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Post by The Equaliser on Dec 22, 2022 22:39:15 GMT
Boycott means boycott you don’t pick and choose like England players and ex players did in Qatar. I’ve had four amazing times following the Gas at Wembley in proper competitions that came before the FA completely sold its soul to the Premier league. As far as I’m concerned the Rovers are only in one competition this season and that’s league 1. Play offs here we come UTG I would love it if we made the final and no Gasheads turned up. What a statement that would be 👍🏾
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Post by socrates on Dec 22, 2022 22:48:37 GMT
Boycott means boycott you don’t pick and choose like England players and ex players did in Qatar. I’ve had four amazing times following the Gas at Wembley in proper competitions that came before the FA completely sold its soul to the Premier league. As far as I’m concerned the Rovers are only in one competition this season and that’s league 1. Play offs here we come UTG I would love it if we made the final and no Gasheads turned up. What a statement that would be 👍🏾 It would but it Won’t happen though. The majority who have boycotted would go unfortunately.
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Dec 23, 2022 4:38:48 GMT
Everyone has a price.
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Post by pepsi on Dec 23, 2022 7:49:21 GMT
Boycott means boycott you don’t pick and choose like England players and ex players did in Qatar. I’ve had four amazing times following the Gas at Wembley in proper competitions that came before the FA completely sold its soul to the Premier league. As far as I’m concerned the Rovers are only in one competition this season and that’s league 1. Play offs here we come UTG 4 trips to Wembley with the gas mate ? Do you mean 3 and 1 in Cardiff or have I forgotten 1 ? 🤔
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Post by dudelebowski on Dec 23, 2022 7:52:21 GMT
Only one Rovers captain in our entire history lifted a football league trophy at Wembley? Stuart Campbell?
Will not miss the chance of seeing another.
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Post by farmerofsheep on Dec 23, 2022 7:59:41 GMT
Boycott means boycott you don’t pick and choose like England players and ex players did in Qatar. I’ve had four amazing times following the Gas at Wembley in proper competitions that came before the FA completely sold its soul to the Premier league. As far as I’m concerned the Rovers are only in one competition this season and that’s league 1. Play offs here we come UTG 4 trips to Wembley with the gas mate ? Do you mean 3 and 1 in Cardiff or have I forgotten 1 ? 🤔 No....Tranmere, Huddersfield, Shrewsbury & Grimsby + Doncaster at Cardiff
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Post by pepsi on Dec 23, 2022 8:01:09 GMT
Oh wow lol 😂 😂😂
How could I of forgot that Huddersfield game . Can’t believe that 😮
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Post by mftc on Dec 23, 2022 8:04:21 GMT
Any boycott:
Has not, is not and will not change the big boys stance.
You are only penalising OUR club.
No offence, but isn't the definition of stupidity doing the same thing over and over and expected things to suddenly be different? That isn't a saying for nothing.
The extra money raised from this competition is probably going directly into the transfer kitty and JB is probably using a possible Wembley final as part of his sales pitch to potential new players and their agents. It is important.
Just imagine a potential new player is invited as a guest to the Plymouth game. They also want him: better ground, more fans at the game than us, it could be swing it their way.
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Post by The Equaliser on Dec 23, 2022 8:16:16 GMT
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
That is why so many of us choose to boycott this competition, by going to these fixtures in my opinion you are looking at short term gain, long term pain. It is widely considered the FA’s gateway to allowing Big clubs youth teams into the football league and clubs like ours could be competing with Liverpool/Man U, Man C etc U23’s in the league! and they sadly could push clubs like us further down the pyramid and almost into oblivion.
Because of these passionate beliefs I share with many Gasheads I will not set foot in an EFL Trophy game and that includes any Wembley Final. I respect others have different views.
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Post by A Source (aka Angry Badger) on Dec 23, 2022 9:04:57 GMT
Any boycott: Has not, is not and will not change the big boys stance. You are only penalising OUR club. No offence, but isn't the definition of stupidity doing the same thing over and over and expected things to suddenly be different? That isn't a saying for nothing. The extra money raised from this competition is probably going directly into the transfer kitty and JB is probably using a possible Wembley final as part of his sales pitch to potential new players and their agents. It is important. Just imagine a potential new player is invited as a guest to the Plymouth game. They also want him: better ground, more fans at the game than us, it could be swing it their way. Better ground yes. Lack of fans no. Common knowledge that the paying spectators view of this tournament is negative. Potential players will know this
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Post by dudelebowski on Dec 23, 2022 9:17:50 GMT
4 years now they’ve been in?
