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Post by shieldsjoyrider on Feb 20, 2024 10:36:00 GMT
The league is a complete shambles certain clubs get away with murder North Shields comes to mind The league cannt really ask for an extension when Shields failed to raise a team for a month
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Post by pooliehopper on Feb 20, 2024 11:06:46 GMT
Like him or not I think the North Shields situation would have been handled a lot differently if Mr Amos was still in charge. It does seem as if the NL committee has been a bit toothless over the recent situations Can imagine what he'd say though... "That's promotions fault if teams stayed in the NL they'd never have these issues!!!". Forgetting that refusing promotion has allowed the NL to become an artificially strong league (well not so much now) with inflated wages. I'd love to know just how much step 5 players in the south midlands get in comparison to here.
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Post by malvern2 on Feb 20, 2024 12:29:51 GMT
Bit like saying when a club can't get a side out for five weeks do they really belong in the Northern league. I get what your saying malvern. Both Brandon and North Shields need binning for what they did Rule 8.43 states the maximum fine for failing to fulfill a fixture is £1,000 and an option of a 3 point deduction. Obviously when the rules were written it was considered to be a more serious matter than it is now.
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Post by Neil on Feb 20, 2024 12:48:43 GMT
The League suspended Brandon and Shields fixtures though so they didn't fail to fulfill any. Can understand why it was done at the time but looks like Shields pulled a fast one. It is frustrating though when you look at teams like Billy Town who have in the past fielded some shocking sides through their tough times to get games played. Turned up with just 10 at Aycliffe once (and were fined for it) and 7 for a Durham Cup game against Stockton.
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Post by wacker on Feb 20, 2024 12:56:17 GMT
The League suspended Brandon and Shields fixtures though so they didn't fail to fulfill any. Can understand why it was done at the time but looks like Shields pulled a fast one. It is frustrating though when you look at teams like Billy Town who have in the past fielded some shocking sides through their tough times to get games played. Turned up with just 10 at Aycliffe once (and were fined for it) and 7 for a Durham Cup game against Stockton. North Shields thumped Northallerton 8-0 earlier in the season, our joint worst ever result in the Northern League. They also beat a very good Boro Rangers side a couple of weeks, ago. No real sign of a shortfall of resources either at the start of the season or in current weeks , just the bit in the middle.
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Post by eastdurhamhopper on Feb 20, 2024 13:00:16 GMT
The League suspended Brandon and Shields fixtures though so they didn't fail to fulfill any. Can understand why it was done at the time but looks like Shields pulled a fast one. It is frustrating though when you look at teams like Billy Town who have in the past fielded some shocking sides through their tough times to get games played. Turned up with just 10 at Aycliffe once (and were fined for it) and 7 for a Durham Cup game against Stockton. I Believe Brandon failed to fulfill a fixture before they were officially given a break by the league and received no repercussions.
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Post by lovingnonleague on Feb 20, 2024 13:00:36 GMT
The League suspended Brandon and Shields fixtures though so they didn't fail to fulfill any. Can understand why it was done at the time but looks like Shields pulled a fast one. It is frustrating though when you look at teams like Billy Town who have in the past fielded some shocking sides through their tough times to get games played. Turned up with just 10 at Aycliffe once (and were fined for it) and 7 for a Durham Cup game against Stockton. And it's that sort of stuff that makes a mockery of the league. I can see these meetings that the league are having with certain clubs because of there pitches ending in tears. They've not pulled fast ones they've genuinely had no luck with there pitch. I get washingtons ground wasn't upto it last season aswell but fcuk me man you can't come down heavily on certain clubs for one thing and let others off Scott free it's borderline corruption.
