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Bromley FC progress in EFL

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  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,032
    se9addick said:
    Re pubs near Hayes Lane, I went to a little micro pub called the Bitter End last time I went to a Bromley match. It was really good and I’m sure it was only 10/15 mins walk. 
    Still there, next to The Bricklayers.
  • KingKinsella
    KingKinsella Posts: 1,310
    National League to League two is probably the smallest jump in terms of quality needed to adjust. Every chance they will be just fine.
    That's a really interesting comment. I don't have much knowledge about these tiers of football, so I imagined the move from  semi to professional football, the tearing up of the pitch etc made it a big jump ( quality of players and financials risks).
    Why do you say it's small? 
  • jacob_CAFC
    jacob_CAFC Posts: 2,063
    National League to League two is probably the smallest jump in terms of quality needed to adjust. Every chance they will be just fine.
    That's a really interesting comment. I don't have much knowledge about these tiers of football, so I imagined the move from  semi to professional football, the tearing up of the pitch etc made it a big jump ( quality of players and financials risks).
    Why do you say it's small? 
    A Iot of the clubs in national league are professional now I think  
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,801
    National League to League two is probably the smallest jump in terms of quality needed to adjust. Every chance they will be just fine.
    That's a really interesting comment. I don't have much knowledge about these tiers of football, so I imagined the move from  semi to professional football, the tearing up of the pitch etc made it a big jump ( quality of players and financials risks).
    Why do you say it's small? 
    A Iot of the clubs in national league are professional now I think  
    nearly all clubs are, and there are no FFP rules in the National League, so you can spend aggressively and come into the EFL with a decent squad
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,737
    National League to League two is probably the smallest jump in terms of quality needed to adjust. Every chance they will be just fine.
    That's a really interesting comment. I don't have much knowledge about these tiers of football, so I imagined the move from  semi to professional football, the tearing up of the pitch etc made it a big jump ( quality of players and financials risks).
    Why do you say it's small? 
    A Iot of the clubs in national league are professional now I think  
    Not Dorking Wanderers.
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,563
    Rothko said:
    The pitch thing, I do have a problem with, 3G pitches should be a thing in the bottom 2 leagues, no real reason not to, and the Championship clubs who keep blocking the move, need to get over themselves. 
    Many countries use a 3g, Bromley played Blackpool on it in the FA Cup this season.
    I believe that you can play a Champions league game on artificial pitch, but not League 2
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,225
    Few of the Moscow clubs had plastic pitches when they played in the Champions League.

    But when the final was in Moscow they tore it up and laid a grass pitch.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,376
    National League to League two is probably the smallest jump in terms of quality needed to adjust. Every chance they will be just fine.
    That's a really interesting comment. I don't have much knowledge about these tiers of football, so I imagined the move from  semi to professional football, the tearing up of the pitch etc made it a big jump ( quality of players and financials risks).
    Why do you say it's small? 
    If you look back over the last 20 years or so you’ll find plenty of examples of clubs getting consecutive promotions from the 5th to 3rd tier, and others doing it over a few seasons without being in danger of relegation back to non-league.
  • follett
    follett Posts: 1,034
    iaitch said:
    Few of the Moscow clubs had plastic pitches when they played in the Champions League.

    But when the final was in Moscow they tore it up and laid a grass pitch.
    Think a fair few of the Nordic clubs play on plastic pitches too like Bodo/Glimt but they'd never have a game on if they didn't 
  • R0TW
    R0TW Posts: 1,673
    So if it all so close between these two leagues, why not 3 up, 3 down?
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  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,032
    R0TW said:
    So if it all so close between these two leagues, why not 3 up, 3 down?
    Agree with this.

    Also the four down from L1 is a hangover to the days of Third Division North and South. Three seems appropriate for all of the leagues.

    There wasn't automatic promotion until the 1980's when it was only one club.
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,032
    follett said:
    iaitch said:
    Few of the Moscow clubs had plastic pitches when they played in the Champions League.

    But when the final was in Moscow they tore it up and laid a grass pitch.
    Think a fair few of the Nordic clubs play on plastic pitches too like Bodo/Glimt but they'd never have a game on if they didn't 
    I saw a clip of Leverkusen earlier today, their pitch is like a bowling green if they do not have 3g.
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,083
    R0TW said:
    So if it all so close between these two leagues, why not 3 up, 3 down?

