Wens the Spartan fixtures out?

[Rhodes]

Horace - There must be other SSML followers who much prefer monthly fixtures. I'm sure I'm not the only one, it's just that I speak up whereas others who tend to sit on the fence Trevor Brooking style, such as AWK and Rak for example, might keep quiet so as to not make waves.

[Krooner]

Rhodes the only one hmmm. There are a couple of "Only ones" you could group him into as well.

[Horace]

Originally Posted By: Rhodes

Horace - There must be other SSML followers who much prefer monthly fixtures. I'm sure I'm not the only one, it's just that I speak up whereas others who tend to sit on the fence Trevor Brooking style, such as AWK and Rak for example, might keep quiet so as to not make waves.

Why must there? I can't see why anyone would NOT want to know all of their season's fixtures if possible. The benefits have been spelled out by a number of people before, so I won't repeat them. The only "benefit" you have identified is the suspense of not knowing where you will be going. Ask your manager/coach and players which they would prefer!

[Rhodes]

As it is an anonomous poll the result should be interesting

[Horace]

Why?

[Rhodes]

What do you mean why, it just will that's all, I bet there will be nothing in it when votes are counted similar to when Stephen Twigg took Enfield and Southgate from Michael Portilo in 1997.

[Krooner]

Best get your hustings gear on then Rhodesy.

[Rhodes]

What is hustings gear.

I see that the poll is currently in favour of annual fixtures and quite frankly I'm dumbfounded, you will find that at least a quarter of the scheduled fixtures won't happen for one reason or another and that's excluding postponements through inclement weather.

[Red Robbo]

As a programme editor I would prefer a full fixture list. The SSML, so I'm led to believe will issue fixtures for up until the end of September followed by the release of fixtures until the end of the season. I hope they do, as this League really do need to wake up quickly to the fact that certain Leagues will disapear if the F.A. have their way. The SSML in it's current format is ripe for the picking. This is purely a personal view and does not of course reflect the views of the club I'm currently involved with.

[Horace]

Originally Posted By: Red Robbo

As a programme editor I would prefer a full fixture list. The SSML, so I'm led to believe will issue fixtures for up until the end of September followed by the release of fixtures until the end of the season. I hope they do, as this League really do need to wake up quickly to the fact that certain Leagues will disapear if the F.A. have their way. The SSML in it's current format is ripe for the picking. This is purely a personal view and does not of course necessarily reflect the views of the club I'm currently involved with.

Quick, before Rhodes latches on to it - I suggest you add the word "necessarily" as above! Otherwise he will take it to mean that your club DO prefer monthly fixtures!

[Rhodes]

Originally Posted By: Red Robbo

The SSML in it's current format is ripe for the picking

Horace - It's common knowledge that Red Robbo is with Langford and I have a lot of respect for him as well as his friendly Forde Park Club, besides everyone is entitled to their opinion. I'm not sure what he is getting at though by saying the SSML is ripe for picking, it's common knowledge that the SSML is a highly regarded League in the corridors of power at the FA, as is the way it is run, so it is unlikely it will disappear in our lifetime.

[Horace]

"It's common knowledge" is one of your most overused phrases. How do you know that "it's common knowledge that the SSML is a highly regarded League ..at the FA"? What is your source for this claim?

 

 

[Rhodes]

Well that's 'royal secret' but it's common knowledge that I'm well connected in the corridors of power at the FA, Sir Trevor Brooking rang me personally once if you recall to ask what he could do for Haringey Borough following the fire, naturally 'Sugar' sent him packing with a flea in his ear.

[Horace]

That's your third "it's common knowledge" in two posts - although Uncle Urchin would maintain that the third one was a deliberate wind-up! It's your usual bullsh*t Rhodes - you have no idea how the FA regard our league, nor do I.

 

All I know is that you have never been involved with a club that played in a serious league, with a full season's fixtures from the off. I have, both in the Isthmian and the Southern. It IS better, and, with the strong leadership that these leagues have traditionally had, the fixtures ARE adhered to. Hertford Town moved reluctantly from the Ryman to the SSML because of the restructuring, and let me tell you that virtually everyone, supporters, players, local press, sponsors, all believed that it was a demotion. Top of the list of obvious indicators of this was the fact that fixtures were monthly - a sure sign of a lower standard league. I rest my case!

 

 

 

 

[Jeff Hamnett TSF]

that post Horace could be seen as a little disrespectful to your current league, and its members.

 

you may have missed your target

[Rhodes]

Horace - When I last spoke to Simon Johnson, who is the Director of Corporate Affairs at the Football Association, he indicated that the SSML was one of the most highly regarded League's in the Country and he saw to it that Sir Trevor Brooking contacted Haringey Borough personally following the fire, that's why it was bordering on the criminal that 'Sugar' didn't even return Sir Trevor's phone call. Your rant about full season's fixtures was well presented, Tony Blair style, however you are just selling sand to the Arabs and snow to the Eskimos as far as I'm concerned as I still maintain that monthly fixtures are preferable.

[Horace]

thespursfan - Of course, you are right. In my desire to nail my bete noir, I probably did! I meant no disrespect to any member clubs of the SSMFL, and don't believe that any was implied by my post. The SSMFL is one of a decreasing number of Step 5 leagues that only issue monthly fixtures, and has put forward excuses about county cup fixtures taking precedence etc. I doubt that the CoCo have any less problem with county cups etc, and I believe that they have managed to overcome these.

 

As you have revealed to us that you follow Dorking (prettiest view at any ground I've ever been to, except perhaps Matlock Town!) you may have a view as to whether fixtures get seriously changed, as Rhodes asserts they would at our level?

 

 

[Jeff Hamnett TSF]

Dorking too got demoted in the reshuffle so have only had one season in the combined counties.

 

the fixtures were changed, mainly due to the weather, although in div 1 I think not all fixtures were fulfilled.

 

I didnt know any league didnt publish a seasons fixtures, Dorking darts league manages it!

 

However, on the other extreme the Premiership publishes its fixtures but they get changed almost immediately because of tv and european commitments.

 

Rhodes says he prefers monthly fixtures, not really his most controversial view!

[Horace]

Yes, I guess that I let it get to me that Rhodes (quite dogmatically) usually expresses the opposite view to most others.

 

I shall voluntarily suspend myself from further comment for a couple of weeks! I hope that you get to the bottom of the Meadowbank mystery!

[Jeff Hamnett TSF]

i too have banned myself from commenting, for me it's the "Meadowbank mystery" subject!