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Scouseinthehouse said:
There's something seriously flawed with the EFL (Checkatrade) Trophy when Chelsea can exploit it and play a 24-year-old, £32 million Belgium.
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Nobody exploited anything. A paragraph from the age restrictions regarding U23 teams:

  • Each team can field a goalkeeper over the age limit and up to three ‘over-age’ outfield players in every match.
 
Andras99 said:
Nobody exploited anything. A paragraph from the age restrictions regarding U23 teams:
  • Each team can field a goalkeeper over the age limit and up to three ‘over-age’ outfield players in every match.
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I know what the rules are.

If you'd of read my post, the point was the whole spirit and idea of the competition is being exploited within those in a seriously flawed concept from the Football League.
 
Scouseinthehouse said:
I know what the rules are.

If you'd of read my post, the point was the whole spirit and idea of the competition is being exploited within those in a seriously flawed concept from the Football League.
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Can u say that no Pool player over age of 23 has been used in your u-23 squad, or specificly in this EFL (Checkatrade) Trophy?
 
Bujakaa92 said:
Can u say that no Pool player over age of 23 has been used in your u-23 squad, or specificly in this EFL (Checkatrade) Trophy?
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Can you at least check what teams enter the League One/ League Two competition before you waste your time asking?
 
Scouseinthehouse said:
I know what the rules are.

If you'd of read my post, the point was the whole spirit and idea of the competition is being exploited within those in a seriously flawed concept from the Football League.
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I did get your point, and I agree with it, but the club operated with the bounds of the rules. There is nothing dubious about it, no matter how much it contradicts the term Under 23. I am also of the belief that it should be for the players that fit into that age restriction, and nothing more. If you have problems with injuries, you can always call up younger players.
 
You're playing in a tournament for League One/ Two teams. That goes against the whole concept/ ethos, aside from the English youth thing, to play £32 million first teammers surely? I know the rules afford that, but I don't know why a club would enter and not look to treat it as a purely youth development step?

But anyway, I wasn't actually narking at Chelsea. That was just the example that jumped out last night. As noted, no doubt other PL clubs have done similar. The point, that we both agree on, is how inherently flawed the FL have made this in their mad zeal to try boost the competition with U-23's entry's. (Which I'd be WHOLLY P off to start with where I a supporter of a lower league club but that's a whole other debate.).
 
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Scouseinthehouse said:
You're playing in a tournament for League One/ Two teams. That goes against the whole concept/ ethos, aside from the English youth thing, to play £32 million first teammers surely? I know the rules afford that, but I don't know why a club would enter and not look to treat it as a purely youth development step?

But anyway, I wasn't actually narking at Chelsea. That was just the example that jumped out last night. As noted, no doubt other PL clubs have done similar. The point, that we both agree on, is how inherently flawed the FL have made this in their mad zeal to try boost the competition with U-23's entry's. (Which I'd be WHOLLY P off to start with where I a supporter of a lower league club but that's a whole other debate.).
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Leicester did similar Iheanacho and a few others played, its a joke really
 
Random, but Lewandowski robbed at Ballon d'Or again. The guy has more goals this calendar year than both Messi and Ronaldo and he comes at 9th place? What the **** would be required for him to make top 3, scoring overhead kick from half-line in last minute of World Cup final? I don't' expect him to win but this is bullshit.
 
Tyton said:
Random, but Lewandowski robbed at Ballon d'Or again. The guy has more goals this calendar year than both Messi and Ronaldo and he comes at 9th place? What the **** would be required for him to make top 3, scoring overhead kick from half-line in last minute of World Cup final? I don't' expect him to win but this is bullshit.
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The whole things bollocks. What was Hazard 19th :O and Kante 8th or something like that. Isco was far to low and Marcelo.
 
Ronaldo wasn't even Madrid's most important player, let alone the world's best. Social media means that it's purely down to reputation these days which is a real shame
 
Tyton said:
Random, but Lewandowski robbed at Ballon d'Or again. The guy has more goals this calendar year than both Messi and Ronaldo and he comes at 9th place? What the **** would be required for him to make top 3, scoring overhead kick from half-line in last minute of World Cup final? I don't' expect him to win but this is bullshit.
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Don't get me wrong Buffon is an amazing keeper but how did he get 4th?

As he said he's going to retire I can only think the voters are romanticized or something
 
I will go crazy and say Sterling will be top 3 next year. Will win PL and be CL final with City, reaches over 30 goals in all competition and be very big part in England campaign to semi finals in the summer.
 
Bujakaa92 said:
I will go crazy and say Sterling will be top 3 next year. Will win PL and be CL final with City, reaches over 30 goals in all competition and be very big part in England campaign to semi finals in the summer.
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Top 3 next season will be Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar in some order. Most likely be like that till Messi and Ronaldo retire.
 
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Average Joe said:
Don't get me wrong Buffon is an amazing keeper but how did he get 4th?

As he said he's going to retire I can only think the voters are romanticized or something
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Yep. He's not even the best keeper in Serie A these days, that would be Handanovic
 
Say what you like about Moyes, but he's got a really good response from West Ham. Unlucky to not get something from the City game last week, and looks like they're about to beat the champions here.
 
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