Leekbrookgull
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But what about the fans ?
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But what about the fans ?
blue'n'white
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Which brings us back to the question of regionalising the leagues again ?
Eddiespearritt
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Good feature on the radio (ok Talksport I'll admit it) yesterday about the incredible distances being travelled in the COCup 2nd round. Stuart Pearce came up with a brilliantly bonkers idea of re-negotiating the draw if the clubs agree - so instead of Sunderland v Exeter and Hartlepool v Bournemouth - it would be Hartlepool v Sunderland and Exeter v Bournemouth. Everyone's a winner !!
I do think however that the Football League computer programmers could put in one additional criteria which demands that Plymouth v Carlisle is not scheduled for a Tuesday - the Conference (or National League) do a very good job of ensuring that midweek games are generally localised - see last night for instance
I do think however that the Football League computer programmers could put in one additional criteria which demands that Plymouth v Carlisle is not scheduled for a Tuesday - the Conference (or National League) do a very good job of ensuring that midweek games are generally localised - see last night for instance
Sheebo
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Sorry to be a pedant but i'm 99% sure it wasn't Yeovil - it was indeed Plymouth? The year we won the league - we took 400-500 to both games - unreal support. And I think Tommy scored a header and Barnes scored vs Plymouth... I think...
Sheebo
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Yeah, that'll be it.
Outof order Juan Albion - Posters like Monkster from teams like Carlisle are what makes NSC great. Completely uncalled for that mate...
brightn'ove
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You're right, it was Plymouth, which is even further!
West Hoathly Seagull
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My dad, when doing his teacher training at Brighton College of Education (his college building is now under the North Stand I think) did a Geography course as part of this. One of the things they did was to compare the distances football clubs had to travel. They found that in nearly every case it was the lower division clubs that had to travel the furthest. Was ending Division Three North and South a mistake I wonder?
Juan Albion
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Ah, witty banter is banned. I must have missed that sticky.
Sheebo
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Whilst we see these distances as excessive, in some countries, they would be considered as local derbies. It's just a matter of scale and the fact that we're all crammed into a small area.
A few years back, I remember someone at Truro working out that their total travel distance would be less in Conference North than Conference South!
A few years back, I remember someone at Truro working out that their total travel distance would be less in Conference North than Conference South!