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Post by WeAreTheGas on Sept 26, 2016 22:42:11 GMT
I won't be going.
Not because I'm boycotting it like I did the first game in the competition, but just because I have zero interest in the competition as a whole.
Sooner we're out the better, IMO.
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Post by curlywurly on Sept 26, 2016 23:54:10 GMT
Even more of a reason to boycott. Club has put in place plans to not lose the money. Another low crowd helps the against arguement. I agree with you. It pains me that the club might lose money on these fixtures, but there is a bigger picture. The FL need to see the experiment as a failure and not have the excuse of averaging attendances. If Rovers can limit costs as much as possible on the night, then the pain will not be so bad.
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Post by philbemmygas on Sept 27, 2016 6:35:50 GMT
I see no reason to boycott this game what so ever, the EFL have announced there is no plan to include under 23 sides or Scottish sides in the league. This was a trial to see what the appetite from the fans/clubs was for this eventuality, that appears to have blown up in their faces.
This is a game against another league club and I personally am going, bearing in mind we have no game until Saturday the 15th.
Bite the bullet and come along and support the club for a fiver.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2016 6:37:47 GMT
That's right. Then accepted it, as did all the others. The clubs who mocked the competition deserve credit though. Genuinely, what should the club have done then to not accept the competition? Bonus points for suggesting something that wouldn't lumber the club with a fine/incur matchday losses/get us thrown out the league. Make 5 subs in the first minute. Closed 3 sides of the ground. Closed the bars. Closed the carpark. Don't issue a programme. DC take the day off.
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Post by fanboy on Sept 27, 2016 7:38:36 GMT
Will not be going and hope no one else does. Losses are the biggest way to speak out against this shambles - perhaps look at giving your money to the club in an alternative stream such as merch. We can't let the EFL thing this rubbish was worth it.
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Post by tommym9 on Sept 27, 2016 8:29:22 GMT
I won't be going to ANY games in this competition. I feel I we send a clear message to the EFL about 'B' teams in the lower leagues and non-attendance is the best way to do that.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2016 8:58:07 GMT
This shouldn't be boycotted. It's not an U23 game. Hope our attendance goes back to the average for this competition in previous years. Yep, and the battle's already won. No reason to boycott this one, afaict. I think the battle may have been won, but the war will continue. Why do I think this? 1. Premiership development teams do not generate any income for their clubs. They are a cost. 2. The best place for a Premiership development team to generate money is playing in the Championship (tv money especially). 3. If the top 12 places in the Championship are held by Development teams, which in time it will, then it effectively shuts off any promotion to the Prem......and also any relegation, making the Prem a closed shop. 4. A win-win for the Prem clubs. No relegation and more income provided by the Development team. 5. Money talks. I see it like the European Constitution episode. People didn't like that, so they went away and just re-worded it to become a 'Treaty' which is then forced through. This whole issue will rear it's ugly head again at some point.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2016 9:01:34 GMT
Will not be going and hope no one else does. Losses are the biggest way to speak out against this shambles - perhaps look at giving your money to the club in an alternative stream such as merch. We can't let the EFL thing this rubbish was worth it. In Germany there is a huge hatred towards RB Leipzeg. I won't go into the details as to why. However, Dortmund played there, and the Dortmund fans decided to boycott the game, and instead they went in their thousands to watch the Dortmund Youth team play, therefore ensuring the club got some money via their protest.
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Post by Henbury Gas on Sept 27, 2016 9:26:55 GMT
Will not be going and hope no one else does. Losses are the biggest way to speak out against this shambles - perhaps look at giving your money to the club in an alternative stream such as merch. We can't let the EFL thing this rubbish was worth it. In Germany there is a huge hatred towards RB Leipzeg. I won't go into the details as to why. However, Dortmund played there, and the Dortmund fans decided to boycott the game, and instead they went in their thousands to watch the Dortmund Youth team play, therefore ensuring the club got some money via their protest. If they play in Red i can understand it
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Post by oviedista on Sept 27, 2016 9:32:52 GMT
Will not be going and hope no one else does. Losses are the biggest way to speak out against this shambles - perhaps look at giving your money to the club in an alternative stream such as merch. We can't let the EFL thing this rubbish was worth it. In Germany there is a huge hatred towards RB Leipzeg. I won't go into the details as to why. However, Dortmund played there, and the Dortmund fans decided to boycott the game, and instead they went in their thousands to watch the Dortmund Youth team play, therefore ensuring the club got some money via their protest. Great example - and shows there are options which mean you can still show support for your team. The religious approach to 'always turning up to support' is what makes fans so easy to exploit. Newcastle are a case in point.
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Post by stevek192 on Sept 27, 2016 12:01:53 GMT
What other reasons can people come up with to boycott games and drain the club. It seems nowadays half the fun is gone out of football. It is a game of football at the end of the day nothing more nothing less and when fans realise that the better. Helping your club make a loss...whatever next?
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Post by countygroundhotel on Sept 27, 2016 12:30:32 GMT
What other reasons can people come up with to boycott games and drain the club. It seems nowadays half the fun is gone out of football. It is a game of football at the end of the day nothing more nothing less and when fans realise that the better. Helping your club make a loss...whatever next? Been helping the club make consistent losses since the mid 80s and I still won't be going to any of these games. Feel free to help Shaun Harvey leave his mark on football but a lot of us will choose not to play along with his ego boosting ideas. As others have said if you're worried about a ' loss' on this or any other game give the club extra money in other ways. Rest assured Shaun Harvey will be trying to use your attendance to say what a great idea he had.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2016 13:49:37 GMT
So Prem under 23 and certain Scottish clubs will not enter the football league. All well and good but are U23 sides going to be allowed to enter this Mickey Mouse cup next season? I'm asking as I have missed the answer to that one.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2016 13:52:33 GMT
What's wrong with watching the Yeovil game in this competition? I thought the issue was only with B/U23 sides?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2016 14:17:35 GMT
What's wrong with watching the Yeovil game in this competition? I thought the issue was only with B/U23 sides? I thought it was the competition as a whole! Just boycotting b/u23 sides doesn't add up as they are still able to play in the competition which is 'partially' boycotted! Boycott the whole competition or not. Mixed messages are sent. They are not wanted full stop I thought.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2016 14:17:55 GMT
Average attendances go up = Positive PR for the EFL Trophy in this form.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2016 14:19:01 GMT
Average attendances go up = Positive PR for the EFL Trophy in this form. Exactly! All or nothing to send the message across.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2016 14:38:37 GMT
Maybe I'm missing something; surely they will see the lowest attendances in the matches featuring B/U21 sides but not the others and the point will still be made without losing even more money for the club? I wont be going as I've never gone to games in this competition (yes even the semi and JPT final) but sounds weird to boycott the whole thing rather than just the games affected by the change.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2016 16:08:30 GMT
It's the competition as a whole which is letting these unwanted teams play in it so,to me anyway,it makes common sense to boycott the 'competition' to make 'the' point'.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2016 16:32:55 GMT
It's the competition as a whole which is letting these unwanted teams play in it so,to me anyway,it makes common sense to boycott the 'competition' to make 'the' point'.
That's fair enough I can see how people could think that way, but that would put the competition in danger of being scrapped altogether (not a bad thing in my book) and then that's even less chance for smaller clubs to get to Wembley.
Boycotting the B/U23 games only should suffice imo, no need for the clubs to suffer losses.
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