Their post says locked in for reserves.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hotline
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Their post says locked in for reserves.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hotline
Cardiff can do azzuri a favor in firsts by taking down mayfield this weekend!Quote:
Originally Posted by tenschooners
Ressies top 4 confirmed, mayfield v Cardiff this Saturday determines 3rd and 4th.
Semi finals grounds will be both Dudley and Suns by the looks of things
Bit surprised to hear Kotara gave Dudley a bit of a pasting yesterday? Dudley missing a few players or just checked out til finals footy starts?
What’s the predictions for winners and score of each grade in the gf?
Suns V Dudley is always juicy! But with all this WB beef, both have become mouth-watering. Suns win
Ressies - WB V Dudley, Which team will be able to stack? That's who wins
Thirds - Dudley are just leaps and bounds better, but more than likely will be stretched with depth. Dudley
I missed like 9 weeks of the season following, so I could be well off the mark.
I think you’re pretty spot on FS. Suns vs Dudley is probably the biggest grudge match in Newcastle football but the couple of times I’ve seen Wbay this season they have looked very dangerous. Not as consistent as the top two though but then that doesn’t really matter in finals footy does it? Watch Mayfield ruin all predictions by beating the Suns now though :rof:Quote:
Originally Posted by FlatScreen
Ressies will probably be Wbay vs Dudley and whichever team has their first grade team in the GF will have slightly less of an advantage. I’d put Cardiff down as a dark horse though provided they confirm their finals place.
Thirds Dudley vs Cardiff. Will be a good game but I expect Dudley to eventually get the win.
Yeah, you're spot on, I have been wrong too many years now! WB did well against Dudley I think. And Mayfield might finally break their Finals curse! But their track record doesn't paint a pretty picture.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zonal Marking
If Mayfield’s 3rds can sneak in this weekend with a win over Cardiff, I wouldn’t be surprised if they cause some upset in the finals. They’re finding their feet at the right end of the season, impressive to see for such a young side.
As for Ressies, I think Warners bay - Dudley would a great final. Bay hard to beat but Dudley might give them a run.
Firsts I think is anyones game come finals.
So, which ZPL clubs will apply for NL1?
More a chance of NL1 clubs now applying for Zone than the other way around..Quote:
Originally Posted by Hunter403
I truly think no club will want to go up. I could be wrongQuote:
Originally Posted by Hunter403
Weather doesn’t look promising. Is the plan to play rain,hail or shine
Unless it is obviously dangerous to players Westlakes vs Suns will be playing in any conditions and testing out the traction of our boots.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
May also use both fields to ensure 1sts get a decent surface to play on.
I hear Swansea have given Azzurri the points for 3rds and reggies already, is this true?
That’s a joke. Azzurri have dragged the chain and scheduled the bottom 2 teams last knowing quiet well they have zero to play for so one of them might do this especially in the lower grades. Should of played midweek earlier like the other teamsQuote:
Originally Posted by Jardelsimage
If only you knew.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
I’m not sure where Azzurri are sitting in 3rd grade and whether an easy 3 points benefits them but in first grade Swansea need to win to remain in the comp next season. So I’d hardly call that having zero to play for!Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
Surely no games getting on today anyway? And if so, the games will go down as draws. Can’t have every game being washed out and then one game forfeited.
If finals were on this weekend as scheduled, would anyone have actually gotten on? Myer park is a lake now.
Agreed you can have a washout out in firsts and 2 forfeits in lower gradesQuote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
Cats vs Suns OFF
Using both fields to spread the damage was a great idea until both of them turned into massive water slides :(
As they forfeited yesterday apparently result will standQuote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
This is actually incorrect. Several weeks ago we sent an email to the Newcastle Football outlining our plan to get all our games played before 28/08, which included two double header weekends, Westlakes on 21/08 and Swansea on 28/08. We f***ing begged NF to support our proposal in the email even though it would have seen us play matches on 16/08, 20/08, 21/08, 24/08, 27/08, and 28/08. We were happy to take on this hectic schedule in order to ensure that games were played and the finals series would be unaffected. We stated that we didn’t want to be at the mercy of more inclement weather. However NF didn’t support us in this.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
Westlakes refused to play on 21/08 despite them having no game that weekend and despite being given plenty of notice, due to “not being able to field teams on a Sunday” and they were backed by NF and Macquarie. We proposed another date to which Westlakes refused and then NF plus Macquarie made us chose a date proposed by Westlakes.
