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Title: Premier League in talks for U21 teams to enter JPT
Post by: bobjimwilly on March 23, 2016, 06:32:40 pm
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/03/19/premier-league-in-negotiations-for-under-21-teams-to-enter-johns/

It's going to make a mockery of the trophy, of L1 and L2 teams when they get knocked out by the U21's, and this is aimed at improving PL U21 players, which will help them command higher selling on fees and essentially make them more money?

And the FL is considering this in return for money to improve L1 and L2 academies?

:turd:
Title: Re: Premier League in talks for U21 teams to enter JPT
Post by: CrippyCooke on March 23, 2016, 06:34:45 pm
A shit competition gets shitter.
Title: Re: Premier League in talks for U21 teams to enter JPT
Post by: IDM on March 23, 2016, 07:09:04 pm
So the play offs apart, the ONLY time we played n a cup final in front of 60,000 supporters in a major international stadium, was shit was it?

Jesus wept!
Title: Re: Premier League in talks for U21 teams to enter JPT
Post by: Muttley on March 23, 2016, 07:23:11 pm
If the PL clubs want their "starlets" to have a taste of competitive football, why don't they set up their own cup competition played amongst themselves and maybe draft in a few of their old professionals to give the teams a bit of "bite"?
Title: Re: Premier League in talks for U21 teams to enter JPT
Post by: CrippyCooke on March 23, 2016, 07:39:42 pm
So the play offs apart, the ONLY time we played n a cup final in front of 60,000 supporters in a major international stadium, was shit was it?

Jesus wept!

Great day but it's a shoddy competition until the area finals.
Title: Re: Premier League in talks for U21 teams to enter JPT
Post by: idler on March 23, 2016, 08:13:57 pm
If most teams in the JPT had the likes of Alan Little, Colin Sutherland, Tim Ryan and Steve Foster they would soon decide to opt out again.
It's alright having a few young players but a complete team might get frightened out of it.
Title: Re: Premier League in talks for U21 teams to enter JPT
Post by: RoversAlias on March 23, 2016, 09:25:26 pm
So the play offs apart, the ONLY time we played n a cup final in front of 60,000 supporters in a major international stadium, was shit was it?

Jesus wept!

Great day but it's a shoddy competition until the area finals.

Yeah, this is true. It's so tedious until the area finals, I think doing this will make it worse but it's already pretty naff.
Title: Re: Premier League in talks for U21 teams to enter JPT
Post by: silent majority on March 23, 2016, 10:22:16 pm
It won't happen.
Title: Re: Premier League in talks for U21 teams to enter JPT
Post by: bobjimwilly on March 24, 2016, 09:55:33 am
It won't happen.

hope you're right SM
Title: Re: Premier League in talks for U21 teams to enter JPT
Post by: One_Matty_Lucas on March 24, 2016, 11:53:13 am
If it increases the attendances, the prize money and level of competition that our team plays against i'm all for it.

Is it not similar to Donny playing in the Sheffield Senior Cup?
Title: Re: Premier League in talks for U21 teams to enter JPT
Post by: Muttley on March 24, 2016, 12:41:26 pm
If it increases the attendances, the prize money and level of competition that our team plays against i'm all for it.

If anything, I'd expect attendances to fall - how many fans of a PL team would you expect to turn up to see their u21's play v DRFC?


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Is it not similar to Donny playing in the Sheffield Senior Cup?

No, DRFC are affiliated to the Sheffield & Hallam FA and so qualify to participate in the Senior County Cup.
Title: Re: Premier League in talks for U21 teams to enter JPT
Post by: bobjimwilly on March 24, 2016, 02:44:26 pm
http://www.fsf.org.uk/blog/view/premier-league-u21-plan-johnstone-paint-trophy
Title: Re: Premier League in talks for U21 teams to enter JPT
Post by: Sammy Chung was King on March 25, 2016, 03:54:37 am
They have put the idea out there, to see what s..t storm it kicks up!, just like when they were on about them playing in the lower leagues!.
Title: Re: Premier League in talks for U21 teams to enter JPT
Post by: The Red Baron on March 25, 2016, 08:42:31 am
It won't be the Johnstone's Paint Trophy next season.

http://mobile.football-league.co.uk/news/article/2016/johnstones-paint-to-end-football-league-trophy-sponsorship-3024637.aspx