FA Trophy 2018/19

[Soup Ladle]

Can't say I overly respect any of the boldened ones, for various reasons. Old Scarborough certainly had some historical respect due to a stint in the League but ultimately went down in history as a tinpotter. Barrow have historical respect also due to league position but certainly go down as a tinpotter overall using Natural Order™ assessment criteria.

That's the whole point though, the league I've made is full of historical tinpotters but ones who might at least get over 1500 home fans and take respectable numbers away.

Get Southport in the subsidiary league as well.

Yes I thought about them. Included in the updated version based on all your valuable feedback. Ta.

Aldershot
Maidstone
Barra
Daggers
Chorley
Telford
Alty
Macc
Oxford
Chester
Kiddy
Cheltenham
Darlington
Hereford
Woking
Yeovil
Dartford
Kettering
Morecambe
FC Halifax minus B2tF
Southport
Wealdstone

 

[Soup Ladle]

Then you have the $€UM league, as follows:

MK Dons
Fleetwood
Forest Green
Crawley
Salford
Fylde
Solihull
Eastleigh
Billericay
Boreham Wood
AFC Rushden & Diamonds (yeah you count too)
Histon

Get Southport in the subsidiary league as well.

Get South Shields, Spenny in there as well. Brackley.

 

[Master D]

Add to moderately respected tinpotter table: Tamworth

Add to SCUM table: Nuneaton, Whitehawk

 

[Soup Ladle]

Tamworth are a good shout but it'd make a 23 team league. Space for one other?

 

[Master D]

Tamworth are a good shout but it'd make a 23 team league. Space for one other?

Actually I just checked and they now play in the Evo-Stik Southern Cornflakes Division 3 or something. They are about 25 divisions down from the Conference North where they were last time I looked.

Scratch Tamworth.

Hyde were a nice team that everyone liked once upon a time, but my word were they tinpot. The worst team ever seen in football history but yes they are a nice club. Not sure it’s enough to get them in considering their average attendance was about 20.

 

[Soup Ladle]

Actually I just checked and they now play in the Evo-Stik Southern Cornflakes Division 3 or something. They are about 25 divisions down from the Conference North where they were last time I looked.

Scratch Tamworth.

Hyde were a nice team that everyone liked once upon a time, but my word were they tinpot. The worst team ever seen in football history but yes they are a nice club. Not sure it’s enough to get them in considering their average attendance was about 20.

No it's not. There are a number of decent clubs but minimum criteria for that semi-Proper division is the ability to consistently average at least 1200 without being bankrolled so no they are nowhere near. Stafford strike me a club with potential. Not sure what their support was like when they were here in the days of Premier Manager on the Amiga but they get about 700 in the Evo Stik Northern thingy.

 

[chief]

I quite like Dulwich Hamlet, and they're gaining a bit of a following now. Maybe bump em up?

Newport could probably go in there, though they're treading the line of $€UM clubs too.

 

[Soup Ladle]

I quite like Dulwich Hamlet, and they're gaining a bit of a following now. Maybe bump em up?

Newport could probably go in there, though they're treading the line of $€UM clubs too.

Nah, Newport are scum. Laughing at relegating someone out of the league is never cool.

 

[chief]

Nah, Newport are scum. Laughing at relegating someone out of the league is never cool.

I can accept that. They spent more time laughing at us than celebrating when they went up in 2013.

All 4000 or so of them that made the trip to Wembley.

 

[Joseph Smith]

Then you have the $€UM league, as follows:

MK Dons
Fleetwood
Forest Green
Crawley
Salford
Fylde
Solihull
Eastleigh
Billericay
Boreham Wood
AFC Rushden & Diamonds (yeah you count too)
Histon

Get Southport in the subsidiary league as well.

I would really like to see this information proving Solihull Moors to be bankrolled.
And before the obvious (must be done in whingy kid voice) " How can you be doing so well with gates of 1150"
Its been done before ... see Burton. No one was calling us petty names when we were near the bottom of the table, infact people were very kind about us last season and the season before, green eyes make for sharp,spiteful and ill informed tongues.
And importantly we own our stadium, not a huge boast but some tinpot merchants dont which limits any income from gate sizes, added to that the fact that we are situated by an enormous factory which provides a continuous income stream from car parking and fry ups etc and you may get an idea as to why our budget could be larger than what could be sustained by our gates.
But, in spite of your complete ignorance, facts just get in the way of a good bitter moan.
So, I ask again, provide figures and facts for the 'bankrolling' please.

 

[Master D]

Clough took 10 years to get Burton in a position to get promotion. Solihull Motors have suddenly appeared in this league from nowhere and were going down this time last season. Next minute they are getting ready for League Two, building new stands every week at the drop of a hat.

But you're right, it's clearly down to the bacon butties being sold.

 

[Soup Ladle]

So we're bumping up Dulwich and adding Newport to the scum league of frauds plastics and bank rollers. Anymore for anymore?

