Its official...

[Mr Happy]

From the FA website:

 

The Appeals lodged by Lymington & New Milton FC and Walton Casuals FC against the decisions not to award the clubs a Grade E category have today been heard by The Football Association.

 

The Appeals were both upheld. This now means that there are nine champion clubs eligible to be considered for promotion to Step 4 of the National League System.

 

As only eight places are available, a play-off match will need to be arranged and further details will be announced tomorrow.

 

[The Shadow]

Man thats sick on the club that gets knocked out, pretty cruel on that club too, A whole seasons effort wasted. I hope that Enfield Town are not one of the clubs concerned, As you are too big for level 5. The two clubs that failed their ground inspections first time round should be the ones to play off.

[Mr Happy]

I thought you hated us!

[The Shadow]

not a great lover of breakaway clubs as you know. But having been to the diss town, enfield derby,and your match at burnham I can see that you ARE much too big for level 4/5 ,,,,Ryman /southern league prems is where you'll most likely settle.

[enfieldiansr]

From The FA Website

 

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Appeals upheld

Tuesday, 10 May 2005.

 

The Appeals lodged by Lymington & New Milton FC and Walton Casuals FC against the decisions not to award the clubs a Grade E category have today been heard by The Football Association.

 

The Appeals were both upheld. This now means that there are nine champion clubs eligible to be considered for promotion to Step 4 of the National League System.

 

As only eight places are available, a play-off match will need to be arranged and further details will be announced tomorrow.

[theabbeyabbott]

spot of de ja vu here dont you think?

[enfieldiansr]

Reading that again it does not give any indication on the status of Enfield FC. Are they going into the play offs or not. Again it makes this whole issue a complete farce.

[coupwotcoup]

that's what I just said!

[slough_womble]

Why should the 2 teams who failed the initial grading inspection be the 2 teams to play-off.

 

As the FA have ruled they should have been given a grade E from the inspection which means they should be treated the same as the other 7.

 

As an AFC Wimbledon fan I will be hoping that Walton Casuals are one of the 8 who do get promoted along with Enfield Town who's fans deserve to be watching higher level football....

[OldTowner]

Just looked on FA page - nothing on there !!

 

Quoted as " a play-off match" .....interesting, so that's just 2 teams in the play-offs then.

[Jim Cunneen]

I await the appeals from EFC, Didcot and Winchester with interest as they had already been told they would be involved in play offs.

 

I also await those teams involved in the play offs saying they cannot get a team up as they have already released their players having been told they were promoted.

 

I also await someone else either reproducing this post or saying the whole thing is a farce.....

 

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[enfieldiansr]

Old Towner, go to main web page. Its in the bottom right hand section, first item. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/chat.gif" alt="" />

[The Shadow]

Quote:

slough_womble said:[

As an AFC Wimbledon fan <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/angry.gif" alt="" />GGRRRRRRRRRRRR I will be hoping that Walton Casuals are one of the 8 who do get promoted along with Enfield Town who's fans deserve to be watching higher level football....

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[OldTowner]

Cheers, found it.

As I said...it states that there will be " A PLAY-OFF GAME"...so who wil be the unlucky 2 clubs involved ?

Interesting to know how the FA will ( or already have ) decide !

[The Invisible Man]

 

I await the appeals from EFC, Didcot and Winchester with interest as they had already been told they would be involved in play offs.

 

I also await those teams involved in the play offs saying they cannot get a team up as they have already released their players having been told they were promoted.

 

I also await someone else either reproducing this post or saying the whole thing is a farce.....

 

[color:"blue"]I'd hate to disappoint...... [/color]

[andyetfc]

What about waiting for appeals from the seven inital champions who were told that they had been promoted?

 

If I was offered a job and then susequently told I was not wanted, then I would seek some form of compenastion rather than just letting the matter go.

[lovely stuff]

Why didn't Town seek compensation from the Ryman last season when we were told i writing that we were being offically invited to the Ryman 2

[andyetfc]

This is the FA we are talking about!

[ETFC-jaymz]

i think the FA have made a total **** up of the promotion of non league clubs,its a mess every year !!!!! whats the answer to solve it though ? i guess the FA will just make it up as they go along but then do they really care about non league football ? not exactly a big money spinner for them are we.

[Steph]

But the FA should not be in it to make money they are the guardians of a sport in this country not a company!