Unless you actually get to the final, the Paint Pot Trophy is pretty meaningless.
There's no excitement at getting a great money-spinning draw (unlike the FA Cup or League Cup), because the teams are limited to the bottom 2 leagues only.
Very few spectators actually turn up to watch these games as well, so the atmosphere is usually pretty dismal.
We got 3,000 for the game last night, whereas for the league game at the weekend we had over double that (6,500).
Southampton got a measly 8,000 for their game last night, in a stadium that holds 32,000.
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