A campaign has been launched to give the winners of the cup, contested by teams in League One and Two, a place in the Europa League.
Sunderland take on Portsmouth at Wembley on Sunday in the final of the Checkatrade Trophy.
A petition has been set up on the change.org website reading: "It's fairly obvious by this years teams competing in the final that the winners should be offered participation in the Europa league in 2019 / 2020 season."
It's not clear if the petition is a spoof or not, but some fans seem to have got behind it nonetheless.
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Chris Anderson·wrote: "It’s a cup final, and we would paint Europe red and white, Haway the lads."
David Martin said: "Get into them!"