: Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:13 pm  

Prince of Denmark wrote:

No, but actively discouraging people from attending a live game, whether it's just a handful or several hundred, is pathetic. If this had been an FCUM home game I wonder whether the club would have taken the same course of action?

We play em on 26th Jan at home so might find out then. The club have set a precedent now so if it happens to a home game they would have to take the same approach or face the backlash.

Prince of Denmark wrote:

How high in the football pyramid is FCUM aiming to progress? Because if you get as far as the Conference, never mind the Football League, your games are increasingly going to be subject to live televising at unconventional times. And the higher up the pyramid you go the harder it's going to be to fight against this issue.

If you look at the link that GT provided, it's not just the fact that the game has been moved that is the problem, it is the fact that it has been moved despite previous assurances from the league that no games would be moved unless both clubs agree, and in this case, both clubs objected to it being moved, yet they still changed the kick off time anyway.

: Wed Dec 26, 2007 6:10 pm  

Great result for the Celts today... 3-0 win over Halifax and now 5 points clear from the relegation zone.

: Wed Dec 26, 2007 8:41 pm  

Leaf wrote:

Great result for the Celts today... 3-0 win over Halifax and now 5 points clear from the relegation zone.

T'was a great win - and some good results around us as well. Northwich beat Alty with Stafford and Droylsden both losing as well.

: Wed Dec 26, 2007 10:48 pm  

MrMystery wrote:

If you look at the link that GT provided, it's not just the fact that the game has been moved that is the problem, it is the fact that it has been moved despite previous assurances from the league that no games would be moved unless both clubs agree, and in this case, both clubs objected to it being moved, yet they still changed the kick off time anyway.

Fair enough. In which case FCUM should be concentrating its energies on discouraging people from watching the internet coverage, not from attending the game live. If the internet coverage gets zero viewing figures that would be the best verdict, surely?

: Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:11 pm  

Prince of Denmark wrote:

Fair enough. In which case FCUM should be concentrating its energies on discouraging people from watching the internet coverage, not from attending the game live. If the internet coverage gets zero viewing figures that would be the best verdict, surely?

Maybe so, but I think they have still got the sponsorship from the internet tv anyway regardless of viewing figures.

FC are encoraging fans to go and watch their reserve team on the day of the Curzon game so I would imagine that this will mean that many fans will choose this rather than watching the 1st team game on the internet.

[John_D]

: Thu Dec 27, 2007 12:50 am  

The standard of football at our level may not be the greatest, but the drop-off in refereeing standards is more alarming and probably more annoying.
We had a reet clown today. Booked Stuart Elliott for nowt first half, but when he did something worthy of a yellow in the second, failed to send him off. Gave a series of baffling decisions both ways, but none worse than in the last minute. Martyn Woolford springs the offside trap and bursts clear. One-on-one with the keeper, his quick feet take him round and all he has to do his roll it home. Which he would have done had an arm not come out and taken his legs. Over 3,000 people all thought it was a penalty. One man thought Woolford had dived and out came the yellow card again. Fecking clown. What possible purpose would diving have had anyway? Gah. Makes my blood boil thinking about it.

: Thu Dec 27, 2007 9:48 am  

John_D wrote:

The standard of football at our level may not be the greatest, but the drop-off in refereeing standards is more alarming and probably more annoying.

You want to try dropping another three levels down the pyramid!

I'm often just bewildered by decisions I see these days. It's not just a case of referees missing things occasionally, which is understandable. They often seem to see offences that no one else sees. Any sort of challenge using superior body strength to win the ball by standing your ground (not pushing or tripping, obviously) seems to result in being penalised for a free kick. It's infuriating.

: Thu Dec 27, 2007 12:51 pm  

Well, I think MrMystery's covered most of the other points there, but...

Prince of Denmark wrote:

How high in the football pyramid is FCUM aiming to progress? Because if you get as far as the Conference, never mind the Football League, your games are increasingly going to be subject to live televising at unconventional times. And the higher up the pyramid you go the harder it's going to be to fight against this issue.

It's been said from the beginning, we go as high as we can go without compromising our principles. You'll find a lot of people who'd be happy for us to spend our days in the North West Counties League...


We finally got a game in yesterday after three matches on the trot had been called off. 1-1 away to Radcliffe, lethargic performance yet we were denied a late winner by one of the worst decisions I've ever seen given at any level of football. Shot comes in, the furthest play forward's a good yard at least onside, the 'keeper spills the ball by which time said player is through the defence and slots the ball home. At which point the linesman puts his flag up.

Seems to be a theme this year, the standard of refereeing in the Unibond is God-awful.

: Thu Dec 27, 2007 3:04 pm  

The "Goals" section in the Sun continues to get the names wrong of the Maidstone scorers. Mo Takaloo (or Mo Takalobigashi, brother of the Margate boxer) has been known as Bakalogigashi for the last few weeks and after his brace against East Thurrock yesterday in a 3-1 victory he is now known as Bighafhi!

Thankfully Lee Shearer's name is slightly easier and has been spelt correctly

: Thu Dec 27, 2007 6:28 pm  

Chorley are starting to play better recently.They won the local derby on boxing day 2-1 against Bamber Bridge.