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TownSNAFU5
June 30, 2017, 12:49pm
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Spurs and Man City will take part for the first time.  We could do without more big clubs in this competition.  Chelsea will also enter an under 21 team again.  (BBC Sports).

The thin end of the edge is getting thicker!
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June 30, 2017, 12:54pm
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The attendances will probably slowly pick up into acceptance aswell, they probably anticipated it, and once its part of a cup competition, it wont be as much of a huge shock if they let them in say tier 7 or 8 either. Over time just allow them to be promoted a league higher bit by bit, eventually youve got the premier league and the premier league practice leagues, thats my conspiracy theory anyway
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June 30, 2017, 1:29pm
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Only one solution to this - total boycott.
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June 30, 2017, 2:16pm
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Yep, boycott the b4st4rd.

I still see no benefit to me, as a fan, why I should pay money to watch what is, in effect, a reserve game, that stands to benefit the big teams more than it does us.

I support Grimsby because that's where I'm from, that's part of my identity, that's my local club. I want to see my local club do well. It's tribal. It's community.

I don't subscribe to doing anything that benefits other clubs to the degree that it makes it nigh-on impossible for my club to prosper at their level.

Sadly, Harvey can do what he likes. I'm not necessarily boycotting to make a political statement; more that I just don't want to pay £16 or £18 to watch someone else's team get a run-out.

It's an insult.


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June 30, 2017, 7:55pm
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Shove it where the sun don't shine.
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June 30, 2017, 8:10pm
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Boycott. Don't care who we play when where or why. Will not go to any of these games ever. Not even Wembley if it happened.
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It's an insult to our professionals and our grand old club to put out an XI to provide a training match for the technically useless and developmentally-discredited Premier League "Academy" teams.
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June 30, 2017, 9:00pm

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Not interested in this competition whatsoever..... rammit sideways  !!!


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June 30, 2017, 9:18pm

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More action than boycotts required for the powers that be to listen. Best would be a complete boycott of a weekend of league fixtures but that might be difficult to find a weekend where all L1/2 clubs have a game that isn't a derby or whatever.
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June 30, 2017, 9:21pm
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It's a shame, as after '98, I have fond memories of this tournament as it was then. Realistically, our only chance of getting to Wembley and winning a cup. I'd have been in favour of returning to the previous format of league one and two teams. Okay, the attendances for the early rounds were poor, but not as poor as this frankenstein like format. Allow teams to field whatever sides they want, when it gets to the regional semi finals, it gets interesting.

As it stands, it's just a bow down to the Premier League masters shoving a piffling amount of £££ into the peasants coffers. Pathetic, the club should have more pride.
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