Officials from the Northern Premier League, Southern League and Isthmian League plan to meet on Saturday to decide how to restart their seasons.
Levels below the National League can resume from Wednesday but restrictions on fans and sale of food and drink may make it financially unviable for some.
Clubs in tier three must play without fans and tier two sides must shut their clubhouses unless used as restaurants.
And anything bought as a takeaway would need to be consumed outside the ground.
Officials from the Northern Premier League, Southern League and Isthmian League plan to meet on Saturday to decide how to restart their seasons.
Levels below the National League can resume from Wednesday but restrictions on fans and sale of food and drink may make it financially unviable for some.
Clubs in tier three must play without fans and tier two sides must shut their clubhouses unless used as restaurants.
And anything bought as a takeaway would need to be consumed outside the ground.
I think I've mentioned previously that my daughter's boyfriend plays for Witton Albion in the Northern Premier League. The issue seems to be from what he tells me is that the funding being offered is loans rather than grants and the clubs are not willing to increase their debt, particularly because they can't open bars and sell any food.
He also told me how slow the governing body who runs the league reacted and managed the whole situation reminded me of the EFL .
I think the structure of football in this country as a whole is lo longer fit for purpose.
Welling scored a vital last minute equaliser against Braintree away tonight, finished 1-1.
Tickets are available for their home game against Chippenham on Saturday. Am reluctant to take a chance but they played a friendly on Saturday against Erith & B and apparently everyone adhered to the guidelines.
Was at Dulwich Hamlet tonight. Slightly over 1,000 there (capacity limited) and beer was on sale.
Dulwich beat Eastbourne 2-1, felt a bit like a normal Tuesday night match which was nice.
That's where the current football capacity rules make little sense. 1000 people in a ground that only holds 3000, with little social distancing, when we can only have 2000 in a ground that holds 27000, and Spurs and Arsenal 2000 in state of the art stadiums that can hold 60000
Was at Dulwich Hamlet tonight. Slightly over 1,000 there (capacity limited) and beer was on sale.
Dulwich beat Eastbourne 2-1, felt a bit like a normal Tuesday night match which was nice.
That's where the current football capacity rules make little sense. 1000 people in a ground that only holds 3000, with little social distancing, when we can only have 2000 in a ground that holds 27000, and Spurs and Arsenal 2000 in state of the art stadiums that can hold 60000
It's a total nonsense.
It should be done on a % of capacity. I know it's so they don't overwhelm public transport etc, but they could just allow fans who live within a certain distance from the ground.
Liverpool the other night had 2k in the Kop, no reason they couldn't have had at least 2k in each stand.
Was at Dulwich Hamlet tonight. Slightly over 1,000 there (capacity limited) and beer was on sale.
Dulwich beat Eastbourne 2-1, felt a bit like a normal Tuesday night match which was nice.
That's where the current football capacity rules make little sense. 1000 people in a ground that only holds 3000, with little social distancing, when we can only have 2000 in a ground that holds 27000, and Spurs and Arsenal 2000 in state of the art stadiums that can hold 60000
It's a total nonsense.
It should be done on a % of capacity. I know it's so they don't overwhelm public transport etc, but they could just allow fans who live within a certain distance from the ground.
Liverpool the other night had 2k in the Kop, no reason they couldn't have had at least 2k in each stand.
Thing is how long has it taken us to sell 2000 tickets for the Wimbledon game? Are we saying double the tickets and they are available to fans within a mile radius of the ground.
Hartley Wintney have a capacity of 2000 well squeezed in and can only take 400. Not that's an issue as they only get about 150, but shows how daft it all is.