 

[MTFC_07]

This is entertaining - I pretty much agree with everyone you've put into the subsidiary league and the bankrolled league.
Do Burton fit in somewhere? Also Accrington Stanley?

 

[Soup Ladle]

Stanley are tinpot but respected. They do things the right way but if they were here and doing shite they'd struggle for 1k at home. So do they qualify? Would they at least get 1200 in difficult times? Not sure. Burton I reckon have organically grown themselves a bit bigger, fit the entry requirements more but I'd have them in the Proper leagues over Crawley and Fleetwood. Choices, choices eh?

 

[Razzmachaz]

That's the whole point though, the league I've made is full of historical tinpotters but ones who might at least get over 1500 home fans and take respectable numbers away.




Yes I thought about them. Included in the updated version based on all your valuable feedback. Ta.

Aldershot
Maidstone
Barra
Daggers
Chorley
Telford
Alty
Macc
Oxford
Chester
Kiddy
Cheltenham
Darlington
Hereford
Woking
Yeovil
Dartford
Kettering
Morecambe
FC Halifax minus B2tF
Southport
Wealdstone

Oxford? United? Just curious, why are they in anything? Or is it City?

 

[E10rifle]

Oxford? United? Just curious, why are they in anything? Or is it City?

United. Historical tinpotters who have spent most of their existence in non-league.

 

[Razzmachaz]

United. Historical tinpotters who have spent most of their existence in non-league.

But they get like 50,000 at home according to their supporters

 

[chief]

So where are we putting Wycombe?

 

[Razzmachaz]

If we're sticking Oxford in then surely Colchester, Wycombe and even Cambridge would apply as clubs who spent large periods of the past in non league

 

[E10rifle]

If we're sticking Oxford in then surely Colchester, Wycombe and even Cambridge would apply as clubs who spent large periods of the past in non league

They all have four-sided grounds, to be fair to them.

 

[rudebwoyben]

They all have four-sided grounds, to be fair to them.

And their posters on here are generally sound people..

 

[Soup Ladle]

Oxford are a pack of obnoxious wankers to be fair so they deserve all they get. Will post a revised league as and when I can be arsed.

 

[The Terminator]

Any thoughts on the Semi Finals for this week? Think we'll likely get a crowd of around 3k for this - Still only 3 stands being opened for it. A bit of a shame, had we had the second leg we'd have got at least 4k for it.

I'm expecting us to rest one or two players after winning 5 in a row.

 

[E10rifle]

Any thoughts on the Semi Finals for this week? Think we'll likely get a crowd of around 3k for this - Still only 3 stands being opened for it. A bit of a shame, had we had the second leg we'd have got at least 4k for it.

I'm expecting us to rest one or two players after winning 5 in a row.

Like a true glory hunter I’m swanning down for my second ever FA Trophy game. The first was the glorious 3-3 draw with Gateshead from 3-0 up.

If Edinburgh doesn’t rest some of them he wants shooting.

 

[Razzmachaz]

Like a true glory hunter I’m swanning down for my second ever FA Trophy game. The first was the glorious 3-3 draw with Gateshead from 3-0 up.

If Edinburgh doesn’t rest some of them he wants shooting.

As the tie is over two legs surely he will play quite a strong side for first leg at home in the hope we have a decent lead and then maybe rest some the following saturday when we are closer to a return to league action.

 

[The Terminator]

Our team selection will be very interesting tomorrow, one or two will almost certainly get a rest for the second leg next week.

Also will be interesting to see if we stick with 3-5-2 with JMD injured.

 

[E10rifle]

Dire fayre here. The wind isn’t helping, but Orient can’t be arsed and Telford are typically dreadful hoof-it-and-fall over merchants.

 

[The Terminator]

Deserved win, should've been by at least two though. Not impressed with Telford, they were more interested in time wasting, going down injured and generally keeping the score down, they barely troubled us until the last ten minutes.

I'd expect them to be more expansive next week, we made a few changes as expected.

Bonne scored but missed two sitters in the first half. The wind played a big part as well, it spoiled the game a bit.

All to play for next week.

 

[The Terminator]

Telford expecting a large near on sell out for this - They've also reminded both sets of fans to stay off the pitch and to behave themselves.

If we win the tie I am going to be more concerned about going to our first ever cup final still in this league next season, but looking at losing all of our best players.............

 

[MWS]

Looking forward to what should be a cracking game at EP tomorrow against Blackpool wannabe's AFC £ylde. (I found it rather amusing that the money for my ticket for last weekend's 1st leg was taken by 'Tangerine Holdings')

Should be going into this game at least 2-0 up as we dominated the chances last weekend despite £ylde's lofty position in the National League.

New game, new challenge, hope we can take the win and get to Wembley!

Hope to see you there Orient! Can't be arsed beating AFC Telfwolves again.