No U21 outfit has made it past the last 16 on any occasion, they’ll never get in the league. Confident in that much,
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Post by yattongas on Dec 23, 2022 9:22:29 GMT
4 years now they’ve been in? No U21 outfit has made it past the last 16 on any occasion, they’ll never get in the league. Confident in that much, Amazing really when you think about it . They hoover up all the best talent in the country , pay them ridiculous wages and then they go and lose 4-0 at Stevenage on a Tuesday night 😂
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Post by dudelebowski on Dec 23, 2022 9:23:57 GMT
4 years now they’ve been in? No U21 outfit has made it past the last 16 on any occasion, they’ll never get in the league. Confident in that much, Amazing really when you think about it . They hoover up all the best talent in the country , pay them ridiculous wages and then they go and lose 4-0 at Stevenage on a Tuesday night 😂 Spot on😂
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Post by kampucheagas on Dec 23, 2022 9:24:47 GMT
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” That is why so many of us choose to boycott this competition, by going to these fixtures in my opinion you are looking at short term gain, long term pain. It is widely considered the FA’s gateway to allowing Big clubs youth teams into the football league and clubs like ours could be competing with Liverpool/Man U, Man C etc U23’s in the league! and they sadly could push clubs like us further down the pyramid and almost into oblivion. Because of these passionate beliefs I share with many Gasheads I will not set foot in an EFL Trophy game and that includes any Wembley Final. I respect others have different views. I respect your stance, but disagree that the big boys U23’s will be destined to play in the league pyramid I simply don’t think this country would allow it I take hope from the response of the fans of the ‘big 6’ to the proposal of the breakaway super league It’s a tough one, each to their own, I personally hate the inclusion of these teams into the competition but as someone who has been following the gas for over 35 years and been to all 4 finals of recent times, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want to see us at Wembley again!! UTG
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Post by daniel300380 on Dec 23, 2022 9:34:59 GMT
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” That is why so many of us choose to boycott this competition, by going to these fixtures in my opinion you are looking at short term gain, long term pain. It is widely considered the FA’s gateway to allowing Big clubs youth teams into the football league and clubs like ours could be competing with Liverpool/Man U, Man C etc U23’s in the league! and they sadly could push clubs like us further down the pyramid and almost into oblivion. Because of these passionate beliefs I share with many Gasheads I will not set foot in an EFL Trophy game and that includes any Wembley Final. I respect others have different views. I disagree with that totally though and actually think the opposite. Allowing them into this rubbish competition, might be enough to stop them from entering the league. As they are getting some games against senior teams, which is what they wanted. Plus this tournament has no bearing on the league. They would have to vote, which they did before and it wasn't even close. They had to vote for this and it was voting in, as it was instead of joining the league and made sense, as it gives every club a few extra games for their own youngsters and some extra prize money. At the end of the day, they would only ever join the league, if they paid enough money and if they ever did that and clubs needed the money, a boycott wouldn't make any difference. Even the boycott wasn't done in the right way. Crowds were already low in this tournament, before they joined. So lower crowds won't even make much impact, and I expect they pay no attention. It would have been more noticable, if big crowds turned up to games that involved league teams and nobody turned up for the under 21 games. They would notice the difference in crowds and would get the picture more. There are no under 21 teams left, so whether fans turn up or stay away, it won't have any bearing on whether they join the league in the future.
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Post by dudelebowski on Dec 23, 2022 12:26:56 GMT
Also, let’s say academy’s come into the league. Where will they play home matches? How will they accommodate the numbers of away supporters that sides from L2 to championship take on the road. In most cases, large ones. It’ll never happen.
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Post by Windmill Hill Gas on Dec 23, 2022 13:28:25 GMT
I was boycotting it at first, but I agree that after 4 years and little success for the u21 teams, the prospect of them joining the football league is looking less likely. I also haven't been going to those games because of the time and money, for probably a sh** match with a small crowd. Wouldn't begrudge anybody going going now they're all out and with the chance of a trip to Wembley
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Post by clampdown on Dec 23, 2022 15:55:59 GMT
Also, let’s say academy’s come into the league. Where will they play home matches? How will they accommodate the numbers of away supporters that sides from L2 to championship take on the road. In most cases, large ones. It’ll never happen. Why wouldn't they play in the first team stadium?
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Post by dudelebowski on Dec 23, 2022 16:02:40 GMT
Also, let’s say academy’s come into the league. Where will they play home matches? How will they accommodate the numbers of away supporters that sides from L2 to championship take on the road. In most cases, large ones. It’ll never happen. Why wouldn't they play in the first team stadium? They don’t in this comp, in most cases they merely play at training grounds.
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Post by mariobalotelli on Dec 23, 2022 16:27:36 GMT
Any boycott: Has not, is not and will not change the big boys stance. You are only penalising OUR club. No offence, but isn't the definition of stupidity doing the same thing over and over and expected things to suddenly be different? That isn't a saying for nothing. The extra money raised from this competition is probably going directly into the transfer kitty and JB is probably using a possible Wembley final as part of his sales pitch to potential new players and their agents. It is important. Just imagine a potential new player is invited as a guest to the Plymouth game. They also want him: better ground, more fans at the game than us, it could be swing it their way. Disagree. You’re right that they won’t change their stance but by not boycotting you would be allowing them the opportunity to further take the water. No one would invite a potential player to a EFL game knowing it has become a glorified training game.
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