Pie Of The Month Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 No more non-Scottish teams, more Highland and Lowland teams and the B teams being kept. Hold me back. https://spfltrust.org.uk/new-spfl-trust-trophy-format/ Quote The SPFL has announced a new format for the SPFL Trust Trophy for Season 2024/25. This new format will involve only clubs that play in Scottish leagues – and will see those clubs playing in next season’s SPFL Trust Trophy sharing a record-breaking prize pot. An estimated £790,000 in prize money will be shared with clubs for the 2024/25 SPFL Trust Trophy – an increase of 58% on this year’s competition. Next season’s winners will receive £100,000, which is a 100% increase on the amount won by this season’s cup winners, Airdrieonians. Further sums are available as ‘facility fees’ for all live TV games, with the final pay-out to clubs set to exceed £800,000 for the first time ever. The draw for the opening rounds of the SPFL Trust Trophy will take place in early July. Neil Doncaster, group chief executive of the SPFL, said: “We’re really pleased to announce record prize money for the SPFL Trust Trophy next season. “The SPFL Trust have been fantastic supporters of this important cup competition. Their investment, and the continuing generosity of James and Morag Anderson, is greatly appreciated. “We have very much enjoyed the participation of cross-border teams, who have competed in six seasons of this competition since they first joined in Season 2016/17. However, their involvement does further complicate our already congested fixture schedule. Hence the SPFL Trust Trophy will revert to a Scottish-only competition next season.” Full schedule of prize money Winner – £100,000 Runner up – £60,000 Losing semi-finalists – £40,000 Losing quarter-finalists – £30,000 4th round losers – £20,000 3rd round losers – £15,000 2nd round losers – £10,000 1st round losers – £5,000 In addition, each club playing (whether home or away) in a live televised SPFL Trust Trophy on BBC ALBA will receive a facility fee payment of £1,500. The new format Round 1 (22 clubs – 11 ties) – Midweek of July 30/31 Seeded and regionalised (B teams kept apart) 11 Premiership B teams 5 Highland League clubs from 2023/24 6 Lowland League clubs from 2023/24 Round 2 (18 clubs – 9 ties) – Midweek of August 13/14 Regionalised but not seeded 11 R1 winners Clubs 4th -10th in League 2 in 2023/24 Round 3 (32 clubs – 16 ties) – Weekend of September 7/8 All-in-draw – no seeding 9 R2 winners Clubs 1st -3rd League 2 in 2023/24 Clubs 1st -10th League 1 2023/24 Clubs 2nd -10th Championship 2023/24 Club 12 in Premiership in 2023/24 Round 4 (16 clubs – 8 ties) – Weekend of October 12/13 Quarter-finals (8 clubs – 4 ties) – Midweek of November 12/13 Semi-finals (4 clubs – 2 ties) – Midweek of January 28/29 Final – Weekend of March 22/23 or March 29/30 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 (edited) Barring any jiggery pokery to get Cowdenbeath or Albion Rovers in (and who would put it past them), the 11 non-league clubs included based on league finishes would be: HL Top 5 - Buckie Thistle, Brechin City, Fraserburgh, Banks O'Dee, Formartine United LL Top 6 - East Kilbride, Bo'ness United, Cumbernauld Colts, Tranent, Civil Service Strollers, Linlithgow Rose. Edited May 27 by craigkillie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS_FFC Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 The away days to Wales and Ireland have been the best thing about this tournament for years FFS. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Minertaur Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Thank God we voted in favour of the B Teams. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 3 minutes ago, craigkillie said: Barring any jiggery pokery to get Cowdenbeath or Albion Rovers in (and who would put it past them), the 11 non-league clubs included based on league finishes would be: HL Top 5 - Buckie Thistle, Brechin City, Fraserburgh, Banks O'Dee, Formartine United LL Top 6 - East Kilbride, Bo'ness United, Cumbernauld Colts, Tranent, Civil Service Strollers, Linlithgow Rose. 5 Highland League clubs from 2023/24 (Buckie Thistle, Brechin City, Fraserburgh, Banks o’Dee, and Formartine United) • 6 Lowland League clubs from 2023/24 (East Kilbride, Bo’ness United, Albion Rovers, Cowdenbeath, Berwick Rangers, and East Stirlingshire) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 3 minutes ago, craigkillie said: Barring any jiggery pokery to get Cowdenbeath or Albion Rovers in (and who would put it past them), the 11 non-league clubs included based on league finishes would be: HL Top 5 - Buckie Thistle, Brechin City, Fraserburgh, Banks O'Dee, Formartine United LL Top 6 - East Kilbride, Bo'ness United, Cumbernauld Colts, Tranent, Civil Service Strollers, Linlithgow Rose. Ah yes, I see that the cartel have looked over their own boys after all, so it's the four ex-SPFL clubs from the LL who are in rather than it being merit based. