Community Shield - Arsenal (N) | Sun 6th Aug - 16:00

[Deleted member 77198]

The charity/community shield is classed as a major honour, check out the rags, dippers and our honour list.

It (and it’s equivalents in other countries) is on every single club’s honours list in European football.

It’s not a major trophy though, it’s still a minor one. Yet it’s still a competitive trophy like the Euro Super Cup and World Club Cup.

 

[Blue Mist]

The charity/community shield is classed as a major honour, check out the rags, dippers and our honour list.

By contrast, check out Peps team selection and attitude. ( no complaints from me)

 

[Deleted member 77198]

By contrast, check out Peps team selection and attitude. ( no complaints from me)

Pep’s said in the past in a moan to the journalists in a press conference that it should be counted as a trophy.

In 2018-19 when we won the domestic quadruple, Pep said something along the lines of, ‘excuse me, it’s four trophies [when someone said we’d won three that season], we also won the Community Shield. It is a trophy, it is in Germany and Spain and it was when another club won it the other season so why aren’t you counting it for me?’

 

[Stephen230]

The charity/community shield is classed as a major honour, check out the rags, dippers and our honour list.

I don’t think there is any official definition of a ‘major’ trophy. But generally they are considered competitions that are open to everybody to either compete in or qualify for within a defined structure.

The Community Shield is officially classed as a ‘Super Cup.’ Which are generally one off invitational matches.

I think a very small percentage of people within the game would class it as major trophy.

 

[Blue Mist]

Pep’s said in the past in a moan to the journalists in a press conference that it should be counted as a trophy.

In 2018-19 when we won the domestic quadruple, Pep said something along the lines of, ‘excuse me, it’s four trophies [when someone said we’d won three that season], we also won the Community Shield. It is a trophy, it is in Germany and Spain and it was when another club won it the other season so why aren’t you counting it for me?’

Half the first team will still be on the beach, (as good as anyway.) They need rest. Pep knows that and will not bring them back earlier.
Why is it 2 weeks before the season starts anyway?

 

[Son of Merv]

Half the first team will still be on the beach, (as good as anyway.) They need rest. Pep knows that and will not bring them back earlier.
Why is it 2 weeks before the season starts anyway?

It's not...6th for the CS, 11th first PL game v Burnley

 

[Blue Mist]

It's not...6th for the CS, 11th first PL game v Burnley

OK fair enough. Ta for letting me know.

 

[Shirley]

I don’t think there is any official definition of a ‘major’ trophy. But generally they are considered competitions that are open to everybody to either compete in or qualify for within a defined structure.

The Community Shield is officially classed as a ‘Super Cup.’ Which are generally one off invitational matches.

I think a very small percentage of people within the game would class it as major trophy.

The club joined the Football League in 1892, and won their first major honour, the FA Cup, in 1904.

 

[blueparrot]

Half the first team will still be on the beach, (as good as anyway.) They need rest. Pep knows that and will not bring them back earlier.
Why is it 2 weeks before the season starts anyway?

Thats entirely been down to when players came back and their pre seasons after tournaments. They’l all be back together this time so the team will probably be stronger.

 

[Stephen230]

The club joined the Football League in 1892, and won their first major honour, the FA Cup, in 1904.

Thanks. But not really sure of the relevance to anything I said?