Match off today (17 April)

[ladderman]

Maybe Stansted won't be able to raise a team. They (genuinely) have six players going on holiday/piss up on Wednesday, so perhaps they'll become the second team to take advantage of the "play when you feel like it" rule.

I suspect this is going to the FA.

[Hookey]

From Football Mitoo:

 

Thursday, 29 April 2010

Basildon United v Stansted

 

 

What a complete and utter farce the ESL is becoming year after year. So different from the league I first played in ten years ago.

 

Yes, the Southend Manor situation was bad enough, but had we been allowed to field under 18 players (Who were incidentially) signed on months before or players for the match then we would have managed to get out a side. It was not just a combination of a small squad, unavailibility, injuries, bans and sickness that affected Manor but the stupid 2 game rule.

 

Fair enough....rules are rules and BGU progressed to the final and acheived a great day for their club by winning the Brasted Cup.

 

Now for Basildon, there was no 2 game ruling. They could have signed new players, called in others who had played etc and even then if they couldnt field a side, award the points to Stansted.

 

How on earth can the game be re-arranged after Manor were booted out of the Brasted. Complete and utter joke. Where is the consistency????

 

I am not out to stitch up Basildon, but imagine how you would feel coming from the Manor camp!!!!

 

At the very least they should have made Basildon Utd travel to Stansted midweek and still make Basildon pick up the home team expenses. Hopefully Stansted will have sewn it up by then anyway.

[little big joe]

If this is true and stansted are made to play the fixture

Against basildon next week, for me it asks the question..are

The people who run this league clowns?..not to know the obvious

Rules and reg's in football?!! For me they have bottled it !..and

Don't want to upset the apple cart! Truely a joke! And in a nutshell

This apple cart looks to be witham!

[Hookey]

The 3 points Witham got docked following their 4-1 win at Mauritius Sports back in August could end up costing them the league title. Assuming Stansted drop any more points of course.

[FCFAN]

If this has been ordered to be played then it is not just a bad decision, or a joke decision, it is a wrong and potentiall unlawful (under the FA's own rules).

 

I believe the league should have to explain to all of its member clubs the reason for such a decision.

[onebreast]

im with silencer all the way here . Everyone at Manor must be fuming about this, and rightly so. This league is a great league but there are 1 or 2 incidents every year which make everyone from outside look upon it as a joke .

[ladderman]

I imagine the League Management Committee are praying that Stansted win or Witham draw/lose at the weekend, because this has disaster written all over it.

 

I wonder if they thought it through and the potential for future chaos this decision has caused. Any team that can spunk away £800 per week on wages (who said a fool and his money are soon parted) can afford a £250 fine if they don't fancy playing a game on a certain date. This punishes clubs who make the effort to run reserve teams because the chances of them being able to claim they can only field five players are diminished.

 

The more I think about it, the more baffling the decision is. I guess it's just a case of who shouted loudest. What a way to run a league:argue:

[Grounhopper Mark.]

I imagine the League Management Committee are praying that Stansted win or Witham draw/lose at the weekend, because this has disaster written all over it.

 

I wonder if they thought it through and the potential for future chaos this decision has caused. Any team that can spunk away £800 per week on wages (who said a fool and his money are soon parted) can afford a £250 fine if they don't fancy playing a game on a certain date. This punishes clubs who make the effort to run reserve teams because the chances of them being able to claim they can only field five players are diminished.

 

The more I think about it, the more baffling the decision is. I guess it's just a case of who shouted loudest. What a way to run a league:argue:

 

Witham had games against Ipwsich Wanderers Reserves & Haverhill Rovers Reserves called off by the oppo and we just accepted it, shame some teams want to be given a leg up. edit..and Brentwood Town Res tonight.

 

Regarding the figure of 800, don't be fool enough to believe all of the Stansted lies and their crys. Proven liars are dednats and co. Deny writing in the paper.

 

and if we are morons "never been" another insult on your rant thread, what does that make your managment. : compaq dont criticise us as numb nuts started it last night, didnt see you cut his goolies off. check it out..

