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WHAT NEXT FOR EFL PROBLEM CHILD?

by
The LeaguePaper Team
2 April 2017

E VER since the Football League Trophy was revamped and renamed last summer, it has taken a pounding from the critics.
Fans were unhappy with the fact that a competition which gave League One and Two clubs a chance to reach a Wembley cup final had been ‘devalued’ by allowing category one academy sides from Premier League clubs to enter. Many of them boycotted matches, causing tiny attendances.
League One and Two clubs felt let down because the Premier League giants turned down their invitations, meaning a number of Championship clubs got the call instead.
There was confusion ove...

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