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Post by colnevalleyblue on Jun 24, 2024 14:23:14 GMT 1
The 'competition' has the potential to be the fans protest for the Club being relegated. Will anyone go? An absolute waste of time. Need to go out first round and play the mascots. Success in this competition will not disguise any shortcomings in the league. 46 games count - forget everything else, especially this. Sadly we can't go out on the first round anymore. The formats changed since we last played in this competition and there's now a group stage. It will be highly embarrassing if we draw Nottm Forest in our group. |
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Jun 24, 2024 14:24:44 GMT 1
Play to win. Was there this much indifference when we got to the final in 94? To be fair, it was actually a decentish competition then, now it's turned in to a bit if a joke if truth be known. Why have they allowed under 21 sides to compete? |
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Post by Tinpot on Jun 24, 2024 14:29:38 GMT 1
Jesus wept, what a shite trophy name. Money has taken over, and promoting non food shite. Thankfully apart from an occasional treat (taste wise...maybe) in other such fast food outfits,I stick to cooking my own, even if it's only eggs on toast. I'm reading something at the moment, and I've always stuck with butter, but if you knew about margarine you'd throw up. Germany before world war 1 or just after had very poor coal reserves. Most of it was Lignite which only burnt at 30% efficiency. One of the waste products though was what we call paraffin wax. Some bright bod discovered if you add one enzyme to this it made soap, and if you added another it made a perfectly good substitute for butter, with a little more meddling around of course. I am glad I'm of an age where I've never drank coke, yep honestly, because if there are ingredients in there not in your kitchen, it's probably not food in any shape or form and it's American crap. Yep. What Bristol Street Motors sell is definitely not food. Although it does contain plenty of iron... |
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Post by Oblong of Dreams on Jun 24, 2024 14:34:57 GMT 1
Jesus wept, what a shite trophy name. Money has taken over, and promoting non food shite. Thankfully apart from an occasional treat (taste wise...maybe) in other such fast food outfits,I stick to cooking my own, even if it's only eggs on toast. I'm reading something at the moment, and I've always stuck with butter, but if you knew about margarine you'd throw up. Germany before world war 1 or just after had very poor coal reserves. Most of it was Lignite which only burnt at 30% efficiency. One of the waste products though was what we call paraffin wax. Some bright bod discovered if you add one enzyme to this it made soap, and if you added another it made a perfectly good substitute for butter, with a little more meddling around of course. I am glad I'm of an age where I've never drank coke, yep honestly, because if there are ingredients in there not in your kitchen, it's probably not food in any shape or form and it's American crap. Yep. What Bristol Street Motors sell is definitely not food.Although it does contain plenty of iron... Both Debbie Harry and Nigel Blackwell might disagree on that one! |
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Post by Yuta be a terrier on Jun 24, 2024 14:41:58 GMT 1
Play to win. Was there this much indifference when we got to the final in 94? To be fair, it was actually a decentish competition then, now it's turned in to a bit if a joke if truth be known. Why have they allowed under 21 sides to compete? Because the Premier league is king sadly. Although lower league clubs also depend on those u21 players for quality loans so there is some benefit to them getting proper game time. My point was you should enter every game to win it. There's a realistic trophy chance at the end of it. |
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Post by runner76 on Jun 24, 2024 14:44:38 GMT 1
To be fair, it was actually a decentish competition then, now it's turned in to a bit if a joke if truth be known. Why have they allowed under 21 sides to compete? Because the Premier league is king sadly. Although lower league clubs also depend on those u21 players for quality loans so there is some benefit to them getting proper game time. My point was you should enter every game to win it. There's a realistic trophy chance at the end of it. ....a trophy AND most likely some cracking discount on pizza |
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Post by Tinpot on Jun 24, 2024 14:53:07 GMT 1
Yep. What Bristol Street Motors sell is definitely not food.Although it does contain plenty of iron... Both Debbie Harry and Nigel Blackwell might disagree on that one! I'm afraid that one went straight over my head. |
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Post by merseysideterrier on Jun 24, 2024 15:01:57 GMT 1
Does anyone actually care about the pizza cup? Or will it be like the Autoglass where those of us who went to the early rounds suddenly found ourselves in the semis and final surrounded by loads who "weren't bothered about a tinpot trophy"?  I can guarantee that if we get that far then I'll have always said it's the best thing since sliced pizza! |
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Post by Oblong of Dreams on Jun 24, 2024 15:19:08 GMT 1
Both Debbie Harry and Nigel Blackwell might disagree on that one! I'm afraid that one went straight over my head. |
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Post by utttrooper on Jun 24, 2024 15:24:29 GMT 1
A tenner and I'll do it because football. Anymore and Sky+ here I come.