    The league clubs have a louder voice than the non-league clubs.
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,650
    edited May 2024
    Last time I went to Bromley’s ground, Mikel Alonso was playing for us, I even took a picture on my phone as proof that he actually played for us,but it didn’t come out, just saying….
  • clb74
    clb74 Posts: 10,824
    if any ones in the area tomorrow.
  • A 10 minute open top bus parade ? Are they palace in disguise ?
  • Crusty54
    Crusty54 Posts: 3,232
    Interesting to see that they have managed to remove the 3G pitch in such a way that it will be relaid near the existing pitch for future community use. 
  • Wonder if Adigun, Williams or any of our other young released will end up there.  Millwall also released a bunch of kids too
  • YTS1978
    YTS1978 Posts: 1,701
    Crusty54 said:
    Interesting to see that they have managed to remove the 3G pitch in such a way that it will be relaid near the existing pitch for future community use. 
    Or for use next summer if they come straight back down. Good planning 😀
  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 9,750
    Fans of league clubs often support another local non-league club, but what happens if the this ’2nd team’ rise to a level to be potential rivals to the ’higher team?'
    Looking at recent history of teams promoted from the fifth division,  there’s a fair chance that Bromley will be playing us in the 3rd soon enough. There’s also a chance that we get stuck where we are now for another 15-odd years.
    What does it take for them to become our rivals rather than just some friendly local team?
    Isn’t it possible that kids growing up now prefer the same level of football at Bromley  rather than Charlton?
    How do Blackpool fans feel about Fleetwood for example?
    It’s worth posing the question especially if they do well and get further investment. 

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  • Fans of league clubs often support another local non-league club, but what happens if the this ’2nd team’ rise to a level to be potential rivals to the ’higher team?'
    Looking at recent history of teams promoted from the fifth division,  there’s a fair chance that Bromley will be playing us in the 3rd soon enough. There’s also a chance that we get stuck where we are now for another 15-odd years.
    What does it take for them to become our rivals rather than just some friendly local team?
    Isn’t it possible that kids growing up now prefer the same level of football at Bromley  rather than Charlton?
    How do Blackpool fans feel about Fleetwood for example?
    It’s worth posing the question especially if they do well and get further investment. 

    The ‘old’ Wimbledon came up from the Southern League, won the FA Cup, played in the top flight when we were languishing in lower divisions. I never saw them as a rival even when we played them when both teams were in the same division. I still don’t with the ‘new’ version.
  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 9,750
    1. Wimbledon is in another part of London altogether

    2. They got promoted with us in 1986 and won the FA Cup when we were still in the same division.

    3. Their period of success coincided with our long period of growth including three promotions to the top division, and getting back to Valley. Compare that to now: we are and have been shit for ages, and we’ve lost our ground again (tenants of a ground that could easily be rented to another club with no say in the matter for us).
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    edited January 2
    3-0 win at Gillingham tonight, in a very crowded upper mid table in L2, unbeaten in 12 and just 3 points off the playoffs. 
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,737
    3-0 win at Gillingham tonight, in a very crowded upper mid table in L1, unbeaten in 12 and just 3 points off the playoffs. 
    And a game at last for Deji Elewere. 
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,563
    3-0 win at Gillingham tonight, in a very crowded upper mid table in L1, unbeaten in 12 and just 3 points off the playoffs. 
    And a game at last for Deji Elewere. 
    Has he been injured?
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    3-0 win at Gillingham tonight, in a very crowded upper mid table in L1, unbeaten in 12 and just 3 points off the playoffs. 
    And a game at last for Deji Elewere. 
    Excellent, though I always preferred Deji Elerewe  ;)
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,849
    3-0 win at Gillingham tonight, in a very crowded upper mid table in L1, unbeaten in 12 and just 3 points off the playoffs. 
    Fuck em. Hope they go on a horror run and go down. 
  • JaShea99
    JaShea99 Posts: 5,458
    3-0 win at Gillingham tonight, in a very crowded upper mid table in L1, unbeaten in 12 and just 3 points off the playoffs. 
    L1?
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    MrOneLung said:
    3-0 win at Gillingham tonight, in a very crowded upper mid table in L1, unbeaten in 12 and just 3 points off the playoffs. 
    Fuck em. Hope they go on a horror run and go down. 
    I've no strong opinions about them either way. Amusing that Gillingham are behind them in the table though.
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,737
    3-0 win at Gillingham tonight, in a very crowded upper mid table in L1, unbeaten in 12 and just 3 points off the playoffs. 
    And a game at last for Deji Elewere. 
    Excellent, though I always preferred Deji Elerewe  ;)
    Him too.  :)