Clubs in crisis

[Glyn]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crawley_town/6935073.stm

Crawley have five players with 4 days to the new season

... but there's always someone worse off....

http://www.low.org.uk/PlayersIndex.ink?season=07/08&club=Llangefni%20Town%20AFC

[Glyn]

and another one bites the dust....

http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=50428

:(

[Glyn]

some reshuffling confirmed:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7442829.stm

[fozzie]

http://www.hucknalltownfc.com/news-article.asp?item=195

[Glyn]

Halifax appeal fails

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/halifax_town/7448831.stm

Boston still have a ground but news of their fate not yet revealed?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7448446.stm

[Glyn]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/7452330.stm

Gordon Bennett, even we don't have to close parts of our ground....

;):tape:

[Glyn]

http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/06/17/wolves-scrap-reserve-side/

Nigel, Rod, Terry, they may be looking for reserve friendlies....

:eek::rolleyes:

[Glyn]

Fozzie drew my attention to this:

http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=50906

That really is very sad news, a club with real history (as Brierley Hill Alliance of course, now an Asda!!), and of course they took part in the first-ever floodlit FA Cup match (at Kidderminster)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidderminster_Harriers_F.C.

As a resident of BH I have seen them play within the last five years (in a Cup Final at Ludlow!), but not a home game for probably 15-20 years, I'm afraid their nomadic existence has meant that they've really had no meaningful connection with Brierley Hill for many years now

:(

[dave jarvu, mystery man]

I remember seeing Hednesford play Brierley Hill Alliance in the West Midlands Regional League in the late 60's/early 70's at their own ground (Cottage Street?) and also when they moved to Oldswinford's ground (The Dell?).
It's a shame they've folded but they've been up against it, moving from groundshare to groundshare over the last few years.

[Glyn]

Right on both counts.

I have only dim (don't!) and distant memories of Cottage Street, but the slope on it was awesome, if you stood at the bottom end I doubt if you could see the top end, unlike Darlaston where the slope only started at the halfway line.

MikeM, you would agree??

[dave jarvu, mystery man]

The one time I went to Darlaston there was a dead rat on the terraces.

[Glyn]

The one time I went to Darlaston there was a dead rat on the terraces.


+1 on the crowd figure then. Did he pay to get in?

[RolandoT]

Good memories of playing on those grounds with slopes. I think I enjoyed it but then,' distance lends enchantment to the view'.:)

[Glyn]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7485171.stm

http://www.blues.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~1337105,00.html

The gaffer hasn't exactly "set the record straight" has he??

More like he's said "we dinnae ken wheer they are!"