Checkatrade Trophy. How seriously are we taking it?

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Alf
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I really have no idea what this trophy is about. Is it basically for non first team players?
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Malabus
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I hope every game is taken seriously.
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Alf
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Of course. I wasn't suggesting the players dress up as clowns but when clubs have limited squads do they put out their best teams in comps like this, risking injuries to key players, or do we think about our committment to div 2? Teams such as Bolton and Everton have players to spare for a comp like this, which I don't think we have.
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rasta
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Stores out kit kat in
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everyman
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Malabus wrote:I hope every game is taken seriously.
Surely we have to take a "local derby" seriously ?
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James from the Echo
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With the risk of risking the ire of the world by starting a new thread:

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RegencyCheltenhamSpa
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The EFL should have told the FA and Prem teams to do one.

The farce and shambles surrounding the rules means we should not take this seriously.
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paperboy
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RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote:The EFL should have told the FA and Prem teams to do one.

The farce and shambles surrounding the rules means we should not take this seriously.
Think PB might disagree as there is £10000, for each group win or a miserly £5000 for a draw. :)

Two wins and a draw would be a very handy £25K.
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DingDing
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Exactly, I would expect GJ has been given the incentive by PB to win these games - any money you make from the groups you can use to kick on in January, maybe...
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Alf
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Money talks.
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CTFC03
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Having just read that, I would expect to go full strength bar Griffiths.
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Shade
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I don't know if an important, injury prone player such as Dayton would start?
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DingDing
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I expect something like the below, with Dickie not being risked (unless we rest O'Shaughnessy instead). Expecting Pell, Waters and Wright all to be given a rest.

Kitscha

Barthram
Parslow
O'Shaughnessy
Jennings (if fit)

Hall
Whitehead
Rowe

Smith
Morgan Smith
Arthur
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horlickfanclub
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Kitscha

Barthram, Dickie ,O 'Shaughnessy Cranston

Smith Hall Whitehead Rowe

Waters , Morgan-Smith
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drgm
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It doesn't look like the Wimbledon fans are taking it too seriously.
Attendance 461. They would normally get ten times that.
BBC report says that in beating Swansea U21 they 'took a premiership scalp'.
This is a competition too far in my view and seems to be a way of gaining acceptance
for the introduction of premier league reserve teams into meaningful competitions.
I won't be wasting any of my money on it
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RegencyCheltenhamSpa
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Healer made it into the Plymouth Herald!

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