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Exeter away - 16th Sep, ko 7pmQuote:
Originally Posted by MOZZER2
Newport home - 7th Oct, ko 7:45pm
Arsenal U21 home TBC
Wonder what sort of crowd the Newport game will get
Arsenal U21 match scheduled for 11th November at 7.45 (home).
Wales play England on October 9th, is 7th near enough to the international window for it to be re arramged?Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael Morris
With changes I'd imagine we would just want to play it.Quote:
Originally Posted by City123
It's within the window, Arsenal the same now in November.Quote:
Originally Posted by City123
The fact we've agreed to play during these dates I suspect we will be treating the tournament with the respect it deserves, (i.e, not a lot!). Our first team will want a break and lots of our u18/u21s will be on international duty.
Anyone know how easy or difficult it may be to get a ticket for the Exeter away game?Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael Morris
This won't be an issue!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dorcus
Great 👍Quote:
Originally Posted by ccfcwelshlad
I'd be amazed if we took more than 200 to Exeter and get more than 3,000 for the home games. A farce of a competition.
There will probably be more County fans than Cardiff when we play them. I work in the Newport area and they’re well excited about it.
In fairness, they haven't got much else to be excited about at present.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mario Miethig
Lower league teams tend to hate this competition due to the U21 involvement
Until they get near to a Wembley final and then it's a bigger deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Armitage Shanks
Dunno but over 65s only have to pay £5 in the home end.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dorcus
A bargain! No good to you though; you'll probably be in the Galapagos or travelling along the Drake Passage 😂Quote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
Not so! Having just returned from my aborted Greenland trip in time for Saturday's game (having landed at Bristol 3.5 hours before the Plymouth game), I'm off to Croatia tomorrow morning - but back in time for the game against the Grecians :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dorcus
You're amazing! When are you going to release your book? Here's one who would like to read it 🌐👍Quote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
A chance to get out of that sh*t hole and come to a CITY! I went to newport for the first time in years the otherday. What a dump!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mario Miethig
I don't document my travels other than putting some posts on Facebook for friends - and I have no time for the overwhelming majority of travel writers as they embellish, exaggerate or perform for the sake of their audiences. I hold most of them in the same contempt as people who attend gigs and events and hold up their phones to record things for long periods of time or turn around to have themselves in a selfie with the performance or chosen scene in the background.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dorcus
I confess to going bananas regarding travel this year (i.e. a trip every month to places from Poland to Peru - and always on a budget if I'm travelling solo as I think it provides a more authentic experience) as I have a significant birthday next January (although I don't really celebrate birthdays to any degree per se) and we never know how long we will be around - and the older we are the less quality time we have left.
And I do my best not to miss City's and Wales' home fixtures.
P.S. If you find me booking a cruise or going on an All inclusive package holiday please shoot me"
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Originally Posted by Dorcus
Easy I should imagine, as it doesn’t count towards away league fixtures
Of courses, I forgot. Are you running a coach trip Tony?Quote:
Originally Posted by BLUETIT
You sound like someone after my own heart!Quote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
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Originally Posted by Dorcus
If enough nutters wanna go :hehe:
My Newport supporting mates reckon it’s a “bubble” trip for them…so lots are boycotting it :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mario Miethig
Well I'm a nutter alright so here's oneQuote:
Originally Posted by BLUETIT
I notice some teams are playing their fixtures tonight and Shrewsbury have already played twice in the competition. What’s the reasoning our group starts 2 weeks after everybody else?
We are cooler than Shrewsbury that's why.Quote:
Originally Posted by Canton Kev
I don’t know why I ever doubted the legitimacy of this tournamentQuote:
Originally Posted by JamesWales
Largest attendance in the competition last night: 4,771 at Bradford v Grimsby.
Smallest attendance in the competition last night: 550 at Fleetwood v Accrington.
There were a number of crowds that were less than a thousand.
Isn't this trophy a bastardised Autoglass Trophy which was played in the 90s?
Only memorable due to playing the Jack's a couple of times, once on Sky where it pissed downand loads of moither on Sloper Road and prior to that at the Vetch a few days after the 91 FA Cup game where there was loads of moither.
Simpler times.
Wasn't there a boycott of this competition when they put in youth teans?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
The crowds have almost always been dismal for this competition. Back in January 1997 we had a crowd of 793 for a home tie against Exeter. I was there. It was a freezing night, the game was terrible and we were 1-0 down with a couple of minutes to go when Carl Dale equalised. Everyone around me in the Grandstand was cursing him. There were no goals in extra time and we lost on penalties. I'm pretty sure it was 3-0 or something daft.Quote:
Originally Posted by City123
Are there still rules regarding the starting line up in regards to this? I seem to remember having to start 5 or 6 players from the previous league game to avoid a weak side being put out. Hopefully this is not still the case and we can play the reserves
Taken from wikipedia, so may or may not be up to date:Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBirchgrovePub
Eligibility criteria for players
For EFL clubs[2]
Minimum of four qualifying outfield players in their starting XI. A qualifying outfield player was one who met any of the following requirements:
Any player who started the previous or following first-team fixture.
Any player who is in the top 10 players at the club who has made the most starting appearances in league and domestic cup competitions this season.
Any player with forty or more first-team starting appearances in their career, including International matches.
Any player on loan from a Premier League club or any EFL Category One Academy club.
A club can play any eligible goalkeeper in the competition.
Any player out on a long loan term at a National League, National League North, or National League South team can play as long as the loaning team agree to allow the player to return for the match.
For invited teams[2]
Minimum of six players in the starting line-up who are aged under 21 on 30 June 2025.
Maximum of two players on the team sheet who are aged over 21 and have also made forty or more senior appearances.
7pm kick-off at Exeter. That's something easy to miss with all the excitement!
Jay Spearing played for Liverpool u21s the other night - he's 36 years old 😊Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBirchgrovePub
Saw that, then when I clicked on his name on fotmob it said he was last at Tranmere in 2022.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Bloop
Wiki though has him down as a player coach at Liverpool academy. Bit different.
Seen a few prem clubs do it now to 'guide' the youngsters on the pitch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trigger