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Post by sabailand on Jun 24, 2024 16:36:40 GMT 1
Only Town could get a tough cup draw in this! Having to play Premier league no-chance kids is the ultimate insult, though. Its a piss take. |
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Post by rockwall on Jun 24, 2024 16:39:00 GMT 1
Does anyone actually care about the pizza cup? I do, chance for a trophy. The thing that has spoilt it is the u21 teams. |
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Post by uptownfunk on Jun 24, 2024 17:27:39 GMT 1
Jesus wept, what a shite trophy name. Money has taken over, and promoting non food shite. Thankfully apart from an occasional treat (taste wise...maybe) in other such fast food outfits,I stick to cooking my own, even if it's only eggs on toast. I'm reading something at the moment, and I've always stuck with butter, but if you knew about margarine you'd throw up. Germany before world war 1 or just after had very poor coal reserves. Most of it was Lignite which only burnt at 30% efficiency. One of the waste products though was what we call paraffin wax. Some bright bod discovered if you add one enzyme to this it made soap, and if you added another it made a perfectly good substitute for butter, with a little more meddling around of course. I am glad I'm of an age where I've never drank coke, yep honestly, because if there are ingredients in there not in your kitchen, it's probably not food in any shape or form and it's American crap. I’ve never eaten margarine. Why would anyone? Coke I hear about the acid. And cleaning qualities but if we took chemicals out of our gut that liquid would also have a cleaning effect. Acids are part of our biology. Having said that I do try to limit it these days. I’m 10 years sober so I do enjoy an ice cold Coke zero with ice. Aspartame is less harmful to me than alcohol. |
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Post by Terrier Ramone on Jun 24, 2024 18:05:14 GMT 1
The saddest part of being relegated from the Championship is the embarrassment of having to play a Premier League's kids.  |
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Post by galpharm2400 on Jun 24, 2024 18:20:36 GMT 1
Use it, treat it as a competetive games for trying things and personnel in???
We have more injuries in bleeding training than I have ever known, perhaps more games means less arseing about in training.
We are required to play these fixtures, use em wisely.?
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Post by deucebigalow77 on Jun 24, 2024 18:25:28 GMT 1
Jesus wept, what a shite trophy name. Money has taken over, and promoting non food shite. Thankfully apart from an occasional treat (taste wise...maybe) in other such fast food outfits,I stick to cooking my own, even if it's only eggs on toast. I'm reading something at the moment, and I've always stuck with butter, but if you knew about margarine you'd throw up. Germany before world war 1 or just after had very poor coal reserves. Most of it was Lignite which only burnt at 30% efficiency. One of the waste products though was what we call paraffin wax. Some bright bod discovered if you add one enzyme to this it made soap, and if you added another it made a perfectly good substitute for butter, with a little more meddling around of course. I am glad I'm of an age where I've never drank coke, yep honestly, because if there are ingredients in there not in your kitchen, it's probably not food in any shape or form and it's American crap. I read once that an experiment was conducted with Marj and butter to see which would attract the most flying insects. Nothing went near the Marj, says it all |
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Post by Tim Nice But Dim on Jun 24, 2024 18:47:47 GMT 1
Reality is now sinking in of where we are has a club, i still thought it was called the Johnstones paint pot trophy. I will go down because i have nothing better to do.
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Post by Ox Terrier on Jun 24, 2024 18:57:28 GMT 1
Is it not still called the Associate Members Cup?!
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Post by space hardware on Jun 24, 2024 18:59:42 GMT 1
Autoglass Trophy
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Post by wildbillthetownfan on Jun 24, 2024 19:00:09 GMT 1
Bring back the good old West Riding Cup
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Post by alexdire on Jun 24, 2024 19:07:18 GMT 1
How depressing. I hoped we'd never see that tournament again.
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Post by Mastercracker on Jun 24, 2024 19:15:21 GMT 1
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Post by philstarbuckscoffee on Jun 24, 2024 19:26:14 GMT 1
Likely to get shot down for this, but unfortunately we find ourselves in League One and this competition is part of being a club at this level.
