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Post by frankiegth on May 4, 2006 21:35:57 GMT
From the drop, due to events at Canvey Island.
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Post by Giggy of Telford on May 4, 2006 22:15:52 GMT
I had heard earlier in the season that they could be dropping out at the end of the season.
Don't know all the ins and outs but I'm sure that as the team with the least support in the league that has to make it harder.
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Post by ambersalamander on May 4, 2006 23:31:04 GMT
This would have implications all over the Pyramid, of course!
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Post by DazaB_WCFC on May 5, 2006 0:06:11 GMT
IF THEY WANT TO RESIGN FROM THE CONFERENCE THEY SHOULD START FROM THE VERY BOTTOM IMHO
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Post by coops on May 5, 2006 0:59:23 GMT
IF THEY WANT TO RESIGN FROM THE CONFERENCE THEY SHOULD START FROM THE VERY BOTTOM IMHO Don't shout! Right, we Tamuff fans have absolutely no idea which division we will be in next season, personally I think it should be the Conference because Altrincham broke Conference rules and should therefore get 18 points deducted. I don't like this rule but other clubs, including Tamuff, fell foul of it. Alty are getting sympathy and petitions simply because they are the first team to REALLY f**k up due to this rule. This isn't to say that I think Tamuff are worthy of staying up, we were absolutely pants all season! The Canvey situation, no they shouldn't drop to the bottom of the pyramid, they are not going out of business, they are simply making a decision to move down to a league that they can stay solvent in. There have been many precedents to support this, If they had gone out of business then I would agree, start at the bottom, no disrespect to Giggy but how come AFC Teford managed to start so high up? Surely a brand new club should have started in the West Midlands or North West Counties league.
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Post by J Esaj PRA on May 5, 2006 12:02:23 GMT
...we Tamuff fans have absolutely no idea which division we will be in next season... Speak for yourself. Tamworth finished the season third from bottom of the Conference, outside the relegation zone. That is the way things are now and that is the way I expect things to be after the AGM. If any outside bodies want to interfere with this situation, they will be getting a very large bill from me, plus a compensation claim.
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Post by medibot on May 5, 2006 13:16:49 GMT
If you put beer expenses into that compensation claim the league will go bust!
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Post by Giggy of Telford on May 5, 2006 15:28:03 GMT
IF THEY WANT TO RESIGN FROM THE CONFERENCE THEY SHOULD START FROM THE VERY BOTTOM IMHO how come AFC Teford managed to start so high up? Surely a brand new club should have started in the West Midlands or North West Counties league. Its actually in the FA guide book that a club which reforms must drop two divisions, we dropped three to the Unibond 1. In that way we could claim to be hard done by to drop three divisions but personally I'm thankful we started in the Unibond,
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Post by davetscfc on May 6, 2006 7:21:07 GMT
So does Canvey dropping out of the Conference have a knock on effect through the divisions I wonder - ie Carshalton staying in Conference South?
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Post by frankiegth on May 6, 2006 8:21:21 GMT
...we Tamuff fans have absolutely no idea which division we will be in next season... Speak for yourself. Tamworth finished the season third from bottom of the Conference, outside the relegation zone. That is the way things are now and that is the way I expect things to be after the AGM. If any outside bodies want to interfere with this situation, they will be getting a very large bill from me, plus a compensation claim. I think you'll find Alty have not had the points deducted yet as it's at the appeal stage. So, Tamuff have finished in the bottom two pending the outcome of Altys appeal.
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Post by roofless on May 6, 2006 9:52:03 GMT
They have had the points deducted, which is why the news headlines say "Alty had 18 points deducted" and "robinson gutted alty been docked 18 points" etc. They have had the decution, the appeal is to try and overturn the decision, otherwise it wouldn't be called an appeal it would be a 2 way discussion over what to do.
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Post by frankiegth on May 6, 2006 10:55:30 GMT
If you look on the official conference forum you'll find Tamworth are second to bottom.
Either way, we'll all be in the picture come May 23rd. Unless Canvey resign before then, in which case you won't be bothered one way or another how the appeal goes (regarding your clubs survival, anyway).
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Post by Sultan of Cannock- SRFC on May 7, 2006 7:24:13 GMT
The way things have been going wouldn't it be ironic if, after all the smoke clears from claim/counter claim etc the Conference decide to relegate............... Forest Green Rovers. ;D As a newly promoted club, i hope to God that we have someone on board who is sharp with all the paperwork lest we find ourselves dumped back down by the stroke of a pen...
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Post by medibot on May 7, 2006 7:43:45 GMT
To be honest the major point here is how it is more than likely that the scummy, useless, relegated side of the London Borough of Sutton are going to get a reprieve AGAIN.
Contray to you're other thread, Sultan, there is no God. No God would let that lot escape again.
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Post by ojiveojive on May 7, 2006 10:11:03 GMT
Surely if Canvey resign and Altrincham lose their appeal, then neither Tamworth nor Scarborough will be relegated.
However:
There is a further sting in the tail in that Scarborough are currently in administration and if they are still in it by May 31st then they will be relegated from the Conference automatically. In which case Alty would be reprieved, too. Good innit ;D
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