I don’t think people care that the money goes to an NPL club because the biggest games of the year are played at grounds that make it feel like a show piece due to facility and ground wiseQuote:
Originally Posted by Shere Khan
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I don’t think people care that the money goes to an NPL club because the biggest games of the year are played at grounds that make it feel like a show piece due to facility and ground wiseQuote:
Originally Posted by Shere Khan
he doesQuote:
Originally Posted by mge61
I love to know how he actually justifies it as being goodQuote:
Originally Posted by Jardelsimage
cuts down on travel costs (for him)
Surely someone in the organization has read this all and gone ‘gee no one likes this maybe we should change venues’Quote:
Originally Posted by boz-monaut
That would rely on the zones doing what is best for the game not what is best for themselves.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
no one reads this godforsaken forum other than you angry dads and morons
I went and had a look at fletcher ground yesterday and I must say it’s better than any ground zone league has played on this year
bahahaha Rusty did do 1 thing. Check the ground.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suarez
I don't think anyone has said anything about the playing surface other than the potentional state of it for ZPL firsts after all the prior games.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suarez
The playing surface is about the only positive about hosting the GF there. Unfortuntely, there are a lot more things that are needed to make it a good day.
Being out in the sticks, not close to anything and not easily accessible for people not wanting to drive doesn't help at all. Crowds will be 50% compared to what they would have been, had it been held closer to town.
well maybe the mods need to make it better, :rof:Quote:
Originally Posted by boz-monaut
This is a good point in ZPL your talking Dudley,Suns, Warner’s Bay and Mayfield/Hamilton good luck getting public transport there or a $60-$80 uber. Crowd will be down so will beer sales cause the people that do go will have to drive anywayQuote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
Joint letter sent to Newcastle Football from Zone 2&3 clubs regarding concerns about Friday night GF.
Wait and see now.
can you post a copy of the letter here?
We probably should have sent a letter from all Zone leagues about the grand final being out there!
Newcastle Football Association,Quote:
Originally Posted by boz-monaut
South Maitland FC reached out to all the clubs participating in the Zone League two and three finals series and ALL are in agreeance in some respect to the following. We all understand the logistical issues for state league referees and grounds for Grand Finals weekend. Below clubs noted their interest in expressing their concerns of the Friday fixture.
After another disrupted and long season it is vital the Zone League season goes out with a bang. A Grand Final spectacle shouldn’t see players, coaches and supporters have to rush home from work, take additional leave or decide if a late night is suitable for their children.
Many interdistrict teams woke to the news they have been knocked out of the finals series on Saturday due to rain. Many of these participants look up to the Zone League competition and many will not attend on a late Friday evening.
We should be encouraging clubs, junior participants and families to attend the games and then head back to their sponsors after the game. Sponsors will be closed and many juniors and families not wanting to attend.
No matter who plays in the Grand Final clubs agree that we need as many people interested in Grand Final as possible, this includes those who miss out. I know South Maitland FC will be along to watch the Grand Final on a weekend even if we fail to qualify.
We want the best players available and the best possible game on show. Many of the clubs haven’t played many, if any, games on a Friday night this season. Friday night transport is another huge problem for this venue and it will be all too late to head back to our sponsors venues.
The lack of consultation with the clubs about this matter during what is already a testing time for the NNSWF and three Associations is disappointing. The clubs, participants, members, supporters and volunteers should be the Associations priority to ensure football continues to grow in the region and provides a Grand Final series for all to remember.
Hopefully Newcastle Football will reconsider the Grand Final date and provide consultation with the clubs participating in the finals series.
Regards,
Final Series Participating Clubs
I’m sure nearly clubs would support it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
Agree hard for them to argue with all their membersQuote:
Originally Posted by VelkiKurac
Are there many attending? I can see some if their Zone league club is in the final and there is a strong connection between Zone and AA/O35 teams but if not, would they be looking to attend?Quote:
Originally Posted by VelkiKurac
ZPL and ZL1 Final series postponed for a week
Hypothetically, does that mean if you'd had no wash out games to make up you could be going into a sudden death semi having not played for 3 weeks?
Spewing if the boys had already organised an end of season trip wknd after grandfinals. Every team usually has players that head off on a euro trip after finals too.
Disconnect with this decision making process is impressive.
