| Sunderland u23 Game 14:53 - Aug 15 with 4726 views | GhanaDale |
How many people can we realistically expect to attend this game?
Sunderland won't bring more than 50 fans surely, maybe a few die hards who live locally but they're not going to care about their academy team away at Rochdale on a Tuesday night in a tinpot trophy.
It's not really going to enthuse many Dale fans either. I've got better things to spend a tenner on.
I honestly can't see over 300 - 400 attending the game, if we're lucky.
Do season ticket holders get this for free or do they have to pay? | |
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| Sunderland u23 Game on 15:06 - Aug 15 with 4697 views | macro |
A few might go as Sunderland haven’t played Dale before - tick off a ground
The attendance will be more than Notts County at Home or Hartlepool away | | | |
| Sunderland u23 Game on 15:19 - Aug 15 with 4665 views | Yorkshire_Dale |
When is this game,por favor? | | | |
| Sunderland u23 Game on 15:25 - Aug 15 with 4640 views | TVOS1907 |
Tuesday 6th September, kick-off 7.45pm | |
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| Sunderland u23 Game on 15:50 - Aug 15 with 4578 views | bocadave |
As long as academy teams are in the competition, I will be boycotting all games in this competition. I will however, spend the admission money that I have saved in the club shop. | | | |
| Sunderland u23 Game on 16:15 - Aug 15 with 4501 views | onedalefan |
Can't tick off a ground, it's at home. | | | |
| Sunderland u23 Game on 16:16 - Aug 15 with 4497 views | AtThePeake |
I think Macro means Sunderland fans. [Post edited 15 Aug 2016 16:16]
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| Sunderland u23 Game on 16:35 - Aug 15 with 4440 views | Yorkshire_Dale |
Quite a few folk in Rochdale could. | | | |
| Sunderland u23 Game on 17:36 - Aug 15 with 4305 views | BartRowou |
I'm with bocadave on this one.
They won't get many bocajuniors either as most schools go back that week. | |
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| Sunderland u23 Game on 17:43 - Aug 15 with 4288 views | boromat |
Are we think sub 1000? | |
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| Sunderland u23 Game on 19:01 - Aug 15 with 4156 views | boromat |
OS has just announced half price on all sponsorship packages for the match. | |
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| Sunderland u23 Game on 19:13 - Aug 15 with 4134 views | Toffeemanc |
Your first sentence sums it up perfectly for me.
It will be the first competitive home game in all competitions I will miss in nearly 8 years and I've made the choice to boycott the competition solely because of the introduction of the academy sides. For me it is just the beginning of them trying to sneak the premier league b teams in through the back door and should never have been agreed by the league clubs. I would rather have seen the competition die out completely than be involved in the farce it has become this season. Really hope the final is contested between two academy sides, Sky will get a real buzz from televising that to the nation. [Post edited 15 Aug 2016 22:01]
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| Sunderland u23 Game on 19:19 - Aug 15 with 4120 views | 1949er |
Was in two minds about this match. When the news that MY sandy was being closed, made it an easy decision not to go | |
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| Sunderland u23 Game on 21:52 - Aug 15 with 3846 views | boromat |
Sounds like Sunderland have decided to enter an U23s side which they're quite entitled to within the rules. I hope we also play an U23s team and absolutely batter them. | |
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| Sunderland u23 Game on 11:28 - Aug 16 with 3586 views | dingdangblue |
I've not got a problem with them advertising it as Sunderland Academy - surely everyone knows that's who we are playing? David Moyes wont be in the dug out. It'll be the Academy coach/manager. | |
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| Sunderland u23 Game on 11:41 - Aug 16 with 3569 views | Yorkshire_Dale |
Why is there so much negativity about this lot......take it or leave it.
It might be a chance for Dale to strike a relationship with S'land and borrow someone or the reverse and they start to track our star men?
Anyway, is there not a bonus for winning? | | | |
| Sunderland u23 Game on 11:50 - Aug 16 with 3554 views | macro |
It’s not negativity about ‘the lot’ it’s negativity about the competition. | | | |
| Sunderland u23 Game on 12:37 - Aug 16 with 3482 views | Yorkshire_Dale |
I meant the "competition" rather than Sunderland per se......we don't like change and the Paintpot cup was already disliked before the re-vamp. | | | |
| Sunderland u23 Game on 12:57 - Aug 16 with 3434 views | alex_roch39 |
Dunphy said at the forum, that there would have to be a vote on allowing Premier League B teams in the league. He also said there's a rule where something like 90% of EFL teams would have to vote in favour of it, for it to ever happen. The EFL trophy now offers a significant increase in prize money, so it is probably the main reason why clubs voted in favour of the new format. | | | |
| Sunderland u23 Game on 13:14 - Aug 16 with 3394 views | pioneer |
Yes they would do anything for a bit more dosh (thirty pieces of silver) - no consideration of the fans point of view as usual, or the long term implications in the sense that some see this as the thin end of the wedge. | | | |
| Sunderland u23 Game on 14:33 - Aug 16 with 3298 views | 49thseason |
It's hardly a fortune that's at stake, is it?
"The new-look competition will also have an enhanced prize fund with an expected £1.95m being up for grabs, including £10,000 per win and £5,000 per draw during the group stage, and £100,000 for the eventual winner." | | | |
| Sunderland u23 Game on 21:22 - Aug 16 with 3094 views | 442Dale |
But at least it was a proper competition with a visible structure for lower league clubs.
It's not being negative, it's saying something that's woeful is really bloody woeful. Club's should be aware of that. | |
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