League fixtures

[ProgEd]

The league have now confirmed that the fixtures will be out on Monday.

[paokman]

7.30 and no sign of them yet

[Eastside Urchin]

Later this week now because they couldn't run a bath

[theessexboy]

ProgEd, you are a knowledgeable chap. ... Why would the league keep setting deadlines for themselves which they seem unable to meet ?

[paokman]

Website now says Thursday morning

[Eastside Urchin]

I'll check next Wednesday then

[paokman]

How do  spell "irony" Rob?

[ProgEd]

Sorry; among many others I was fooled by a false announcement by 'Ryman League' on Twitter. @rymanleaguenews is official, @rymanleague isn't. Fixtures were always due 'some time this week'. Perhaps if the Conference stopped doing theirs with pencil and paper, we'd get ours more quickly.

[Eastside Urchin]

I found the conference to be very shoddy compared with the Ryman league to be fair to the ryman.

The Truro and now Salisbury situations are proof of that

[SEVEN TEARS BOY]

Odd eh that we were the only team 3rd from bottom of the Connie South not reprieved

[Miss.A.F.C.Hornchurch]

I still think it's a farse that Farnborough with all their money problems at the end of that season stayed up and we didn't get the reprieve we wanted!

[Eastside Urchin]

Yep but they are a big club

[cup of tea]

I don't want to see Farnborough or any other club go to the wall however...

 

I Just think that some of these big clubs that are already heavily in debt still spend beyond their means on players they can't really afford in order to stay in their respective leagues.

 

Surely that can't be right?

[Serious Sid]

Thought we were supposed to play our first few RPL games away as the new floodlights would not be ready in time?  Still, don't suppose they will be needed at 3pm on a Saturday!

Edited July 17, 2014 by Serious Sid

[andydick]

Thought we were supposed to play our first few RPL games away as the new floodlights would not be ready in time?  Still, don't suppose they will be needed at 3pm on a Saturday!

 

Pretty sure the Ryman wouldn't accommodate a series of away games at the start ..

 

First home game we need to switch to away (assuming ETU agree).  Presumably our ground will be unsafe to play whilst the new floodlights are being installed.

Second home game we're playing at Aveley.

Third home game not sure - likely this will need to be switched since the floodlight work will overrun.

[Serious Sid]

Colin said that we had made a request to the League but seems they were not accomodating.  Knowing how they sometimes behave I wouldn't put it past them to fine us for not being able to play the home fixtures on the designated day!

Edited July 17, 2014 by Serious Sid

[ProgEd]

Another excuse to knock the league? No, they took the very reasonable point of view that it was unfair to compel another team to start with three home games. But they said that we could reverse the fixture by agreement with our opponents - and that's what's happened. It's important enough that I'll start another thread, but we are now away to East Thurrock on August 9 and at home to them on November 22. Thanks to them for their co-operation.

[Serious Sid]

It was tongue in cheek Peter ... I should have used a smiley  

 

Mind you ... what would have happened if ETU hadn't been so helpful ???

Edited July 17, 2014 by Serious Sid

[cup of tea]

Well done to the officials @ East Thurrock United

[ProgEd]

Well, if ETU hadn't helped we'd have had to play somewhere else, which is a problem on a Saturday - and one it looks as if we'll have to face for the Leatherhead game :-(