Property developers and the death of non league football clubs

paulisi · Tennis legend

Property developers and the death of non league football clubs

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Great deal of sympathy for step 2 semi pro clubs to be considered elite is ridiculous

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Radio 5 doing a feature
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08q9nr2

paulisi · Tennis legend

Funds agreed for NL, although splits still under discussion.
Clubs cannot stream home matches into their clubs bars.

However we are underway tomorrow and most clubs have arranged a live stream for their league or FA Cup game.

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Looking forward to seeing the detail. I welcome the support but hope that support is proportionate and through its structure supports clubs that were responsible in their close season signings and the wages offered to players signing contracts in the window of the COVID pandemic.

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Some storming results from Step 5 clubs of the Southern Counties East League. Chatham & Sheppy put out Welling Utd (NL South) & Folkestone (Isthmian Prem)! Cray Valley Papermills best Southern League South Premier Harrow Borough 5-1!

I went along to Herne Bay v Whitehawk, A very entertaining afternoon bringing back memories of Dwyer & Bowyer ensued. Whitehawk took the lead and were dominating up to the point that their two centre backs came to blows & one was sent off (two players from the same side fighting). The Bay came back to win 3-1. Madness but excellent value for a tenner put the Carabo Cup stream to shame.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Good win for Southport after a dodgy start went one down early and then saved a penalty.
The club managed to put on a live stream from scratch with no experience within a week.
There were a few teething issues, but once working was very good.
We have big spending South Shields at home in the next round.

brendan · Strong Club Player

BBC's live coverage from the 3rd qualifying round of the FA CUp will be Christchurch v Dulwich Hamlet

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

brendan wrote:
BBC's live coverage from the 3rd qualifying round of the FA CUp will be Christchurch v Dulwich Hamlet

I thought it would be, level 9 at home to level 6. Honeytrap for the TV guys!

Oakland should be pleased

Oakland2002 · All-time great

I am dont know much about Christchurch this season but there is a massive gulf between the level the two sides play at, Step 5 (16 soonish parallel leagues) to Step 2 (Just 2).

As I am not able to travel as a Hamlet fan I will be watching step 4 CVPM already 4 games into their FA Cup journey in the flesh take on Averley, evenly matched should be a corker, the millers have had no easy draws but a strong start winning the first (step 4 oppo) 6-0, second (Step 4) 3-1 and third 1-5 away against a step 3 side.

-- Edited by Oakland2002 on Friday 9th of October 2020 09:26:22 PM

paulisi · Tennis legend

Your lucky you can get to watch matches.
Southport's game was called off last minute as Kettering had an outbreak.
Bootle, Litherland, Prescot all told to stop football for two weeks and only Marine had fans in Merseyside yesterday as far as I'm aware.

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Yes, I know but realistically cant see the game open to fans for long there is direct correlation between the prevalence of disease in the local population and the number of games off because players are sick. Personally I dont feel it is sustainable if it gets above 100 per 100k some areas in the North & North West are 2-5 times that. I cant see spectators being allowed for the remainder of this year and thats an optimistic view.

There is great variability as to how fans behave at games but about 50% of the time you see groups of 10-100 fans bouncing along drinking, singing and shouting, voluntarily standing in tight groups as if everythings normal. That is with gates of 100-400. Players still celebrate with pile ons and group hugs. I honestly feel if everyone was completely committed to doing it properly we could definitely keep the game going with responsible fans, players and officials socially distancing. Unfortunately from what I have seen only the volunteers have insight and the responsible thing to do is shut down when the prevalence of COVID gets above 100 per 100k on an upward trend.

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Second biggest ever crowd I have seen at Cray Valley Papermills despite the awful weather, a gate of 301 saw a quality game against Averley. Cray had more of an attacking threat in the first half just shading it although Averley robust and direct throughout. Cray scored just after half time and then parked the bus pretty effectively limiting Averley to set pieces and shots from the edge of the box. Crays pace and guile paid dividends 10 minutes from the end a slide rule pass picking out Denzel Gayle whose lightening and I mean lightening, break down the left to the byline resulted in an accurate cross and tap in. Cant believe it a win away from the first round proper!

Dulwich Hamlet also won through but it took penalties against step 5 Christchurch in an underwhelming red button clash. Understandably Hamlet having played very little football thus far are scratching around a bit for form also requiring penalties in the last round to beat Corinthian Casuals of the Isthmian Premier.

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Cup draw at 13:00 hoping CVPM get a step 4 or 3 side at home. It is amazing that they have even a sniff of getting into the first round proper!! Although Maldon & Tiptree did the Isthmian league North proud last season knocking out Orient & running Newport close.

Hamlet just need to avoid a National League side, makes such a difference to your chance of progressing being in the NLS, two games and likely really its one win against decent opposition & the first round proper beckons.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Southport went out on pens to full time big spenders South Shields.

Far play to Skem who are the lowest ranked side into Q4.