FA Trophy Third Round draw: Darlington or City of Liverpool v Coleshill Town or AFC Telford United Hitchin Town or Peterborough Sports v Basford United or Felixstowe & Walton United FC Halifax Town v Hartlepool United Alfreton Town or Bedford Town v King's Lynn Town Solihull Moors v Gateshead or Farsley Celtic Wrexham v Leamington or Grantham Town or St Ives Town Altrincham v Chester or Bradford (Park Avenue) Stockport County v Guiseley or Chorley Ashton United or York City v Kettering Town or Nuneaton Borough Spennymoor Town or Marske United v Marine or Hyde United or Southport Blyth Spartans or Morpeth Town v Notts County Witton Albion or Bamber Bridge v Hereford or St Neots Town or Nantwich Town Chesterfield v Brackley Town or Royston Town Evesham United or Boston United v Curzon Ashton or AFC Fylde Dorking Wanderers v Barnet or Hungerford Town Weymouth v Maidenhead United Welling United or Oxford City v Concord Rangers or Truro City Aveley or Chesham United v Torquay United Dagenham & Redbridge v Ebbsfleet United or Chippenham Town St Albans City or Cray Wanderers v Sutton United Dulwich Hamlet or Cheshunt v Tonbridge Angels or Hornchurch Welwyn Garden City v Aldershot Town or Burgess Hill Town Bracknell Town v Billericay Town or Braintree Town or Havant & Waterlooville Bath City or Chelmsford City v Swindon Supermarine or Carshalton Athletic Slough Town or Dartford v Haringey Borough or Eastbourne Borough Bromley v Corinthian Casuals or Hemel Hempstead Town Boreham Wood v Yeovil Town Woking v Dover Athletic
The third round is due to take place on Saturday December 19
Following the decision by the FA and DCMS the club has sought further advice and will not travel to tonight’s scheduled match vs Maidstone United.
As a club our first thoughts have to be with the players, staff and officials of both teams who will be forced to play a match in Tier 4 against wider Government regulations. As a ‘non-elite’ team, we do not accept the decision of both bodies given all the news coverage and medical expert advice provided.
We will not put families and lives at stake. It’s clear that no football match outside of the top level is COVID safe. We will not demand that our players travel in separate cars across the country to a tier 4 area. We have no clear clarification on the insurance procedures and coverage either. We’ve also been truly shocked by some of the wider fan comments who have a very reckless view on COVID and its effects. But more disappointed at the collective decision that has been made.
We are not withdrawing from the competition, and believe the FA can still make a sensible decision to postpone until it is safe to play. We will await further communication from the FA.
The Northern Premier League, Southern League and Isthmian League have recommended for their season to be ended and declared null and void.
All three 'Trident' leagues, which represent steps three and four of the non-League pyramid, issued statements on Friday following a meeting of their combined boards to discuss the effect of the latest UK lockdown.
Clubs will be surveyed for their views on whether the season should be terminated and what any alternative scenario might look like.
The Northern Premier League, Southern League and Isthmian League have recommended for their season to be ended and declared null and void.
All three 'Trident' leagues, which represent steps three and four of the non-League pyramid, issued statements on Friday following a meeting of their combined boards to discuss the effect of the latest UK lockdown.
Clubs will be surveyed for their views on whether the season should be terminated and what any alternative scenario might look like.
The Club can announce that, following Tuesday evening’s defeat to St. Albans City, Brad Quinton and his management team have been relieved of their duties.
The Wings lay at the foot of the table after a run of one win in 11 games in what has been a stop-start season.
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The SCEFL board will meet in mid-December to discuss whether it is feasible for matches to resume from that date.
https://scefl.com/league-statement-27th-nov
Officials from the Northern Premier League, Southern League and Isthmian League plan to meet on Saturday to decide how to restart their seasons.
Levels below the National League can resume from Wednesday but restrictions on fans and sale of food and drink may make it financially unviable for some.
Clubs in tier three must play without fans and tier two sides must shut their clubhouses unless used as restaurants.
And anything bought as a takeaway would need to be consumed outside the ground.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55100559
The Southern, Isthmian & Northern Premier leagues have voted to continue the suspension of their 2020-21 season.
