A "pre-determined" draw whatever next?

[Hillymister]

See Pool have drawn Barrow and Morecombe in a "pre-determined" group for the EFL Cup so only need to find out which kids team is also in the group live on Sky tomorrow !!!
Who decides these things.
Be interesting to see which gets the better gates the friendlies or the friendlies-I mean cup matches.....

 

[This is Ska]

Is it a geographical thing to keep costs down and maintain some kind of interest? If that’s the case I presume Fleetwood have drawn Accy and Wigan maybe….or Carlisle and Stockport?

 

[basilrobbie3]

The thinking is that they try to reduce travel times for all. The EFL have done it for a long time for this competition. It's quite revealing of their mind set, in some ways.

 

[poolfaninwigan]

Let's just sack it and concentrate on the league probably lose money on these games any way .

 

[bill40]

Is it a geographical thing to keep costs down and maintain some kind of interest? If that’s the case I presume Fleetwood have drawn Accy and Wigan maybe….or Carlisle and Stockport?

If it's a geographic thing Barrow should have a group on their own.

 

[Lytham_fy8]

If it's a geographic thing Barrow should have a group on their own.

Yep, Barrow is a right palaver to get to considering it looks like you could walk it from Fleetwood.

 

[AllezBlackpool]

Yep, Barrow is a right palaver to get to considering it looks like you could walk it from Fleetwood.

Maybe Jaffa might lend everyone his boat.

 

[Wizaard]

Yep, Barrow is a right palaver to get to considering it looks like you could walk it from Fleetwood.

Am I right in thinking this is the Autowindscreens/LDV/Johnstones Paints/Papa John's, or have they made the early stages of the League Cup a group?

 

[SouthernSeasider]

the most dull and boring tournament. attendances for this will be about 2,000.

 

[Wizaard]

Maybe Jaffa might lend everyone his boat.

We could nick the Knott End ferry. It won't be the first time that's happened.

 

[Lytham_fy8]

Am I right in thinking this is the Autowindscreens/LDV/Johnstones Paints/Papa John's, or have they made the early stages of the League Cup a group?

It's the League/Milk/Littlewoods/Rumbelows(?) cup I think?

 

[Parky1953]

We could nick the Knott End ferry. It won't be the first time that's happened.

Is it not on a bloody cross estuary rope?

 

[April13th1970]

Am I right in thinking this is the Autowindscreens/LDV/Johnstones Paints/Papa John's, or have they made the early stages of the League Cup a group?

It's actually the EFL Trophy as mentioned above which was drawn this morning.

EFL Trophy

The EFL Cup is the renamed League Cup (AKA Carabao Cup) which is being drawn tomorrow afternoon (We're ball 5)

EFL Cup

 

[Pauls_Boutique]

This group is for the EFL Trophy, the autoglass/ LDV/ Johnson Paints trophy we won a couple of times in the early 2000s.

The Carabao Cup is the EFL Cup or Milk/ Rumbelows / Littlewoods/ Coco Cola/ Carling cup and the draw for the first round of that is also tomorrow.

 

[poolseasider]

Nobody was moaning when we won the thing in 02/04.
Look how many fans went to this year's final was like a Championship play off the only bit I don't like is the U21 teams in it.

 

[This is Ska]

If it's a geographic thing Barrow should have a group on their own.

Yep it’s out of the way for all really, would have thought Carlisle would be put with them and Fleetwood with us.

 

[SouthernSeasider]

I think they should take U21 teams out, and replace with Conference. Would make it much more exciting IMO.

 

[This is Ska]

I think they should take U21 teams out, and replace with Conference. Would make it much more exciting IMO.

great idea

 

[XBeds-Now-Kings_Meaburn]

You'd have thought Barrow ,carlisle , morecambe , would be in same group. ,then Fleetwood ,Blackpool , Bolton. Looks like bods at efl didn't do geography at school

 

[Wizaard]

It's actually the EFL Trophy as mentioned above which was drawn this morning.

EFL Trophy

The EFL Cup is the renamed League Cup (AKA Carabao Cup) which is being drawn tomorrow afternoon (We're ball 5)

EFL Cup

That makes more sense. Thanks

 

[Wizaard]

You'd have thought Barrow ,carlisle , morecambe , would be in same group. ,then Fleetwood ,Blackpool , Bolton. Looks like bods at efl didn't do geography at school

Based in Preston.

Ergo thick as pig shit

QED

 

[Walnut]

I think they should take U21 teams out, and replace with Conference. Would make it much more exciting IMO.

Good idea

 

[LA1 Seasider]

I think they should take U21 teams out, and replace with Conference. Would make it much more exciting IMO.

Or even chuck in some Welsh, Irish, Northern Irish and Scottish teams.

 

[Pauls_Boutique]

Or even chuck in some Welsh, Irish, Northern Irish and Scottish teams.

Yeah that would be good. Away day in Edinburgh or Belfast would be different.

 

[April13th1970]

I think they should take U21 teams out, and replace with Conference. Would make it much more exciting IMO.

But then it wouldn't be the EFL Trohpy

 

[TangerinePeel]

But then it wouldn't be the EFL Trohpy

You could argue U21 sides don't constitute as the EFL.

I don't think anyone would care if they reformatted it, they've killed any interest in it with all these terrible changes.

 

[Seasideforever]

Wouldn’t want some of our valuable players playing on some non league pitches

 

[April13th1970]

You could argue U21 sides don't constitute as the EFL.

I don't think anyone would care if they reformatted it, they've killed any interest in it with all these terrible changes.

I'm surprised Disney haven't seen the sponsorship opportunity, It's definitely the Mickey Mouse Cup

 

[Wizzerboy]

But then it wouldn't be the EFL Trohpy

A bit like a team coming 3rd in the Premier league winning the  CHAMPIONS league

 

[Hillymister]

Actually 8 teams from the National League did play in the EFL Cup between 2000/2006. Personally I would rather that than U21 teams.
I guess however that with some Premier League teams pressing the EFL for their "B/U21" teams to play in the EFL (Like Celtic and Rangers in Scotland) this is the EFLs attempt to stop that happening but it will eventually as money talks.

 

[BlackpoolPunk]

Actually 8 teams from the National League did play in the EFL Cup between 2000/2006. Personally I would rather that than U21 teams.
I guess however that with some Premier League teams pressing the EFL for their "B/U21" teams to play in the EFL (Like Celtic and Rangers in Scotland) this is the EFLs attempt to stop that happening but it will eventually as money talks.

We played Doncaster (I think?) when they were non league in this cup.