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Glyn wrote:

PitmanKeith wrote:

Glyn wrote:So, the FA's solution to Cinderford refusing promotion is not to promote the next best team but, having fiddled about with about 6 other teams, to move Evesham from South to North, thus depriving them of numerous local derbies including Hereford and making their nearest game Romulus, 38 miles away.

Lee flagged this up on another thread last Friday but I didn't notice it.... https://www.southern-football-league.co ... -promotion

Bob Mills just did a super piece on this on TalkSPORT, prompting much ribaldry from muppets who don't care about the non-league game (or "the amateur game" as Colin Murray called it )

Evesham are appealing - lots of reaction here



https://twitter.com/EveshamUnitedFC?ref ... r%5Eauthor

and full detail here

http://eveshamobserver.co.uk/sport/robi ... ove-north/

Not the rules mate, they have to reprieve the best placed higher level relegated side i.e. Stamford, that then means they have to do all that buggering about.
Know where you're coming from though.

Indeed. The rules need changing. Far too many clubs who should have been relegated have been reprieved because of the failures of others to meet assorted criteria, or in this case spending all season busting their guts to get promoted then deciding they don't want to. Crazy...

Glyn wrote:Wayne Thomas to Kidder

http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/latest-tr ... riers.html

Lee K wrote:

Glyn wrote:

PitmanKeith wrote:

Glyn wrote:So, the FA's solution to Cinderford refusing promotion is not to promote the next best team but, having fiddled about with about 6 other teams, to move Evesham from South to North, thus depriving them of numerous local derbies including Hereford and making their nearest game Romulus, 38 miles away.

Lee flagged this up on another thread last Friday but I didn't notice it.... https://www.southern-football-league.co ... -promotion

Bob Mills just did a super piece on this on TalkSPORT, prompting much ribaldry from muppets who don't care about the non-league game (or "the amateur game" as Colin Murray called it )

Evesham are appealing - lots of reaction here



https://twitter.com/EveshamUnitedFC?ref ... r%5Eauthor

and full detail here

http://eveshamobserver.co.uk/sport/robi ... ove-north/

Not the rules mate, they have to reprieve the best placed higher level relegated side i.e. Stamford, that then means they have to do all that buggering about.
Know where you're coming from though.

Indeed. The rules need changing. Far too many clubs who should have been relegated have been reprieved because of the failures of others to meet assorted criteria, or in this case spending all season busting their guts to get promoted then deciding they don't want to. Crazy...

I accept that, in this case, Stamford have been reprieved when they should have been relegated. However, and I think back to Altrincham in the Conference in the 1990s as an example, I think they were reprieved two or three times because of the financial misadventures of others. I don't think Alty were lucky at all, if all the clubs run their affairs prudently like Altrincham do who's to say they would have finished in a relegation position in the first place. That's why I find reprieves generally fair, unlike this particular case.

Glyn wrote:Wayne Thomas to Kidder

http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/latest-tr ... riers.html

Glyn wrote:

Lee K wrote:

Glyn wrote:

PitmanKeith wrote:

Glyn wrote:So, the FA's solution to Cinderford refusing promotion is not to promote the next best team but, having fiddled about with about 6 other teams, to move Evesham from South to North, thus depriving them of numerous local derbies including Hereford and making their nearest game Romulus, 38 miles away.

Lee flagged this up on another thread last Friday but I didn't notice it.... https://www.southern-football-league.co ... -promotion

Bob Mills just did a super piece on this on TalkSPORT, prompting much ribaldry from muppets who don't care about the non-league game (or "the amateur game" as Colin Murray called it )

Evesham are appealing - lots of reaction here



https://twitter.com/EveshamUnitedFC?ref ... r%5Eauthor

and full detail here

http://eveshamobserver.co.uk/sport/robi ... ove-north/

Not the rules mate, they have to reprieve the best placed higher level relegated side i.e. Stamford, that then means they have to do all that buggering about.
Know where you're coming from though.

Indeed. The rules need changing. Far too many clubs who should have been relegated have been reprieved because of the failures of others to meet assorted criteria, or in this case spending all season busting their guts to get promoted then deciding they don't want to. Crazy...

I accept that, in this case, Stamford have been reprieved when they should have been relegated. However, and I think back to Altrincham in the Conference in the 1990s as an example, I think they were reprieved two or three times because of the financial misadventures of others. I don't think Alty were lucky at all, if all the clubs run their affairs prudently like Altrincham do who's to say they would have finished in a relegation position in the first place. That's why I find reprieves generally fair, unlike this particular case.

Lee tells me that Evesham's appeal has succeeded!

I'll post a link when I find one...

Yer tis...

http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/top-stori ... ation.html

So we are going to Corby rather than Stamford after all.... unless they change their minds....

Perton Pitman wrote: Common sense prevails. If Cinderford didn't want promotion they should be playing at step 5. Also I'm sure that the likes of Taunton, who pushed them hard all season, are furious at their behaviour.

Perton Pitman wrote:...and obviously Flyde have never attempted any underhand shenanigans in an attempt to capture a player. I seem to remember Neil Harvey being the subject of interest from them.

Glyn wrote:Darlaston back in business with a new ground

http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2015 ... g-meeting/

That stand looks a bit grandiose to me

Glyn wrote:

Glyn wrote:Darlaston back in business with a new ground

http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2015 ... g-meeting/

That stand looks a bit grandiose to me

http://www.expressandstar.com/news/loca ... emolished/

Shed a tear. Part of my childhood gone!