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Post by sikirk on Jan 2, 2024 20:04:21 GMT
Ive said manier time before why cant the league cup and county cups be played pre season? Clubs often field weaker squads in them and they are hardly a money spinner I like the idea, but I dont think any of the governing bodies who run them, would bite the bullet and be satisfied with them being second rate. It could create more interest. Surely more would watch in summer then a cold night midweek in winter
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Post by mut on Jan 2, 2024 20:08:10 GMT
Ive said manier time before why cant the league cup and county cups be played pre season? Clubs often field weaker squads in them and they are hardly a money spinner I like the idea, but I dont think any of the governing bodies who run them, would bite the bullet and be satisfied with them being second rate. But thats exactly what they are im afraid
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Post by england on Jan 2, 2024 20:44:18 GMT
I like the idea, but I dont think any of the governing bodies who run them, would bite the bullet and be satisfied with them being second rate. But thats exactly what they are im afraid I don’t disagree, but the people who run them might not.
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Post by JayTheSynner on Jan 6, 2024 12:02:38 GMT
Looks like they have been scrapped
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Post by england on Jan 6, 2024 14:12:34 GMT
Looks like they have been scrapped Officially?
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Post by JayTheSynner on Jan 7, 2024 12:10:10 GMT
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Post by mut on Jan 7, 2024 12:46:43 GMT
Time to either totally scrap them or play first couple rounds minimum in pre season.it wouldn't affect money spinning friendlies and let's face it there ain't many of those.....sure the league could work around say bishop v boro and let us play a league Cup rd 1 the following midweek instead of a friendly at tow law etc
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Post by mut on Jan 7, 2024 12:47:24 GMT
And while I'm on,do same with dcc as well.thats a pain in the arse
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Post by sikirk on Jan 7, 2024 14:39:21 GMT
Time to either totally scrap them or play first couple rounds minimum in pre season.it wouldn't affect money spinning friendlies and let's face it there ain't many of those.....sure the league could work around say bishop v boro and let us play a league Cup rd 1 the following midweek instead of a friendly at tow law etc Ive been saying that for years. As long as the dcc and league cup fixtures can be accommodated for a club hosting a football league team in a money spinning friendly put them pre season. Why the league dont do that is baffling. You see clubs in the northern league first division playing friendlies against second division sides and wearside league teams, why not play such teams in league and/or dcc, will sure gain more interest. The finals could be held at a pro teams ground before the season starts as a sort of season curtain raiser. Both cups could scrap replays so they can be done and dusted before season starts
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Post by bigcbeat1 on Jan 7, 2024 19:15:13 GMT
Time to either totally scrap them or play first couple rounds minimum in pre season.it wouldn't affect money spinning friendlies and let's face it there ain't many of those.....sure the league could work around say bishop v boro and let us play a league Cup rd 1 the following midweek instead of a friendly at tow law etc Ive been saying that for years. As long as the dcc and league cup fixtures can be accommodated for a club hosting a football league team in a money spinning friendly put them pre season. Why the league dont do that is baffling. You see clubs in the northern league first division playing friendlies against second division sides and wearside league teams, why not play such teams in league and/or dcc, will sure gain more interest. The finals could be held at a pro teams ground before the season starts as a sort of season curtain raiser. Both cups could scrap replays so they can be done and dusted before season starts Cant help thinking best route would be to allow clubs that don’t want to play in the cups should be given the choice to play or withdraw. Especially the Durham Challenge Cup . Fine for not entering is quite a sum .
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Post by england on Jan 7, 2024 19:36:41 GMT
Ive been saying that for years. As long as the dcc and league cup fixtures can be accommodated for a club hosting a football league team in a money spinning friendly put them pre season. Why the league dont do that is baffling. You see clubs in the northern league first division playing friendlies against second division sides and wearside league teams, why not play such teams in league and/or dcc, will sure gain more interest. The finals could be held at a pro teams ground before the season starts as a sort of season curtain raiser. Both cups could scrap replays so they can be done and dusted before season starts Cant help thinking best route would be to allow clubs that don’t want to play in the cups should be given the choice to play or withdraw. Especially the Durham Challenge Cup . Fine for not entering is quite a sum . It’s not a bad idea, just not sure many would be brave enough to withdraw. Also I’m sure everyone would want to be involved at the start of the season, but when games haven’t been played for a few months, then opinions may change.
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Post by lovingnonleague on Jan 7, 2024 20:34:49 GMT
Problem here is if you play the cups as a pre season run out you'd have to have players signed on aye. Where as a normal pre season you can play whatever player you want when you want. So let's say a month before the league season starts roughly when every club has started there pre season friendlies if you then get the league to start the cups then every player you've got has to be signed on. When you look at the registrations before the season starts to see who's signing who usually a week before I'm guilty of it myself I like to see who's signed where a lot of clubs have maybe ten to a dozen signed on. Would clubs be happy having to sign maybe at least seventeen to twenty players four weeks before the league has actually started.
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Post by sikirk on Jan 7, 2024 21:17:12 GMT
Problem here is if you play the cups as a pre season run out you'd have to have players signed on aye. Where as a normal pre season you can play whatever player you want when you want. So let's say a month before the league season starts roughly when every club has started there pre season friendlies if you then get the league to start the cups then every player you've got has to be signed on. When you look at the registrations before the season starts to see who's signing who usually a week before I'm guilty of it myself I like to see who's signed where a lot of clubs have maybe ten to a dozen signed on. Would clubs be happy having to sign maybe at least seventeen to twenty players four weeks before the league has actually started. Can league and county cups which lets face it are minor these days not use trialists?
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Post by lovingnonleague on Jan 7, 2024 21:23:37 GMT
Problem here is if you play the cups as a pre season run out you'd have to have players signed on aye. Where as a normal pre season you can play whatever player you want when you want. So let's say a month before the league season starts roughly when every club has started there pre season friendlies if you then get the league to start the cups then every player you've got has to be signed on. When you look at the registrations before the season starts to see who's signing who usually a week before I'm guilty of it myself I like to see who's signed where a lot of clubs have maybe ten to a dozen signed on. Would clubs be happy having to sign maybe at least seventeen to twenty players four weeks before the league has actually started. Can league and county cups which lets face it are minor these days not use trialists? Doubt it. Think to play in any cup you'd have to be signed on. Otherwise if a player goes out first round what's to stop him going to another club and playing for them. Plus it's to do with insurance aswell.
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Post by lovingnonleague on Jan 7, 2024 21:26:10 GMT
Plus to play in certain Cup competitions dont players need to be signed on so many days before the cup tie.
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