Do I think if Northern were in charge could they do better.... No.
Do I think Newcastle football could do worse if they'd tried. No.
I think footballs doomed in this region.
Absolute joke of a decision. So are teams expected to play with half their teams on the grand final because it’s pushed back a week with two weeks notice and for the second time!
Nothing seems to amaze me with this lot. You can’t just change the date this close to grand finals, people have made plans FFS
If they can’t get their shit sorted and games played by Thurs night. However the table looks is the semis this weekend and then if it washes out top 2 go throughQuote:
Originally Posted by Kicktheball
It’s definitely a last resort but also the most effective one. If the hierarchy of the game aren’t going to listen to our concerns and make these ridiculous decisions without consulting the clubs why don’t we just all band together and forfeit the finals series?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
There’s not too many discussions that posters on this forum unanimously agree on but the farce of this finals series appear to be one. Would send a powerful message to those running the competition and by the sounds of it teams will be missing plenty of players anyway. Time to put our money where our mouth is?
It’s not too late for that…Quote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
Will be done first thing tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by FairPlay2022
post the associations' responses here too please
Well if Mayfield knock over Cardiff or have a draw. There is no point dragging it out cause the top 4 is locked in. Semis could be sorted tomorrow nightQuote:
Originally Posted by boz-monaut
They’ve ****ed it again.
As usual.
Wasn’t to hard to fix but no.
Knee jerk reaction to a clear and obvious problem.
Soooooo Zpl and Zl 1 get extended.
Zl2 & 3 play at Kurraka?
Let me guess Sat Sun.
RH it wasn’t where it was when.
Now you’ve ****ed it again because there’s been no communication with anyone.
Let’s see the emails flow at this one.
Both ZPL 2&3 Saturday 17thQuote:
Originally Posted by Shere Khan
ZPL 1 Sat 24th
ZPL Sun 25th
All games at Fletcher
Knee jerk reaction again. Zero communication or consultation.
Couldn’t fix the stuff up of making Friday night grand finals.
Instead of finding alternate venues, they just move the season back for two divisions assuming that everyone has kept 52 weeks of the year free for football commitments.
A summary of Zone league football this season:
Everyone knew about La Niña yet there was zero risk management prior to the start of the season
Weeks and weeks of games canceled with great difficulty trying to re-organise without getting approval from the 3 mafia bosses.
Suddenly late in the season a light bulb goes off and the 3 mafia bosses instruct clubs to play as many games as possible leaving it very late to achieve this. Im not sure what this was supposed to really achieve without communication to councils who have basically permanently closed some grounds for certain clubs. One thing I donÂ’t understand is why are grounds constantly closed? did anyone see the pitches that players such as Johan Cruyff played on? Imo if its good enough for Johan Cruyff to play on then itÂ’s good enough for me.
Then of course came the notification of 1 leg semi-finals which I havenÂ’t heard a single player or club person support.
Then came another notification of the venue for finals which again not a single player or club person supported for the following reasons:
Revenue going to a non zone league club
Transport to venue for supporters
Viewing box at venue shut for a final lol
Horrible pitch quality for zpl
Not enough seats
Friday games limiting player availability and support
Genuine danger to community for drink driving
Well after extensive communication between clubs and outstanding organisational skills and commitment some clubs have played all their games with some players getting season ending injuries along the way due to the increased games within a short period of time. Today these clubs receive the news yes completely out of the blue that the finals have been postponed by a week. These clubs will now go into finals without playing a game for almost 3 weeks. To add to that many players with booked holidays who organised around the original final dates will now miss out of finals.
Anything i miss?
Who is RH
An absolute numptyQuote:
Originally Posted by Hurricane
Na i think you nailed it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr.beautiful
Well said.....but i believe the ground surface is pretty good.
It was very spot on. Add the fact that after tonight all the semi finalist could be locked in and playing this Saturday in ZPLQuote:
Originally Posted by Jardelsimage
So are all planned midweek games still going ahead? Or have any changed to the weekend ?
the rules state that if games are not completed before final series starts, they are deemed to be 1-1 draws.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
Thats how we were looking at it this week, can keep adding a week to the comps.
Is there any plans to film/ watch grand finals online? I won’t be able to attend all of them due to location. Bartv still a thing?