B&I Cup now to have a minimum of 6 home games - so I guess the B&I cup games will now have to form part of our season ticket? Or will our season ticket be comparatively cheaper following the loss of promotion/relegation play off games? A few things to be thought out here I am sure.
Also the BBC report mentions how teams such as Bristol have suffered under the format we have had for a for a few years. Doesn't mention the likes of Cov who also suffered after finishing well ahead of Bees in the regular season and still got sent down.
I am glad to see the back of the system in terms of fairness. I will miss some of the excitement that they brought though. But ultimately its passing will aid this club in particular as we look to build our team and our ground.
Whilst I'm glad to see an end to the relegation play-offs, I fail to understand the point of the B+I Cup so that's further home games I'm unlikely to attend. Whilst in the Prem, at least they can offer European qualification for the LV Cup, is there any reason for clubs to use the B+I as anything other than practice matches?
The way the B & I Cup was run in the past did not give us any revenue for away fixtures. The organisers did not have a big enough prize pot so the money given to the clubs hardly covered the costs. Unless there is more money put into the competition it will be the same this season. Has any more money been found?
