Team Bath

[Kaiser Jnr]

I know its got fck all to do with the ESL, but still an amazing story, and very sad to see.

 

http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=56978

[lesbos]

it could save thurrock.

[Hookey]

That's a real shame, I remember their FA Cup exploits a couple of seasons ago.

[and1inthetree]

i remember them too. knocked us out of the cup...

 

any ideas why they're not allowed to be promoted further? couldn't see a reason from the conference in that article.

[Hookey]

No mate, only what was in the article.

[Kaiser Jnr]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7991750.stm

 

"The constitution of the university club does not fall within Conference regulations and as a result they are barred from winning promotion."

 

Whatever that entails...

[TB&G]

Originally Posted By: and1inthetree

i remember them too. knocked us out of the cup...

any ideas why they're not allowed to be promoted further? couldn't see a reason from the conference in that article.

Basically the reason is that, as an adult students academy team based at Bath University which is funded from the public purse, they are not able to support themselves financially as a club at any level of football.