This Is What's Wrong With Checkatrade Comp

[Steward]

The Leicester City team tonight included 6 over-age players, 3 internationals and transfer fees worth around £45m in their 2-1 Checkatrade Trophy second-round win at S****horpe United.
Rules for some and not others.

[Jeekay56]

The Leicester City team tonight included 6 over-age players, 3 internationals and transfer fees worth around £45m in their 2-1 Checkatrade Trophy second-round win at S****horpe United.
Rules for some and not others.

While not wanting to defend this joke of a competition, this is another example of poor reporting by the BBC.

Kelechi Iheanacho didn't turn 21 until a couple of months ago, he therefore qualifies as he was under 21 in June.

[purelybenjamin]

While not wanting to defend this joke of a competition, this is another example of poor reporting by the BBC.

Kelechi Iheanacho didn't turn 21 until a couple of months ago, he therefore qualifies as he was under 21 in June.

This is true. However, I'm sure the FA's rationale was that this would give more chances for younger players to develop with a view to making the England team stronger in the future. Not sure that a 21 year old full Nigerian international playing alongside a 31 year old Argentinian was what they had in mind...

The strike force alone cost £33million. They were playing S****thorpe.

For me the saddest part of it is that the sub they put on for Iheanacho with 9 mins to go was the development teams leading scorer. Surely he is the kind of player that the shaky rationale behind this tournament was designed to help?

[upthemaggies]

This is true. However, I'm sure the FA's rationale was that this would give more chances for younger players to develop with a view to making the England team stronger in the future. Not sure that a 21 year old full Nigerian international playing alongside a 31 year old Argentinian was what they had in mind...

The strike force alone cost £33million. They were playing S****thorpe.

For me the saddest part of it is that the sub they put on for Iheanacho with 9 mins to go was the development teams leading scorer. Surely he is the kind of player that the shaky rationale behind this tournament was designed to help?

Iheanacho has also played 8 games in the Champions League and scored goals in that competition, including the equaliser in their 1-1 draw with Celtic last season. He's a gold card on the offical FIFA 18 video game.

[queenslandpie]

The thing that's wrong with the Checkatrade is that it' still going in it's current format. Relegate it to league 2 and conference clubs give 'em a day out at Wemberlee and be done with it. That is all it is worth.