Bracknell

[Matt]

I hate being the prophet of doom but looking at the upcoming fixtures, we must prepare for the fact that Bracknell may only be one point behind us at 5pm on Saturday.

 

Bracknell host Thatcham tomorrow evening, and then travel to Newport on Saturday. Recent form would suggest they have a very good chance of picking up 6 points, whereas we of course host Farnborough on Saturday, and going into it more in hope than expectation of picking up points.

 

Andover also host Uxbridge tomorrow evening.

[Matt]

Having said that of course, some of the Bracknell fans think the pitch will be waterlogged! We'll see...

[Mr Rebel]

oh god lets hope if they do play they do only pick up 4 points from those 2 games at most

[Amber Rebel]

Originally Posted By: MattSTFC

Having said that of course, some of the Bracknell fans think the pitch will be waterlogged! We'll see...

all games in bgb league south are now postponed

[Mr Rebel]

its no surprise seeing as a few football league teams have had their fa cup replays postponed

 

also at least they wont be only 1 point behind us come saturday 5pm now then lol

 

 

[Amber Rebel]

on the bracknell site they are saying it is a game they must win,

also i saw that apparently newport iow are considering resigning from the southern league although they will fullfill their fixtures untill the end of the season.

[Tom]

That rumour about Newport IOW has been around for a couple of months now. Wouldn't make much difference though, 1 team would still have to be relegated.

[Matt]

I think we can consider that a little let-off. It does however mean that Farnborough might be a bit fresher on Saturday than they would have been if their game had been on.

[Guest Portfan]

The rumour about Newport resigning is rubbish ! It has never been discussed here and we will still be fighting to the end of the season.

[GarySTFC]

Portfan, it hasn't been discussed on here, but it has been discussed by your club at many others as it seems to be common knowledge around the league you are looking to resign.

[Guest Anonymous]

Not having a go at you guys but I can assure you if it had been discussed I would have been involved.

[Woody SUFC]

Also heard the same about Andover

 

But what would be the point of Newport resigning when they come bottom anyway? Not going to change alot is it!

[brighton_rebel]

I hope Andover resign, found the place very depressing. A non league footie ground on the outskirts of a town in an industrial estate isn't good for business.

[Woody SUFC]

In that case you'd hope alot of sides would resign then!

 

What if that was Sloughs only option? You'd take it with both hands and maybe for alot of other clubs it was the best option aswell

[Amber Rebel]

Originally Posted By: Woody WEFC

Also heard the same about Andover

But what would be the point of Newport resigning when they come bottom anyway? Not going to change alot is it!

if i remember correctly it was more to do with if there wasnt enough teams to come up i.e because of ground grading/restructuring etc they didnt want to be forced to play in the southern league when they want to play in the wessex league,by resigning they are free in that unlikely event not to be obligated to play in the southern league.

[Guest Anonymous]

Wimborne to come up from the Wessex. Nice ground, good crowds (averaging 208 in the Wessex), quality team.

 

Truro from Western League - going FULL TIME next year. Good ground, big crowds ( averaging 434 in the Western), excellent team.

 

Bouth will improve the league.

[Amber Rebel]

i might be wrong but i think truro are full time this season,

who would fancy a trip down there though

[Matt]

Yeah, it'd be alright for Truro as they wouldn't have to work and could get to away games in good time. Imagine a midweek fixture involving someone like Newport IOW and Truro though! John Tebbit wrote about this in one of his programme articles and I think he's right, it could adversely affect a number of clubs.

[Amber Rebel]

thank goodness they will probably only be in the league for one season

[Windsor_Sec]

On their recent visit to us Newport officials confirmed they wouldn't be resigning and were determined to fight for their Southern League survival.

At Andover last week no mention was made with regards to resigning and, with a new manager and 4 new names on the teamsheet, they didn't strike me as a club that just wanted to play out the season.

As far as the Truro situation goes this was always something that was likely to happen with the restructuring and clubs in our division will have to make some serious decisions as recent history of league fixtures show they would have at least 6 midweek home fixtures and even the closest 3 [in Somerset] would face a 3 to 4 hour journey! Ultimately the clubs decide who joins at the AGM as they have to vote on any new clubs coming in but, in this case, I can see the FA forcing the league to accept them even if the clubs vote otherwise.