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Post by railwatcher on Mar 18, 2009 11:10:53 GMT 1
lino very good point, The FA have the authority no to accept clubs into their competitions, and associated possible prize money, on the basis of failed facilities, perhaps that would be the only punishment for the ones who have failed to follow the FA's directive on ground grading.
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Post by merko on Mar 18, 2009 12:45:58 GMT 1
Corinths are up to scratch..........off the pitch at least
As a club who has no player's outgoings and spends its limited funds on improving the ground facilities it is high time for those clubs whom have been repeatedly flouting the leagues directives over many a year to have their final come uppance!!!
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Post by swansong on Mar 18, 2009 13:56:45 GMT 1
Just a thought but couldn't the league consider points deductions for teams flouting the grading regs? Clubs lashing out money for success while putting 2 fingers up to the FA would then be hit where it hurts. Clubs would need clear deadlines for completion, if they failed they would receive a deduction specified in advance.
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Post by cookie on Mar 18, 2009 14:48:30 GMT 1
hey... that doesnt sound a bad idea!
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Post by merko on Mar 18, 2009 15:11:10 GMT 1
A 50 point deduction to all those prem clubs above us may give us a bit of a chance !!!!
In all seriousness this may be a valid point but I doubt whether the league committee has a discretion to adopt it.
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Post by southlincssoccer on Mar 18, 2009 15:15:35 GMT 1
my personal opinion is that the FA should be encouraging teams at our level, not forcing them to spend cash on slightly pointless things. If you take an average UCL crowd of 50 - what on earth is the point of turnstiles for example? Times will be tough enough to raise cash let alone spending on things the FA stipulate to accomodate 50-70 fans. If teams want to progress to higher football, then fair enough, and fair enough for entering FA Cup etc, but why in the league (I accept the UCL needs minimum standards, but to what extreme)? On a second point, can someone please bring me up to date with exactly what things our clubs have to have in place. Forgive my ignorance on this subject, but I only know of one or two bits from overheard conversations. What is the minimum groud grading required that you all talk about please? I havent visited too many away grounds, but the local ones I have visited all seem fine to me for our level of football - Deeping, Blackstones, Holbeach etc, but someone suggests Blackstones is not up to grade - why? One other I have visited is S&L & that seemed a million miles away from the aforementioned in terms of facilities (nothing against S&L here - they seemed very nice people & it was a couple of years ago so it may have improved). Any info would be appreciated. Thanks
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Post by merko on Mar 18, 2009 15:24:07 GMT 1
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Post by topcat on Mar 18, 2009 17:00:50 GMT 1
Corinths are up to scratch..........off the pitch at least As a club who has no player's outgoings and spends its limited funds on improving the ground facilities it is high time for those clubs whom have been repeatedly flouting the leagues directives over many a year to have their final come uppance!!! You heard it hear first , told you all sat the letters were in the post Some bad news lays ahead for a few Potton and Corinths to stay up
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Post by lincolnroadhero on Mar 18, 2009 18:31:48 GMT 1
some good points re the relagation issues, points won on the pitch shouldnt determine the final positions re who stays who goes, if it is decided as it seems it is going to be on grounds surely those with the worst ground or most to do should be first ? for example if say bourne finish third from bottom and go but S & L stay in is that fair ? surely abbey lawn is a better ground and Bourne may have only a little to do as opposed to someone like S & L ? seems it is going to be a mess and not easily sorted
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Post by ianh on Mar 19, 2009 11:48:15 GMT 1
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Post by topcat on Mar 19, 2009 14:14:19 GMT 1
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Post by merko on Mar 19, 2009 15:13:52 GMT 1
It would all depend on which way the wind was blowing!!
On my interpretaion of the FA Guidelines Potton and Corinths would be gven a lifeline and Bourne, Desborough and S&L would be scapping it out between them.
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Post by topcat on Mar 19, 2009 18:29:33 GMT 1
It would all depend on which way the wind was blowing!! On my interpretaion of the FA Guidelines Potton and Corinths would be gven a lifeline and Bourne, Desborough and S&L would be scapping it out between them. God i hope Corinths stay up , Frank will have a heart attack Not sure he ever wanted to go up in the first place He'll be cutting the floodlight cables Another season of one up front ;D
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Post by generaldogsbody on Mar 19, 2009 19:30:59 GMT 1
Typical F A up-up! Won't be just our League, just watch all the comings and goings higher up the Pyramid. It's never as simple as those in the relegation and promotion positions get their "rewards".
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Post by porthos on Mar 19, 2009 19:51:44 GMT 1
It would all depend on which way the wind was blowing!! On my interpretaion of the FA Guidelines Potton and Corinths would be gven a lifeline and Bourne, Desborough and S&L would be scapping it out between them. I believe Desborough's facilities have been passed - so don't know why you are quoting them.
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