How many for the Papa John

[f row crew]

I reckon they will do really well to get 400 there tomorrow night v Donny

[BarnardFoxtonBarker..]

What’s our lowest ever crowd I think that could be in danger.

[open hearth iron]

572 Leicester under 21s 2019 think it definitely under threat

[alcazar]

We can’t complain, us morons, can we?
Setting records under Swanny on a regular basis.😄😄😄

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North Lincolnshire Irons, inspector, SODIron

[Northumbiron]

I thought the re-formatting of the competition was supposed to increase gates!

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Ferrite

[ironking]

Concept idea when it started as the Associate Members Cup back in the OSG days was to give lower league clubs the opportunity to reach a Wembley final.

Once Premier League clubs U23 and U21 sides were allowed in it killed the reason for its own existance and the move has not benefitted EFL clubs one iota.

Its now sponsored by a fast food take away company and thats what they might as well do ……. Take it away.

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lesgeo, alcazar

[Ferrite]

B team boycott.

The competition has been ruined, you only have to look at how many clubs have had record low attendances since the reforms. Need to kick out the B-teams and get rid of the group stage.

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lesgeo, open hearth iron, alcazar, Awaywego

[open hearth iron]

Since it was reorganized it has become a joke. So I have never bothered with it. Seems like others are same no incentive for smaller clubs anymore

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alcazar

[MK Iron]

Never attracted good crowds until the quarter final stages at least even before the EFL sold another peice of it’s soul to the mighty premiership in exchange for a few crumbs of cash.

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alcazar

[Cliff Byrne’s Right Peg]

Ferrite wrote:

B team boycott.

The competition has been ruined, you only have to look at how many clubs have had record low attendances since the reforms. Need to kick out the B-teams and get rid of the group stage.

I put that to Swann last night. The response was it’s hurting our club by supporters not going.

Totally missing the point once again.

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Iron-awe, Ferrite

[Ferrite]

The reforms driven by the Premier League will have hurt lower league clubs far more than dwindling EFL Trophy attendances.

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alcazar

[Awaywego]

1011, good crowd in the end, take it Donny brought their fair share. Did posters forget about them?.

[MK Iron]

Looked like a couple of hundred from Donny so not a bad turnout for a trophy game that was effectively a dead rubber.

I was a bit glass half empty in my comments after the match. On reflection and with the glass back to the default half full position there were some positives.

Work rate was good throughout and even after giving away 2 soft goals the mentality was good. Better still we seem to already be working on ways to create opportunities. Something that has been sadly lacking under Cox.

Hippolyte had 2 really good chances – he missed them but credit to him for working the positions. Probably created more potentially dangerous situations than Donny did and with a bit more confidence and belief more of these will be turned into genuine chances.

Can’t wait to start our 31 game season on Saturday even though it is inevitable that Morris or Lund will score – perhaps both of them.

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