Make 3rds optional. probably get 2 x 8 team comps and can play home games together most weeks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taffy
No brainer for mine. tf are we using this as a hurdle for our comps. Is it still 1982 here.
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Make 3rds optional. probably get 2 x 8 team comps and can play home games together most weeks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taffy
No brainer for mine. tf are we using this as a hurdle for our comps. Is it still 1982 here.
I think many would agree that there are several All Age teams that would walk all over most 3rd Grade Zone teams.
That’s not the problem though. The problem is convincing those all age teams to make the jump. It’s a much higher level of commitment to play ZL than A/A, not only adding on another 8-10 games, plus you might have a group of 14-15 mates who just want to play together but if they go to ZL, then ressies or even firsts will start knocking if they’re good enough. Plus the cost to play is a lot higher too.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Postman
I honestly see the only option long term being 3rds are optional. It keeps those clubs who can have 3rds happy that they still have their ex presidents and whatever still involved in ZL, but it’s at the cost of not every club being able to field 3 teams and them potentially not playing every week.
Optional won?t happen. Threes will be gone despite clubs objections because it?s what Northern want so all competitions are aligned.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thomas477
It is simple, AA is the reason there isn?t enough players for thirds.
Unfortunately it looks like Wallsend will be dropping out of Zone League Football.
That’s a massive shame given their history.Quote:
Originally Posted by anfield
It appears a shame that despite having numbers for 2 grades Wallsend are dropping out. Come on Newcastle Football and Wallsend you can do better then that........
i think the problem is, with staying in ZL2 and fielding, 3 sides (and struggling for numbers) mainly made up with reggies and 3rds from Wallsend and Cardiff's ZL3 leftovers, the sides they would have put on the park would have been cannon fodder for everyone else in the comp.Quote:
Originally Posted by riverboy
Not sure why they were not allowed or didn't want to drop down to ZL3 for this season after nearly folding is one thing we might never know.
The powers NF, MF & HVF now need to bring a side who will be competitive and allow them to compete with only 2 grades if they cant get a 3rd grade.
Lol as if that will happen - they will take the easy option which is a byeQuote:
Originally Posted by Jardelsimage
Wallsend only considered playing Zone League 3 this year. The main reason why they couldn't go up to Zone league 2 is listed above. We didn't want to be cannon fodder for everyone else in the competition. It was that simple, why enter a competition just to be making up the numbers. The 3rd grade issue was a very distant secondary reason.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jardelsimage
Wallsend , needed to be in zone league 3 to rebuild. I think that nearly everyone will agree it was a basic valid request. There are easily 6 or 7 ZL3 clubs better positioned to take the jump to zl2. The strange thing is that if both Wallsend and Cardiff groups went to a new club they wouldn't have started in zl3.
So the squad unanimously voted to pull out of Zone league. Why enter a competition to get pumped.
But as always NF think they know betterQuote:
Originally Posted by anfield
Official, Wallsend are gone. Hard to see the club coming back into Zone now. Especially as players will look at other options.
So it was the club that decided to pull out and not being kicked out because they didn't have a 3rds side?Quote:
Originally Posted by anfield
Yep, coaching and playing group. Was a quality issue. Put the hand up early that the squad could ONLY be competitive in Zl3.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taffy
Certainly not kicked out by association.
Zone League 2 will be extremely tough this year. There are a fair few teams there that could compete at Zl1 level. Why put everyone through that? I don't think the challenge is totally recognised.
So the association not being flexible to let Wallsend into ZL2 lost the whole club?
Who is in charge of ZL comps?
Obviously Someone that sits in an office and has no idea on club football. For too many years these competitions have been run terribly. The competition has only maintained credibility through clubs like Suns, mayfield, Dudley, Cardiff, warners bay etc who built these leagues. Well built ZPL, I can't believe I pay rego to fund these people's wages.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eastwest
The people that didn't let Wallsend drop down should put their head down in shame. It follows on from so many crap decisions, remember the grand finals idea at fletcher. Maybe they should either get out from behind the computers and go and watch a game. Or get someone in that is actually trying to promote the game.
100%Quote:
Originally Posted by riverboy
Hearing Mayfield Juniors might be following in Wallsends footsteps
My mail was they are definitely OK.Quote:
Originally Posted by straightred88
Round 1 Predications
Croatia 7-1 Mayfield
Southern 4-0 New Lambton
Cooks Hill 1- 3 Stocko
Crabs 5-0 Advance
South Maitland 1-1 Norths (more red cards than goals)
Croatia 8-0 Mayfield
Southern 3-0 New Lambton
Cooks Hill 1-5 Stockton
Crabs 6-0 Merewether
South Maitland 1-3 Norths
Few scores no one would predict
Southern 2-1 New Lambton
Croatia 5-1 Mayfield
Cooks Hill 3-0 Stockton
Crabs 1-3 Merewether
South Maitland 0-5 Norths
farkkkkk stocko and the crabs WTFQuote:
Originally Posted by straightred88
Maybe the Crabs can start a new club, Do a documentary and get some bogan to swear in it all day because that really kool. Oh wait, they just did all that. That's kooooooool. Di#kheadsQuote:
Originally Posted by Jardelsimage
LolQuote:
Originally Posted by riverboy
Round 2
Croatia 3-1 Norths
Stockton 3-2 Bolwarra
New Lambton 0 - 3 Crabs
Merewether 3-0 South Maitland
Mayfield 1-3 Cooks Hill
Croatia 6-2 Norths
Stockton 2-0 Bolworra
New Lambton 0-3 Crabs
Merewether 2-2 South Maitland
Mayfield 1-2 Cooks Hill
Round 3
Advance 2-2 Norths
Cooks Hill 1-3 Croatia
Southern 1-2 Stockton
Bolwarra 3-0 Mayfield
South Maitland 2-1 New Lambton
this perennial w*nker again. How the mods let you stay in here is a mystery or are u in bed with them. id say no 2Quote:
Originally Posted by riverboy
That's a bit harsh, call it the way I see it. If it quacks like a duck it's a duck. If you act like a bogan well your a bogan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim
I think I've hit a nerve with you Jimmy boy. Maybe a little close to home.
Advance 1-2 Norths
Cooks Hill 0-5 Croatia
Southern 3-1 Stockton
Bolwarra 2-0 Mayfield
South Maitland 2-2 New Lambton
Cooks hill predicted was offQuote:
Originally Posted by MurderOnZidanesFloor
Cooks hill 3 Croatia 1
There are some quality teams in ZL2 this year Cooks Hill appear to be one of them.
Full CHUFC v Croatia scores:
3rd 1-0
Res 0-0 (with a 90th min pen missed by Cooks)
1st 3-1
90th minute in ressies is interesting..Quote:
Originally Posted by 2ndclasscitizen
who won the fight?? i hear a brawl broke out...Quote:
Originally Posted by 2ndclasscitizen
In what grade
1st?? wasn't much info besides a fight broke out...just asking to confirm if it did happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by magician
If there was one it would have been posted by now so obviously wasn?tQuote:
Originally Posted by Jardelsimage
No fight to speak of, just a bunch of players on both sides taking 4th division 3rd Grade a bit too seriously.
We (Cooks) have picked up 2 or 3 handy players from around the traps but the NPL pipeline is bone dry haha.
The real difference this season has been the coaches and trying to find that balance between what is essentially playing pub football against other teams
that are paying players. Not easy to do but so for so good (2 games out of 22 isn't enough to actually get a sense of anything). I think ZL2 might be a more interesting watch this year
than the inevitable Suns Vs Dudley GF in ZL1