If NF had supported our initial proposal we would have had all our games completed by last Sunday, however they didn’t, and here we are. But please don’t blame us for everything when you have absolutely zero clue regarding what has been going on behind the scenes.
Unless games were already forfeited before the rainQuote:
Originally Posted by Parochial Supporter
So what’s the plan for these washoutsQuote:
Originally Posted by mge61
So Azzurri V Westlakes off today
What happens now?
Is it all going to be draws ?
I take back my comment and appologize. Newcastle Football should of said to Westlakes. Play on the 21st or you forfeit. It’s not a Sat only comp so if you can’t field a team then stiff s$&t. So in fact the team coming ninth is the reason that the semis are 1 leg now. That makes that desicion even worse.Quote:
Originally Posted by HAFC_ZL
This is exactly why we need new management in Zones and NNSWQuote:
Originally Posted by HAFC_ZL
Not wanting to turn this into a mud slinging match but just want to provide some context from Westlakes side of things.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
- we advised early on that the 21/8 wasn’t suitable for us and tried to work with Azzurri on alternate dates so that at-least 2 games could get on at a minimum. I believe (not 100% sure) we offered dates prior to the 21/8 as a solution as well
- we offered our venue as a solution to assist with field options to get the games played
To say we simply refused to play and suggest we didn’t attempt to assist in getting the games played isn’t quite right. I empathise with Azzurri and the position they’re in and its good that they have been so pro active to try and sort their games out but you can’t suggest that we are solely at fault for the circumstances at play now.
Ok we should blame the real problem. RHQuote:
Originally Posted by Incognito mosquito
So how does this work?
We have azzuri awaiting a result between Cardiff 3rds and mayfield? If this cannot be played will they dispute the draw as it rules them out of finals. Same can be said about first grade, Cardiff do suns a favor by beating mayfield? If this is a draw azzuri are out.
If these games aren’t played before Saturday you have to feel for those that don’t get a final crack at finals..
Anyone like to elaborate ?
If only we had an all weather facility over at Speers Point where we could at the minimum pick all games from all grades that still have a bearing on finals or relegation standings and guarantee to play them during the week.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kicktheball
You mean the one thats already there that most c*nts on here hate on every other day except when your fields are f**ked?Quote:
Originally Posted by Zonal Marking
Nah you guys are too good for that place.
Well considering half of the facility was paid for using various government funding not to mention about $140 of each zone players registration fee goes towards NNSW Football I’d say we aren’t ‘too good’ for that place at all and have a pretty strong case to make use of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by jim wallis
Mate the negotiations regarding the 21/08 were dragged out for days. No prior date was offered cause as is seen by our schedule, we had no prior dates available. The 21/08 was our only available date, and you got the luxury of a weekend off, period.Quote:
Originally Posted by Incognito mosquito
Field was only offered after the fact and I can prove that mate. The field was offered for a fixture previously, however hours after that was negotiated and agreed upon, Westlakes pres then messaged us to sort out hire fee of the faculty, not previously mentioned in any negotiation.
Every other club that we have dealt with this season with regards to washouts (Suns, Cardiff especially, Swansea, Cooks Hill) have been so flexible and easy to deal with, however Westlakes unfortunately have been extremely reluctant and difficult.
I will say this though, the association allow this to happen. So much negotiating power rests with the away team. To be honest as frustrated as I am how everything has panned out, I don’t even blame Westlakes for trying to get the best solution for their club. The association just don’t want to make tough decisions with regards to reschedules.
We are trying desperately to get our games played midweek.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kicktheball
I believe Cardiff and Mayfield have rescheduled also?
So 2 midweek games and a semi tough ask if that happensQuote:
Originally Posted by HAFC_ZL
Very big task to qualify, and as has been highlighted already we are depending on other results also. Will try our best though.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
The weather forecast may not be your friendQuote:
Originally Posted by HAFC_ZL
This seems like a good solution in theory but isn’t possible. There is only room for 4 games to be played there per night (6pm and 8pm kick off on both fields), realistically the games can’t be played on Friday with finals starting Saturday so that leaves 16 spots for games to be played.
I’m guessing all Northern League 1 semi finals (18s, Ressies and 1st) were called off this weekend and will be played there this week so that takes up 6 of the spots.
I’m sure there would be NPL games that were called off this weekend that have a bearing on finals so they would likely be prioritised.
Long story short the synthetic pitches are only able to host a fraction of the games that are needed to be played in the next week across all competitions.