The revamped EFL Trophy is a complete and utter failure – and here’s why | John Ashdown


The EFL invited 16 teams to compete in the revamped Football League Trophy. The result has been acrimony, anger and a greatly diminished competition

There is no greater indicator of what has at best been apathy but has mostly been outright hostility to the changes than the numbers going through the turnstiles – or, more accurately, the numbers not going through the turnstiles.

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