Originally Posted by Source
Azzurri?
Azzurri?
They are one.
Hearing they close to folding all together.
Who are the others? I?ve only ever been to two grounds in this comp without a canteen, one azzurri, the other Croatia but I don?t think they?re going to fold anytime soon unless the $ runs out.
Been to mid week games at Warners Bay without one. Not sure about weekends.
Hard to believe the Croats wouldn?t have one.
Kotara 1-2 Warners Bay
Croatia basically with a free run at the minor premiership and promotion now.
Surprising result.
As long as Croatia maintain their intensity the Minor Premiership is theirs. I mean seriously, who catches them?
With this squad they?d have a fair old crack at Northern League as well.
Its an all to common theme over the years of Zone Football, the clubs that pop up with a team and disappear all too quickly, it seems to be generally down to the teams being run by the players and just attaching themselves to a club. Clubs take them in but have little to any control over the running of the team. Teams like Azzurri Beresfield Jnrs and Wallsend Jnrs just to name a few, been plenty over the years. It?s mates running the team and keeping it within the mates group and not having a succession plan for when they get older and football becomes less of a priority. I do hope teams like Croatia and Crabs start thinking ahead to keep the club going for a long period of time. South Maitland are a good example of starting to do this.
I copped a lot of stick for this comment but yet again I am right and the plumbers on this forum have proven they know nothing about football?.
This is Azzurri all over. Mates from All Age getting momentum & some decent players then rising through the lower zones before hitting the ceiling.
Morisset did it as well. Kotara, Mayfield U, Cardiff, Dudley, Swansea etc are long established clubs that should survive a while longer.
I feel Wallsend is hanging in there due to its established roots.
Nothing wrong with hanging in ZL2/3 to get established. I'd like to see more clubs in the Zones long term.
Mid week
Mayfield 2-2 Cardiff
Swansea 1-4 Croatia
Westlakes 2-4 Warners Bay
Olympic 1-4 Kotara
Mayfield 2-1 Cardiff
Swansea 1-3 Croatia
Westlakes 1-2 Warners Bay
Olympic 2-2 Kotara
If full strength, Cardiff is my dark horse to upset the league leaders. Plenty of football to be played
According to a Westlakes player Stockton didn?t give them a bench, players had to sit on the ground or stand. Pathetic at this level if true
Game was played at Tarro which looks like a first for them this year. Good chance they might not have had access or even know where they are.
What a disgrace, truly embarrassing
Absolute disgrace but what will the amateur administration do about it ?
Game was moved to Tarro. There were already games before them. Stockton had to take their own goal nets and set up theirs. I don't think they were informed to even take benches as well.
They also lied to the federation saying they contacted Westlakes about a ground change. Westlakes weren?t offered the option to host like they should have in my opinion
Think you might be in the wrong thread because the Cardiff in this league will be lucky not to lose by 3+ goals against the Croats this weekend.
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