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It seems a scheme to get Premier B teams included in the JPT is underway see link http://thedonstrust.org/2015/02/23/february-dons-trust-board-meeting-summary/There was also discussion about that day’s Football League (FL) meeting which was understood to have authorised the FL executive to finalise proposals to allow Premier League ‘B’ teams to enter the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy, with AFC Wimbledon being the only League Two club to vote against. It was agreed that Kris Stewart would talk with other trusts to help us decide whether this is something for the Dons Trust to follow up. |
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« Reply #1 on: Monday, March 2, 2015, 15:57:24 » |
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Seems like the FL have quietly sneaked this one through.
Apparently only Wimbledon voted against it.
Slippery slope.
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« Reply #2 on: Monday, March 2, 2015, 16:05:30 » |
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They just won't be bloody told will they? Always looking for a back door.
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« Reply #3 on: Monday, March 2, 2015, 16:09:05 » |
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All it needs is for fans of other clubs to boycott any game involving a B team, and the idea dies on its arse.
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« Reply #4 on: Monday, March 2, 2015, 16:10:00 » |
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What a joke this would be if it wen through, completely devaluing an already mickey mouse tournament. Just imagine Southampton B team versus Stoke B team in the final you would get 500 people tops.
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« Reply #5 on: Monday, March 2, 2015, 16:10:47 » |
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All it needs is for fans of other clubs to boycott any game involving a B team, and the idea dies on its arse.
This. |
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« Reply #6 on: Monday, March 2, 2015, 16:11:14 » |
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if this goes through the jpt well be dead to me. Johnstone paint can go fuck themselves too.
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« Reply #7 on: Monday, March 2, 2015, 16:11:21 » |
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I wouldn't hate this if it was absolutely the JPT and nothing else, but the chances of this not being a slippery slope would seem to be zero.
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« Reply #8 on: Monday, March 2, 2015, 16:19:52 » |
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How will this work with the you must play x amount of first team players rule?
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« Reply #9 on: Monday, March 2, 2015, 16:31:08 » |
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All it needs is for fans of other clubs to boycott any game involving a B team, and the idea dies on its arse.
Let's do it, then. Or indeed, not. |
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« Reply #10 on: Monday, March 2, 2015, 16:32:25 » |
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Every club voted to accept this - except Wimbledon - hardly likely to rock the boat after
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« Reply #11 on: Monday, March 2, 2015, 16:33:24 » |
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They just won't be bloody told will they? Always looking for a back door.
Yep agree, they have to be told. We have to boycott it or put up with it (condone it). |
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« Reply #12 on: Monday, March 2, 2015, 16:34:50 » |
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Every League 2 club voted to accept this - except Wimbledon - hardly likely to rock the boat after
According to the quote above. And it doesn't matter if the clubs are likely to rock the boat or not. As ghanimah says, it's up to us whether or not we want to blindly go along with this or tell them to shove it up their arse |
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« Reply #13 on: Monday, March 2, 2015, 16:38:00 » |
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No doubt there was a nice little cash sweetener that clubs couldn't refuse. Is there still enough life in "the fan movement" for any sort of collective action - or concerted inaction in this case - to stand a chance of happening? I miss punk.  |
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Tout ce que je sais de plus sűr ŕ propos de la moralité et des obligations des hommes, c'est au football que je le dois. - Albert Camus
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« Reply #14 on: Monday, March 2, 2015, 16:40:22 » |
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Is there still enough life in "the fan movement" for any sort of collective action - or concerted inaction in this case - to stand a chance of happening?
I think Swindon fans are some of the more anti modern football in the game. Our particular distaste of drums (which other clubs seem perfectly ok with) and our hatred of MK (so much so they see us as some sort of rival). |
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