Luton manager Nathan Jones says he will pay any fine Luton Town may have incurred for making 11 changes for Tuesday's EFL Trophy 2-0 win over West Brom. League One and Two clubs must play a certain number of "first-team" players in the competition. The Hatters' team for the game included eight players under the age of 21.

 

The Checkatrade Trophy, which suffered serious attendance drops of 20% for the first set of matches in August, has come under further scrutiny after the Bradford goalkeeper Colin Doyle was substituted three minutes into the game against Bury on Tuesday night. “I thought he had a poor 45 seconds,” said the assistant manager Kenny Black after Bradford’s 2-1 victory, in a direct snub to the new rules introduced this season for the re-formatted Football League tournament which now features Under-23 academy sides from Premier League and Championship clubs.

 

ICW is paying Nathan Jones so poorly he has to take a second job as Luton manager. 

Shame on you @WillyWonka. 

[CobraKaiEnTai]

What, $113,000 per appearance with creative control, the freedom to work in other promotions and tour in Japan isn't enough?

[Lineker]

"We fucked up", says EFL head honcho. Shock horror!

Coventry face Oxford in the final this weekend.

[MDK]

You want people to take the Checkatrade Trophy seriously? Give the winners £10m.

[Colly]

Winner gets some plumbing done.

[Lineker]

1-0 Coventry. Would be a great story if they won this.

[Lineker]

They did it!

[Colly]

2 hours ago, Lineker said:

1-0 Coventry. Would be a great story if they won this.

No one cares.

[Lineker]

Yeah fair point.

[Lineker]

Checkatrade Trophy: Under-21 teams to remain in revised competition

 

 

[MDK]

1 hour ago, Lineker said:

Checkatrade Trophy: Under-21 teams to remain in revised competition

 

 

Of the 16 U21 teams only 8 got out of the group stage and only one made it to the quarters. It is a truly stupid competition.