Property developers and the death of non league football clubs

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

RE: Property developers and the death of non league football clubs

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Not quite non league although, being frank , Harrogate are as close as it comes without being so! Weve had two come back 2 all draws the past two weeks, Wimbledon on Friday, where we scored in 89 and 97 minutes after being 2 down. That was at home and we got 3000 crowd, whew. My son and I tried to go but it was all ticket affair and to get tickets you needed various loyalty points which we didnt have. Annoying.

Then yesterday we came from 2 down at half time away to leaders Orient , some sort of miracle and not sure we played well, but we scraped points.

Rochdale seem doomed to me but then its between us, Hartlepool, Crawley and Colchester for the other place. Weve a game in hand over pools and a couple of points ahead but one win at the bottom can turn things and weve only got 6 matches left

the addict · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Not quite non league although, being frank , Harrogate are as close as it comes without being so! Weve had two come back 2 all draws the past two weeks, Wimbledon on Friday, where we scored in 89 and 97 minutes after being 2 down. That was at home and we got 3000 crowd, whew. My son and I tried to go but it was all ticket affair and to get tickets you needed various loyalty points which we didnt have. Annoying.

Then yesterday we came from 2 down at half time away to leaders Orient , some sort of miracle and not sure we played well, but we scraped points.

Rochdale seem doomed to me but then its between us, Hartlepool, Crawley and Colchester for the other place. Weve a game in hand over pools and a couple of points ahead but one win at the bottom can turn things and weve only got 6 matches left

My money is on Crawley with Hartlepool just surviving. Those two teams have conceded more goals than amy other team and are well behind on goal difference. Colchester boosted their chances with a 4-0 win yesterday in front of a 4000 crowd.

paulisi · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:

In National League North, Chester are bringing over 1000 away fans to Southport in agate likely to be double the best gate of the season.

Chester brought just over 1300 in a crowd of 2600

They are guaranteed a playoff place

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Not quite non league although, being frank , Harrogate are as close as it comes without being so! Weve had two come back 2 all draws the past two weeks, Wimbledon on Friday, where we scored in 89 and 97 minutes after being 2 down. That was at home and we got 3000 crowd, whew. My son and I tried to go but it was all ticket affair and to get tickets you needed various loyalty points which we didnt have. Annoying.

Then yesterday we came from 2 down at half time away to leaders Orient , some sort of miracle and not sure we played well, but we scraped points.

Rochdale seem doomed to me but then its between us, Hartlepool, Crawley and Colchester for the other place. Weve a game in hand over pools and a couple of points ahead but one win at the bottom can turn things and weve only got 6 matches left
My money is on Crawley with Hartlepool just surviving. Those two teams have conceded more goals than amy other team and are well behind on goal difference. Colchester boosted their chances with a 4-0 win yesterday in front of a 4000 crowd.

hope you are right!!

indiana · Tennis legend

Crawley's owners seem err 'interesting".

indiana · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
indiana wrote:
In Scottish non league, The Spartans have been confirmed as the Lowland League's representative in the play-offs and will face either Buckie Thistle or Brechin City from the Highland League. These two meet in the final round of fixtures in 2 weeks' time and that match will quite likely decide the Highland League title and thus the Highland League play-off rep.

The Lowland League vs Highland League play-off winner will then face the bottom club in Scottish League 2 in a final play-off for a place in the league. The bottom of League 2 is very tight with just 4 or 5 matches to go.
Good to hear re Spartans - is the play of a two legged affair versus the Highland winners? And the the play off final as well?

Yes, each are two legged.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Town had a third straight 2 all draw, coming back from 2 down for the third time - battling, fighting but still in the thick of it. Crawley won but Hartlepool lost so we remain 3 ahead of the drop. Pools have 4 left and we have 5. Walsall at home next is a must win as we have three straight away matches then and tough opponents. Rochdale at home last match could be the big one.

RainDelay · Pro player

indiana wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
indiana wrote:
In Scottish non league, The Spartans have been confirmed as the Lowland League's representative in the play-offs and will face either Buckie Thistle or Brechin City from the Highland League. These two meet in the final round of fixtures in 2 weeks' time and that match will quite likely decide the Highland League title and thus the Highland League play-off rep.

