Shame to hear about the pitch, was always a cracking surface when Colin James was looking after it 20 years ago. Quick google and I’ve just discovered he’s been Orient’s groundsman for the last decade or so
Shame to hear about the pitch, was always a cracking surface when Colin James was looking after it 20 years ago. Quick google and I’ve just discovered he’s been Orient’s groundsman for the last decade or so
Played Vets football with Colin a few years back now, top bloke. Was going to take over at the Valley when Paddy Powell called it a day, but relegation and the owner shenanigans put paid to that unfortunately. Would've been a great groundsman for us.
The 'Cherry Red Records Combined counties football league Premier South' chaos continues with the play offs postponed. Jersey Bulls appealed against their violation and now Redhill may have transgressed !
Whyteleafe are watching with interest as well as two teams definitely in the play-offs, Cobham and Fleet Town.
For clarity this is the reason for Jersey Bull's deduction, and i don't really see how they can argue this. It's a clear administrative error and they basically banned their own player for the wrong games.
"A member of the squad, who shall remain nameless, had received a total of ten yellow cards which, by the league rules, should have required him to serve a two-game suspension.
However, at the time, one of those yellow cards had been issued in an Isuzu FA Vase cup match, which should not have counted towards the league’s tally.
This error was not picked up on at the time, and the aforementioned player was sat out for two matches, 8 March at home against Horley Town, 11 March away at Abbey Rangers, which was abandoned so did not count, and 15 March at home again against Camberley Town.
Thinking he had now served his ban, the player was returned to the squad for the home clash against Fleet Town on 22 March, where he played and then picked up his tenth league yellow card.
Despite the club thinking the player had already served his suspension, it is from then that he should have missed the next two matches, which were the 29 March against Tooting & Mitcham United and the first Redhill clash away on 5 April.
The player in question was played in the Tooting fixture, which is where the offence was committed.
Administrative staff at Jersey Bulls FC realised an error had been made and reported it to the League and Jersey FA immediately. Despite efforts to set out the significant mitigating circumstances that the decision was based on the lack of clarity on the number of yellow cards, the Combined Counties League confirmed the 3-point deduction on Friday, 18 April at 8:46pm. Jersey Bulls have been given seven days to appeal the decision, which is now ongoing."
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Jersey Bulls appealed against their violation and now Redhill may have transgressed !
Whyteleafe are watching with interest as well as two teams definitely in the play-offs, Cobham and Fleet Town.
"A member of the squad, who shall remain nameless, had received a total of ten yellow cards which, by the league rules, should have required him to serve a two-game suspension.
However, at the time, one of those yellow cards had been issued in an Isuzu FA Vase cup match, which should not have counted towards the league’s tally.
This error was not picked up on at the time, and the aforementioned player was sat out for two matches, 8 March at home against Horley Town, 11 March away at Abbey Rangers, which was abandoned so did not count, and 15 March at home again against Camberley Town.
Thinking he had now served his ban, the player was returned to the squad for the home clash against Fleet Town on 22 March, where he played and then picked up his tenth league yellow card.
Despite the club thinking the player had already served his suspension, it is from then that he should have missed the next two matches, which were the 29 March against Tooting & Mitcham United and the first Redhill clash away on 5 April.
The player in question was played in the Tooting fixture, which is where the offence was committed.
Administrative staff at Jersey Bulls FC realised an error had been made and reported it to the League and Jersey FA immediately. Despite efforts to set out the significant mitigating circumstances that the decision was based on the lack of clarity on the number of yellow cards, the Combined Counties League confirmed the 3-point deduction on Friday, 18 April at 8:46pm. Jersey Bulls have been given seven days to appeal the decision, which is now ongoing."