http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36483962
Curious move. Surely the tournament needs a name change if there are clubs from other nations involved?
I'd like to think it's a way of putting out feelers to see how a nationwide UK league might appeal to fans but I imagine that day is some way off.
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08-06-2016 05:57 PM #1Left by mutual consent!
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Welsh and NI clubs to play in 'Scottish' Challenge Cup this season
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08-06-2016 06:01 PM #2@hibs.net private member
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Linfield away will be an interesting trip
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08-06-2016 06:02 PM #3Testimonial Due
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Yes, I'd go to that.
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08-06-2016 06:02 PM #4@hibs.net private member
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It's an interesting idea.
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08-06-2016 06:10 PM #5Testimonial Due
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Celtic under 20s v Linfield in Belfast sounds like it would be a blast.
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08-06-2016 06:13 PM #6First Team Regular
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TRFC couldn't fill the subs bench at Our Final. Do they have a hope in hell of finding 11 x U20 players?
Imagine the chaos if Neil Lennon has to take Hibs to Ibrox to play Rangers U20 in The Petroleum Jelly Cup or whatever its called this year....
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08-06-2016 06:16 PM #7Ultimate Slaver
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I see they illustrated it with a photo of the new club with the Consolation Cup, wasn't that sweet.
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08-06-2016 06:20 PM #8Testimonial Due
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still bottom of priorities for next season. under 20s for us as well hopefully
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08-06-2016 06:28 PM #9Promising Youngster
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Yeah, agree, field a youth team or reserves. We'll have enough to worry about with winning the league, the league cup, scottish cup and the europa league. Originally Posted by adhibs
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08-06-2016 06:51 PM #10Testimonial Due
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It's quite novel but ultimately it's just a way to increase the competition's profile and get a sponsor involved rather than any kind of sporting reason for reforming it.
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08-06-2016 06:52 PM #11First Team Breakthrough
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Wouldn't mind seeing a hibs junior side in Belfast....
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08-06-2016 06:53 PM #12Testimonial Due
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Sky Sports reporting it as the Scottish Cup...
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Is it April 1st? Ridiculous...
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08-06-2016 06:58 PM #14First Team Regular
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Did they ask the fans if they wanted this?
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I can't even be bothered to even think.... Why?
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Away trip to Belfast or Wales would be decent
Less talk, more gifs.
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Could get hearts u20
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Originally Posted by Leith Green
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Glory Glory
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08-06-2016 07:26 PM #19@hibs.net private member
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I thought this was a joke! Play the Under 20's and the subs bench for this.
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08-06-2016 07:42 PM #20Coaching Staff
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Thought today was 8th May not 1st April !! Originally Posted by Leith Green
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First step towards a future merger of the leagues?
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No more than the Texaco Cup was, surely? Originally Posted by Mr. Austin
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08-06-2016 07:50 PM #23Coaching Staff
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Bit of a challenge for a lot of the amateur clubs to manage Linfield/Crusadors away is it not?
Ryan air fitbaw flights.
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08-06-2016 07:51 PM #24Coaching Staff
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I think it is a great idea. Unusually imaginative for Scotland.
I would prefer to see Linfield or Crusaders or New Saints than yet another match against Raith Rovers (seven matches last year) or Falkirk (six matches).
It will be a great experience for the fringe players in the first team squad and some youngsters.
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If we're going to all this trouble we'd might as well invite the lesser English clubs and call it the Uk challenge cup.
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A great idea. Fancy trips to Northern Ireland and Wales. Can see Scandinavian Cups too and Benelux countries doing this. Would be nice to keep integrity of League Cup. Can see that format failing due to seeding and regionalisation. Would be very difficult for smaller clubs to progress beyond group stages. Not sure about 2 tier cup competitions. Not everyone has our resources.
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The additional travel costs would mean any club drawn away losing money.
Daft idea.Mature, sensible signature required for responsible position. Good prospects for the right candidate. Apply within.
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Tidy idea and the chance of a dece' trip.
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Not if it's shown on TV and there is a big crowd there. Originally Posted by Eyrie
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Sounds a bit daft, but certainly makes it more interesting. Not sure how, say, Brora versus Aberyswyth Town would work out financially, though.
Let's see how it goes (and win it with our fringe and young players). With the right draws, we could put Hearts out of three cups in a year, which I would find agreeable.
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