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Post by bigfoot on Feb 20, 2024 15:35:55 GMT
If you notice not one person from North Shields has actually been onto explain what actually happened and why they could not fulfill their fixtures very strange and whose fault was it
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Post by Neil on Feb 20, 2024 16:45:44 GMT
The League suspended Brandon and Shields fixtures though so they didn't fail to fulfill any. Can understand why it was done at the time but looks like Shields pulled a fast one. It is frustrating though when you look at teams like Billy Town who have in the past fielded some shocking sides through their tough times to get games played. Turned up with just 10 at Aycliffe once (and were fined for it) and 7 for a Durham Cup game against Stockton. And it's that sort of stuff that makes a mockery of the league. I can see these meetings that the league are having with certain clubs because of there pitches ending in tears. They've not pulled fast ones they've genuinely had no luck with there pitch. I get washingtons ground wasn't upto it last season aswell but fcuk me man you can't come down heavily on certain clubs for one thing and let others off Scott free it's borderline corruption. It's not corruption if a club bullsh*tted everyone including the League Management Committee about their situation. It looked to everyone at the time that North Shields were in deep trouble. As for Brandon they notified everyone they'd resigned after the Chairman/committee, management team, and players all walked. As for the LMC visiting clubs who haven't had games on for months, is it not right they check in to make sure enough is being done to get games played and see what options are available? There's been 35 Northern League games plus a handful of U18 games played at Bedford Terrace this season.
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Post by Neil on Feb 20, 2024 16:48:06 GMT
The League suspended Brandon and Shields fixtures though so they didn't fail to fulfill any. Can understand why it was done at the time but looks like Shields pulled a fast one. It is frustrating though when you look at teams like Billy Town who have in the past fielded some shocking sides through their tough times to get games played. Turned up with just 10 at Aycliffe once (and were fined for it) and 7 for a Durham Cup game against Stockton. North Shields thumped Northallerton 8-0 earlier in the season, our joint worst ever result in the Northern League. They also beat a very good Boro Rangers side a couple of weeks, ago. No real sign of a shortfall of resources either at the start of the season or in current weeks , just the bit in the middle. Exactly why their situation stinks after pleading poverty and claiming the future of the club was in serious doubt. Brandon on the other hand haven't picked up a point since.
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Post by sikirk on Feb 20, 2024 17:26:30 GMT
I honestly think brandon were in a bad situation, they have struggled for years so not really a bolt out the blue but north shields, so many questions un-answered there, were fixtures suspended whilst they waited for the next benafactor and what about that money donated for ground improvements, were they ever done? I know they were never going to be allowed up this season but whats wrong with building for the future. Lets hope there ground fund donation had to be just for that as opposed to play players wages etc
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Post by sikirk on Feb 20, 2024 18:56:28 GMT
The League suspended Brandon and Shields fixtures though so they didn't fail to fulfill any. Can understand why it was done at the time but looks like Shields pulled a fast one. It is frustrating though when you look at teams like Billy Town who have in the past fielded some shocking sides through their tough times to get games played. Turned up with just 10 at Aycliffe once (and were fined for it) and 7 for a Durham Cup game against Stockton. Seems tow law are doing something similiar to see out the season and fair play to them, some bad results, some in double figures but at least they aint asked for time off from playing for weeks
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Post by bigcbeat1 on Feb 20, 2024 19:09:48 GMT
When a team hasn’t played a home game between late September and February do they really belong in the Northern League? I think we need to take into account that the weather is the main cause of this and the league needing to request for an extension. Personally I’ve not seen rain as persistent as this year.I'm suprised we have only had 2 postponed at home up to now . We have reversed 2 games with Crook and Whitley Bay when we knew our pitch would not be playable . The blame game isn’t doing anyone any good so just have to get on with what it is. The season will get finished one way or another .
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Post by eastdurhamhopper on Feb 20, 2024 20:17:19 GMT
I honestly think brandon were in a bad situation, they have struggled for years so not really a bolt out the blue but north shields, so many questions un-answered there, were fixtures suspended whilst they waited for the next benafactor and what about that money donated for ground improvements, were they ever done? I know they were never going to be allowed up this season but whats wrong with building for the future. Lets hope there ground fund donation had to be just for that as opposed to play players wages etc Brandon still cancelled a fixture the same day before they were given some grace by the league. they simply got away with it. I think it may of been Horden that they were due to be playing. if that’s not giving certain clubs beneficial treatment I don’t know what is.
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Post by Neil on Feb 20, 2024 20:52:02 GMT
They resigned on a Monday.
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