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Were the EFL proposing playing certain rounds of the FA cup in midweek to ease league congestion?
The evidence of them messing about with cup formats isn't a good one based on the League cup this season.
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What a joke, clubs have now been fined in the checkatrade trophy.
http://bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38002599
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Luton Towns reponse to the EFL
“We entered those teams with our eyes wide open and we accept that we would be fined for doing so," Chief Executive Gary Sweet told the club's official website.
"While we don’t feel we should be paying ‘fees’ to get our youngsters experience, we view that as an investment in their development.
“We are staggered, however, that we have been fined the maximum amount for our first offence, which was winning away from home at a club from the division above with half-a-dozen first-team regulars in their team.
“We played nine graduates of our academy in that game at Gillingham, and seven against a West Brom side containing four players, two of whom who were internationals and had been transferred for several million pounds, and still beat both.
“We believe our team selection has added value to a competition that was dying last season and is now – with low three-figure attendances at many matches so far – well and truly on its last legs.
"We had the second highest attendance in our one home game against a fellow senior EFL club, which we believe was only because we were playing our youngsters.
“We acknowledge our breach of the competition rules, but does our ‘offence’ make a mockery of the competition any more than a club substituting their first-choice goalkeeper after just a couple of minutes of the game to ensure they met the five-player starting rule.
“Which is more in keeping with the spirit of the game? Which supports the competition’s ethos of promoting young talent more?
“That is clearly disingenuous and by fining us this amount the EFL is effectively saying that promoting young talent is only acceptable if they’re with an EPPP1 club, and they are depriving their own member clubs’ young players access to first-team football.”
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What was that song our fans sang after the docking of 3 points against Brighton? Maybe Luton Town fans could be sent the words!
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The fans need to show what a joke it's becoming and STAY AWAY
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Did Darrell Clarke really say this which is doing the rounds
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http://rufc.co/2s8OeGs
B teams invited
I will not pay to watch b teams
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Me neither...stinks to high heaven this...Originally Posted by millertop
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One of the proposals was to have 5 divisions of 20 teams.
So if it was in place now next season you would get only 19 league home games, instead of the 23 you get now.
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