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Diamond For Me Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Glad to see the Welsh and Irish teams punted - we should not have a Scottish tournament where prize money is leaving Scottish football - but these weans' teams need punted. No place for them in a senior competition, it absolutely devalues it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 When it started, the inclusion of the foreign teams was probably bringing money into Scottish football via the TV deals with Premier Sports and S4C. Then those obviously fell by the wayside a bit, probably because viewing figures weren't as good as they hoped. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Congratulations SPFL, you have made a bad tournament even worse. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_M Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 6 minutes ago, A Diamond For Me said: Glad to see the Welsh and Irish teams punted - we should not have a Scottish tournament where prize money is leaving Scottish football - but these weans' teams need punted. No place for them in a senior competition, it absolutely devalues it. Whilst I'm sad to see them go and raging Morton never got one, the prize money point is valid- especially with it increasing. £100k now for the winner not to be sniffed at. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dunning1874 Posted May 27 Popular Post Share Posted May 27 The chance for a cracking away trip now gone, while the B Teams keep their places. Get them all punted and expand the Highland & Lowland involvement. Absolutely disgraceful to simply invite former SPFL Lowland league clubs who didn't make the top six either. They have absolutely no right to be there and that's a serious amount of potential prize money being denied to Tranent, Cumbernauld Colts, Civil Service Strollers and Linlithgow Rose who should be there on merit. 26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 6 minutes ago, Dunning1874 said: The chance for a cracking away trip now gone, while the B Teams keep their places. Get them all punted and expand the Highland & Lowland involvement. Absolutely disgraceful to simply invite former SPFL Lowland league clubs who didn't make the top six either. They have absolutely no right to be there and that's a serious amount of potential prize money being denied to Tranent, Cumbernauld Colts, Civil Service Strollers and Linlithgow Rose who should be there on merit. Yeah agree with the idea of putnting B teams and just inviting the entire HL & LL. If any HL or LL team declines an invite drop their invite down the pyramid to the likes of the NCFL or WoSFL. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peternapper Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Is a bit of an improvment but why B-Teams, Doncaster seems determined to have them take places from league teams & not just in this cup. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 They still have to overcomplicate it to include B teams. They have the simplest format ever staring them in the face: 30 lower-league SPFL teams + the winners of the Highland and Lowland Leagues (or losers of the L2 play-off). 32-team straight knockout. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grazza Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 The B teams thing they just copied the EFL trophy in England and implemented it at the same time in 2016. They will probably wait and see if they remove them before copying. If they ever consulted the fans and looked at attendances they would see B teams in Challenge cup are not wanted and degrade the competition. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 5 minutes ago, peternapper said: Is a bit of an improvment but why B-Teams, Doncaster seems determined to have them take places from league teams & not just in this cup. Doncaster doesn't give a shite. Top division clubs have told him the format and who'll be in it. Lower division clubs have chucked their old pals a bone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Le Tout P'ti FC Posted May 27 Popular Post Share Posted May 27 Third Lanark and St Bernard’s may think themselves unlucky not to be invited here. What’s the cut off point for rewarding the failure of former league teams? 26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perthmo Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 The presence of B teams in the Challenge Cup was the quid pro quo for the Premiership clubs agreeing to the group format for the League Cup. This guarantees one game against a Premiership side for almost every team in the groups. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 It's good to see that finishing 13th and 14th in the Lowland League is being rewarded in such a way. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Obviously the LL invites are a farce but that's a decent prize money package. If the LL were a serious league they would surely lobby for a merits based qualification as it would only improve their league having meaningful positions to play for 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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