Leigh_Curtis commented Debate over Football League Trophy comes down to romance versus...

The Football League Trophy has always been derided for the lack of interest it generates, particularly when it comes to the opening stages.Managers don't risk their best players, attendances are ridiculously low and the stadiums are devoid of atmosphere as a result.Even in the later rounds, the turnstiles rarely click, as Notts County's game against Preston the season before last proved.They were three games from Wembley, but despite Shaun Derry's sales pitch, a game against North End attracted.