Coco vs Sussex

[bomaya]

I know this has been discussed to death before but in case you're bored at work thinking about whether to go down the pub or not....

 

In the Surrey Mirror this week, in an article which mentions troublemakers using the fansfocus.com forum (yes, it got a mention!) to suggest that Redhill would be joining the Coco, also has a quote from Redhill president John Park:

 

"From the games I've seen, I don't think [the CoCo] is as strong a league [as the Sussex]. Merstham are obviously a very good side but they aren't that good considering how easily they won the division. We gave them a very good game in the Surrey Cup semi-final but are only mid-table in our league. .... There are some very poor sides in the [CoCo].

 

I haven't seen any Sussex league games for a few years now but I always thought the quality was poorer. Maybe they have improved over the last few years. Also, Merstham's defending in that Redhill game was just about the poorest I'd seen all season so not sure that one game should be used as a barometer. I think I've read that Sussex teams have done better over the years in teh Vase than CoCo teams so maybe there's some truth in what Park says.

 

What do you lot think?

[Gussy]

What teams are in the sussex?

 

Is it a general opinion that spartan and ridgeons are the best @ this level?

[PB!]

We have played few Sussex teams this season in FA Competitions, Worthing were poor and would be bottom side in Coco, Three Bridges were a decent side, who probably deserved something from our game against them (but didnt get anything). And would prob be top 6 in Coco.

 

Not sure about Spartan Gussy, probably similar standard to us and Sussex, Ridgeons seems to be stronger and have lot more money floating about in it.

[Gussy]

Just had a look at their league and the only sides i've heard of are:

 

Crowborough

Whitehawk

Worthing

 

But i suppose they'd same the same about our league ... ah sod it we'd smash em!

 

[Teflon]

We've played Redhill twice in the last 2 seasons in the Surrey Senior Cup, last season we beat them 2-1 (I think) and this seasson lost 1-0 So I think Redhill are staying in the Sussex League and he's biggin it up.

 

Dont think you'll find much between the standards now, the Coco has raised their level in the last couple of years.

 

 

 

[Gussy]

http://www.scfl.org.uk/

 

This states otherwise Sussex are pants

[Gussy]

Go to cup competitions and check out their Fa Vase Results their top sides regularly struggled against our mid table ones

[Terrence Collina]

Anyone who knows football is that cup fixtures cannot be used to compare league standards. Just ask Cardiff, Barnsley, Havant, even as far back as Sutton to name a few.

 

In every league there are teams that could beat anyone and there are teams which are at times hopeless. Look at AFC Wallingford, a few years ago, they beat AFC Wimbledon to the CoCo title then the money man left and now they have finished bottom of the Hellenic Prem with about 6 points and over 100 goals against!

 

I knew a few of the guys at Beaconsfield SYCOB who won the Spartan and I reckon they would beat Merstham but again, it can't be judged over one game!

[Gussy]

Very good point TC they are one off games but that's all we have to go off ... who do you know at sycob? i used to play there.

[PB!]

I know a few of the SYCOB boys too!!!!

 

You used to play at most clubs Gussy, between you and Tenners we have West London covered.

[eye1]

We beat Selsey, East Preston, Shoreham & Hassocks this season in various cups and found the standard not as good as coco

[Gussy]

I know PB, but its only this season i've been a bit of a non league man-whore.

 

@ sycob I know craig o connor, adrian sear, jamie jarvis, roy gumbs, steve jones (jonah) i left to go brook house and they won the double feck

[Terrence Collina]

SYCOB - played with Jarvo, Bretty, Matt Clarke, Arron Lennon, & Craig O'

[Gussy]

So you're a player Terrence, who do you play for now?

[Terrence Collina]

was a player. got bombed by PB at the beginning of the season despite keeping clean sheets in every first team game I played in pre season (yes I was a goalie) and thought perhaps its time to hang the gloves up!

[Gussy]

PB bombed ya??? shocking!!!

 

[Terrence Collina]

yeah, I thought so too!

[Teflon]

Right big kent that PB

[Gussy]

PB signed Critts from ash who in my opinon was one of the top forwards in the coco last season and pie'd him aswell shocking!!

[Teflon]

Sounds like the blokes got no idea