Premier League B teams to enter JPT

[blackdog]

 

I meant to say £1 million per club.

[mr.hobblesworth]

The Sentinel's banging on about how we could be playing Stoke's B Squad in the competition next year, as if it's something to look forward to. Screw that!

 

More and more, I feel that I'd like nothing to do with the Premiership. Whilst it will always remain most clubs' ultimate goal, I wish the 72 league teams didn't act so subserviently to the other 20, lying down and rolling over to get their tummies tickled. Greg Dyke can just get ******. If Steve Evans chinned him, that'd be good.

[ELDERBEZZA]

The Sentinel's banging on about how we could be playing Stoke's B Squad in the competition next year, as if it's something to look forward to. Screw that!

 

More and more, I feel that I'd like nothing to do with the Premiership. Whilst it will always remain most clubs' ultimate goal, I wish the 72 league teams didn't act so subserviently to the other 20, lying down and rolling over to get their tummies tickled. Greg Dyke can just get ****ed. If Steve Evans chinned him, that'd be good.

Spot on !!!

[t.punchard]

the greedy league and football league are trying to allow premier league B teams in to the johnstones paint trophy from next season this is a competition for lower league clubs a chance for them to play at Wembley stadium I think it stinks what does everyone else think ??

[vale2010]

If this happens we should all pull out of the competition. See what happens when there is only b teams in it

[Regal Beagle]

Make them pay through the nose for it and tight rules such as only one player over 21 years old, and I'd consider a trial.

[t.punchard]

So you'd be happy to watch man united B v man city B in the final next season instead of teams out of leagues 1 and 2 ???

[vale2010]

The attendance for the JPT is low at the best of times, who will pay watch b teams.👎

[robf]

the greedy league and football league are trying to allow premier league B teams in to the johnstones paint trophy from next season this is a competition for lower league clubs a chance for them to play at Wembley stadium I think it stinks what does everyone else think ??

 

I don't think it's a unilateral decision by the Football League. The PL are very keen on this whole "League Three/B teams" thing and have in the past used the threat of withdrawing the solidarity payment if things don't go their way.

 

The solidarity payment is the fee the PL gives to the FL out of their enormous TV rights pay packet. I think it's 300k per year for League One sides. For clubs like Vale, that's a considerable sum.

 

When the PL wanted to introduce the frankly appalling parachute payments (giving relegated clubs a £60m advantage over their rivals) they basically told the Football League to accept their parachute payment proposal or have the solidarity payments withdrawn/reduced.

 

I would not be surprised if the same option has been given to League clubs for this equally silly idea.

[Bernie's evil]

Ive said this before, the FA may as well mess this cup competion up as they have the others and the JPT is only any good if you make the final for a good day out, attendences are dire at best

[llcoolj]

Isn't it called the football league trophy?

[Bernie's evil]

May as well call it, '' its all about the premier league trophy '' !!!!

[Howjy04]

The JPT is THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE TROPHY ,a competition for clubs from Leagues 1 and 2.If the Prem clubs want to use their B teams they can use them in the Capital One or The FA CUP.The first teams only appear in most cases in the later stages of those competitions.Let them all fight it out by trying to win The Premier League.Then the poor littles lambs will only need to play one game per week.

[osprey]

its a no from me

 

wouldnt even bother entering if they all premier B in

 

probably have to play matches on Premier B grounds or training pitches as well - can you imagine crowds of typical JPT gates in premiership grounds ?

 

greedy premiership stuff again I'm afraid. They couldnt careless if the Football league folded

[cheshirevaliant]

Is Winston Palacios any better than his brother, TP?