FA Grade E grounds?

[Hawkeye Pierce]

In my book

 

Enfield Town

Barkingside

Burnham Ramblers

Bowers and Pitsea

London APSA

 

Must have a fair chance of getting grade E status by 30th April next year. Are the rest going to fight to save their senior status?

 

5 months and counting

[Sponsor of Beer]

What about the rest? I guess that some could get there given time and money, but others will struggle. Will those in the latter category be sent for an early bath?

[Southport - TOWNER]

thought you had 12 months to get your ground up to standard, so surely it does not apply until season 2006-07?

[Guest]

Quite right ST and there is still the biq question mark hanging over us in that the FA want 12 leagues instead of 15 by 2007/8 or even 2006/7 - all the ESL clubs know what they have to do -if they don't the the ESL will be doing the F A a greta big favour and having to disemminate what is left into other leagues to make the 12

[Guest]

Some plums about.....everyone at this level has a E grading already otherwise we wouldnt be in it..

[Hawkeye Pierce]

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Some plums about.....everyone at this level has a E grading already otherwise we wouldnt be in it..

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[Mr Happy]

Funny, I heard rumours of the Southend manager complaining about out shi**ole of a ground. They have the second worst ground in the league (after Stanstead).

[compaq7500]

What about hullbridge sports that surely has to be the worst ground in the esl,what are other peoples views.

[Chopper]

hullbridge is def not an esl ground along with stanstead and prob sountend manor that is a dump!

 

think the best grounds & pithes are BURNHAM,BOWERS,BARKINGSIDE,ETFC,POSS ROMFORD!

 

think the rest need a lot of work doing to them!

[compaq7500]

 

I would definitley have to agree with the last post,his views on esl grounds are spot on.

 

DARRAN GEORGE.

BOWERS & PITSEA F.C.

[Chopper]

what i missed of was that tibury pitch (eaton manor) is nice to play on but not a great ground or area!

[Sponsor of Beer]

Whatever the rights and wrongs of individual clubs' grounds, it would not be good for football if the FA were to use spurious ground grading criteria to get what it wants in terms of restructuring.

 

Trouble is, I suspect its easier that way. But the outcome could be messy!

[Southport - TOWNER]

whislt grounds like hullbridge Stansted etc may not be up to the standard of say Romford; why should the exclude them from playing level 5 football, in from over small crowds?

[The Invisible Man]

Well one side of the coin is that if you're are going to re-structure the game (or more accurately structure it!) the facilities and stadium are the best starting point.

 

However, the ground requirements are there for a purpose and must be realistic. At present they are not. How many clubs at the ESL level attract crowds of over 50? There are many clubs at Ryman Prem level that stuggle to get over 100. So what is th epoint in wasting what little money there is in the game on shiny stands seating 150 and covered terracing for 150 or whatever it is? Pure ego on the part of the badge and blazer boys.

 

Let's have apprpriate and realistic requirements for step 5 - a rail round the pitch, floodlights, hardstanding, some covered standing (maybe?) changing facilities and toilets. What more do you need for Step 5? Do you even really need a clubhouse?

[Hawkeye Pierce]

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However, the ground requirements are there for a purpose and must be realistic. At present they are not. How many clubs at the ESL level attract crowds of over 50? There are many clubs at Ryman Prem level that stuggle to get over 100. So what is th epoint in wasting what little money there is in the game on shiny stands seating 150 and covered terracing for 150 or whatever it is? Pure ego on the part of the badge and blazer boys.

Let's have apprpriate and realistic requirements for step 5 - a rail round the pitch, floodlights, hardstanding, some covered standing (maybe?) changing facilities and toilets. What more do you need for Step 5? Do you even really need a clubhouse?

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Some plums about.....everyone at this level has a E grading already otherwise we wouldnt be in it..

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It just shows how much you know compo...stick to what you do best, talking sh*te

[Southport - TOWNER]

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Some plums about.....everyone at this level has a E grading already otherwise we wouldnt be in it..

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It just shows how much you know compo...stick to what you do best, talking sh*te

whilst I agree Compo has a first class honours in talking cr@p most of the time, he was only quoting another Annon contributor.

as mentioned elsewhere there are only a handful of clubs that could have E grading at the end of April 2005

[Hawkeye Pierce]

Anonymous let's see what happen next season!

[Southport - TOWNER]

......and the one ofter that, when promoted clubs haven't completed the work they were supposed to do, finish mid table and then get relegated?

[MbrunoB]

If the team given a year to get their ground up to standard get promoted again,do they get another year to bring their ground up to the new standard or do they get relegated back below into the league they originaly came from,effectively TWO relegations?