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Post by manfrommars on Mar 22, 2021 17:30:49 GMT
Let's hope our government listen from previous mistakes and stop travel in and out of the country to avoid this 3rd wave.
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Post by middxsaint on Mar 27, 2021 16:19:53 GMT
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Post by lagerman on Mar 27, 2021 17:43:13 GMT
The National League board are a complete joke. I know rules are rules and all that, but NO Club should be penalized for not fulfilling its fixtures, not in any way at all apart from expunging its record, but theres no relegation this season anyway. Well that's my opinion anyway, I'm sure other people may not agree with me. The rules should just be there for the breaching of rules in normal circumstances and we are of course not in any way in normal circumstances. I really feel sorry for the likes of Dover over this.
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Post by notsorecentconvert on Mar 28, 2021 10:30:21 GMT
For all the talk about society and the economy adapting to 'live with the virus' it's surprising how many enterprises have singularly failed to adapt at all. While the National League may not matter in the grand scheme of things, it does seem odd that the people in charge have stuck rigidly to a 42 or 46-game campaign despite the disruption and obvious financial challenges. To cancel the 2019-20 season was unavoidable. To make the same mistake for 2020-21 was a failure of imagination. And to stick to the August start for 2021-22 and, presumably, plan for a normal season again when there is every chance of further disruption just seems to be a total failure of responsibility. To fine clubs who don't want to risk their existence by playing on is madness and surely won't be enforced or enforceable. There's no guarantee 2021-22 will be unaffected but the people in charge are stuck, unable to create or innovate or come up with any alternative solutions to allow *some* credible football to go ahead. I've said it before but instead of sticking with 22 or 24-team divisions, they should take a leaf out of US sports and think about splitting each division into smaller sub-divisions. Then, if one mini division is completed, plan another according to the circumstances at the time with some sort of cummulative points system totting up to decide which teams qualify for an end-of-season play-off competition. That way, the integrity of the competition could be preserved somewhat. At least a 10 or 12-match mini season would have a good chance of being completed; or perhaps two or three of them could. But having a situation where clubs have fallen four, six, eight games behind schedule is idiotic.
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Post by saint68 on Mar 28, 2021 11:04:22 GMT
I agree with the above. Even allowing for the benefit of hindsight there was little chance of completing a full season this time and no guarantee for next season either. As for fining clubs who felt unable to play fixtures without fans or grants, what a joke! Are they trying to force clubs out of business?
For next season my feeling is we should start at the beginning of July with an understanding that as long as each team completes 30 games a points per game average will be used to decide the final positions. It’s hardly ideal but I think it’s probably the best we can do.
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Post by saint68 on Mar 28, 2021 13:48:08 GMT
Taking this argument further, if every League were to plan their fixtures from July to March (instead of the traditional August to April) it would a) be easier to plan F.A. Cup, Trophy and Vase fixtures and b) plan-for any further suspension next season by allowing the season to be extended into April and May. After all, anything’s better than a third consecutive season being abandoned.
However, there doesn’t seem a cat in hell’s chance f this happening as various Leagues have already started announcing August as the starting ages.
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Post by saint68 on Mar 28, 2021 13:49:55 GMT
That should have read “started announcing August as the starting date”.
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Post by lagerman on Mar 28, 2021 15:26:11 GMT
There need not have been any of the agreeing to resolutions malarkey, all it needed was a simple yes or no to all NL Clubs regarding whether they wanted to continue or not. Those that would've voted no then just have their records expunged, no nonsense of fines and points deductions. Those that would've voted yes, just carry on playing their fixtures against each other, carrying on from the points tallies from where they were when the season was halted, minus of course any points gained against those sides deciding not to carry on. There were enough Clubs that wanted to continue, to do just that, continue. Only have promotions from each of the NL & NLS & NLN, no relegations, but those Clubs that didn't want to continue in their respective league and have their records expunged to not be relegated. They should just go again next season in their respective league. Well that's my opinion to it all, l know l probably could've put it down much simpler than l have, but surely if the NL Board had just asked the simple yes or no of all every Club would've been happy as they would have got what they voted for. Any imbalances in the NL leagues could've then been addressed at the end of next season
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Post by bob666 on Mar 29, 2021 23:00:16 GMT
Taking this argument further, if every League were to plan their fixtures from July to March (instead of the traditional August to April) it would a) be easier to plan F.A. Cup, Trophy and Vase fixtures and b) plan-for any further suspension next season by allowing the season to be extended into April and May. After all, anything’s better than a third consecutive season being abandoned. However, there doesn’t seem a cat in hell’s chance f this happening as various Leagues have already started announcing August as the starting ages. I agree entirely with this. What is more is that the virus clearly has a seasonal component so it is less likely summer games will need to be called off than games played in winter. This might be a odd argument but wonder if rather than start the 2021/22 season we might be better just coming back and finishing this season- whenever that may be. If the worst comes to the worst and next season is disrupted we could see 3 concessive seasons unfinished. To me the league begins to look like a bit of a joke at that point. Just finish 2020/21 and then worry about 2021/22 after we have achieved this.
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