Worktheshaft Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/spfl-chiefs-propose-revamped-challenge-7207901Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 This is now relevant to my interests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CM. Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Rubbish idea IMO. Keep it to our own country, expand it and involve highland and lowland league sides as well as some juniors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 S4C, BBC Northern Ireland, Sky & BT. You'd never guess what it was all about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Wee trip away for Hibs, then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worktheshaft Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 English Premier Under 20s teams would almost certainly win it. I think it's a mad idea on a par with facial recognition tech to stop sectarian singing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crilly Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 English U20, Welsh and Irish teams plus Old Firm B teams - not a good idea. If this is the best the authorities can do its time for a change at the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afro Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Pros - Those at the top have identified that the system needs tweaked in some way. Cons - They've came up with absolute shite yet again. Having the Premier League U21 sides in it is absolute madness. Wooing the big TV companies with their token inclusion is pretty much pie in the sky stuff; are they really going to fork out any notable sum to see Chelsea's youths play East Fife away? Somehow, I can't see it. Keep the participants from within this country, include more sides for the HL and LL leagues and invite Junior clubs to take part too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CK Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 I think the new proposals sound dreadful. The Challenge Cup is fine as it is in my opinion, but if the Lowland League got a 16th team I'd like to see all Lowland and Highland League clubs take part which would give a nice figure of 64 clubs. With the final in April there's no reason why an extra round couldn't be fitted in to the calendar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEADOWXI Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Was following the idea, cross border with N Ireland/Wales not totally mental, right up until EPL U20 and by the looks Blue&Green Cheeks U20s, Then it just a how can we make money nonsense. A lower league tournament and the thought is not to include english lower league, it let's get Man City / Chelsea kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Back Post Misses Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Missing the point. Sort our own league structure first. This is only about TV money and fans could not give a shite about it. Texaco Cup revamped - nonsense. Is David Brent now in charge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiggle Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 I like the Challenge Cup the way that it is, bringing in Welsh, Irish and English youngboys takes away from what the Challenge Cup is. What should happen is that with the new structure of the League Cup being brought in, the Challenge Cup should start later in the season, say January and this would give the smaller clubs a tournament to play in once they are out of the League Cup and the Scottish Cup. If they wanted to bring in a "British Cup" per say. Then they could invite the top 4 teams in the Northern Irish League, Welsh Premier, English Championship and Scottish Championship to play between say October and March when all these teams are out of their respective cups. I'm sure Leeds v Falkirk would be more exciting than Chelsea U-21's v East Stirling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 It's bonkers, but I like the novelty of it. I admit though that I'd get immediately sick of it after just one competition as the token English sides would horse all comers. I also don't like the idea that this could act as a gateway for the formation of old firm B teams to compete against senior sides. However, purely for novelty value of seeing Southampton reserves away to Peterhead and Montrose v TNS it would be marginally entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 No mention of the English Premier League in the STV article, only Scottish Premiership U-20 teams. http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/rangers/1339747-spfl-seek-uefa-permission-for-cross-border-challenge-cup-competition/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Just get the mascots to take part in Total Wipeout instead. You'd get more TV money and it would be a bit more dignified to boot. Alternatively, if you really want the big bucks, send the blazers off to take part in Takeshi's Castle. We'd all pay to see that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airdrieman Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 This idea is ludicrous. There might be scope for bringing back a Texaco Cup style competition but this proposal, and the Challenge Cup is not it. For one I have no interest in seeing Airdrie get humped by Stoke City U20s and Scottish Premiership U20 sides is frankly a big no and would simply be used as a precursor for them getting in the leagues. Plus I actually like the Challenge Cup the way it is. It's nice to have a competition that you have a genuine chance of winning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTPAISLEY Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Absolute terrible idea IMO, I would like all of the LL and HL teams involved instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7-2 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 The most worrying thing about this complete load of shit is that it shows the mindset of the geniuses running our game...more Old Firm, more bigotry, more leeching from them, more hero worshiping England is the way forward for Scottish football when it's the exact opposite that's needed and wanted. 2012 was bad enough but this shows they've learned nothing. I really fear for the Scottish game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclizine Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Yep, if we're going to fanny around with it I'd agee with opening it up to the 5th tier clubs Once there's an extra team in the Lowland League, that's a nice 5 matches to the final. None of this U20s, international malarkey and sod it being a consolation competition for League Cup failures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crilly Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Would all Premiership clubs be invited to enter Under 20 teams or just the Old Firm, as was? Odd isn't it that "Scotland's 42 club representatives learned of the proposals at a meeting of teams at Hampden on Tuesday". Who exactly is in charge of the SPFL - the paid officials or the member clubs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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