Prior to 2012, had we jumped on a relegated Championship club’s forum and seen their fans thinking they were too big and entitled to take part in this competition, it would have boiled a lot of bodily fluid in our fan base.
We are a League one club for now and need to own that, do the best we can to get out of the league, and if Town are playing in any competition I’ll want us to win. I went to the final in 1994 when I was 11 years old and was gutted we lost at Wembley. I’d happily avenge that memory this year (especially if we got the double of winning the league too)! UTT
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Post by gledholt terrier on Jun 24, 2024 19:51:50 GMT 1
Prediction: It's going to be Forest's U21 side. And they'll beat us. Thanks to the denial of a couple of absolute stonewall penalties. Although this time I won't give a shit. I barely gave a shit last time either. |
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Post by Torquayterrier on Jun 24, 2024 20:02:27 GMT 1
Had no interest in it since prem clubs were allowed in with youth teams. Not what the competition was created for.
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Post by stevvy on Jun 24, 2024 22:18:42 GMT 1
PL U21s are basically there because the PL forced the EFL to accept it or they wouldn't give them a big wad of cash. Bribery in other words. "Let our U21 teams in or we won't pay you" is the general gist of it.
I won't be going to any games, even if we got to the final. No interest.
Oh and for reference, we can't just sack it off and rest the entire first team and chuck in the B team and kids. Think the rule (to basically force you to take it somewhat seriously) is something like 5-7 players that played in the previous league game have to play in these games. Can't remember the exact number, but you can't just rest the entire first team
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Post by themanfromatlantis on Jun 24, 2024 22:29:34 GMT 1
Jesus wept, what a shite trophy name. Money has taken over, and promoting non food shite. Thankfully apart from an occasional treat (taste wise...maybe) in other such fast food outfits,I stick to cooking my own, even if it's only eggs on toast. I'm reading something at the moment, and I've always stuck with butter, but if you knew about margarine you'd throw up. Germany before world war 1 or just after had very poor coal reserves. Most of it was Lignite which only burnt at 30% efficiency. One of the waste products though was what we call paraffin wax. Some bright bod discovered if you add one enzyme to this it made soap, and if you added another it made a perfectly good substitute for butter, with a little more meddling around of course. I am glad I'm of an age where I've never drank coke, yep honestly, because if there are ingredients in there not in your kitchen, it's probably not food in any shape or form and it's American crap. I read once that an experiment was conducted with Marj and butter to see which would attract the most flying insects. Nothing went near the Marj, says it all Thanks for confirming that at least it was real butter on our shit sandwich last season… |
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Post by themanfromatlantis on Jun 24, 2024 22:34:29 GMT 1
Maybe the best way for the club to look at this, is to view it as an incentive to get out of this division at the first attempt?
As a fanbase we also need to be mindful of Billy big bollocks syndrome. Plenty of clubs in L1 and L2 will see this competition as an opportunity for success, because a fair few of them can only dream of the Championship and beyond.
The U21 thing is just the PL being fecking arses for a change, condescending bastards they are…
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Jun 24, 2024 22:44:01 GMT 1
No one need attend any of these hmganes they're all going to be live on Sky....for some unknown reason.
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Post by westislandterrier on Jun 24, 2024 23:44:26 GMT 1
Jesus wept, what a shite trophy name. Money has taken over, and promoting non food shite. Thankfully apart from an occasional treat (taste wise...maybe) in other such fast food outfits,I stick to cooking my own, even if it's only eggs on toast. I'm reading something at the moment, and I've always stuck with butter, but if you knew about margarine you'd throw up. Germany before world war 1 or just after had very poor coal reserves. Most of it was Lignite which only burnt at 30% efficiency. One of the waste products though was what we call paraffin wax. Some bright bod discovered if you add one enzyme to this it made soap, and if you added another it made a perfectly good substitute for butter, with a little more meddling around of course. I am glad I'm of an age where I've never drank coke, yep honestly, because if there are ingredients in there not in your kitchen, it's probably not food in any shape or form and it's American crap. Yep. What Bristol Street Motors sell is definitely not food. Although it does contain plenty of iron... Scunthorpe United have to be involved somewhere along the line then ! 😉 |
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