2017/18 Checkatrade(EFL) Trophy (15/08 v Rotherham)

[MillionMilesAway]

Totally agree with that. It says on the site they are going to review the process before next season. I guess they need to find the balance between having different groups each season whilst also minimising travel for fans.

True, they're trying things out and reviewing afterwards, which is quite refreshing in football really.

I suppose they're not necessarily expecting lots of away fans - last season's figures are probably low.

 

[shemnel]

draw today at 3pm

 

[lancs blue]

A or B would suit me fine.

 

[allan harper]

draw today at 3pm

Is it being shown live?

 

[MCFC1993]

Group C would be great, Bury, Rochdale and Blackburn.

 

[bluesmith]

We got group f. Bradford, Rotherham and Chesterfield.

 

[shemnel]

City, Bradford, Rotherham, Chesterfield

 

[shemnel]

Carlisle, Leicester, Fleetwood, Morecambe
Accrington Stanley, Blackpool, Wigan, Middlesbrough
Blackburn, Bury, Rochdale, Stoke
Crewe, Oldham, Port Vale, Newcastle
Doncaster, Grimsby, S****horpe, Sunderland
Lincoln, Notts County, Mansfield, Everton
Coventry, Shrews, Walsall, W Brom

 

[trevorriley]

more games at academy stadium, is that 2 a day ?

 

[MCFC1993]

Some interesting away grounds.

 

[MCFC1993]

more games at academy stadium, is that 2 a day ?

All 3 games will be played away.

 

[Fred_Quimby]

Shame we didn't get Everton's group. I can make all those grounds easily.

 

[LHarper]

According to the BBC the matches will be:

29th August vs. Rotherham United

3rd October vs. Bradford City

7th November vs. Chesterfield

 

[Tbilisi]

Possible fixtures,Rotherham and Chesterfield new grounds for me

https://www.efl.com/clubs-and-competitions/checkatrade-trophy/

 

[cadds92]

Isn't the final at Wembley?

Imagine us getting to the final and filling out half the ground.

 

[Worksop Blue]

Excellent. Two new stadiums to visit, both less than 1/2 drive away for me. Done Saltergate and Millmoor many times before so will be good to compare.

 

[edinburgh123]

Isn't the final at Wembley?

Imagine us getting to the final and filling out half the ground.

More likely the lower league team we play will take 35000 and we will take about 10-15000. We hardly sold our Arsenal semi tickets at a rate of knots, not convinced a final against Grimsby or Plymouth for example is gonna be difficult to get a ticket for

 

[shemnel]

i have a sneaky feeling our away attendances for these games will be really strong, i think a lot of blues are up for visiting some lower league clubs, i was really up for group A but hey ho, it'll still be fun

 

[Why Always Ste]

i have a sneaky feeling our away attendances for these games will be really strong, i think a lot of blues are up for visiting some lower league clubs, i was really up for group A but hey ho, it'll still be fun

Same, I'll be going to these away games.
Would've preferred the group Stoke got though.

 

[TBooksbluearmy]

Surely it will depend on the price of the tickets. I have got a funny feeling that the clubs, we have drawn will try to cash in by upping there prices for these games. The EFL should not allow them to do this, and tell them that the prices should be no more that what they charge for a league game