CheckaTrade Trophy

[Up the Shrimpers]

Probably a 1,000 or under crowd v Southampton with about 25 away fans.

 

[Rattus Norvegicus]

Well, that's all good. A real chance to get into the next stage and opportunities for fringe players to get time on the pitch as well as for others to improve their fitness.

 

[Somerset Ex-TTB]

Southampton have been one of the better U21 sides in the last couple of years. 7 points in the first season and 4 last year.

 

[mfurok]

Stunning draw.

We don't know when we play each team.

Hard to imagine a more pathetically organised competition.

 

[buffalowolf]

Southampton should have a decent u21 side ,they have a very good youth academy.

 

[buffalowolf]

Why people continually knock this tournament ii dont know , tome it serves a purpose,players who have been warming the bench in league matches get some valuable game time,players coming backfrom injury also get some valuable game time ,plus some u23s who knocking on the door off the senior squad, our coaching staff get to see how they perform against seniors,well in COL U and Cambridge they do.Also sure they wasnt knocking the comp when we made the final 3 times .give it a rest you knockers ,after all no one is forcing you to go and watch .

 

[Ozzer]

Why people continually knock this tournament ii dont know , tome it serves a purpose,players who have been warming the bench in league matches get some valuable game time,players coming backfrom injury also get some valuable game time ,plus some u23s who knocking on the door off the senior squad, our coaching staff get to see how they perform against seniors,well in COL U and Cambridge they do.Also sure they wasnt knocking the comp when we made the final 3 times .give it a rest you knockers ,after all no one is forcing you to go and watch .

Keep up. When we got to the finals we weren’t playing Prem boys sides. Prem needs to sort itself out not use us to give their kids a game.

 

[BlueBore]

With all the rules about regionalisation and who can/can't play who, there doesn't seem to be much of a random element to this "draw". Its more of an algorithm really

 

[Tommy2holes]

Col u away. What's not to like!!!

 

[buffalowolf]

Keep up. When we got to the finals we weren’t playing Prem boys sides. Prem needs to sort itself out not use us to give their kids a game.

So what if we have to play Prem League boys teams,the FA have shown they are attempting ways off bringing the top young talent on, if this helps good luck , quite a few on here were threading about England youth winning the u19 and u21 world cups last year, and how England have some real young talent ,maybe they cut their teeth in the checkatrade . if it helps the young players in ENgland ,thats good enough for me .

 

[Bearded Shrimper]

So what if we have to play Prem League boys teams,the FA have shown they are attempting ways off bringing the top young talent on, if this helps good luck , quite a few on here were threading about England youth winning the u19 and u21 world cups last year, and how England have some real young talent ,maybe they cut their teeth in the checkatrade . if it helps the young players in ENgland ,thats good enough for me .

If that was what happened I think people wouldn't maybe mind as much, it's when the team are full of mid 20s foreign internationals that there seems a pretty gap between rhetoric and reality. that's what ****es people off

 

[Rattus Norvegicus]

If that was what happened I think people wouldn't maybe mind as much, it's when the team are full of mid 20s foreign internationals that there seems a pretty gap between rhetoric and reality. that's what ****es people off

Agreed - there is a sizeable gap between "intention" and action - both on the part of F.A. and the clubs in the top division. If I saw a review by the F.A. of their own pension and benefit packages then I might start to trust them just a little (very little) bit.

 

[SHRIMPERPETER]

Anyone know how tickets sales are going so far for this?

 

[cerbera45]

what date(s) are the fixture(s)? Thanks

 

[Zeuss]

Anyone know how tickets sales are going so far for this?

I know :Very SLOWLY !

 

[rigsby]

Anyone know how tickets sales are going so far for this?

The bloke in front of me in the ticket office tried to buy one last week and they weren’t on sale at that time.

 

[SHRIMPERPETER]

The bloke in front of me in the ticket office tried to buy one last week and they weren’t on sale at that time.

O know they were on sale for season card holders last week but went on general sale today.

 

[mattitouk]

what date(s) are the fixture(s)? Thanks

Home to Cambridge on Tuesday 4th September

Away to Colchester on Tuesday 9th October

Home to Southampon (U23's) on Wednesday 14th November.

If we qualify from the group, the next round of 32 will be held the week beginning Monday 3rd December, so probably Tuesday the 4th.

 

[tia]

Got my to ticket for the Cambridge game was only £4.Decent price

 

[Highlands Blue]

Only opening the East Stand so you can count me out on this one.