01-09-2025, 08:44
(This post was last modified: 01-09-2025, 09:10 by theo_luddite.)
Nice 'n' clear explanation of how this daft if now pointless Cup works in the early stages Snoots. 
A lot of Non-League clubs have said stuff it when it comes to their version of this type of farce. I think, (might check, but why change the habits of a lifetime) it involves 16 invited National League & NL N&S clubs plus 16 of the the spoilt brats we have to play against. The Champions of Europe won it last season in a final played at Sutton that drew a mahoosive 3000 and change crowd. They mostly don't see why they should put their players at risk of injury for a game against a bunch of Prima Donna League club kids that costs more to run the floodlights and pay the away sides expenses than they take through the gate. From somewhere they magic up a total prize fund of £1m but spread across 32 sides it don't impress anyone much.
I don't suppose we get that option of not playing without some sanction from the EFL. We might as well host the game at Emley or Brighouse Town for the number of folk that will turn up and I doubt they'd thank us if we did either. Some bloke that wants to take his whippets to home games might be happy about it though.
I fail to see how this competition makes enough money even with the sponsors brass to pay out the round by round prizes (such as they are) as only the Northern/Southern finals and the Final at Wemberlee regularly draw crowds of any size. Time to tell the Prima Donna's to sod off unless they share a lot more of their £billions with the lower leagues. They don't join in for our benefit. I'd rather we invited National League sides to play than that lot.
A lot of Non-League clubs have said stuff it when it comes to their version of this type of farce. I think, (might check, but why change the habits of a lifetime) it involves 16 invited National League & NL N&S clubs plus 16 of the the spoilt brats we have to play against. The Champions of Europe won it last season in a final played at Sutton that drew a mahoosive 3000 and change crowd. They mostly don't see why they should put their players at risk of injury for a game against a bunch of Prima Donna League club kids that costs more to run the floodlights and pay the away sides expenses than they take through the gate. From somewhere they magic up a total prize fund of £1m but spread across 32 sides it don't impress anyone much.
I don't suppose we get that option of not playing without some sanction from the EFL. We might as well host the game at Emley or Brighouse Town for the number of folk that will turn up and I doubt they'd thank us if we did either. Some bloke that wants to take his whippets to home games might be happy about it though.
I fail to see how this competition makes enough money even with the sponsors brass to pay out the round by round prizes (such as they are) as only the Northern/Southern finals and the Final at Wemberlee regularly draw crowds of any size. Time to tell the Prima Donna's to sod off unless they share a lot more of their £billions with the lower leagues. They don't join in for our benefit. I'd rather we invited National League sides to play than that lot.
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