| Checkatrade Trophy Draw 14:04 - Jul 9 with 4390 views | SandyDrum |
We've been drawn in Group F with Bolton and Bradford.
The draw for the invited teams is taking place on Friday, we can draw one of the following:
Villa
Everton
Leicester
Liverpool
Man City
Man Utd
Newcastle
Wolves
Obviously this will be the u23 / academy versions of the invited teams.
https://www.efl.com/news/2019/july/efl-trophy-round-one-group-stage-draw/ [Post edited 9 Jul 2019 14:05]
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| Checkatrade Trophy Draw on 14:27 - Jul 9 with 4307 views | TVOS1907 |
We'll be sick of the sight of Bolton by bonfire night! |  |
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| Checkatrade Trophy Draw on 19:58 - Jul 9 with 4106 views | pioneer |
more ‘mickey mouse’ than ever then. Not a draw but clubs placed in groups...who did the placing, and the rationale being to minimise travel. | | | |
| Checkatrade Trophy Draw on 20:06 - Jul 9 with 4085 views | TVOS1907 |
| Checkatrade Trophy Draw on 19:58 - Jul 9 by pioneer |
more ‘mickey mouse’ than ever then. Not a draw but clubs placed in groups...who did the placing, and the rationale being to minimise travel. |
It's been done for the last 3/4 years on a purely geographical basis to, erm, minimise travel.
With Salford and Bolton from the North-West coming in this year, it's pushed us a bit further east, hence why we've ended up with Bradford.
In the last few seasons we've had Bury & Blackburn and then Fleetwood & Bury.
While the merits of the competition are another matter, the ways the groups have been arranged seems fair enough to me. | |
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| Checkatrade Trophy Draw on 20:28 - Jul 9 with 4042 views | PotterDale |
| Checkatrade Trophy Draw on 19:58 - Jul 9 by pioneer |
more ‘mickey mouse’ than ever then. Not a draw but clubs placed in groups...who did the placing, and the rationale being to minimise travel. |
I don't know how much it costs to stage a game, but isn't the prize money pretty decent for winning games/qualifying pretty decent these days? |  | | |
| Checkatrade Trophy Draw on 23:48 - Jul 9 with 3914 views | Shun |
| Checkatrade Trophy Draw on 20:28 - Jul 9 by PotterDale |
I don't know how much it costs to stage a game, but isn't the prize money pretty decent for winning games/qualifying pretty decent these days? |
Yep, we’ve done quite well from the competition over the past few years. I went to watch quite a few matches last season and the blend of youth and experience lead to some really good matches with some very nice, attacking football being played. They were rather enjoyable games! |  | | |
| Checkatrade Trophy Draw on 08:26 - Jul 10 with 3745 views | fitzochris |
| Checkatrade Trophy Draw on 23:48 - Jul 9 by Shun |
Yep, we’ve done quite well from the competition over the past few years. I went to watch quite a few matches last season and the blend of youth and experience lead to some really good matches with some very nice, attacking football being played. They were rather enjoyable games! |
It’s also the competition we have the most realistic chance of winning, or at least achieving a Wembley day out for supporters. |  |
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| Checkatrade Trophy Draw on 08:54 - Jul 10 with 3710 views | DaleiLama |
| Checkatrade Trophy Draw on 23:48 - Jul 9 by Shun |
Yep, we’ve done quite well from the competition over the past few years. I went to watch quite a few matches last season and the blend of youth and experience lead to some really good matches with some very nice, attacking football being played. They were rather enjoyable games! |
Agree with that. There seemed to be a different mindset in those games. In the league there was often plenty of pressure on a result and a circle the wagons mentality whereas the cup games featured a lot more freedom and attacking intent. Much more entertaining. |  |
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| Checkatrade Trophy Draw on 10:51 - Jul 10 with 3638 views | seasidedale |
IF I remember rightly it’s 10k per win in group stages, that includes draws with pen wins so worth doing for that | | | |
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| Checkatrade Trophy Draw on 11:26 - Jul 10 with 3588 views | DaleFan7 |
They're not everyone's cup of tea but I've quite enjoyed the games from the Checkatrade in the last couple of seasons.
Whether there should be PL academy teams in it is another matter. | | | |
| Checkatrade Trophy Draw on 11:32 - Jul 10 with 3583 views | EllDale |
Last season was something of an exception inasmuch as two of the "big guns" reached the final but quite recently the likes of Oxford and Coventry have got to through to Wembley.
It should certainly be a target to emulate them.
I always thought that Hilly always saw this competition as a chance to blood the likes of Adshead, Morley and Mathieson when there wasn't as much pressure. | | | |
| Checkatrade Trophy Draw on 12:38 - Jul 10 with 3534 views | blackdogblue |
Will be interesting to see how many home games we have either 2 or 1 |  |
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| Checkatrade Trophy Draw on 12:44 - Jul 10 with 3522 views | isitme |
| Checkatrade Trophy Draw on 12:38 - Jul 10 by blackdogblue |
Will be interesting to see how many home games we have either 2 or 1 |
Don't we always have two? The U21 team always plays away and then we play one of the other teams at home and then the other away? |  | | |
| Checkatrade Trophy Draw on 15:56 - Jul 10 with 3437 views | Yorkshire_Dale |
We seem to do well in the Group stages of this Trophy and then go to bits in the knockouts.
It is a good way to utilise the kids and the bench-sitters with game time...... | | | |
| Checkatrade Trophy Draw on 16:31 - Jul 10 with 3386 views | TVOS1907 |
| Checkatrade Trophy Draw on 15:56 - Jul 10 by Yorkshire_Dale |
We seem to do well in the Group stages of this Trophy and then go to bits in the knockouts.
It is a good way to utilise the kids and the bench-sitters with game time...... |
In the last two seasons we've beaten both Doncaster and Oldham in the knockouts. Hardly 'going to bits'. | |
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| Checkatrade Trophy Draw on 16:31 - Jul 10 with 3384 views | TVOS1907 |
| Checkatrade Trophy Draw on 12:44 - Jul 10 by isitme |
Don't we always have two? The U21 team always plays away and then we play one of the other teams at home and then the other away? |
Yep, it's been structured like that for the last two seasons. | |
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| Checkatrade Trophy Draw on 16:35 - Jul 10 with 3380 views | EllDale |
Last season in the knock-out stages we were beaten by a faster, slicker Manchester City side after going in front.
The season before that hoofball Lincoln dumped us out of the competition on a shocking pitch.
I don't think that's exactly going to pieces. | | | |
| Checkatrade Trophy Draw on 16:44 - Jul 10 with 3365 views | TVOS1907 |
| Checkatrade Trophy Draw on 16:35 - Jul 10 by EllDale |
Last season in the knock-out stages we were beaten by a faster, slicker Manchester City side after going in front.
The season before that hoofball Lincoln dumped us out of the competition on a shocking pitch.
I don't think that's exactly going to pieces. |
Absolutely spot on! | |
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| Checkatrade Trophy Draw on 13:26 - Jul 12 with 3129 views | DaleFan7 |
City Academy again | | | |
| Checkatrade Trophy Draw on 13:56 - Jul 12 with 3062 views | dingdangblue |
| Checkatrade Trophy Draw on 16:35 - Jul 10 by EllDale |
Last season in the knock-out stages we were beaten by a faster, slicker Manchester City side after going in front.
The season before that hoofball Lincoln dumped us out of the competition on a shocking pitch.
I don't think that's exactly going to pieces. |
And our Fulham u21 loan keeper had an absolute nightmare. |  |
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