Promotion Applications Step 5 to 4

[jeffl]

Here is the list of applications on the FA website. It looks like each of the 14 leagues have clubs applying. Maybe somebody could do a bit of web trawling and see which clubs that have applied have finished or look like finishing top?
Jeff

www.thefa.com/Leagues/NationalLeagueSystem/NewsAndFeatures/2012/~/media/Files/PDF/Leagues/Applications%20for%20promotion%20from%20Step%205%20to%204.ashx

[jeffl]

Just done a very quick trawl of all the league sites and there look to be 12 applicants who have either won or are likely to win their leagues. There are a couple who have finished 2nd.

Then of course there's the issue of ground gradings ... has the recent FA independent inspection team thrown up any anomolies for clubs that don't even reach grade F (e.g. LB) ... we've heard rumours that there are serious issues down south

What a can of worms !!!
Jeff

By the way, isn't it great to be able to sit on a train and do all this - thank you East Coat!

[jamesw]

You off anywhere nice for the day Jeff?

[jeffl]

The Boat Show :-)

[jamesw]

Very nice... get a nice one you can sail it up the pig water behind In2itive Park and park it on a match day

[tommyc]

All might not yet be lost for Kings Lynn. Of the 14 Step 5 leagues the following champions have applied for promotion: -
Gresley
Retford / Bridlington from Northern Counties East – either could still win league
Guildford City
Witham Town
Herne Bay
Royston Town
Ramsbottom United
Wroxham
Three Bridges
Winchester City
Merthyr Town

Plus of course Long Buckby who can’t go up and the Hellenic League has been won by Oxford City Nomads who have not applied.
That leaves the Northern League, where Vase finalists Dunston UTS (who have applied) need to win their last 2 games to win the title. 1 of those is against Spennymoor Town who would win the title themselves if they won that game, whilst a draw would hand the title to West Auckland Town who are top at present, but neither them or Spennymoor applied for promotion.

By my reckoning that would mean 11 league winners would be promoted plus the 2nd team with the best points won % out of those available which is comfortably Kings Lynn???

[kevinb]

Let's all hope that Dunston win both games then, eh!

[fozwaldo]

Howay the lads (from an Old Dunstonian) :-) :-)

[Grissles Oleary]

docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqII2SlGRhT7dGFtQnF5WHNFSHdzYlhxcVJ1QkdmeGc#gid=0


Hope this makes things clearer.