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Post by england on Feb 26, 2024 11:13:47 GMT
Isn’t this year the first year that inspections have taken place by the FA as opposed to each individual league?
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Post by hoopy on Feb 26, 2024 12:02:42 GMT
Isn’t this year the first year that inspections have taken place by the FA as opposed to each individual league? I got the impression from our secretary that it was representatives from the league who carried out the inspection but I could be wrong.
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Post by windy1970 on Feb 26, 2024 12:31:27 GMT
Of course theres the big question over marske who i think should be at wearside level I don't see why we'd be put into the Wearside league when we're in the catchment area for the North Riding League. I think too many people on this forum, have zero idea that the North Riding League exists or at what level they currently sit.
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Post by windy1970 on Feb 26, 2024 12:39:13 GMT
A club should not have to do major work when been promoted, the ground standard should always be knocking on the door of the next level up. If a ground is like north shields and fails northern premier ground grading by a mile you have to ask its standard for northern league level. Would be a farce if aycliffe are demoted despite been mid-table. If the cant upgrade ground they may as well field a second string squad. Think clubs have got used to the northern league turning a blind idea when it comes to favoured clubs but honestly, the NPL are shit hot when it comes to every detail of the grading. That said you have to keep them on their toes and check what they're telling you. As well as the physio table, they flagged the pitch as being slightly too narrow. However they were using Noah's fabric tape measure which had stretched over the centuries, and a quick measurement with a new metal one showed we were well within the requirements. The days of the Northern League doing the ground grading are over. An FA ground grading team have taken over the process and have highlighted a lot of failures across the pyramid. League’s and clubs are aware of the problems and clubs that are at a certain level(apart from those promoted last year) have been given until March 31st 2025 to sort these issues out or face demotion. Clubs promoted last year have until March 31st 2024 to achieve the ground grading or face demotion.
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Post by lovingnonleague on Feb 26, 2024 13:51:45 GMT
Got to love this time of the season. The business end nobody knows who goes up how many goes down whos ground fits the bill whos doesn't. You can feel the tension. Bit different to other seasons this mind when some clubs are only half way through there games.
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Post by parsjake on Feb 26, 2024 14:55:05 GMT
I don't see why we'd be put into the Wearside league when we're in the catchment area for the North Riding League. Yeah meant same level as wearside which in marskes case would be north riding, maybe replace reserves? Ah, gotcha. If we were to be put in the North Riding Premier then the reserves would have to drop a division to keep the two-division distance as they're in the NR 1st Division, as far as I know we would like to keep the reserve team and build more links between the first team and reserves. I couldn't even tell you which league is below NRL1... The general wisdom/local gossip is that we're likely to be placed in Northern League Division 2 but we have to wait until May for the FA's decision so all we can do is wait/twiddle our thumbs/watch the reserves for our fix until then and plan accordingly from that. There's potential interest from players but it all depends on the May decision. In short, moves are being made as much as they can be at this stage. All debts have been paid in full.
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Post by wacker on Feb 26, 2024 15:10:13 GMT
One area of ground grading I suspect several teams will fail on is total enclosure, and I'm not just talking about the Northern League here. In fairness Mike Amos and co were very strict on this. I remember Thornaby having to sheet about 100 meters of their fence near the access road a few years ago.
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Post by hoopy on Feb 26, 2024 15:25:50 GMT
One area of ground grading I suspect several teams will fail on is total enclosure, and I'm not just talking about the Northern League here. In fairness Mike Amos and co were very strict on this. I remember Thornaby having to sheet about 100 meters of their fence near the access road a few years ago. Yeah, some teams have none at all - West Allotment and Blyth Town being two that come to mind straight away.
