Still confused??
Extract from RFL meeting
In 2024 the 13 England-based Championship clubs will join eight League One clubs (Cornwall having graciously opted not to take part) in seven groups of three. Groups will be seeded and regionalised, with League One clubs awarded home advantage in any fixtures against Championship opposition. The top team in each group will qualify for Quarter Finals, joined by the best-performing second-placed team – the latter to be determined by competition points initially and then, if necessary, by points difference
does that not read like Town will play the league 1 clubs home and away (16 games) but the proposed loop fixtures (Whitehaven and Barrow in the 1885 cup ) gives us an additional 4 home fixtures, as stated above “ with League One clubs awarded home advantage in any fixtures against Championship opposition.”
making 12 at home and 8 away ???