2017/18 Checkatrade Trophy thread

[shoddycollins]

2031 at MonkeyDons v Boro tonight. Not sure how many from Stevenage but not many I suspect.

If MK Dons win this trophy then I fear the world might end.

 

[BigDaveCUFC]

Some excellent crowds tonight......seems fans are sticking on whole to boycotting this......even a few of the chosen derby games has awful crowds

 

[Super_horns]

If MK Dons win this trophy then I fear the world might end.

They did a while back I think ?

 

[GTFCfish]

They did a while back I think ?

Yep they beat us in the final after we missed a pen at 0-0.

 

[shoddycollins]

Yep they beat us in the final after we missed a pen at 0-0.

Wasn't the Checkafail trophy back then though.

 

[Richard Cranium]

We've got Notts County away in this for the 3rd time in 4 years next so hopefully no one goes but I bet about 500 or so will turn up. Shit c***. Think we took about 750 the other year when it was the JPT.

 

[CFC91]

We took 227 to Rotherham last night. God knows why

 

[Son of Cod]

Getting close to 2000 Scunny scabs turning up to see them win their cup final.

 

[roversfan2001]

Made 10 changes and lost 1-0 to Bury. Oh well.

 

[HutchECFC]

3800 at Home Park for Plymouth vs Exeter - including 280 from the capital City.

Bad in the sense its 3800 too many, but considering its about 10,000 less than a normal Devon Derby its some sort of result, boycott wise.

 

[les.gtfc]

I remember the time, not too long ago, that we sold out the away end at Scunny in the very same competition (as it was then).

Well done Mr Harvey and co for ruining this competition.

 

[Lance Stoe]

Getting close to 2000 Scunny scabs turning up to see them win their cup final.

Getting close to 2000 Scunny scabs turning up to see them win their cup final.

1 It's not our cup final. We have been better than you for the last 13 years. It's your cup final
2 Why are we scabs??

 

[Son of Cod]

1 It's not our cup final. We have been better than you for the last 13 years. It's your cup final
2 Why are we scabs??

1) 13 years, not that you're counting or anything. Also, you certainly weren't better last time we played you in a meaningful game.

2) Scabs for having a 4 digit attendance in this competition, obviously.

 

[Indian Dan]

I'm not even sure we're still in this. I kinda remember getting beat 3-2 by WestHam a couple of months ago but we don't appear to have had another game.

Suits me.

 

[ccfctommy]

We took 566 fans to Walsall apparently.

 

[GTFCfish]

We took 566 fans to Walsall apparently.

 

[mowgli]

I'm not even sure we're still in this. I kinda remember getting beat 3-2 by WestHam a couple of months ago but we don't appear to have had another game.

Suits me.

31st October Swindon v Wycombe K.O 7-45 i hope we lose heavily to knock us out.

 

[Greenacres]

Made 10 changes and lost 1-0 to Bury. Oh well.

Good effort, taking that attitude I'm glad we aren't in the same section as your team, would make it far too easy for us to win a game!

 

[Vanni]

Watched the FGR match highlights, and I see Danny Wright is up to his old antics again. WTF is wrong with him, will he never learn? This ain't the first time he's done similar and I hope he'll be hit with, at the very least, a 5 match ban.

 

[ThelmaChen]

Watched the FGR match highlights, and I see Danny Wright is up to his old antics again. WTF is wrong with him, will he never learn? This ain't the first time he's done similar and I hope he'll be hit with, at the very least, a 5 match ban.

3 match ban, but only in this cup.

 

[Laker]

Watched the FGR match highlights, and I see Danny Wright is up to his old antics again. WTF is wrong with him, will he never learn? This ain't the first time he's done similar and I hope he'll be hit with, at the very least, a 5 match ban.

1. It's the Checkatrade Trophy
2. It's Forest Green

Good luck to him.

 

[GTFCfish]

1. It's the Checkatrade Trophy
2. It's Forest Green

3. Danny Wright is a fucking c***

 

[Bartonyellow]

Is it permitted for the draw to be fixed so there are so many local derbies ?
Yet - despite this cynical tactic; the crowds are still dreadful.
And I know! Let not have a knockout, let's have a mini league to prolong the agony.
What a shambles.
Glad we are not in this shit.

 

[Camborne Gills]

You will be next season

 

[shoddycollins]

Is it permitted for the draw to be fixed so there are so many local derbies ?

Technically yes. They've always split the draw into north and south and a few years back they split it into north-west north-east etc, and now they've split it even further, it is a bit of a fix though since we're almost guaranteed two of Morecambe, Accrington and Fleetwood in our group.

 

[Son of Cod]

Watched the FGR match highlights, and I see Danny Wright is up to his old antics again. WTF is wrong with him, will he never learn? This ain't the first time he's done similar and I hope he'll be hit with, at the very least, a 5 match ban.

What did he do, mate?

 

[Greenacres]

Technically yes. They've always split the draw into north and south and a few years back they split it into north-west north-east etc, and now they've split it even further, it is a bit of a fix though since we're almost guaranteed two of Morecambe, Accrington and Fleetwood in our group.

At this rate, to generate more interest, they will probably reduce the leagues to two teams. This will result in a best of three against your local rival, if that fails to up attendances they will say that there is no demand for teams in lower leagues and employ some form of warped reasoning to introduce the B-teams anyway...which we know is the intended destination.

 

[mowgli]

Technically yes. They've always split the draw into north and south and a few years back they split it into north-west north-east etc, and now they've split it even further, it is a bit of a fix though since we're almost guaranteed two of Morecambe, Accrington and Fleetwood in our group.

We are 20 miles from London yet have to play teams like Yeovil and Bristol Rovers in the South West section which is ridiculous.

 

[Si Robin]

What did he do, mate?

It was another stamp. Indefensible and he's a very lucky boy that his 3 game ban is in this joke of a comp.

Johnson has said if it was deliberate he'll face a club fine, I can't see how it was anything but.

 

[Chris FGR]

At this rate, to generate more interest, they will probably reduce the leagues to two teams. This will result in a best of three against your local rival, if that fails to up attendances they will say that there is no demand for teams in lower leagues and employ some form of warped reasoning to introduce the B-teams anyway...which we know is the intended destination.

And despite it being obvious that's where this is headed, some fans are still going to these games. All lower league clubs are going to get fucked over by the PL in the same way as with EPPP, and yet still some fans are happy to go along and clap.

The crowds haven't been low enough imo.