Edited April 22, 2010 by WA WTFC

[coach et 64]

If this is true and stansted are made to play the fixture

Against basildon next week, for me it asks the question..are

The people who run this league clowns?..not to know the obvious

Rules and reg's in football?!! For me they have bottled it !..and

Don't want to upset the apple cart! Truely a joke! And in a nutshell

This apple cart looks to be witham!

 

Last year we had players dropping right left and centre few hours before a league cup group match away at Barking on a Tuesday evening.We got fined £ 250 and replayed the match instead of awarding the points to Barking,which would have seen them through at the expenses of Southend Manor.We re-played and draw 1-1 allowing Manor to get through.This year Southend Manor can't field a team in a cup semi and are thrown out and no fine paid.Now the Basildon game with Stansted and it seems like the game will be re-played or may be we are just waiting to see if Stansted win it on Saturday.I don't know if Basildon have been fined £ 250 but I can't see any consistency between the 3 cases.It should be all black and white for everyone but I don't think it has been the case. Although one thing I do know...a £ 250 fine for clubs at our level hurts more! :coffee (2):

[FLIP FLOP]

If this is true and stansted are made to play the fixture

Against basildon next week, for me it asks the question..are

The people who run this league clowns?..not to know the obvious

Rules and reg's in football?!! For me they have bottled it !..and

Don't want to upset the apple cart! Truely a joke! And in a nutshell

This apple cart looks to be witham!

 

Last year we had players dropping right left and centre few hours before a league cup group match away at Barking on a Tuesday evening.We got fined £ 250 and replayed the match instead of awarding the points to Barking,which would have seen them through at the expenses of Southend Manor.We re-played and draw 1-1 allowing Manor to get through.This year Southend Manor can't field a team in a cup semi and are thrown out and no fine paid.Now the Basildon game with Stansted and it seems like the game will be re-played or may be we are just waiting to see if Stansted win it on Saturday.I don't know if Basildon have been fined £ 250 but I can't see any consistency between the 3 cases.It should be all black and white for everyone but I don't think it has been the case. Although one thing I do know...a £ 250 fine for clubs at our level hurts more! :coffee (2):

These revelations needs to be looked at and last years league cup replayed from the quarter final stage with Barking instead of Southend Manor in the draw- it's a scandalous situation clearly manufactured by Coachie so his love child Silencer could progress in the cup.(he has been seen more than once at Southchurch Park watching him ) More fuel added to the fire for Monday nights potentially explosive showdown.

Edited April 22, 2010 by FLIP FLOP

[Anon1]

Stansted chairman is not happy:

 

http://www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/content/saffron/sport/story.aspx?brand=SAFOnline&category=SportFootball&tBrand=HertsCambsOnline&tCategory=SportSAF&itemid=WEED22%20Apr%202010%2009%3A01%3A02%3A540

[ladderman]

When did whatever goes on in the Essex & Suffolk Border League have any bearing on the Essex SENIOR League ? In fact when did the results of reserve team football start to matter?

The fact remains that you're crapping yourself because "little" Stansted and their weekly wage bill of a bag cheese & onion and a pickled egg will probably finish above you and you BBB team.

 

Still, it gets the ESL plenty of positive press

http://www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/content/saffron/sport/story.aspx?brand=SAFOnline&category=SportFootball&tBrand=HertsCambsOnline&tCategory=SportSAF&itemid=WEED22%20Apr%202010%2009%3A01%3A02%3A540

[coach et 64]

If this is true and stansted are made to play the fixture

Against basildon next week, for me it asks the question..are

The people who run this league clowns?..not to know the obvious

Rules and reg's in football?!! For me they have bottled it !..and

Don't want to upset the apple cart! Truely a joke! And in a nutshell

This apple cart looks to be witham!

