2024 Northern League One

[Aegon]

Time for the 2024 thread as we are already in pre-season for some clubs.

[Southy Melon]

Hearing news that Wallsend have shut up shop

[straightred88]

Hearing news that Wallsend have shut up shop

Heard the same thing, but also heard their zone team is gone as well? Who knows

[Avocadomexican]

Hearing news that Wallsend have shut up shop

Heard that too. Unsure about their ZL side

[Reds Forever]

Confirmed on Herald website. Wallsend not fielding teams in seniors or youth football for 2024.

[Taffy]

Be interesting to see what happens with the league with promotion and relegation. There was to be none next year to make it a ten team comp and relegation starts in 2025

[Alton]

The thistles to take their spot

[GO AWAY]

Very sad news for a once great proud club

[The Postman]

Either keep it at 8 or send up the Suns and Dudley and it?ll be 10 team comp all the way through.

Speaking of, any other clubs pulling out or new clubs arriving on the scene? Did all clubs accepting Promotion/Relegation?

*2023 standings

NewFM
Toronto
West Wallsend
Singleton
Kahibah
South Cardiff
Thornton
Belswans
Cessnock
*Wallsend - Gone

ZL1
Suns
Dudley
Warners Bay
Mayfield
Kotara South
Swansea
Westlakes
Olympic
Uni
Azzurri
Minmi
Cardiff City

ZL2
Azzurri
Croatia
Norths
Stockton
South Maitland
New Lambton
Bolwara
Merewether
Mayfield
*Wallsend - Gone

ZL3
Southern United
Lambton
Kurri Kurri
Greta
Nelson Bay
Barnsley
Cooks Hill
Medowie
Cardiff City
Bellbird

[Hunter403]

Wallsend provided an under 18 side as Northern Inland could not. I wonder if NNSWF will require any promoted side to fulfil that role as NI won't field an 18s again in 24.

[riverboy]

Why did wallsend fold in northern league 1?

[Hunter403]

Why did wallsend fold in northern league 1?

Hopefuly someone from the club can answer that.

[Reds Forever]

They are not being very open on their FB page. This post went up earlier this afternoon.

"just an update there will be no senior trials at this stage we would like to thank everyone that trialed last Thursday and if any further updates become available we will post it here"

[Reds Forever]

Wallsend provided an under 18 side as Northern Inland could not. I wonder if NNSWF will require any promoted side to fulfil that role as NI won't field an 18s again in 24.

Don't you only need Youth if intending to be promoted to NPL?

[ForeverRed]

Why did wallsend fold in northern league 1?

No money or committee, people with egos left the club a mess and there?s no recovering

[amishpanda]

No money or committee, people with egos left the club a mess and there?s no recovering

No money or committee, people with egos left the club a mess and there?s no recovering

Your first answer is closest to the mark.

1. Having no decent council ground to play at, they were forced to pay the Gardens an astronomical fee for what was reportedly the worst pitch in the competition with inadequate lighting and zero off-field support
2. A lack of committee members meant that the committee of the day could only get through the bare minimum admin work to actually field teams and run the club
3. Item 2 meant that there was zero capacity to attempt community engagement or sponsorship engagement, or to develop other income streams
4. There is a lack of financial and business nous within the existing and past committee to turn things around, especially considering items 2 and 3
5. A seeming lack of community support for the club.

In short; They have nowhere suitable to play but The Gardens. That establishment fleeced that sheep a little too often and it's now dead from exposure.

It's a crying shame that people like FR need to feel good about themselves by throwing s**t at past committee members who only ever wanted the best for the club.

Did they have egos? Probably.
Did they always agree with each other? Absolutely not.
Did they often have to fight for what they thought was the right thing to do? Always.
Did they always endeavor to better the club, and up until this point drag a club with zero community support and a s***show of a facility problem into NL1 and keep it there for a number of years, winning a few GF's in the process? Absolutely, and regardless of their egos or disagreements - every one of them should be proud of the effort they put in to accomplish what they did.

Get back in your box.

[W8 WATCHER]

No money or committee, people with egos left the club a mess and there?s no recovering

If everyone remembers correctly, a ego left your club a mess too? Ahlsiemes kicking in I think.
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[ForeverRed]

If everyone remembers correctly, a ego left your club a mess too? Ahlsiemes kicking in I think.
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You?re out of your depth, on your bike big boy

[ForeverRed]

Your first answer is closest to the mark.

1. Having no decent council ground to play at, they were forced to pay the Gardens an astronomical fee for what was reportedly the worst pitch in the competition with inadequate lighting and zero off-field support
2. A lack of committee members meant that the committee of the day could only get through the bare minimum admin work to actually field teams and run the club
3. Item 2 meant that there was zero capacity to attempt community engagement or sponsorship engagement, or to develop other income streams
4. There is a lack of financial and business nous within the existing and past committee to turn things around, especially considering items 2 and 3
5. A seeming lack of community support for the club.

In short; They have nowhere suitable to play but The Gardens. That establishment fleeced that sheep a little too often and it's now dead from exposure.

It's a crying shame that people like FR need to feel good about themselves by throwing s**t at past committee members who only ever wanted the best for the club.

Did they have egos? Probably.
Did they always agree with each other? Absolutely not.
Did they often have to fight for what they thought was the right thing to do? Always.
Did they always endeavor to better the club, and up until this point drag a club with zero community support and a s***show of a facility problem into NL1 and keep it there for a number of years, winning a few GF's in the process? Absolutely, and regardless of their egos or disagreements - every one of them should be proud of the effort they put in to accomplish what they did.

Get back in your box.

My response is straight from a committee members mouth stupid, not once did I throw shit, your ego is your problem, you have zero idea going off your response, on your bike lad

[ForeverRed]

If everyone remembers correctly, a ego left your club a mess too? Ahlsiemes kicking in I think.
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Oh please inform me more, I?m waiting fatso