EFL Trophy - Norwich up first (B team debate)

Keepitgreen · Aug 27, 2020

I know, nobody's bothered about it.

Argyle will begin their EFL Trophy Southern Section Group F campaign with a home fixture against Norwich City on Tuesday, 8 September, kicking-off at 7.45pm.

Ryan Lowe's Greens will then head to Cheltenham Town for the penultimate group stage fixture on Tuesday, 6 October (7.45pm), before hosting Sky Bet League Two side Newport County at Home Park on Tuesday, 10 November, with a 7pm kick-off.

https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/2020/august ... -fixtures/

JannerinCardiff · Aug 27, 2020

I know it’s not everyone’s opinion but I hope we take this competition seriously as we’ve a genuine chance to win some silverware and have a chance to play at Wembley for a big pay day..

Herts Green · Aug 27, 2020

Winning that particular piece of silverware would mean nothing to me personally and I doubt I would bother going to Wembley to see it (if we were allowed). But the money would clearly be helpful, particularly this season.

Green Painter · Aug 27, 2020

How we can be grouped geographically with Norwich is amusing. Used to drive there regularly to work. Average travel time about 9 hours!! Surely it would make more sense to group teams for ease of travelling rather than by compass points. Do like Norwich though, sat with their home fans for an away match back in the championship days, nice city nice fans but what a drive to get there!

WoodfordWall · Aug 28, 2020

A pointless tournament that should have been scrapped years ago.

IJN · Aug 28, 2020

With the lack of footie we've endured, perhaps if we can watch the games via the new streaming medium, it will be good to see it.

Never been into it before, but now it could be fun to watch it.

As you say it's a stupid cup thingy but if it means we can watch our new players fitting in.................

SWTT · Aug 28, 2020

IJN":29qygjca said:
With the lack of footie we've endured, perhaps if we can watch the games via the new streaming medium, it will be good to see it.

Never been into it before, but now it could be fun to watch it.

As you say it's a stupid cup thingy but if it means we can watch our new players fitting in.................

I sympathise with this, but still absolutely not for me. The principle of B teams remains the same, whether we've had football for 6 months or not.

SWTT · Oct 7, 2020

And the B teams argument rears its ugly head again :facepalm:

PL2 3DQ · Oct 7, 2020

SwimWithTheTide":7aa7ntgg said:
And the B teams argument rears its ugly head again :facepalm:

Yep. It's been raised again today and there's a danger the Premier League clubs will force it through during the current negotiations to financially bail out the EFL clubs.
The EFL Trophy was just a precursor of B teams, we had to play Norwich City kids for flip sake! How insulting that our first team had to play the kids of a team who were just relegated from the Premier League!

The vice-chairman of Tranmere Rovers sums it up nicely

Mark Colling · Oct 8, 2020

SwimWithTheTide":2b2g795k said:
And the B teams argument rears its ugly head again :facepalm:

I can't believe that; after so many people said we were paranoid and that it could never happen ...

WoodsyGreen · Oct 8, 2020

Mark_Colling":l642nb2k said:
SwimWithTheTide":l642nb2k said:

And the B teams argument rears its ugly head again :facepalm:

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I can't believe that; after so many people said we were paranoid and that it could never happen ...

Has it happened? No. Does it even look likely to happen? No.

SWTT · Oct 8, 2020

WoodsyGreen":2g9p1cqn said:
Mark_Colling":2g9p1cqn said:

SwimWithTheTide":2g9p1cqn said:

And the B teams argument rears its ugly head again :facepalm:

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I can't believe that; after so many people said we were paranoid and that it could never happen ...

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Has it happened? No. Does it even look likely to happen? No.

I mean they're alluding to using the bailout as blackmail to push this through. There's always got to be an agenda, sadly. :thumbdown:

Quintrell Green · Oct 8, 2020

I do not think it is in the interests at this moment of EFL clubs to 'bite the hand' of feeding Premiership teams. Once this Covid issue is over, the EFL can say 'thanks a lot' and move on to the next season without B team involvement. I am sure it can be negotiated with compromises on both sides.

PL2 3DQ · Oct 8, 2020

It all depends on if or when the financial bail out from the Premier League arrives or how many League One and Two clubs go bust.
If five or six clubs go bust some PL clubs will have a B team ready to take their place and keep the bottom two leagues at 48 teams.

I reckon there's about 12 teams in the PL who were our equals not so long ago, how insulting to us to have to play the B teams of Burnley or Sheffield United etc.

SWTT · Oct 9, 2020

100% Posty. Its all about timing.

14 of the current 20 Premier League sides have been outside of the top flight in relatively recent times.

Had this been a discussion when Leicester or Man City were residing in the 3rd tier, I'd wonder how their fans would be feeling?

All but 2 players who featured for England last night developed their game in the football league (some lower).

EFL Trophy - Norwich up first (B team debate)

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