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1 hour ago, NorthernLights said:

Only think missing was a paragraph.

Could have stopped there tbh. Given that Bury have already re-started on a fan owned basis, I assume none of this is of any consequence. 

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On 17/08/2020 at 08:20, Eednud said:

FC Isle of Man first game was mentioned in another thread but can’t remember which one.. They beat Guernsey FC 1-0 at The Bowl. Looks like (a hopefully) healthy crowd in attendance. https://www.fcisleofman.im/match-report-fc-isle-of-man-vs-guernsey-fc/

I hope the crowd is healthy, too.

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19 hours ago, The Naitch said:

Sensational heads gone material in that statement. You love to see it.

I had to give up at paragraph 3. The sentence structure, grammar and spelling - (to quote Prince Charles) - really is appalling.

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On 05/09/2020 at 18:57, newcastle broon said:

Hebburn Town and Consett reach the FA Vase Final at Wembley in 3 weeks time. 👏⚽

A bit longer than that now. :(

To try and salvage something positive from all this, some clubs at step 4 and below appear to be getting a shot in the arm from the current situation. Crowds are limited to 300 at Northern League level and 400 for Marske United in the Northern Premier League, which is around double what we usually get. Crowds of 300 for Redcar Athletic will be more than welcome for a Northern League Division 2 team and even Redcar Town at North Riding League level had around 100 for the game I went to a couple of weeks ago. I'm guessing much of this is Middlesbrough fans in the area desperately needing a football fix so non-league clubs in the area are getting extra income for the moment at least.

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1 hour ago, ParsJake said:

A bit longer than that now. :(

To try and salvage something positive from all this, some clubs at step 4 and below appear to be getting a shot in the arm from the current situation. Crowds are limited to 300 at Northern League level and 400 for Marske United in the Northern Premier League, which is around double what we usually get. Crowds of 300 for Redcar Athletic will be more than welcome for a Northern League Division 2 team and even Redcar Town at North Riding League level had around 100 for the game I went to a couple of weeks ago. I'm guessing much of this is Middlesbrough fans in the area desperately needing a football fix so non-league clubs in the area are getting extra income for the moment at least.

I'd say depends how you read it,this was Durham and Northumberland FA post yesterday. 

 

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Guernsey FC will not compete in the Isthmian League SE Division this season due to travel restrictions but appears they will retain Step 4 place for next season. https://www.guernseyfc.com/news/club-statement-guernsey-fc-will-not-compete-in-the-league-in-2020-21

On the other hand their Channel Island neighbours, Jersey Bulls FC started their Combined Counties League Division One season as they did all of last season, without a defeat. P 4 W 4 F10 A 3. All away games so far and next weekend they will play fixtures are away on both Friday night and Saturday afternoon, both away.

Isle of Man FC had to withdraw from the FA Vase due to travel restrictions and would appear they’ll need to receive permission from the IOM Government before they can host or travel for any NW Counties Division One South games.

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Jersey Bulls won their debut FA Vase tie on Saturday defeating Billingshurst 3-0 away. In the First Round proper they have been drawn at home to Cobham on weekend of 31 October but date and venue still to be confirmed. This week they have no game but the following week they have Sandhurst Town (H) 23 Oct, Epsom & Ewell (A) 24 Oct and Westside (H) 23 Oct. Home games being played at Ascot United’s The Racedourse Ground. https://bulls.je/matches/

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West Lancashire League canning their league season

The league has issued an update relating to fixtures for the remainder of the season.

West Lancashire League Regional Cup Competition for 2020/21 season

As promised, the WLL committee discussed the ongoing issues of the 2020/21 season at the December Committee Meeting. The Management Committee reviewed several options including;-

 

  • Continuing to try to play a normal season
  • Re-structuring fixtures so that teams played each other once
  • A Regionalised Cup Competition

To date we have lost all of August (potentially 8 fixture dates) & all of November (4) & December (3/4) so we’re clearly way behind schedule. 227 league games have been played with a further 205 postponed due to various reasons including Covid (146 games), whilst a further 48 games have been postponed due to waterlogged pitches / abandoned games (Figures up to end of November).

Due to the severe & increasing fixture congestion; Saturday 2nd Jan to Saturday 1st May only provides 18 Saturdays, & bearing in mind some teams have only played 4/30 games (26 remaining fixtures), clearly this is going to be a major issue. No team has played more than 8 fixtures to date meaning many teams have 22+ games yet to be arranged. With so many matches to be arranged & the fact that some teams are currently either unable to play any, or they could only play 1 or 2 league games, the Tier system restrictions imposed is hitting the WLL very hard.

As these ongoing issues, forced upon the League by the Covid pandemic Tier restrictions, plus considering the likely hood of losing additional Saturdays to the weather (waterlogged & frost bound pitches) through early 2021, the geographical area that WLL covers & the amount of travelling teams would have to make for the certain numerous evening games during April / May, it is extremely unlikely that a normal season could be completed.

It was unanimously agreed that we should terminate the 2020/21 season with immediate effect & organise a Regionalised Cup Competition. This would mean starting season 2021/2022 in August 2021 with the same divisional format as 2020/21 subject to the resignations / applications to join the WLL.

This would allow an unprecedented competitive Regionalised Cup Competition for member clubs that would provide fixtures for teams through January to April (possible extension into May if necessary). One competition for Premier Division, Division 1 & Division 2 teams with a separate competition for the reserve Division teams. Such a competition would not only provide the football we all want but would also save clubs money due to much reduced travelling expenses.

The competition would allow home & away fixtures played on a regionalised / Tier group system providing teams with 8, 10 or 12 games (dependent upon their geographical area). At the conclusion of these group matches, quarter final, semi-final & finals would be arranged & played (subject to Tier restrictions having been terminated by early April).

Member Clubs are invited to apply to enter these 2 competitions.
Applications by email to WLL Fixture Secretary (andy.hosker@gmail.com).

The closing date for applications is 29th Dec 2020.

Competitions likely to start 9th / 16th January 2021 - target completion 1st May 2021.

Please bear in mind however, that should Covid Tier restrictions continue (including players travelling across Tiers to play) preventing you playing fixtures, you should not enter the competition & that fixtures could be withdrawn if Covid Tier restrictions require such action by the WLL committee.

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