 

Last year we had players dropping right left and centre few hours before a league cup group match away at Barking on a Tuesday evening.We got fined £ 250 and replayed the match instead of awarding the points to Barking,which would have seen them through at the expenses of Southend Manor.We re-played and draw 1-1 allowing Manor to get through.This year Southend Manor can't field a team in a cup semi and are thrown out and no fine paid.Now the Basildon game with Stansted and it seems like the game will be re-played or may be we are just waiting to see if Stansted win it on Saturday.I don't know if Basildon have been fined £ 250 but I can't see any consistency between the 3 cases.It should be all black and white for everyone but I don't think it has been the case. Although one thing I do know...a £ 250 fine for clubs at our level hurts more! :coffee (2):

These revelations needs to be looked at and last years league cup replayed from the quarter final stage with Barking instead of Southend Manor in the draw- it's a scandalous situation clearly manufactured by Coachie so his love child Silencer could progress in the cup.(he has been seen more than once at Southchurch Park watching him ) More fuel added to the fire for Monday nights potentially explosive showdown.

 

That's quality Flip Flop!

[Deadbeat]

If stansted are to re-play the game, and are struggling to field a team, i would like to donate £10 towards the fine to get the game cancelled

Edited April 23, 2010 by Deadbeat

[ladderman]

Stansted will now play At Basildon on Tuesday - enabling the "Stansted Six" get to the game - Clapton agreed to move Tuesday game v's Basildon to Thursday

[detsnats]

Hahaha........ good one Flip Flop.

 

 

He who laughs last laughs longest.

that will be me then!!!! CHAMPIONS

[coach et 64]

If this is true and stansted are made to play the fixture

Against basildon next week, for me it asks the question..are

The people who run this league clowns?..not to know the obvious

Rules and reg's in football?!! For me they have bottled it !..and

Don't want to upset the apple cart! Truely a joke! And in a nutshell

This apple cart looks to be witham!

 

Last year we had players dropping right left and centre few hours before a league cup group match away at Barking on a Tuesday evening.We got fined £ 250 and replayed the match instead of awarding the points to Barking,which would have seen them through at the expenses of Southend Manor.We re-played and draw 1-1 allowing Manor to get through.This year Southend Manor can't field a team in a cup semi and are thrown out and no fine paid.Now the Basildon game with Stansted and it seems like the game will be re-played or may be we are just waiting to see if Stansted win it on Saturday.I don't know if Basildon have been fined £ 250 but I can't see any consistency between the 3 cases.It should be all black and white for everyone but I don't think it has been the case. Although one thing I do know...a £ 250 fine for clubs at our level hurts more! :coffee (2):

These revelations needs to be looked at and last years league cup replayed from the quarter final stage with Barking instead of Southend Manor in the draw- it's a scandalous situation clearly manufactured by Coachie so his love child Silencer could progress in the cup.(he has been seen more than once at Southchurch Park watching him ) More fuel added to the fire for Monday nights potentially explosive showdown.

 

 

 

Watch this space Flip Flop....a Barking and Takeley win on Monday and Wednesday will see them going above Southend Manor.What do you think we are gonna do?Send the answer on a postcard to SS5 6JB....

[NAIL IT]

Cannot beleive the league have made Stansted play the Basildon game (i was stuck in Egypt last week so just catching up!) Absolute joke!! no consistency or for that matter any sense at all!

[Jenko]

You can't field a side the other team gets the game. We were so short once at Eton Manor that Flip Flop played , although I would ahve rather had 10 men, and Kirk and Larry were on the only two on the bench.......fat f**kers!!! The sight of them in a football kit will haunt me forever!

[FLIP FLOP]

You can't field a side the other team gets the game. We were so short once at Eton Manor that Flip Flop played , although I would ahve rather had 10 men, and Kirk and Larry were on the only two on the bench.......fat f**kers!!! The sight of them in a football kit will haunt me forever!

Last bench those two were on they got done for handling dodgy stationary and trainers, surely you or Soggy were next in the pecking order.

Any hint of a Hullbridge Manor carve up on monday and more panel beating at a 2 sided ground will be on the cards.