smoking-gun Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Hi all , read with interest on the home page that COVE have not applied for promotion , just been on the Combined Counties webb site to see if I could find out which clubs have applied , but I could not find the info, any of you wizz kids know which clubs have applied? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big J R Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 An interesting subject. I take it you have read the relevant thread on the CCL forum ? Probably a case of 'watch this space' SG !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Man Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Ashford, Camberley, Epsom and Ewell, Molesey, Spelthorne Sports and Windsor are the 6 that have applied SG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoking-gun Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 Thank you Tango Man for the above info, correct me if I`m wrong but I thought Spelthorne Sports ground was not up to the required standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve McC Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 I may be wrong here but I think a club can apply for promotion and then theyre given a date to get the ground up to the required standard, so Spelthorne could apply, as I say, I may be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Chinnon Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Steve - your are right. Clubs that have applied will have until 31st March 2015 to have the ground up to the required standard. I am sure that Spelthorne will have work to do, from a visit earlier in the season, but I don't know exactly (nor is it my business!), what the works are and how well-placed they may be to fund it. Things that may be a challenge are toilet facilities and turnstiles. I can't imagine that Spelthorne Borough Council will be willing to offer financial assistance unlike some other Clubs within the Greater London boundary who have been 'generously supported' (on behalf of Council taxpayers whether said payees like it or not)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifty Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 There's also the matter that clubs now have to pay a non-returnable fee in the region of £120 to apply for promotion. This is meant to stop clubs with very little chance of getting the grading from applying, thus saving the time of the ground graders who are, if I read this correctly, employed elsewhere within the governing body and only have two days maximum a week to do the inspections. Not sure, but I think Spelthorne Sports would also have to block the perimeter railings by the A308 to prevent people from watching the games for free outside the complex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Chinnon Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Reminds me from when we visited, of the potential for accidents caused when passing traffic, some fast-moving, gets hit and/or distracted by a football punted over the iron railings behind the dugouts. Without being over-dramatic, could be a death or serious injury? The ball was punted over a couple of times when we played there, and Tony Nolan wasn't even playing! That aspect alone could be a risk that public liability insurers might want to be satisfied with. Thankfully at Ashford we are some way off (out of what is known as 'Nolan Range') from the southern flight path. Oh, and those of you who don't know who Tony Nolan is, go to your room! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Man Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 On the plus side when Tony got it right he scored some beauties! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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