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Post by windy1970 on Jul 27, 2023 9:47:48 GMT
NPL Prem 1. Macclesfield Playoffs 2. Gainsborough Trinity 3. Bamber Bridge 4. Worksop Town 5. Matlock Town Relegations 19. Guisley 20. Ashton United 21. Atherton Collieries 22. Marske
NPL1E 1. Stockton Town Playoffs 2. North Ferriby 3. Hebburn Town 4. Newton Aycliffe 5. Dunston Relegations 19. Winterton Rangers 20. Carlton Town
NPL1M 1. Spalding United Playoffs 2. Coventry Sphinx 3. Coleshill Town 4. Harborough Town 5. Loughborough Dynamo Relegations 19. Bedworth United 20. Gresley Rovers
NPL1W 1. Leek Town Playoffs 2. Witton Albion 3. Vauxhall Motors 4. Mossley Relegations 19. Hednesford Town 20. Hanley Town
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Post by footyfollower on Jul 27, 2023 12:52:44 GMT
I think Ashington will do well this season
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Post by Scuttler on Jul 28, 2023 7:16:25 GMT
I’m genuinely unsure on Newton Aycliffe. They seem to have lost a few players but given they don’t really share news I’ve no idea who they’ve signed???
Looking at their team from the Cleator Cup final they seem missing a few who I’ve not noticed popping up elsewhere. Where’s Liam Jarvie for example?
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Post by Scuttler on Jul 28, 2023 7:16:43 GMT
I can’t see them finishing 4th though
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Post by bloomfieldcat on Jul 28, 2023 8:06:24 GMT
Are any of the promoted sides in danger of failing the ground grading requirements? and doing a North Shields!
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Post by hoopy on Jul 28, 2023 8:28:09 GMT
Are any of the promoted sides in danger of failing the ground grading requirements? and doing a North Shields! Ashington need to install new turnstiles and perimeter fencing. The plans are in hand. Talking to our secretary the other week, we’re just waiting for the official report so we can check there isn’t any other mandatory work needed before we start, and do other upgrades that are ‘nice to do’. We’re looking to install a can bar on the far side and put LED floodlights in (they come with a very generous grant apparently), and other bits and pieces. I would imagine Newton Aycliffe need to do a hell of a lot to their ground, given it barely met Northern League standards.
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Post by sikirk on Jul 28, 2023 10:37:15 GMT
Are any of the promoted sides in danger of failing the ground grading requirements? and doing a North Shields! Ashington need to install new turnstiles and perimeter fencing. The plans are in hand. Talking to our secretary the other week, we’re just waiting for the official report so we can check there isn’t any other mandatory work needed before we start, and do other upgrades that are ‘nice to do’. We’re looking to install a can bar on the far side and put LED floodlights in (they come with a very generous grant apparently), and other bits and pieces. I would imagine Newton Aycliffe need to do a hell of a lot to their ground, given it barely met Northern League standards. Aycliffes ground seemed ok for northern league level to me. Think they have started some of the upgrades already. The north shields situation should be a lesson to all clubs that the league do act if grounds are not up to standard
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Post by windy1970 on Jul 28, 2023 12:41:15 GMT
Ashington need to install new turnstiles and perimeter fencing. The plans are in hand. Talking to our secretary the other week, we’re just waiting for the official report so we can check there isn’t any other mandatory work needed before we start, and do other upgrades that are ‘nice to do’. We’re looking to install a can bar on the far side and put LED floodlights in (they come with a very generous grant apparently), and other bits and pieces. I would imagine Newton Aycliffe need to do a hell of a lot to their ground, given it barely met Northern League standards. Aycliffes ground seemed ok for northern league level to me. Think they have started some of the upgrades already. The north shields situation should be a lesson to all clubs that the league do act if grounds are not up to standard With only two clubs going down this season and potentially those places being taken up by demotions or resignations in that division or above. Then it’s probably a good season to prioritise ground development over league position. Although leaving it late to try and survive isn’t a good idea, like Shildon found out last season. North Shields found out that you don’t get away with doing nowt off the pitch at step 4. So a balanced progress on and off the pitch is required. With 4 being automatically relegated season 2024/25, teams are going to have to have all their ducks lined up.
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Post by malvern2 on Jul 28, 2023 16:03:28 GMT
What exactly did Shildon find out last season?
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Post by windy1970 on Jul 28, 2023 16:13:22 GMT
What exactly did Shildon find out last season? That you have to get things right on the pitch and early enough in the season. In the New Year, they started to improve and a couple of times got out of the relegation and relegation playoff zones. So if any clubs are struggling this season, make sure they do the changes in time. As I’ve pointed out, it’s a maximum of 2 relegations this season. So clubs have a bit of a buffer.
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Post by malvern2 on Jul 28, 2023 16:20:36 GMT
All of the ground improvements at Shildon we’re fully completed before the start of last season, and they were graded to play at the level above.
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Post by windy1970 on Jul 28, 2023 19:50:37 GMT
All of the ground improvements at Shildon we’re fully completed before the start of last season, and they were graded to play at the level above. It’s no good sorting the ground developments out, if the football team isn’t cutting it and Shildon didn’t cut it last season
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Post by kingsway12 on Jul 28, 2023 20:57:33 GMT
The fact is Windy1970, Shildon did have their ground to the grading requirement, regardless of their finishing league position. For them losing their long established manager at the end of the previous season, (after losing out in the play off's for promotion to step 3,) proved to be the downturn in fortunes, which is well documented as you state, that is always the gamble with new management coming in, look at Hartlepool from around the same time, they parted company with their manager, whom is now the Marske manager, and the club finds itself back in the National League. Fine balancing act getting things right on and off the field, the Bishops appear to be finally ready to re-gain their place in the Northern Premier League, Shildon like Hartlepool will bounce back, sooner or later.
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Post by sikirk on Jul 29, 2023 2:53:58 GMT
Dont think shildon failed ground grading, the mangerial chaos cost them, long term manager left for hebburn to be replaced by someone out of there depth whos replacement lasted a week
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Post by sikirk on Jul 29, 2023 2:56:38 GMT
The fact is Windy1970, Shildon did have their ground to the grading requirement, regardless of their finishing league position. For them losing their long established manager at the end of the previous season, (after losing out in the play off's for promotion to step 3,) proved to be the downturn in fortunes, which is well documented as you state, that is always the gamble with new management coming in, look at Hartlepool from around the same time, they parted company with their manager, whom is now the Marske manager, and the club finds itself back in the National League. Fine balancing act getting things right on and off the field, the Bishops appear to be finally ready to re-gain their place in the Northern Premier League, Shildon like Hartlepool will bounce back, sooner or later. Funny you mention graeme lee. Was listening to a interesting podcast with him the other day and he was treat awful at pools, should never have been sacked, not Surprised they went down replacing him with a manager from the scottish leagues.
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