looks to be out of favour nowOriginally Posted by evolution
looks to be out of favour now
Any idea why? The sticking points I heard were that that dressing sheds weren't big enough for City and that the junior club weren't really going to benefit from it.
I believe Barnsley is trying to be more and more associated with juniors
So what are the Clubs in NewFM that are associated with a Junior Club?
If I was on a board for a Junior Club I to would be reluctant to merge with a Senior Club. What Junior Club would want to see it's kids Rego going to pay former hacks and a bunch of never was to play weekend Football?
Going to be a tight race for Minor premierships in Reserves and thirds....
Looks like Dudley / Bero / Mayfield / Uni all strong chances with 9 points on offer over these last weeks.
NewyTy big fan of what you are doing for local football and all the work you put in, however in this instance I think you are completely off the mark, if Westy or Cessnock finish last they should be dropped, they shouldn't be kept up just because it would be no good for them. All our competitions should be built on promotion and relegation not just relegation from and promotion to NPL. Last year New Lambton Eagles finished 1st in ZPL I believe they should have been promoted and not the teams that finished 3rd, 4th & 9th I know they have all done well since they have gone up and that this was due to facilities etc but really it should come down to the team you can put on the park not the cash or facilities you can provide, but just my opinion.
Dudley are going to have to pick their form up as they play Bero and Mayfield.
Bero lost to a 10 man Suburbs on the weekend with them playing Cardiff, New Lambton and Dudley with all three sides in finals contention in their run home.
In thirds the only teams certain to have qualified for the finals are Uni and Bero.
Dudley, Suburbs, Mayfield, Cardiff and New Lambton can all still fill the final two spots.
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University thirds had a very convincing win against Dudley last weekend...5 - 1 against traditionally very close rivals....especially over the last few years.
University reserves on the other hand were woeful.... their second loss (and biggest loss) of the season....they need to find form, (and the back of the oppositions net).
Of these teams I think Uni have the better run into the finals.... but I believe that any team can beat the other in this comp, and its a matter of who turns up on the day and who then takes their chances.
In NPL you have:
Magic
Jaffas (but the juniors and seniors are run separately, but they are the one club)
South Cardiff (kutgw FR)
Olympic to an extent (they have small sided teams)
Weston to an extent (as per Olympic)
Adamstown I believe
Edgy, Azzurri, Maitland don't, as far as I know.
NEWFM you have
Valo
Belswans
Kahibah
Cookers
Wallsend
Toronto, Cessnock, Lakes, Singleton, Thornton and West Wallsend aren't, as far as I know.
Middleby Gone
Lawrie Out
Not to mention it was only 12 months ago (or thereabouts) that Westy was gone. And Cessnock have been in New-FM for how long now? It's not going to hurt these teams if they get dropped to ZPL because ZPL is still a reputable league and getting stronger as well.
I do personally feel as though there should be promotion/relegation between all the leagues. NPL I guess is a different story as the FFA overrule NNSWF on what can and can't be done in that comp but ZPL to New-FM should be an easier step than what it currently is. I feel like the whole rulebook needs a look at. There's not much difference between the ground Lambton have at Arthur Edden and the ground Cessnock have at Turner Park. Looking on Google Maps, it seems Swansea have done a lot of work to their field and I'll be the first to admit I don't know too much about this competition. Whoever said the thing about Belswans being too close, it'd be great to see Belswans play Swansea in a New-FM derby.
I'm meeting with Northern tomorrow and I'll be making sure I mention the Zone Leagues as I feel like the comp is overlooked a lot of the time. I'm certainly trying to learn more about the teams and all that. Knowing the New-FM like I do, I feel like Cessnock would only be made stronger if they went down. They'd fight tooth and nail to go back up. Westy though I believe would fold if they were dropped from New-FM. You can argue that but that's my personal opinion. Maybe not fold, but they certainly would lose a tonne of players and that.
A team that has yet to be mentioned is Mayfield United. Sure Mayfield Park is a ----hole (you fill in the word) but if they could form a better connection with their juniors and maybe build up Stevenson a bit, they could push for New-FM in a few year's time. I know ZPL is a fairly decent comp but if all the teams start pushing for promotion then the comp will only get stronger, year in and year out.
I don't believe Adamstown do.
Barnsley in there in reserve grade after picking up points against mayfield midweek. Suburbs aren't far off either.
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Biggest issue with NEWFM and zpl is that one is nnsw run and the other interdistrict board ran.
Middleby Gone
Lawrie Out
Actually Newcastle & Port Stephens Football association run the Zone Leagues on behalf of the Interdistricts
Is that on Pulse ? it has Barnsley still short 1 game.... And in 6th spot. But with three points over Mayfield it would take them to equal forth with Bero (but down on GD)
But understand what you are saying..it makes for an interesting last few weeks !
Fair dinkum...what a shemozzle.... Its just wouldn't be Australia if we didnt have levels upon levels of bureaucracy now would it ?
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Barnsley vs new lambton was called off last weekend which will be the game in hand think it's been played the spare weekend in august
Edgeworth seniors and juniors are seperate clubs but they have a very strong association.
Last edited by Donk; 30-07-2015 at 06:23 PM.
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