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The Forum => The B-Ark => Topic started by: Pride of Bostonshire on March 17, 2010, 10:46:59 PM
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League Cup Final v Retford - Wednesday 21st April 2010 - at Ashby Avenue (Lincoln United FC).
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Final week of the season, in between FC United at home and Marine away. Awful timing.
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bloody annoying that was hoping for it to be a week or so after the league season ended
retford will love this a chance to kick lumps out of our lads ,especially if we have anything to play for last day at marine
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Only the Unibond League management committee (or any other tinpot league committee) could arrange a totally irrelevant game like this at such an import stage in the season.
I remember back in Fatty McFrauds 1st season we were forced to play a DMPL Cup semi final (over 2 legs) in an 8 day spell where we had the home leg on the Wednesday, the Trophy game at St Albans on the Saturday, a league game at Worcester on the Monday and the away 2nd leg on the Wednesday........
We could be in the box seat for the title that week, I'm sure we'd really appreciate going to Marine last day with 4 or 5 walking wounded after we'd been assaulted by played Retford.
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easy play the reserves 8), send the unidump a message. I wonder if it was any other team except us in the final whether the date would be more sensible? >:(
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Also the fact that Ashby Avenue was rethugs home ground for quite afew games at the start of the season. Poor decision.
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Retford will love this a chance to kick lumps out of our lads
what nonsense
bloody annoying that was hoping for it to be a week or so after the league season ended
We agree on somethingAlso the fact that Ashby Avenue was rethugs home ground for quite afew games at the start of the season. Poor decision.
2 games
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As I said on a previous thread only midweek slot available to both sides between now and the end of the season. Shame it wasn't held over to the end of the season but that was always going to be problematical as the play-offs are then played the following week which would mean going into a second week. The biggest issue is that semi-pro's are only paid during the season so both clubs would have to pay players for 2 extra weeks.
Question for Badgerbean, if you win your Notts Senior Cup semi on the 30th March when are you going to play the final as you have no midweek slots available. I know county cups take precedence so potentially the Challenge Cup final could be moved again or possibly a league game?
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I would be very suprised if either team field a full strength team. I hope we don't it's just not worth risking getting players injured.
It's also likely we will play Retford in the play-offs too
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Atleast you can stand behind the dugout and Lincoln Utd!Could be a nice crowd behind Dufthug!
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Question for Badgerbean, if you win your Notts Senior Cup semi on the 30th March when are you going to play the final as you have no midweek slots available. I know county cups take precedence so potentially the Challenge Cup final could be moved again or possibly a league game?
Really not sure, last season we played it at Meadow Lane on 6th May
It's also likely we will play Retford in the play-offs too
Not if we don't pass our ground grading!!!
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Not if we don't pass our ground grading!!!
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Out of interest, how likely do you think that is?
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Not if we don't pass our ground grading!!!
Out of interest, how likely do you think that is?
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The graders apparantly visited some weeks ago and as long as a further 100 seats, 40m of terrace cover and a turnstyle were moved to allow segregation then we'd be OK. It is happening as we speak but who knows. Thing I find most frustrating is that we've had the best part of a season here and it's worked perfectly well, we're around 7th in the average attendances at barely 350, whatever you think of it, it is totally fit for purpose at this level.
YS is obviously for a higher level where you belong. Whatever I think about the rubbish spoken after our games I still don't like to see large fan bases punished with demotion due to financial reasons.
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Top man
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Tks Badgerbean for the sentiments in your last paragraph, someone with a bit of common sense at last!!!! Tks again :)
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If we are safe second and have nothing to play for at Marine then we may as well send the 1st team, if we're in with a shout of the title then send the entire youth team, with full body armour.
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Safe second BG? Thats being negative . Safe first is what we should be looking at !
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You can sign me for the game, would like to see there keeper again >:(
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You can sign me for the game, would like to see there keeper again >:(
Sorry to disappoint, he's gone.
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The graders apparantly visited some weeks ago and as long as a further 100 seats, 40m of terrace cover and a turnstyle were moved to allow segregation then we'd be OK. It is happening as we speak but who knows. Thing I find most frustrating is that we've had the best part of a season here and it's worked perfectly well, we're around 7th in the average attendances at barely 350, whatever you think of it, it is totally fit for purpose at this level.
YS is obviously for a higher level where you belong. Whatever I think about the rubbish spoken after our games I still don't like to see large fan bases punished with demotion due to financial reasons.
While teams keep spending beyond their means and bigger sides tumble through the divisions (something that will always happen) the little clubs will always need bigger facilities than their average crowd to accomadate these bigger games. With Halifax and Chester possibly heading this way soon, I think it is right that the league stick to its grading scheme.
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Safe second BG? Thats being negative . Safe first is what we should be looking at !
Oh yeah! ;D
But i meant if we were out of the title race and had second secured, but chances are everything, even the play-off places will go down to the last day, we could have a 3 way title decider on the final day, now you dont get that in the premiership
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As I have said on another topic my prediction if BPA and Guisely keep going as they are is that we finish 3rd and Retthug will finish outside the play off zone. Before I get abuse, yes It would be terrific to win the league and I would cheer as loud as everyone else but to win we need BPA and Guisely to slip up. I do believe though that we could win all our remaining games because there is no doubt we have the best team in the league but sometimes *hit happens.
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The title is for others to lose rather than our to win. If BPA & Guisley manage to draw with each other twice we are still looking at other teams doing us a favour and beating them
We are too far away from a mathematical certainty for the play-offs yet so that must be our first priority.
As for the cup final - put the Under 10's out. Even Retthug wouldn't kick kids would they?
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You can sign me for the game, would like to see there keeper again >:(
Sorry to disappoint, he's gone.
Ah well, rest of them are as bad.
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I see the game is £10, is that cos we might take more than 3 men and a dog?
Thats a lot of bubbly for the Northern Premier end of season ball.
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I see the game is £10, is that cos we might take more than 3 men and a dog?
Thats a lot of bubbly for the Northern Premier end of season ball.
Money gets shared between the 2 clubs minus expenses etc....
£10 is due to your guys normal admission price :'(
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I see the game is £10, is that cos we might take more than 3 men and a dog?
Thats a lot of bubbly for the Northern Premier end of season ball.
Money gets shared between the 2 clubs minus expenses etc...
£10 is due to your guys normal admission price :'(
Can't be arsed to chase details but I don't think we've paid full price for Unidump cup games this year yet?
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I rather pay a tenner to stand in The Jakeman stadium than a fiver to stand exposed to the elements watching thugs on a ploughed field at Cannon Park.
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Any updates on how the brickies have progressed today on the Cannon Park project ?
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I see the game is £10, is that cos we might take more than 3 men and a dog?
Thats a lot of bubbly for the Northern Premier end of season ball.
Money gets shared between the 2 clubs minus expenses etc....
£10 is due to your guys normal admission price :'(
Its nothink to do with us. its set out by the guys in the suits at an amount that they feel will cover cost and still allow both teams a half decent prize
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GHM you mean brickie! Apparently,Bob the brickie arrived at the ground just before 6pm.Latest news he is on his second bag of cement.Let's hope the rain stays away from Retford !