JPT trophy, can anyone explain

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

I would love to get to Wembley and always see this as a viable option, perhaps my biggest disapoitment with Mickeys second coming was the poor performance against Luton (especally at home in the semi finals).

I was wondering why the competition has so many teams each year (16 at present) that get a bye into the next round, it cannot be based on league standings, anyone know.

Draw Saturday, games to be played week 30/08

Southern section (east): Brentford, Brighton, Charlton, Dagenham & Redbridge, Gillingham, Leyton Orient, Southend, Stevenage.

Byes in southern section: Barnet, Bristol Rovers, Cheltenham, Colchester, Hereford, Milton Keynes Dons, Plymouth, Wycombe.

Charlton away please

 

[Acker79]

I think it's a numbers thing. They want to make the competition open to the blue square premier league, so and they also want to have enough rounds to make it worth inviting everyone, while not producing so many games that clubs don't want to take part because it's too much.

So giving the byes allows them to include more teams/an extra round without over burdening the teams involved.

I think the byes are worked out based on the previous year's progress, we had a bye last year, so I presume it was because of us getting to the area final the seaosn before?

 

[Pantani]

The byes are drawn at random. I have said this on here before but the jpt and league cups need to be merged and turned in to a football league trophy. Then the premiershite teams would not be in it and would have less games to play and a football league trophy would actually have some sort of prestige.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

I think it's a numbers thing. They want to make the competition open to the blue square premier league, so and they also want to have enough rounds to make it worth inviting everyone, while not producing so many games that clubs don't want to take part because it's too much.

So giving the byes allows them to include more teams/an extra round without over burdening the teams involved.

I think the byes are worked out based on the previous year's progress, we had a bye last year, so I presume it was because of us getting to the area final the seaosn before?

I cannot see any BSP teams in the rounds (not sure if Luton were alowed to defend it) and I think Southampton won it last year, so sounds pheasable but may not be why in practice. Perhaps its about clubs not wanting to take pare early on, I believe due tothe high costs of Withdean we lose money if we get a home tie and do not sell more than 4,000 tickets.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

The byes are drawn at random. I have said this on here before but the jpt and league cups need to be merged and turned in to a football league trophy. Then the premiershite teams would not be in it and would have less games to play and a football league trophy would actually have some sort of prestige.

Perhaps just take out Premership clubs that have qualified for Europe, so if Liverpool lose to AIK, they could then follow this up with a loss at Tranmere or Stanley.

 

[Pantani]

Perhaps just take out Premership clubs that have qualified for Europe, so if Liverpool lose to AIK, they could then follow this up with a loss at Tranmere or Stanley.

I feel any premiership clubs will just play their reserves and the lower down clubs will complain about playing extra games than the top sides (despite the fact the top clubs would be playing in europe). Either way the extra competitions are seen as a burden by most clubs these days. It would just be nice to have the possibility of some decent ties, at present the jpt seems a waste of time unless you get to the area finals.

 

[Acker79]

I cannot see any BSP teams in the rounds (not sure if Luton were alowed to defend it)

Perhaps that was a one year experiment. There were a couple by special invitation one year, I just assumed it continued.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Perhaps that was a one year experiment. There were a couple by special invitation one year, I just assumed it continued.

Your right BSP teams used to be in it (I think the top 8 teams) which I thought as good. I don't know why they are not any more.

 

[8ace]

Perhaps that was a one year experiment. There were a couple by special invitation one year, I just assumed it continued.

We played Forest Green Rovers at Withdean once in this competition.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

We played Forest Green Rovers at Withdean once in this competition.

Perhaps stuffs my theory as I cannot imagine they finished top 8 in the conference.

 

[Acker79]

We played Forest Green Rovers at Withdean once in this competition.

Oh, thank god. I was starting to worry I'd completely imagined the BSP involvement.

 

[8ace]

Perhaps stuffs my theory as I cannot imagine they finished top 8 in the conference.

Wikipedia says it was 8 or 12 teams.
FGR finished 9th in 2002/03
Why they don't let the top 16 teams in to make it a power of two is beyond me

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Wikipedia says it was 8 or 12 teams.
FGR finished 9th in 2002/03
Why they don't let the top 16 teams in to make it a power of two is beyond me

Brighton v Crawley would have been good, Kuipers would have got a great recpetion.

 

[8ace]

Brighton v Crawley would have been good, Kuipers would have got a great recpetion.

Grimsby
Darlington
Luton
Rushden
York
Kettering
Crawley
AFC Wimbbledon
Mansfield
Cambridge U
Wrexham
Salisbury
Kidderminster
Altrincham
Barrow
Tamworth

Yep or a trip to Salisbury.
On the flip side we might have had to go to Luton again.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

l've got a much better idea, why dont they give everyone bye's?, then there would be no bloody JPT!

I mean, is it a competion really worth risking valuable rescorces on?, especially if this is to be a viable promotion season.

Who remembers the winners of the JPT anyway?, its not something that stays in the memory for very long l'm afraid.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

l've got a much better idea, why dont they give everyone bye's?, then there would be no bloody JPT!

I mean, is it a competion really worth risking valuable rescorces on?, especially if this is to be a viable promotion season.

Who remembers the winners of the JPT anyway?, its not something that stays in the memory for very long l'm afraid.

True.

BUT it is a trip to wemberley should you get to the final. And believe me in the Adams second coming a trip to wemberley would have brightened up the whole season.

 

[Perkino]

l've got a much better idea, why dont they give everyone bye's?, then there would be no bloody JPT!

I mean, is it a competion really worth risking valuable rescorces on?, especially if this is to be a viable promotion season.

Who remembers the winners of the JPT anyway?, its not something that stays in the memory for very long l'm afraid.

We need to do well in the JPT this season as it's the only way we can get 3 trips to Wembley in the same season.

I would settle for 1 trip to wembley!

 

[Notters]

Completely different issue but I think it could potentially be great if they could merge the league cup with the Scottish league cup... It would certainly add some spice.

As for the JPT, scrap it. Just scrap it.

 

[KneeOn]

i quite like the JPT, its a chance to get to Wembely. It offers lower league sides another route there. Keep it how it is.

 

[8ace]

We played Forest Green Rovers at Withdean once in this competition.

Quiz queston:

What significant event occurred in this game?