I just wanted to ask what people’s views or thoughts on the checkatrade trophy and the competition as a whole.?

Good way to raise money for clubs as a bit of extra revenue. Other than that it's a joke of a competition. Get rid of U21 squads and it can become somewhat credible again.

Maybe instead of U21 teams bring the National League into the competition somehow. Be a good chance for them to fair up against higher opposition.

So much wrong with the competition. 

its rubbish and people are only warming to the b teams because the premier league clubs agreed to pay a little more, its pointless and needs scrapping.

It's awful.

The competition needs new life and the Premier League B teams removing, there's enough fans who vote with their feet to showcase that this will never be accepted. It should invite Non-League teams instead, it would make it more exciting for me and it's all about a lower league team visiting Wembley but it's lost its way.

I don't really think theres much point to the trophy, we have enough other competitions along with the league. If Notts won it we might have a different opinion on it though.

No interest, it's a nothing competition and it never will be anything more than that,

I think it's a waste of time but I would welcome re-form.

I would like the B teams removed and for the FL to find better paying sponsors, there are enough clubs with enough fans to make the praise money more attractive without requiring handouts from the Prem clubs.

Wasteful...

The thing that annoys me is the fact that Premier League B teams can field any player pretty much, yet Notts has to start with many of the first team players and this can lead to injuries or fatigue which is not needed.

8 minutes ago, KingTurley said:

Wasteful...

The thing that annoys me is the fact that Premier League B teams can field any player pretty much, yet Notts has to start with many of the first team players and this can lead to injuries or fatigue which is not needed.

Sort of what i was thinking, it will tire the players out much faster with everything else.

Bin it for good as no teams make any money from it unless they go deep into the competition. Other than the time Phil Stant was robbed of his goal have Notts ever got to an area final for it? It has just turned into a reserve team competition in all but name really.

This for me it’s a bit of a mix bag on the one hand we are able to earn a bit of extra money. But on the other hand it can take focus off the league if the team is in the relegation or playoff even promotion pic it can be a destruction . But there’s that incentive of Wembley for the last two teams and there fans. But then it’s a midweek that teams don’t need. 

It seems a pointless competition and it does not do anything for young English players, it gives the Premier League team a chance to give fringe players a run around nothing more!!

Pointless