With only 2 teams in The club maybe there was a wedding or event being a long weekend availbilty maybe down give the benefit of doubt ??
Were the suns lucky azzurri could've pulled off another big result like the draw against cardiff
With only 2 teams in The club maybe there was a wedding or event being a long weekend availbilty maybe down give the benefit of doubt ??
Were the suns lucky azzurri could've pulled off another big result like the draw against cardiff
They have 4 over 35s teams and about 5 all age teams who all the had the long weekend off due to no games in those compsOriginally Posted by Toaf
They could?ve rounded up a few extras
I've never heard or seen a team that's forfeited a first grade game.
It's not like it was a catch up game, it was scheduled at the start of the season and with their entire zone league squad, plus all there other teams they could potentially call up players from, I find it impossible to believe they couldn't have at least one team to play first grade.
Again, it's beyond embarrassing
The amount of players you can call up from AA or 35s is pretty restrictive from what I?ve come to understand. 3 dual players and 4 borrowed players only that?s for ressies/3rds. I don?t even know if you can have a borrowed player in 1sts. I?m only learning the nuances with borrowed players so I could be off the mark. That being said not great for Azzurri to be in that position and I?m sure they would have exhausted all options to get on the pitch. Hopefully this is a one off for them and they can get back to playing football.
I would say as a club they have decided that a 3-0 forfeit is better for their goal difference (which may be a factor at the end of the season) than dishing up 11 players to the Suns who would have had a field day.
You are correct, you can only borrow x 4 players for 3rds or CL, unless they have changed the rules with the clubs that don't have a 3rd grade?
Multi rego is 3 any grade.
Ah perfect, thanks for confirming.
#Make3rdsGreatAgain
Absolutely disgraceful from Azzurri and a 3-0 loss is not sufficient punishment in this case. They should be hit with an additional points deduction just to put it beyond doubt that they are the club that gets relegated this season because they have no right whatsoever to claim a place in this competition.
Make no mistake you will probably hear some attempt at an excuse for the forfeit but we all know the real reason is that they did not fancy turning up and getting 10+ goals put on them by the Newcastle Suns. Suns players and staff must be fuming as well. Every team has been massively deprived of playing time due to the weather and then a team goes and pulls this type of stunt.
This is EXACTLY what has happened but it just makes it even worse
I think the big point is there are too many teams in each division. I have been saying this since they went to 12 team competitions. I know it's challenging now that there is 35 zone league teams, but they must find a way.
Even if they find 1 more side, then go 10,10,10,6.
Why have 10 teams in NL1 and then go back up to 12 team for zl1? In theory you want half decent sides getting relegated, clubs that would be in the top 2 to 3 of the division below. Not clubs that are really struggling to put teams on the park, let alone competitive teams each week. Less teams would help clubs towards the bottom recruit, as there would be more players looking to play in division like zl1 with less options.
I know it's easy to kick Azzurri when they are down, but this could and has happened to other clubs before. The reality is they struggled last year, meaning recruitment is difficult. Like I said, there is only so many players at a level to go around.
Yesterday there was no winners, Suns missed a game on a rare weekend with sun and the Azzurri players that did want to play miss out. Sponsors have a week without their teams running around.
Azzurri's top All Age side plays C Grade, as if any of them would be in any way interested in giving up their long weekend to play 1st grade ZL1 and get flogged by the Sun's. Would be the same story with O35s, except with even more laughing.
I?ve played against a few of their 35s teams
They would easily beat their ressies team
There?s some quality there compared to what normally gets put out for them
I?m sure if they called the federation, suns and explained the situation to get approval for additional players allowances would?ve been made to get games on. Better than texting the federation at 4pm on Friday and advising they?re forfeiting both grades and not returning phone calls
Zero effort was made to try and get something on
And yet they managed to unforfeit against Cessnock to play a game there definitely taking the piss absolute disgrace to the Italian colours
How come the Croatia Uni game was moved from Edgeworth?
Exactly right - no excuse to forfeit
Edgeworth closed their ground for the weekend I think coz juniors were moved the LMRFF as well.
I find it somewhat entertaining that everyone assumes Azzurri would’ve lost to Suns, no doubt the same lot that assumed Cardiff would beat Azzurri 10-0. Suns should be happy to have the long weekend free and 3 points without sustaining any injuries. As for Azzurri maybe wait for the club’s public statement which is to be published tomorrow before sharpening your pitchforks and whinging on forums
Yeah ok let?s play make believe and assume the team that just put 6 past Uni were going to drop points to Azzurri. I think Suns could of trotted out their reserve grade and been no fear of losing
What happened to their p*sshead army? 6 reverse gears, 1 forward. Where have i heard that before from the itai's
Geez Stevos is a goat track. At least its dry though.
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