The Lowland League vs Highland League play-off winner will then face the bottom club in Scottish League 2 in a final play-off for a place in the league. The bottom of League 2 is very tight with just 4 or 5 matches to go.
Good to hear re Spartans - is the play of a two legged affair versus the Highland winners? And the the play off final as well?
Yes, each are two legged.

Would love to see brechin get back in the league. As an arbroath fan I maybe bizarrely would like to see our neighbours do as well as they can, a few years stuck on the highland league would be the death knell for them I think. Would prefer to see Elgin relegated as have never managed to get out of the second division ever since they were 'parachuted' into it.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Bit of a weird situation in North West Counties Div 1 N
The league should have finished on Saturday, but bad weather has meant several side need an extension

Bacup Borough are one of these.

The league title is not decided. Pilkington lead Chadderton by 1pt with 1 game to go. Both have to go to Bacup. Chadderton tonight, Pilkington on Wed. Bacup are playing Friday next Mon and Wed.

-- Edited by paulisi on Monday 17th of April 2023 03:39:25 PM

-- Edited by paulisi on Monday 17th of April 2023 03:43:35 PM

the addict · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
the addict wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Not quite non league although, being frank , Harrogate are as close as it comes without being so! Weve had two come back 2 all draws the past two weeks, Wimbledon on Friday, where we scored in 89 and 97 minutes after being 2 down. That was at home and we got 3000 crowd, whew. My son and I tried to go but it was all ticket affair and to get tickets you needed various loyalty points which we didnt have. Annoying.

Then yesterday we came from 2 down at half time away to leaders Orient , some sort of miracle and not sure we played well, but we scraped points.

Rochdale seem doomed to me but then its between us, Hartlepool, Crawley and Colchester for the other place. Weve a game in hand over pools and a couple of points ahead but one win at the bottom can turn things and weve only got 6 matches left
My money is on Crawley with Hartlepool just surviving. Those two teams have conceded more goals than amy other team and are well behind on goal difference. Colchester boosted their chances with a 4-0 win yesterday in front of a 4000 crowd.
hope you are right!!

Good set of results tonight for Harrogate, inching away from the bottom two. Crawley picking up points as well since I picked them !

seagull · Hall of fame

My local team Worthing won tonight pretty much guaranteed play offs in National League South after going up last year.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
the addict wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Not quite non league although, being frank , Harrogate are as close as it comes without being so! Weve had two come back 2 all draws the past two weeks, Wimbledon on Friday, where we scored in 89 and 97 minutes after being 2 down. That was at home and we got 3000 crowd, whew. My son and I tried to go but it was all ticket affair and to get tickets you needed various loyalty points which we didnt have. Annoying.

Then yesterday we came from 2 down at half time away to leaders Orient , some sort of miracle and not sure we played well, but we scraped points.

Rochdale seem doomed to me but then its between us, Hartlepool, Crawley and Colchester for the other place. Weve a game in hand over pools and a couple of points ahead but one win at the bottom can turn things and weve only got 6 matches left
My money is on Crawley with Hartlepool just surviving. Those two teams have conceded more goals than amy other team and are well behind on goal difference. Colchester boosted their chances with a 4-0 win yesterday in front of a 4000 crowd.
hope you are right!!
Good set of results tonight for Harrogate, inching away from the bottom two. Crawley picking up points as well since I picked them !

Just got back from the match - good performance and three great goals. 6 unbeaten now and 9 goals in last 4 matches . thoroughly enjoyed that. Disappointed with the crowd, just 1867 turned up. Hartlepool 6 behind with 3 games left , feel like we should be safe now!

paulisi · Tennis legend

6 defeats on the bounce for Southport and now dragged into a relegation dog fight.

The manager is a director of the club and there are only 3 directors, so will never be sacked...

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Town lost at Northampton today but Rochdale losing puts them down and Hartlepool losing means they are 6 points behind with 2 games left and a massive goal difference shift needed. And we have a game in hand. Not mathematically yet, but realistically I would say we are safe !