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Mad Eyed Screamer said:
Some ridiculous lengths of travel in the Conference today.

Southend v Carlisle with a 5.30pm kick off is a piss take.
Truro v Altrincham
Scunthorpe v Yeovil
Eastleigh v York

It’s time for a north and south league, 2 winners go up and the runners up have a play off, winners go up too.
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Some distances in National League South are also ludicrous due to the breadth of southern England and that would remain the case if the National League was split north and south. We need the National League split into north, south east and south west, and three feeder leagues split the same way. - Maybe even split into four with a midlands section to cut down on travelling by players and fans.
Top teams in the three National leagues get promoted to the EFL. Or preferably top three plus one of the runners up. Four down might upset the EFL but it's better for the game.
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
Some ridiculous lengths of travel in the Conference today.

Southend v Carlisle with a 5.30pm kick off is a piss take.
Truro v Altrincham
Scunthorpe v Yeovil
Eastleigh v York

It’s time for a north and south league, 2 winners go up and the runners up have a play off, winners go up too.
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The vast majority of the clubs in the National League are full time professional these days. If you live at an extreme point in the country, travelling is always going to be an issue. Truro for example have nearly 150 miles to their NEAREST away game this season. There is also always a heavy concentration of teams in the South West. So I'm not sure a north/south divide is going to make much tangible difference.

Also an increasing number of non league clubs these days aren't actually based anywhere near where they play their home games. Barrow for example are now a Manchester based club, who all travel up to Barrow for home games only.
 
Stephen230 said:
The vast majority of the clubs in the National League are full time professional these days. If you live at an extreme point in the country, travelling is always going to be an issue. Truro for example have nearly 150 miles to their NEAREST away game this season. There is also always a heavy concentration of teams in the South West. So I'm not sure a north/south divide is going to make much tangible difference.

Also an increasing number of non league clubs these days aren't actually based anywhere near where they play their home games. Barrow for example are now a Manchester based club, who all travel up to Barrow for home games only.
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Where are Barrow based in Manchester ?
 
In the North West Counties League tonight, 7 of the 9 games got abandoned due to a waterlogged pitch, one after just 10 mins(!), stretching from Wolverhampton to Barnoldswick. I assume a line of heavy storms came through about 8pm last night?!?
 
roman totale said:
In the North West Counties League tonight, 7 of the 9 games got abandoned due to a waterlogged pitch, one after just 10 mins(!), stretching from Wolverhampton to Barnoldswick. I assume a line of heavy storms came through about 8pm last night?!?
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It was raining on and off all day so some might only have just been playable at kick-off.
 
Oyster28catcher said:
Droylsden FC 2-1 Maine Rd
North West Counties League Division One North
Attendance: 797.

Decent game, crowd, and ground. Blooming chilly.
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That's a cracking crowd.
Always have a soft spot for Maine Road, for obvious reasons.
Unfortunately, they have never fulfilled any hopes and don't get a big support.
The new boys based in Chorlton (West Didsbury etc.) seem to have grown from almost nothing and put Maine Road in the shade...
 
Platt Lane 59 said:
That's a cracking crowd.
Always have a soft spot for Maine Road, for obvious reasons.
Unfortunately, they have never fulfilled any hopes and don't get a big support.
The new boys based in Chorlton (West Didsbury etc.) seem to have grown from almost nothing and put Maine Road in the shade...
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Maine Rd is and was a social club with a team. Doing well, nevertheless. WD&C have rapidly progressed. Not a bad thing. Decent set up - like a Northern Forest Green blended into St Pauli. Their supporter base has grown in strength and they have a fair set oif values.
 
Went Mossley v Stalybridge C.
More than 2000 there and a really good atmosphere.
But it was one of the worst football matches I have EVER watched. Truly awful,
Finished 0-0 BTW!!!!!!!!!!
 
Re last few posts, last weekend Friday my boy reffed at Mossley (Uppermill home Manchester league game), Saturday Droylsden (on the line), Sunday Bower fold Reffed Stalybridge under 21’s v Hyde Utd under 21’s. Boxing day today he done Chaddderton v Prestwich Heys(on line).
He now has his down time Forest away and we will enjoy it All the best Blues.
 
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Pubteam Lomas said:
Went Mossley v Stalybridge C.
More than 2000 there and a really good atmosphere.
But it was one of the worst football matches I have EVER watched. Truly awful,
Finished 0-0 BTW!!!!!!!!!!
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Had everything except a game of football lol

Think official attendance was 2007

Bridge took the Park End easy easy


Be better on New Years Day

Bridge v Bury
 
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