[moondog]

Deserves it's own thread I think

This is the prize money on offer (this season's figures)

The Buildbase FA Trophy
Season 2017-18
Payments made from The FA's Prize Fund 

Preliminary Round winners(64)£3,000
First Round Qualifying winners(72)£3,250
Second Round Qualifying winner(36)£4,000
Third Round Qualifying winners(40)£5,000
First Round Proper winners(32)£6,000
Second Round Proper winners(16)£7,000
Third Round Proper winners(8)£8,000
Fourth Round Proper winners(4)£10,000
Semi-Final winners(2)£20,000
Final runners-up(1)£30,000
Final winners(1)£60,000

[spireitetoo]

Do we come into it at the 1st round proper stage ??

[Mr Mercury]

moondog, on 12 May 2018 - 08:10 AM, said:

Deserves it's own thread I think

This is the prize money on offer (this season's figures)

The Buildbase FA Trophy
Season 2017-18
Payments made from The FA's Prize Fund 

Preliminary Round winners(64)£3,000
First Round Qualifying winners(72)£3,250
Second Round Qualifying winner(36)£4,000
Third Round Qualifying winners(40)£5,000
First Round Proper winners(32)£6,000
Second Round Proper winners(16)£7,000
Third Round Proper winners(8)£8,000
Fourth Round Proper winners(4)£10,000
Semi-Final winners(2)£20,000
Final runners-up(1)£30,000
Final winners(1)£60,000

Do we have to apply to enter it, and if so have we?

[warfey is a spireite]

Mr Mercury, on 12 May 2018 - 08:13 AM, said:

Do we have to apply to enter it, and if so have we?

We've already applied as werehonest fc

[Ernie Ernie Ernie]

moondog, on 12 May 2018 - 08:10 AM, said:

Deserves it's own thread I think

This is the prize money on offer (this season's figures)

The Buildbase FA Trophy
Season 2017-18
Payments made from The FA's Prize Fund 

Preliminary Round winners(64)£3,000
First Round Qualifying winners(72)£3,250
Second Round Qualifying winner(36)£4,000
Third Round Qualifying winners(40)£5,000
First Round Proper winners(32)£6,000
Second Round Proper winners(16)£7,000
Third Round Proper winners(8)£8,000
Fourth Round Proper winners(4)£10,000
Semi-Final winners(2)£20,000
Final runners-up(1)£30,000
Final winners(1)£60,000

We should play the kids and get knocked out ASAP. Cue someone saying we could do that with the first team etc

[moondog]

Mr Mercury, on 12 May 2018 - 08:13 AM, said:

Do we have to apply to enter it, and if so have we?

I'll ask, rules state by 1st April, no mention of an exemption for relegated EFL clubs.

Incidentally we can't play in black

spireitetoo, on 12 May 2018 - 08:12 AM, said:

Do we come into it at the 1st round proper stage ??

3rd round proper

[Benno Spire]

One advantage of this is there will be no bonus payments in players contracts for progression in this competition

[Ernie Ernie Ernie]

moondog, on 12 May 2018 - 08:29 AM, said:

I'll ask, rules state by 1st April, no mention of an exemption for relegated EFL clubs.

Incidentally we can't play in black



3rd round proper

Win 4 games and it’s won. Somebody will go for it

[moondog]

Ernie Ernie Ernie, on 12 May 2018 - 08:33 AM, said:

Win 4 games and it’s won. Somebody will go for it

Yes, worth £128k in prize money alone

[Spireiteboy155]

moondog, on 12 May 2018 - 08:29 AM, said:

3rd round proper

So we go straight in to the last 8?

Isn’t the final at Wembley?

We’d only have to win 4 games to get to the final wouldn’t we?
Even we could (possibly) do that!

Would certainly be trying to - just to give the fans a day out if nothing else!

This post has been edited by Spireiteboy155: 12 May 2018 - 08:45 AM

[Spireiteboy155]

moondog, on 12 May 2018 - 08:35 AM, said:

Yes, worth £128k in prize money alone

Splitting hairs but £98k isn’t it?

[moondog]

spireitetoo, on 12 May 2018 - 08:12 AM, said:

Do we come into it at the 1st round proper stage ??

Yes my mistake in thinking it was the third round

Spireiteboy155, on 12 May 2018 - 08:45 AM, said:

So we go straight in to the last 8?

Isn’t the final at Wembley?

We’d only have to win 4 games to get to the final wouldn’t we?
Even we could (possibly) do that!

Would certainly be trying to - just to give the fans a day out if nothing else!

Sorry mistake we enter at first round proper

Yes final at Wembley shared with FA Vase that kicks off earlier

moondog, on 12 May 2018 - 08:29 AM, said:

I'll ask, rules state by 1st April, no mention of an exemption for relegated EFL clubs.

Incidentally we can't play in black



3rd round proper

It's been confirmed we've entered

[warfey is a spireite]

moondog, on 12 May 2018 - 08:53 AM, said:

Yes my mistake in thinking it was the third round



Sorry mistake we enter at first round proper

Yes final at Wembley shared with FA Vase that kicks off earlier


We will
It's been confirmed we've entered

We will get knocked out by a by

[moondog]

moondog, on 12 May 2018 - 08:35 AM, said:

Yes, worth £128k in prize money alone

Correction £111k by my maths given we enter at first

Spireiteboy155, on 12 May 2018 - 08:47 AM, said:

Splitting hairs but £98k isn’t it?

Yes I'd got us as winners and runners up

[nattyfred]

moondog, on 12 May 2018 - 08:57 AM, said:

Correction £111k by my maths given we enter at first



Yes I'd got us as winners and runners up

So had Carson

[Benno Spire]

It's been confirmed we've entered
[/quote]

Interesting! Was this before 1st April as required by the rules and if so was the plan to get relegated?

[Mr Mercury]

Benno Spire, on 12 May 2018 - 09:50 AM, said:

It's been confirmed we've entered

Interesting! Was this before 1st April as required by the rules and if so was the plan to get relegated?

TBH relegation has been a real possibility all season, more so in March, so entering the Trophey with the proviso we may be relegated, would be the right thing to do.

[Ernie Ernie Ernie]

Mr Mercury, on 12 May 2018 - 10:10 AM, said:

TBH relegation has been a real possibility all season, more so in March, so entering the Trophey with the proviso we may be relegated, would be the right thing to do.

TBH you would expect the rules to grant automatic entry to relegated teams. Stupid if they don’t

[Mr Mercury]

Ernie Ernie Ernie, on 12 May 2018 - 10:14 AM, said:

TBH you would expect the rules to grant automatic entry to relegated teams. Stupid if they don’t

Yes I agree, it just that the FAs own website clearly stated clubs from certain levels of the tier were automatically entered into the FACup whereas a deadline date and application is mentioned for the trophy.

[Westbars Spireite]

I doubt it's optional to compete.