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They need to change scheduling to accomadate for amateur league clubs who want to participate, they program byes for the federation clubs, but to expect Amateur Clubs to play saturday & sunday like they did last year was a joke. We drew Enfield at home we were willing to give up our home ground to play at there ground mid-week under lights... Enfield refused ??? we forfeited the game, they had the week off & went through to the next round. I spoke to Rodger the fed cup competition manager & he told me it's the amateur leagues fault ??? Why cant he program games to work in with us & our competition if he want's us to be part of it, we would play mid week but not back to back. The league is our priority not the fed cup! In saying that we would like to be part of the competition as long as the federation accepts that our competion is our clubs priority.
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nugget66 wrote:They need to change scheduling to accomadate for amateur league clubs who want to participate, they program byes for the federation clubs, but to expect Amateur Clubs to play saturday & sunday like they did last year was a joke. We drew Enfield at home we were willing to give up our home ground to play at there ground mid-week under lights... Enfield refused ??? we forfeited the game, they had the week off & went through to the next round. I spoke to Rodger the fed cup competition manager & he told me it's the amateur leagues fault ??? Why cant he program games to work in with us & our competition if he want's us to be part of it, we would play mid week but not back to back. The league is our priority not the fed cup! In saying that we would like to be part of the competition as long as the federation accepts that our competion is our clubs priority.
FFSA working to improve soccer in S.A..... at least that's what they told us.
Don't be silly Nugget.. and have an FFSA club potentially embarrassed by an Amateur club.... why would the FFSA accommodate that.... JOKE...
Sounds like a load od crap to me...
Totally Agree Nugget, we had the same problem 2 years ago. We pumped Norlunga I think it was in round 1 which was played on a Monday. Think it was around Anzac day? Then we drew Galaxy in round 2, and had to paly them the day before playing you USC. We asked to rechedule the games, which could not be done, so we asked the amature leauge to replay the USC game mid week later on in the year and they declined. Was a big balls up. Both leauges should be more accomodation.nugget66 wrote:They need to change scheduling to accomadate for amateur league clubs who want to participate, they program byes for the federation clubs, but to expect Amateur Clubs to play saturday & sunday like they did last year was a joke. We drew Enfield at home we were willing to give up our home ground to play at there ground mid-week under lights... Enfield refused ??? we forfeited the game, they had the week off & went through to the next round. I spoke to Rodger the fed cup competition manager & he told me it's the amateur leagues fault ??? Why cant he program games to work in with us & our competition if he want's us to be part of it, we would play mid week but not back to back. The league is our priority not the fed cup! In saying that we would like to be part of the competition as long as the federation accepts that our competion is our clubs priority.
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whith that said. We are in this year, as long as the scheduling permits.
It just reaks of politics to me, the FFSA who are suppose to be the governing body of soccer in S.A. can't get together with the Amateur League & put out a program so that all amateur clubs if they desire can enter the Federation Cup without affecting there own competition? How hard is it? running a chook raffel would be harder!
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Hoping for Barnsley v Chelsea (yorkshire revenge )Bodø Glimt wrote:Couldn't you have found a better example???
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I remember sometime back in the mid to late 80's when the Downs played Azzurri (who were doing quite well at the time) in a Fed Cup and I think we only lost 0-2 (1 was a soft penalty).
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Dont know what all the fuss is about Athelstone entering??J5 wrote:Swannsong - fair point.
I'm just surprised a Div 4 club would enter and from what I've heard there are a lot of rules and requirements around entering so I'm even more surprised a small club would enter.
All the best to Athelstone though and hopefully they can do well.
If you do your homework and find out what is required it isn't complicated at all - just $100 to enter.
Fulham have entered this year as the 1st round is on Easter Monday and we saw it as a chance to have a game that week where normally we wouldn't because of Easter Sunday - basically an extra trial game but will be only 2 weeks out from the start of the season and an excellent hit out.
If we get through to the next round we will worry about it then.
Simple though IF we get through and the program doesn't accomodate us (which at this stage it wont as the next round is April 12th and we have a league game on April 13th we will withdraw) but we will worry about it only when the time comes.
Also in the 1st round of the cup Super League teams and Premier League Teams have a bye and only the State League teams are thrown into the draw to get 32 teams for the next round.
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If you withdraw does the team you beat in the previous round get reinstated, or the team you get in the second round score a bye?bigpond wrote:Simple though IF we get through and the program doesn't accomodate us (which at this stage it wont as the next round is April 12th and we have a league game on April 13th we will withdraw) but we will worry about it only when the time comes.
The team in the second round would get the bye, because that is the game you are foreiting.Bodø Glimt wrote:If you withdraw does the team you beat in the previous round get reinstated, or the team you get in the second round score a bye?bigpond wrote:Simple though IF we get through and the program doesn't accomodate us (which at this stage it wont as the next round is April 12th and we have a league game on April 13th we will withdraw) but we will worry about it only when the time comes.
It can't be that hard can it?
I mean the English FA allow recheduling of games if you are still in the FA Cup, no matter what level you are at. The leagues accept it and allow catch up games to be played.
How hard can it be, surely it's exactly the same as having a game postponed for weather or the like. You would think it would be an advert for the amateur league to have some of the teams progressing to a latter stage.
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Dead set.... you wouldn't think that it would be that hard!!!
Why is it then???
the FEDERATION blame the AMATEUR LEAGUE & they blame the FEDERATION????
like I said it reaks of politic's especially when you talk to both associations. They need to get there sh*t together for the good of the game because at the moment it's a Joke!
Why is it then???
the FEDERATION blame the AMATEUR LEAGUE & they blame the FEDERATION????
like I said it reaks of politic's especially when you talk to both associations. They need to get there sh*t together for the good of the game because at the moment it's a Joke!
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It still sounds a bit rich to participate in a tournament if you have no intentions of seeing it through.Bodø Glimt wrote:If you withdraw does the team you beat in the previous round get reinstated, or the team you get in the second round score a bye?bigpond wrote:Simple though IF we get through and the program doesn't accomodate us (which at this stage it wont as the next round is April 12th and we have a league game on April 13th we will withdraw) but we will worry about it only when the time comes.
Agree with Hawkesy... rescheduling a match shouldn't be too difficult
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Amateur Clubs will NOT be invited to participate in the fed cup this year. Reason given was no assurances that fixtures would be completed could be given. Piss poor effort from both leagues.
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againmarooned wrote:Amateur Clubs will NOT be invited to participate in the fed cup this year. Reason given was no assurances that fixtures would be completed could be given. Piss poor effort from both leagues.