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Post by Steve T on May 14, 2017 0:53:35 GMT 1
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Post by simon on May 14, 2017 9:56:11 GMT 1
Any new opponents or grounds this season?. Assume this is dependent upon Gosport's reported winding up outcome?
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Post by Steve T on May 14, 2017 10:41:22 GMT 1
I suppose one could quibble about Hereford being new. Banbury played the dying United home and away in 14-15; there will certainly be more at next season's two games than the 344 and 569 that saw those two matches. Prior to 14-15, Banbury had last met Hereford in 1971-72 in the FA Trophy, two weeks before they beat Newcastle in the FA Cup.
Last meetings against the others:
Farnborough 09-10 (Premier Division)
Gosport 12-13 (P)
Royston 98-99 (FA Vase)
Tiverton 15-16 (in the S&W, 10-11 P)
Banbury have never met Bishop's Stortford who might appeal against their placement.
Line-ups won't be confirmed until the league AGMs which are not due until at least the second week of June so there might still be one or two adjustments.
Not sure about Gosport's status but I don't think they're too worried.
Travel goes up from 3,150 miles to 3,750, an increase of almost one-fifth.
Elsewhere the only real surprise was at the level above, where Gloucester were moved south and not Brackley.
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Post by simon on May 14, 2017 11:19:51 GMT 1
There does seem a split on the various forums re: Brackley/Gloucester, who play at Evesham I think. With regards to Gospost, whilst no one wants to see clubs go to the wall this will be their fourth winding up faced, it does suggest a lack of focus in their organisation.
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Post by Steve T on May 14, 2017 12:04:12 GMT 1
Gosport surprised a few with their sudden leap into Conference South (they won promotion two years running via the play-offs). It seems they simply overspent in maintaining their status, despite a £150K bonus from their FA Trophy Wembley adventure in 2014. There had been talk of them taking a drop all the way back to the Wessex League.
It is because Gloucester are playing at Evesham next season that many expected them to remain in the northern section, especially with Leamington promoted and Kidderminster failing to get back into the national division. Improvements have been made at Evesham's ground – extra turnstiles, temporary stands and terracing – to meet Step 2 requirements. City are hoping to return to Gloucester, planning permission having been granted for a stadium on the site of the flooded Meadow Park.
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Post by Steve T on May 18, 2017 20:56:26 GMT 1
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