Farnborough/relegation

[UP FLEET]

I Found this,and it looks like they have got out of jail.

 

Farnborough handed reprieve 21 Apr

 

Farnborough Town have been handed two pieces of good news despite finishing in the bottom three of the Nationwide Conference.

 

Barrow's failure to beat Alfreton Town means that Town will not be relegated while the Football Stadia Improvement Fund has agreed to hand the club a grant of almost £400,000 for ground improvements.

 

Barring a change in Conference rules, no club will be promoted from the UniBond League this season.

 

Barrow's defeat means they will finish third in the table, behind Hucknall Town and Droylsden.

 

The grounds of the top two teams are not up to Conference standard and although Barrow's is, finishing third is not good enough to secure promotion.

 

 

 

[FleetFanatic]

You mean you didn't already know, considering the consistent mentioning of Barrow on here and confguide?

[Richard C]

We've always been asked what would we say to an alien that had just landed... well what do we say to him then????????

[FleetFanatic]

To be fair to him, most of the crowd on Easter Monday didn't seem to be aware that Farnborough could & most probably would, be spared from relegation.

 

Leigh could yet stay up too.....

[Richard C]

I realised, but joined in anyway!! You never know in football and especially the rules in this league - Chester are not safe!!!

[American FLEET FAN No1]

Sounds like the Old Pals act to me!

[Wobbly Wayne rides again]

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Sounds like the Old Pals act to me!

 

Not too sure really -- I think that should try to stick to relegating the bottom 3 .

But you can see the problem as why should someone finishing third in the unibond get promoted ( Seeing as the top 2 did not apply to join the conference ) , when the runners up in the DML and Rymans miss out.

Now play offs between Farnboro , Barrow, Weymouth and whoever finish behind Canvey, could have been the win win solution.

 

 

[UP FLEET]

No one realy knows... but then i guess i'm a little bit more behind than others....

[jc]

Talking of Farnborough, they may have found the answer to their financial worries...

 

Look here

[David Holden]

Yet another bit of shoddy journalism by the BBC.

 

Read the last paragraph

[jc]

Two factual errors in a sub-clause - impressive...

[Alan W (GNFC)]

ir last game of the season is at Telford on Saturdy - whats wrong with that ??

[Blinkjim]

since when were borrow unibond champions