I hope Butler is planning to at least try to not carry 5 or 6 passengers in his squad for this season so probably sees the games as having some value. If he achieves a near full squad of genuine National League level players on his budget then he’s a better manager than I thought.
The other potential benefit is we get to further build relationships with our local(ish) Premiership neighbours and get a close up look at potential loanees.
Those that don’t like the competition don’t have to watch it.