A joint statement issued by the three leagues on Thursday said 172 of their 224 clubs - 76% - supported the agreement.
The tightest vote was in the Isthmian League, with 47 clubs agreeing, 33 disagreeing and one abstaining.
In the Northern Premier League, 57 of the 61 clubs agreed, while 68 Southern League clubs agreed, with 14 against.
"It is intended that the situation is kept under review in line with government review on the tier allocations and restrictions," said the leagues.
"Accordingly, the next review is set for 16 December and then 30 December.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55178676
He also told me how slow the governing body who runs the league reacted and managed the whole situation reminded me of the EFL
I think the structure of football in this country as a whole is lo longer fit for purpose.
Tickets are available for their home game against Chippenham on Saturday. Am reluctant to take a chance but they played a friendly on Saturday against Erith & B and apparently everyone adhered to the guidelines.
It should be done on a % of capacity. I know it's so they don't overwhelm public transport etc, but they could just allow fans who live within a certain distance from the ground.
Liverpool the other night had 2k in the Kop, no reason they couldn't have had at least 2k in each stand.
Are we saying double the tickets and they are available to fans within a mile radius of the ground.
FA Trophy Third Round draw:
Darlington or City of Liverpool v Coleshill Town or AFC Telford United
Hitchin Town or Peterborough Sports v Basford United or Felixstowe & Walton United
FC Halifax Town v Hartlepool United
Alfreton Town or Bedford Town v King's Lynn Town
Solihull Moors v Gateshead or Farsley Celtic
Wrexham v Leamington or Grantham Town or St Ives Town
Altrincham v Chester or Bradford (Park Avenue)
Stockport County v Guiseley or Chorley
Ashton United or York City v Kettering Town or Nuneaton Borough
Spennymoor Town or Marske United v Marine or Hyde United or Southport
Blyth Spartans or Morpeth Town v Notts County
Witton Albion or Bamber Bridge v Hereford or St Neots Town or Nantwich Town
Chesterfield v Brackley Town or Royston Town
Evesham United or Boston United v Curzon Ashton or AFC Fylde
Dorking Wanderers v Barnet or Hungerford Town
Weymouth v Maidenhead United
Welling United or Oxford City v Concord Rangers or Truro City
Aveley or Chesham United v Torquay United
Dagenham & Redbridge v Ebbsfleet United or Chippenham Town
St Albans City or Cray Wanderers v Sutton United
Dulwich Hamlet or Cheshunt v Tonbridge Angels or Hornchurch
Welwyn Garden City v Aldershot Town or Burgess Hill Town
Bracknell Town v Billericay Town or Braintree Town or Havant & Waterlooville
Bath City or Chelmsford City v Swindon Supermarine or Carshalton Athletic
Slough Town or Dartford v Haringey Borough or Eastbourne Borough
Bromley v Corinthian Casuals or Hemel Hempstead Town
Boreham Wood v Yeovil Town
Woking v Dover Athletic
The third round is due to take place on Saturday December 19
https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/the-latest-draws-for-the-fa-trophy-have-today-been-64702
https://www.weareba11.com/post/fa-trophy-our-response-to-the-fa-decision
A well timed photo to accompany this story. Yummy!
The Northern Premier League, Southern League and Isthmian League have recommended for their season to be ended and declared null and void.
All three 'Trident' leagues, which represent steps three and four of the non-League pyramid, issued statements on Friday following a meeting of their combined boards to discuss the effect of the latest UK lockdown.
Clubs will be surveyed for their views on whether the season should be terminated and what any alternative scenario might look like.
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12094/12182521/northern-premier-league-southern-league-and-isthmian-league-call-for-season-to-be-declared-null-and-void
The Club can announce that, following Tuesday evening’s defeat to St. Albans City, Brad Quinton and his management team have been relieved of their duties.
The Wings lay at the foot of the table after a run of one win in 11 games in what has been a stop-start season.
Steve Lovell has been announced as Manager