FA Vase - Sport London e Benfica v St. Neots

[Special1]

Last team in the Spartans Division 1 in the FA Vase. Hope to see you there!

[Tommy K]

you should have about 10 there.

[Special1]

Normally I would agree with you but this game is proving you wrong:

Two coaches coming down from Cambridge ... Benfica's Official Supporters Club Diabos Londrinos are going to be present with some of their members ... special guests ...

I think this game (win or lose) is the game to watch this Saturday!

[MIKO]

Special 1 - All the very best for Saturday, We at Langford know St Neots quite well, due to local cup competitions.

[syd_lexic]

Yes, good luck on Saturday & if you get a replay, you'll get to play at St.Neots lovely swish new stadium.

[Rhodes]

Originally Posted By: Special1

I think this game (win or lose) is the game to watch this Saturday!

Special1 - For once I agree with you paricularly as you won't have any competition locally, Kentish Town's game with Biggleswade Town will most certainly be off.

[Special1]

We might even play for the draw for the privilege!

[Rhodes]

Special1 - The St Neots Town Website has a few pictures of the stadium, it shows how far your Club have come doesn't it from the bad old days of travelling to Willesden Constantine and Neasden Foundation and playing on park pitches only two seasons ago:

 

http://www.stneotsfc.com/

 

[Special1]

You have this knack of getting it wrong Rhodes:

 

Neasden Foundation played at the Viking Ground - What is Tokyngton Manor home ground?

 

Therefore, we haven't come too far.

[Jeff Hamnett TSF]

neasden foundation? where they now?

[Special1]

Bankrupt! They didn't finish their season in the Combined Counties. Most of the players are now playing for South Kilburn FC. One is playing for us.

[Jeff Hamnett TSF]

they fecked the division up, ban all ground sharing opportunists.

[Special1]

Not sure if that was a personal attack but I believe their landlords may have taken advantage of the situation, allegedly.

 

The big differences between rent paid by teams having to pitch share and teams with their own grounds is vast. Although the team had discarded the old manager/fundraiser during their Middlesex days, they had it coming to them, but I can sympathise as I know how difficult it is to establish a team at this level.

 

When some teams pay 1GBP for their ground rent and others pay 10k that, there is a big difference in the season's tasks for teams.

 

To answer your statement, I believe the newly promoted teams should receive some sort of protection either by the league or their county FA to help them establish themselves. You can't blame teams for trying and getting it wrong especially if leagues are all too ready to fine teams for making honest mistakes!

[Rhodes]

Originally Posted By: Special1

You have this knack of getting it wrong Rhodes:

Neasden Foundation played at the Viking Ground - What is Tokyngton Manor home ground?

Therefore, we haven't come too far.

Special1 - Okay, maybe Neasden Foundation was a bad example but you know what I mean, 95% of your away games in the Middlesex County League were on roped off park pitches that made even Hackney Marshes seem like Wembley, it must have been a complete culture shock when you got promoted to the SSML Division 1 and went to places like the Copthall Stadium, Royston, Hoddesdon and palatial Arlesey Athletic.

[Special1]

[Polly]

Back on topic - Good Luck on Saturday to all teams left in the Vase - starts getting hard hereon in

[Polly]

Any bets on who's going through to the next round?

 

Who's the outsider, dead cert etc

 

 

[samuelsmiles]

Originally Posted By: Rhodes

Originally Posted By: Special1

I think this game (win or lose) is the game to watch this Saturday!

Special1 - For once I agree with you paricularly as you won't have any competition locally, Kentish Town's game with Biggleswade Town will most certainly be off.

You're right again Rhodesy, game off Saturday, they really should get that draining sorted out

[Special1]

Originally Posted By: Polly

Any bets on who's going through to the next round?

Who's the outsider, dead cert etc

Dead Cert would be either Kentish Town or Biggleswade Town

The outsider taking all of this into account would be Sport London e Benfica:
Only Division 1 team. Playing a Step 5 team.
Lost last 2 games.
Didn't score in the last 2 games.
Let in 8 goals in the last 2 games.

[Polly]

Originally Posted By: Special1

Originally Posted By: Polly

Any bets on who's going through to the next round?

Who's the outsider, dead cert etc

Dead Cert would be either Kentish Town or Biggleswade Town

The outsider taking all of this into account would be Sport London e Benfica:
Only Division 1 team. Playing a Step 5 team.
Lost last 2 games.
Didn't score in the last 2 games.
Let in 8 goals in the last 2 games.

These two are playing each other this weekend - no safe money bet then?