Ferring FC in the County League

Arthur said:

http://thebootifulgame.co.uk/2019/0...ilities-worse-to-comply-with-new-regulations/

I have no great admiration for the FA, I am pro non league clubs and wish them only the best and that example seems plain daft but that really isn't my point, I just think that reasonable encouragement to upgrade facilities seems to be a good thing, I accept that many clubs survive purely on selfless committee members and other volunteers that work tirelessly that may think any imposed costs might just seem yet another obstacle for them, but many of them nearly unknowingly are doing their work to subsidise transient amateur footballers which if you think about seems just as daft as anything the FA may impose upon them.

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Brighton4Cambridge3 said:

Steyning?! That's amazing if true.

Alfold pay lots of money for that standard.

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BensGrandad said:

Didnt a butcher who had shop in Ferring put a lot of money into some local clubs at different times and Steyning was one IIIRC. I think his name may have been Barry Youell or similar.

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BigGully said:

A good friend of mine played for him whilst he was at Worthing, a nice fella by all accounts but one of those that is never likely to last. My mate got paid good money back in the late 80's very early 90's yet still he was allowed to go along to his butchers shop and was given a weekly free hamper of meats as well, I think it all went wrong with Youell not just at Worthing but with his personal life and he did a 'runner' to South Africa or something similar.

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BensGrandad said:

I thought that he went to Southwick and fell foul of Sussex County FA and was banned from all football.

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Superphil said:

Indeed, I can only go by what the club state, categorically. I watch them quite often, and know the chairman and others who volunteer "work" for the club. They are quite vociferous in stating that no-one is paid to play for them. They even get the players who live in proximity to each other to double up on transport to keep travel expenses down.

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Superphil said:

The team currently at the top of the Second tier don’t pay their players a penny.

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Brighton4Cambridge3 said:

Steyning?! That's amazing if true.

Alfold pay lots of money for that standard.

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BensGrandad said:

Didnt a butcher who had shop in Ferring put a lot of money into some local clubs at different times and Steyning was one IIIRC. I think his name may have been Barry Youell or similar.

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SeagullRic said:

Are you referring to Steyning or Alfold?

Regardless, both of them are definitely paying players.

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SeagullRic said:

Steyning are definitely paying- nothing wrong with that at all, but there is no doubt- I know of 3 people they've offered money to to sign for them this season!

Clubs always say they aren't paying as they don't want to gain a reputation of paying, or for it to diminish their achievements, don't be fooled.

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Moshe Gariani said:

Barry Youell was manager of Steyning during their heyday in the early/mid-80s when they had a great run to the Quarter Finals of the Vase. Chris Metcalfe was one of the midfield.

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