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Post by england on Feb 26, 2024 15:27:03 GMT
One area of ground grading I suspect several teams will fail on is total enclosure, and I'm not just talking about the Northern League here. In fairness Mike Amos and co were very strict on this. I remember Thornaby having to sheet about 100 meters of their fence near the access road a few years ago. If it’s adhered, loads of ground don’t meet this and haven’t for years but nothing is done
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Post by pooliehopper on Feb 26, 2024 17:38:35 GMT
One area of ground grading I suspect several teams will fail on is total enclosure, and I'm not just talking about the Northern League here. In fairness Mike Amos and co were very strict on this. I remember Thornaby having to sheet about 100 meters of their fence near the access road a few years ago. Wonder how Stockton in a cage has lasted at step 4 so long...
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Post by townypride on Feb 26, 2024 17:49:04 GMT
Yeah meant same level as wearside which in marskes case would be north riding, maybe replace reserves? Ah, gotcha. If we were to be put in the North Riding Premier then the reserves would have to drop a division to keep the two-division distance as they're in the NR 1st Division, as far as I know we would like to keep the reserve team and build more links between the first team and reserves. I couldn't even tell you which league is below NRL1... The general wisdom/local gossip is that we're likely to be placed in Northern League Division 2 but we have to wait until May for the FA's decision so all we can do is wait/twiddle our thumbs/watch the reserves for our fix until then and plan accordingly from that. There's potential interest from players but it all depends on the May decision. In short, moves are being made as much as they can be at this stage. All debts have been paid in full. I don't think the 2 division rule applies to the feeder leagues just that both the First team and a Reserve team cannot be in the same division. I don't think the 2 division rule applies to the feeder leagues just that both the First team and a Reserve team cannot be in the same division.
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Post by townypride on Feb 26, 2024 18:00:13 GMT
mental how many games they want division two to play. 22 teams at the minute, wouldnt surprise me to see that increase, FA Vase, County Cup, League Cup, Second Division Cup I agree that the Division Two teams are being asked to play too many games but this could get worse for next season. If the bottom side is relegated and 2 go up into Division One that wold leave us with 19 teams. If one side is relegated from Division One and 3 teams promoted from the feeder leagues that would give us 23 teams and if Marske United are placed in Division Two 24 teams...46 games.
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Post by windy1970 on Feb 26, 2024 18:49:02 GMT
Ah, gotcha. If we were to be put in the North Riding Premier then the reserves would have to drop a division to keep the two-division distance as they're in the NR 1st Division, as far as I know we would like to keep the reserve team and build more links between the first team and reserves. I couldn't even tell you which league is below NRL1... The general wisdom/local gossip is that we're likely to be placed in Northern League Division 2 but we have to wait until May for the FA's decision so all we can do is wait/twiddle our thumbs/watch the reserves for our fix until then and plan accordingly from that. There's potential interest from players but it all depends on the May decision. In short, moves are being made as much as they can be at this stage. All debts have been paid in full. I don't think the 2 division rule applies to the feeder leagues just that both the First team and a Reserve team cannot be in the same division. I don't think the 2 division rule applies to the feeder leagues just that both the First team and a Reserve team cannot be in the same division. I seriously doubt that Marske Utd will be heading to a feeder league. Almost certainly the NL2, with an outside chance of the NL1 imo.
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Post by JayTheSynner on Feb 26, 2024 20:41:32 GMT
I don't think the 2 division rule applies to the feeder leagues just that both the First team and a Reserve team cannot be in the same division. I seriously doubt that Marske Utd will be heading to a feeder league. Almost certainly the NL2, with an outside chance of the NL1 imo. Gut feeling it will be NL1. Can just see it.
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Post by 2009vasewinner on Feb 26, 2024 20:58:29 GMT
I don't think the 2 division rule applies to the feeder leagues just that both the First team and a Reserve team cannot be in the same division. I seriously doubt that Marske Utd will be heading to a feeder league. Almost certainly the NL2, with an outside chance of the NL1 imo. would be an easy option for the F A putting marske in northern league 1 rather than having to move somebody from the north east counties league
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