Do certain ESL clubs get preferential...

[coupwotcoup]

...treatment?

Does seem odd to me that the LC semi between Brentwood and Burnham, has been transposed into a league game at Leslie Field. Surely if there is any chance of getting the game on then so be it?

[smallsy]

dur they are top you know

[Beachboys]

Something to do with Len being on there committee ?

[coupwotcoup]

of course I may be way off beam and Ramblers could have agreed to said move...

[coach et 64]

injuries and players unaivailable so i heard.Still to confirm yet...

[Deadbeat]

I heard something to do with the number of players leaving burnham.

[Hookey]

Hmmmm....

 

[smallsy]

maybe burnham wanted it changed because the cup is the only thing they can win so this gives them few more weeks to put a side together.

[Natter]

From Brentwood's website today:

 

"Tomorrow's fixture

Tomorrow’s Essex Senior League Cup semi-final 1st leg at home to Burnham Ramblers has had to be postponed as Burnham, who have recently had a significant change in the their playing personnel, do not have enough players who are eligible to appear in the match. Hopefully, the situation will be resolved and the game can be played at a later date. But this means that the 1st team now have a rearranged league match AWAY to Burnham."

 

Seems like fair play to me... unless Port's switch from Burnham to Brentwood is not seen in the same light....

 

 

 

 

[Hookey]

Don't tell me Brentwood are adhering to the rules, well blow me!!!!

 

 

Sorry, cheap leg-pull....

[coupwotcoup]

Is that for real?

a) How many players have they lost?

surely the first leg could be played in three weeks and hopefully by the then the whole squad would have played two games..

..scratching my head here.....

[Hookey]

Originally Posted By: coupwotcoup

Is that for real?
a) How many players have they lost?
surely the first leg could be played in three weeks and hopefully by the then the whole squad would have played two games....scratching my head here.....

I think that's the plan, hence the postponement!!!

[TB&G]

Of course I don't know the rules of competition but if a club cannot put enough players who qualify according to the rules out for a match on the date specified shouldn't they automatically be scratched as well as Coup's head.

 

P.S. Watch out for alcohol poisoning from the splinters mate!

 

 

[Natter]

From the Burnham forum of 23 Feb by coach et 64:

 

"it shows that paying large amounts of money doesn't garantee anything.You need other qualities to win the Esl.you give me the burnham keeper,portway and john easterford and i win that league."

 

I don't know whether that answers your questions adequately if at all but it's the best I can do until someone who knows the facts for sure can chip in their 4 pennorth....

[coupwotcoup]

...then why not state it as fact, rather than with an air of ambiguity?

[Hookey]

Without knowing the rules of the League Cup competition, I can only speculate that whilst the rules are being scrutinised to see if Burnham must forfeit their place, they decided to get a league game out of the way while they could.

[onebreast]

surely Burnham could sign on their reserve team players ???????????

[MCP]

All players have to have played in two league or league cup games to be eliagble to play in the semis

 

[coupwotcoup]

The goalposts get moved for the semi-final of the League Cup (as we only know too well to our cost).

Each player has to have appeared in at least TWO league games. But surely Burnham haven't lost that many players?

Stewards needed methinks...

[Hookey]

I think they would have had to have played a certain amount of games first.

 

 

Must type faster!!!!