Anyone seen this regarding changing facilities at non league clubs? https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.sp...ation-if-they-dont-increase-20181030.amp.html
Ridiculous. These clubs earn naff all and yet the FA are demanding such actions within the space of five months. Feel sorry for the clubs that have have a sharp rise in fortunes over the last few years that don't have the facilities as they'll be hit hardest. Joke
Absolutely ridiculous. Given the time they have to get things in place. We were on the wrong end of the time scale given to go to all seater. While some clubs inc. Newcastle and Sunderland were given grace pulling fast ones.
I remember being shown round the old changing rooms at Oakwell when my mate, Harry Davis (son of Steve Davis) had his 7th birthday party there. The away room was basically a box room, and the person giving the tour said they used to crank the heat up in spring/summer for away teams, and turn the heating off in the winter - Sir Alex refused to use it and had United get changed on the team bus when they came here in 97/98. My point being, I doubt our old changing rooms would've met the conditions given the above...
I’m working on a project at Shelley FC in Huddersfield. They play in Hallmark League one. Some of the rules cause so many problems. Like having a match programme. They don’t have the facilities or staff to do it. They are currently fourth in the league. I was joking with their manager today ... to coin a well known phrase “they can’t afford to go up” I have no idea how they are expected to comply with some of the rules.
I went to watch the first half of Frickleys game tonight .It looks like they got in there first , shiny new changing facility which stands out like a sore thumb against the rest of the ground . Some changing rooms must be 100 years old and need replacing but this threat is a bit drastic .
I was involved with A.F.C. Barnsley ( cue the boo's and recriminations)and some of the non league rules are stupid. we were told our pitch ( the reserve one at oakwell wasn't upto code with players enterances and such ) yet a few weeks earlier I had watched the England capt at the time alan shearer and temure ketsbaia play for Newcastle reserves ( returning from injury) play on the same pitch, but not good enough for burt stump who is a forklift driver and plays for raggedarsed rovers
I worked at frickley pit in the early 70's and we had a shilling (5p) a week stopped out of our wages for the upkeep of the club
Its the first time I've been to Frickley and really enjoyed it especially the pie , chips and gravy . Surprisingly the quality of football and professionalism at smaller clubs has really impressed me . I 've started attending quite a few non-league games as my daughters partner is a referee/linesman at that level . Tell you what you see the game from an all new perspective when you're there to support the ref .
