[Albion] EFL Trophy Quarter Final - Amex, Tuesday 9th January ko 7pm

[Papa Lazarou]

https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/sport/football/even-the-maldinis-only-have-three-the-sussex-family-celebrating-four-football-generations-and-a-bit-of-history-4175586

According to this, Adam’s youngest son Teddy is eight and has been signed by Brighton. Worth watching out for in ten years time!!

That's the younger brother I've included. Apparently he's very highly regarded already.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

I have two thoughts on this:

1) It's hard not to have a little snigger at Reading after all their billy big bollocks 20 years ago when we beat them to the league one title and then they nicked our players/manager over the next couple of years.

2) It's mad to think that this is an actual first team game for them. One that they took 400 fans to and were hoping/expecting to win. It's just an U21 game for us. A chance for some of the academy kids to get a bit of experience.

 

[AIT76]

Does anyone else not like the idea of U21 teams being in this competition?

Obviously I’m delighted for our young players but isn’t this competition meant to be for 3/4 tier clubs.

There are 48 clubs in Leagues One and Two - but 64 are needed for the tournament format so the numbers have to be made up somehow. Back in the days when we qualified by right I seem to remember non-league clubs being invited to compete. This has recently been changed to allow PL and Championship sides to enter their academy teams, subject to certain eligability criteria.

 

[Luke93]

There are 48 clubs in Leagues One and Two - but 64 are needed for the tournament format so the numbers have to be made up somehow. Back in the days when we qualified by right I seem to remember non-league clubs being invited to compete. This has recently been changed to allow PL and Championship sides to enter their academy teams, subject to certain eligability criteria.

Competition has had several formats. Invitational 32 from T3/4, groups, no groups, groups added back, north / south separation, a period with added T5 teams as you said, 48 teams (seeded to protect 16 teams to make the next round 32) to what we’ve got now.

An academy has never won it since they were invited to play on 2016/17. Some strong teams have won it though, the Southampton team from 09/10 had Lallana in it! It’s often been a competition lopsided by a ‘big’ team that finds themselves slipped down to L1. There has been underdog winners which this competition is meant for though. Think winning it is worth 100K so it’s not something a prem academy will be chasing, but will make a huge difference to a team like Salford City, who beat Portsmouth in a final!

It does feel strange for an academy playing a first team competition. But they don’t often go deep. Perhaps it’s inevitable that one does?

 

[Simster]

If we get a home draw, I hope the club markets it as a first team game - more stands open, points offered. Our U21s are 2 games from Wembley, so it would great to get 5-7,000 in for the next one and I don't think that's impossible.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

If we get a home draw, I hope the club markets it as a first team game - more stands open, points offered. Our U21s are 2 games from Wembley, so it would great to get 5-7,000 in for the next one and I don't think that's impossible.

I hope it doesn't go pear shaped like it did when we got to the semi final against Luton.

 

[nicko31]

I hope it doesn't go pear shaped like it did when we got to the semi final against Luton.

It was actually southern area final, that was a grim night

 

[Simster]

I hope it doesn't go pear shaped like it did when we got to the semi final against Luton.

That night really just about summed up Micky Adams II.

 

[dazzer6666]

I have two thoughts on this:

1) It's hard not to have a little snigger at Reading after all their billy big bollocks 20 years ago when we beat them to the league one title and then they nicked our players/manager over the next couple of years.

2) It's mad to think that this is an actual first team game for them. One that they took 400 fans to and were hoping/expecting to win. It's just an U21 game for us. A chance for some of the academy kids to get a bit of experience.

An U21 game where we were missing our best U21s……..

 

[Taybha]

Dear Radio berk shire

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

There are 48 clubs in Leagues One and Two - but 64 are needed for the tournament format so the numbers have to be made up somehow. Back in the days when we qualified by right I seem to remember non-league clubs being invited to compete. This has recently been changed to allow PL and Championship sides to enter their academy teams, subject to certain eligability criteria.

I get why they’ve done it. I just don’t agree with it, although I’m tempted to be a hypocrite and go as they progress further.

FWIW - I’d include sides from the National League instead, gives them a test at playing League opposition.

 

[amexer]

I hope it doesn't go pear shaped like it did when we got to the semi final against Luton.

What happened in this game and what was our team

 

[stewart12]

What happened in this game and what was our team

in a wretched season we had 1 ray of hope, that we'd somehow got quite far in this noddy competition.

We played Luton who were relegated from the football league that year (albeit with a massive points deduction)

Drew the first leg 0-0 at Withdean.

In the early stages of the 2nd leg, a defensive mix up gifted Luton an early goal, then David Livermore got a straight red. Nicky Forster later equalised

However we went on to lose on penalties with Chris Birchall missing the decisive spot kick

Micky Adams was sacked very shortly after

Team was

Michel Kuipers

Andy Whing
Adam El-Abd
Tommy Fraser
Adam Virgo

Dean Cox
Jason Jarrett
Chris Birchall
David Livermore

Nicky Forster
Calvin Andrew

Subs

John Sullivan
Colin "The Hawk" Hawkins
Johnny Dixon
Tommy Elphick
Steve Cook

 

[The Albion Roar]

Harry Howell was born a week after THAT Walsall game.

No, not the 7-0; the two red cards and 137 repeated crosses to the keeper.

 

[ManOfSussex]

So when is the draw for the next round? Fancy Wycombe, nice and local for me

1830 Friday on SSN apparently.

 

[dazzer6666]

Shocking bullying of a small child. Look how they surround him and jump all over him.

 

[London Irish]

Harry Howell was born a week after THAT Walsall game.

No, not the 7-0; the two red cards and 137 repeated crosses to the keeper.

Incredible to think both Forster and Murray played in that game yet we couldn't score against nine

 

[peterward]

Shocking bullying of a small child. Look how they surround him and jump all over him.

School in the morning.......

 

[sparkie]

Dream road to the final:

QF v Crawley (for Sussex)
SF v Doncaster (for significance)
F v Bolton (for the attendance)

Would rather play Accrington Stanley ( who are they ? ) than Bolton but this is getting way, way, way ahead of ourselves.

 

[Krafty]

Dream road to the final:

QF v Crawley (for Sussex)
SF v Doncaster (for significance)
F v Bolton (for the attendance)

I would like a tie against Crawley. They will reach the quarters if they win at Peterborough today.