We don't listen

I am not  Fenty fan nor do I hate him,

I tend to agree with most on here but sometime find their views strange,

I understand why most are boycotting the trophy games but I do not like that is costing the club extra money,

That extra money might just be enough to get another player in to strengthen the squad,

If you all said we will not attend the game against the under 23 team but attend the other two games that would put your point across a lot better than boycotting all the games,

Then the club could see the difference in the attendances and maybe think that cost warrants us to try and convince other teams to speak out against the inclusion of under 23 teams,

So we might get 5,000 + gates against Donny and Scunny and 500 against the youth team,

That would send a lot better message to the powers that be.

I understand your point but the Internet Mariners and anyone else who has been involved in organising this boycott match have been encouraging fans to spend the ticket money in the club shop instead, therefore we're not denying GTFC the money they'd ordinarily get on the turnstiles.

Quoted from grimsby pete

I am not  Fenty fan nor do I hate him,

I tend to agree with most on here but sometime find their views strange,

I understand why most are boycotting the trophy games but I do not like that is costing the club extra money,

That extra money might just be enough to get another player in to strengthen the squad,

If you all said we will not attend the game against the under 23 team but attend the other two games that would put your point across a lot better than boycotting all the games,

Then the club could see the difference in the attendances and maybe think that cost warrants us to try and convince other teams to speak out against the inclusion of under 23 teams,

So we might get 5,000 + gates against Donny and Scunny and 500 against the youth team,

That would send a lot better message to the powers that be.

Don't you think that those who make the decisions should cover the loss of revenue? I'd be happy to spend extra money at the club if they hadn't ignored fans and voted for it.

I've lost all respect for cod almighty since they liked a pro communist tweet on twitter.

Quoted from grimsby pete

I am not  Fenty fan nor do I hate him,

I tend to agree with most on here but sometime find their views strange,

I understand why most are boycotting the trophy games but I do not like that is costing the club extra money,

That extra money might just be enough to get another player in to strengthen the squad,

If you all said we will not attend the game against the under 23 team but attend the other two games that would put your point across a lot better than boycotting all the games,

Then the club could see the difference in the attendances and maybe think that cost warrants us to try and convince other teams to speak out against the inclusion of under 23 teams,

So we might get 5,000 + gates against Donny and Scunny and 500 against the youth team,

That would send a lot better message to the powers that be.

But nobody gains from this competition other than the clubs with U23s. Most fans spend enough following the Mariners without wasting their money watching Saturdays subs plus the Youth.

Saw a comment above about sales. We are at around 60 ticket sales, although we are fully expecting a lot more to just turn up on the night.

In terms of donations and ticket sales combined we are closing in on reaching £1000 raised, before expenses.

Quoted from grimsby pete

I am not  Fenty fan nor do I hate him,

I tend to agree with most on here but sometime find their views strange,

I understand why most are boycotting the trophy games but I do not like that is costing the club extra money,

That extra money might just be enough to get another player in to strengthen the squad,

If you all said we will not attend the game against the under 23 team but attend the other two games that would put your point across a lot better than boycotting all the games,

Then the club could see the difference in the attendances and maybe think that cost warrants us to try and convince other teams to speak out against the inclusion of under 23 teams,

So we might get 5,000 + gates against Donny and Scunny and 500 against the youth team,

That would send a lot better message to the powers that be.

I'm not sure anyone hates JF, I think most fans have come to the conclusion that he's not that good at certain things and supporting our club under his long tenure is becoming very stale, very quickly.

In theory you could be spot on with your sentiment Pete, but Harvey and the FA would use the gates against Donny and Scunny to justify the competition's existence and sweep the 500 U23 gate under the carpet.

We saw it last season. Trying to get as much publicity as possible out of the 70,000 gate for the final at Wembley, (thanks Oxford and Coventry fans), yet covering up virtually every club recording their lowest ever attendance figures.

They'll massage any data they can and we'd just be helping them to reach their desired goal.

Do the club actually lose money from this competition? It was never very well attended anyway, which is why this new format was sneaked in and the money they are throwing into the pot as a sweetener must cover most, if not all the shortfall in attendance?

I have no qualms about boycotting and don't feel at all obliged to spend extra money elsewhere to salve my conscience. It was the club's decision to enter into it and after last season, they knew the crowds would be down but voted for it again.

In its present guise, the club are making a profit - even with the boycott.

Which is part of the reason why many are so keen to vote for something that could have major implications long term.

Quoted from Mariner Ronnie

I've lost all respect for cod almighty since they liked a pro communist tweet on twitter.

Bait taken.