Gillies Downs Leeds Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 Never known a season like this one. So many games postponed and no extension to the season. Also never known as many players on dual registration late in the season. Some have been playing 4 times in a week for their 2 different teams. Paulton had one player who played for Corsham on the Friday night and then turned out for Paulton the following afternoon. Whereas the poor old premier league players moan about playing too many games the poor little lambs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveF Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 17 hours ago, petehinton said: Bath secure a play off place despite losing today. Great achievement but the Play-Offs at that level are an absolute minefield to win though, so still a long old way to go yet. Unfortunately all the potential games are miles away as well. 6 hour round trip on a Tuesday night anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattWSM Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 16 hours ago, phantom said: I can remember the days when Weston getting more than 250 at a game was a big thing Never thought I would see the day with an average over 1000. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamdon Mart Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 4 hours ago, petehinton said: Helston got over 1,000 yesterday too. Can be promoted on Tuesday I think that's a misprint, Pete. Full Time has the crowd at 133, more likely, and I've seen brief video clips of the match where there's very few people at either end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 Highland League decided on goal diff; Pos P W D L GF GA GD P Buckie Thistle FC 1 34 26 3 5 98 34 64 81 Brechin City FC 2 34 26 3 5 90 28 62 81 East Kilbride walked away with the Lowland League 12 points clear of the 2nd placed team. The winners of Buckie v East Kilbride play the bottom side in Scots Div 2 with the winners of that in Div 2 next season. With two games to go, Clyde 32pts, Stranraer 33 and Bonnyrigg Rose 35, everyone else is safe. Although surviving on gates of less than 900 (Elgin) and less than 500 for Stranraer, when they play each other it's a 300 mile / at least 6 hour journey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Sinclair Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 (edited) Gateshead disqualified from the National League playoffs due to not meeting criteria - Solihull given a bye rather than Aldershot taking their place Edited April 21 by Ronnie Sinclair 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 For their final game of the season, 700 Hartlepool fans made the nearly 600 mile round trip to Dorking Wanderers yesterday and witnessed a 4-3 win. All 700, men, women, children and Jeff Stelling, went dressed as Blues Brothers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 12 minutes ago, 22A said: For their final game of the season, 700 Hartlepool fans made the nearly 600 mile round trip to Dorking Wanderers yesterday and witnessed a 4-3 win. All 700, men, women, children and Jeff Stelling, went dressed as Blues Brothers. They do it every year. I recall several hundred Star Wars stormtroopers on trains to Plymouth a few years back, There was a picture of one railway platform somewhere that was packed with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Dante Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 44 minutes ago, Ronnie Sinclair said: Gateshead disqualified from the National League playoffs due to not meeting criteria - Solihull given a bye rather than Aldershot taking their place Mental scenario. The team finishing 5th gets a bye to the semi finals while the team finishing 4th has to play an additional game. Efl have turned down Gateshead potential membership due to lack of security of tenure at their ground for the next 10 years, but even that seems odd when other clubs have moved having been evicted from stadiums (Cov) and kept membership. How many EFL clubs lease their stadium (and how many have less than 10 years till a break clause?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 2 hours ago, Hamdon Mart said: I think that's a misprint, Pete. Full Time has the crowd at 133, more likely, and I've seen brief video clips of the match where there's very few people at either end. Ah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transfer reader Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 5 hours ago, Carey 6 said: Had no idea Leigh-Gilchrist (Gizz) was at BMF. He’s one hell of a player and way too good for the level he’s been playing at with Roman Glass. Only came back to Farm in the last month or so. Last time there he blew hot and cold but he's been decent in his games so far this time round. Very good hit for the goal yesterday, and think he got MOTM but can't remember. There was a lot of cider consumed and it all got a bit hazy for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WessexPest Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 2 hours ago, Ronnie Sinclair said: Gateshead disqualified from the National League playoffs due to not meeting criteria - Solihull given a bye rather than Aldershot taking their place The EFL has spent the entire week bleating about the Prem doing them dirty re cup replays but Gateshead get the royal shaft. What an utter shower of hypocrites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillies Downs Leeds Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 2 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said: They do it every year. I recall several hundred Star Wars stormtroopers on trains to Plymouth a few years back, There was a picture of one railway platform somewhere that was packed with them. Another year they all went as smurfs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillies Downs Leeds Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 1 minute ago, Gillies Downs Leeds said: Another year they all went as smurfs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WessexPest Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 11 minutes ago, Gillies Downs Leeds said: I remember Bristol Rovers fans going to their final game of 2014 dressed as a team who had secured EFL survival. And the Mansfield Fans in the away end dressed as Teds. 1 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 Wimborne Town had a gate of 2307 v Frome yesterday!