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Post by windy1970 on Apr 21, 2024 12:10:43 GMT
Gateshead are ineligible to enter the playoffs and Solihull Moors get a bye into the semifinals
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Post by lovingnonleague on Apr 21, 2024 12:23:52 GMT
Gateshead are ineligible to enter the playoffs and Solihull Moors get a bye into the semifinals Crazy that. Any particular reason I heard its something to do with the ground. Anybody know the ins and outs. |
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Post by mut on Apr 21, 2024 12:38:22 GMT
Shocking.why notify them at end of season
How on earth is the international stadium not upto football league standard.
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Post by windy1970 on Apr 21, 2024 12:43:37 GMT
It’s the security of tenure, they must have a minimum 10 year agreement to play at their ground to enter the EFL. It’s a side effect of what happened a few years ago with the previous owners
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Post by allygb on Apr 21, 2024 12:50:04 GMT
It’s the security of tenure, they must have a minimum 10 year agreement to play at their ground to enter the EFL. It’s a side effect of what happened a few years ago with the previous owners If that’s the case surely the club will have been negotiating for months with the stadium’s owners (Gateshead MBC? ) to resolve that. |
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Post by spennyfanchris on Apr 21, 2024 13:12:28 GMT
Gateshead have been barred from taking part in the National League play-offs after failing to meet the entry criteria for membership of the English Football League. The club failed to secure a "10-year security of tenure" at the International Stadium, where they have played since 1971-72, by 1 March. The National League said Gateshead cannot be replaced in the play-offs. Gateshead finished sixth in the table and were set to play Solihull Moors. Their planned eliminator on Tuesday, 23 April has now been cancelled, with Solihull getting a bye to the semi-finals where they face a trip to Barnet. In a statement, the National League said it was "extremely disappointed" that Gateshead would not be able to take part after supporting the club's application for the security of tenure, allowing them to extend the lease on the stadium, which is owned by Gateshead Council. "Unfortunately, the response received was not supportive of the club's requirements and placed the club at risk of a refusal of membership to the EFL and therefore forfeiture of any right to participate in the play-offs," the statement said. "On 28 March 2024, following the deadline for licence applications to the EFL had passed, the council offered options to the club. However, in the opinion of the EFL these options still did not satisfy their requirements." An appeal by the club, which was supported by the National League, was rejected by an EFL arbitration panel. "As the EFL strongly believes in the principles of promotion and relegation it is therefore highly disappointing that appropriate solutions have not been put in place over the previous two-year period, as avoidable circumstances are preventing Gateshead from progressing up the pyramid even if the club achieves success through sporting merit," an EFL statement added. "The League hopes that Gateshead and the relevant stakeholders can address this matter so that the club can meet the obligations of EFL membership and be eligible for promotion in future seasons." Full article From BBC Sport's Website - www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68869062 |
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Post by sikirk on Apr 21, 2024 14:58:23 GMT
Efl have always had a rule that requires a club to have a ten year lease for stadiums, nothing to do with past owners or facilities at stadium itself. The council want to hang there heads in shame, bad enough a stand with a missing roof and crumbling facilities but this is the worst. Lets hope the club eventually sorts out a lease and the council are voted out
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Post by pooliehopper on Apr 21, 2024 16:21:31 GMT
Lot's to unpack here for sure.
Firstly, at Dunston V Carlton in November 2022 a woman behind me actually said from what I remember "Gateshead FC won't have a ground next year, the council won't extend their tenure whatsoever, and it'll result in them having to groundshare elsewhere". I took it as useless gossip, but from what i've seen today, it does carry a small kernel of truth.
In a now deleted tweet, screenshotted linked below
council leader Martin Gannon claims the GIS makes a loss of around 860k a year.
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Post by kingsway12 on Apr 21, 2024 19:59:23 GMT
2016/17 season , National League North, Darlington finished in the last play off place (5th), but go not take part in the play off's as did not have 500 seats, part of the criteria for promotion, they were well aware in the December and the closing date in the March, Chorley took there place. Thus Aldershot whom finished 8th this season, should take Gateshead's place, the heed well aware of the situation of a 10 year security of tenure, thus by the March 1st date they fully knew they couldn't take part if finished in a play off position.
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Post by pooliehopper on May 24, 2024 21:59:48 GMT
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