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"Just make the rules right": Ian Holloway questions EFL Trophy as Grimsby leave themselves open to £5,000 fine
13.11.26, 21:51 Updated 14.11.26, 01:24 4 Minute Read
Ian Holloway has questioned the credibility of the EFL Trophy after Swindon Town's weekend opponents Grimsby Town fielded a team dominated by academy players in their final group game, leaving themselves open to a £5,000 fine under the competition's rules.
The Mariners named six youth-team players in their starting XI against Nottingham Forest Under-21s on Tuesday night, with all seven substitutes also drawn from the academy, as they suffered a 3-0 defeat at Blundell Park.
Twelve academy players were involved in total, with five making their senior debuts from the start, while Grimsby's established first-team players were largely spared ahead of Saturday's League Two trip to the County Ground.
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