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 5 hours ago, 22A said: Highland League decided on goal diff; East Kilbride walked away with the Lowland League 12 points clear of the 2nd placed team. Elsewhere in Britain, TNS won the Welsh League again, 33 pts ahead of the second placed team. Larne are currently 3pts clear at the top of the Irish League. TNS and Larne won their leagues last season as well. For the Champions League these teams start playing qualifiers in July and if they get through all four qualifiers, they get to play a team which was 4th in a larger country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 Nat League play offs announced; Tue 23 Solihull v Gateshead cancelled. (See the post from Ronnie S) Wed 24 Altrincham v Halifax Sat 27 the two semi finals; Barnet v Solihull and Bromley v Wednesday's winners. Sun 5 May the final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty Swallocks Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 10 hours ago, 22A said: Nat League play offs announced; Tue 23 Solihull v Gateshead cancelled. (See the post from Ronnie S) Wed 24 Altrincham v Halifax Sat 27 the two semi finals; Barnet v Solihull and Bromley v Wednesday's winners. Sun 5 May the final. Solihull are playing Halifax for the chance to play Barnet, Altrincham receive the bye to the semi final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted April 22 Author Admin Report Share Posted April 22 1 hour ago, Betty Swallocks said: Solihull are playing Halifax for the chance to play Barnet, Altrincham receive the bye to the semi final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Dante Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 Taunton manager departs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Do The Dziekanowski Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 On 19/04/2024 at 19:52, slartibartfast said: Pleased to hear that Thornbury has survived (my birth place). Do they still play at the Munday playing fields ? Not surprised to hear Worc brought a load down, they outnumbered Mangos earlier in the year.............they truly must be the Gash of the Hellenic ! Yep! Still at the Mundys, would say a lot has probably changed since you last been there, but frustratingly probably not much has… Still plucking away though and the only way we can improve is by staying at this level and getting the odd large gate a season, whilst trying to improve the off the field. Next year looks to be even trickier again, Hartpury, Malmsbury could be play off challengers. Corsham will have a hefty budget again no doubt and then you have Highworth, Slimbridge, Mangos and either RWB/Cinderford on top of Roman Glass and Worcester Raiders (who could also have a budget). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted April 23 Author Admin Report Share Posted April 23 This mess just keeps getting worse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 Surely Gateshead's ground can't be worse than the Horfield Midden? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 10 hours ago, You Do The Dziekanowski said: Yep! Still at the Mundys, would say a lot has probably changed since you last been there, but frustratingly probably not much has… Still plucking away though and the only way we can improve is by staying at this level and getting the odd large gate a season, whilst trying to improve the off the field. Next year looks to be even trickier again, Hartpury, Malmsbury could be play off challengers. Corsham will have a hefty budget again no doubt and then you have Highworth, Slimbridge, Mangos and either RWB/Cinderford on top of Roman Glass and Worcester Raiders (who could also have a budget). Cheers for the update, the last time I went there Tony Ford's brother Bob (?) was playing right back, mid to late 60's, they were in the Glos League and it was just like a park pitch, not even any pitch railings . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 4 hours ago, Mike Hunt-Hertz said: Surely Gateshead's ground can't be worse than the Horfield Midden? The stadium is primarily an athletics stadium, capacity 11,800. The stadium, which has a bowl-like effect, has a playing surface surrounded by an international standard athletics track. The Tyne & Wear Main Stand on the west side is a large all seated covered stand, which has a capacity of 3,227. Opposite the Tyne & Wear Stand is the 4,044 capacity East Stand, which is another large sized bank of seating that is now under cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted April 23 Author Admin Report Share Posted April 23 4 hours ago, Mike Hunt-Hertz said: Surely Gateshead's ground can't be worse than the Horfield Midden? It's not about the grounds facilities it is about the lack of having a 10 year lease to play at the stadium 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 10 minutes ago, phantom said: It's not about the grounds facilities it is about the lack of having a 10 year lease to play at the stadium I read an article about it, after I posted. Pretty shite for Gateshead. Hope they can appeal/ sort it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 (edited) 1 hour ago, phantom said: It's not about the grounds facilities it is about the lack of having a 10 year lease to play at the stadium It's not even that really. It's that they didn't have the 10 year licence (not technically the same as a lease) in place by 1 March. They have it now (albeit conditional), but it came 27 days late. EFL and NL are technically enforcing their rules and regulations by the letter. The legal challenge is now two part (in brief): 1. to show that those rules and regulations are not compatible with the Competition Act 1998 (and related EU legislation); and 2. to show that the EFL cannot force the NL to run it's own play off competition in a certain manner. Worth saying that Gateshead have been aware of the requirement to have a 10 year secured tenure for at least two years, and have been in dialogue with the EFL for both of those years on this subject. As unfair as this may seem, and as stupid as the rules might look, Gateshead were well aware of the danger. Edited April 23 by ExiledAjax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakeside Red Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 Bath City playoff eliminator with Braintree is live tonight on National League TV 7.45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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