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Date Posted: 04:18:31 02/10/08 Sun
Author: say what you tink
Subject: Re: Future of Wessex League
In reply to: Richard Button 's message, "Re: Future of Wessex League" on 14:23:58 02/07/08 Thu

Pike does make some good comments, but he is also forgetting about the smaller clubs like Alton Town that don't pay their players a penny. When he got Gosport promoted his wage bills would of been 15 times more than theirs and probably other clubs too!!!
Are Alton the only club in the Wessex League that don't have wage bills or are there other too?
I think he is right in saying that there are a lot of players on silly money at the bigger clubs and it does stop them from taking the next step. But again he is forgetting about the small clubs that have to rely on players and managers that do it for the love of football and playing for their local club. So why he is contemplating his FULL time contract maybe he should be thinking about some of his comments and not how much they are going to pay him!!
If every team had x amount to spend on wages or nothing like some in the league it would be a different story not a case of who has the most to spend on attracting big time players.
If a couple of teams do get promoted wont a couple also be relageted from the leage above to keep the standard the same?



>Agree with you totally Ken, but aren't groundgrading
>standards decided by those on high....ie the FA, for
>whom I have the greatest love and affection and who
>have never made a dog's breakfast of things in their
>lives.
>
>
>>Alex Pike makes some good points about the Wessex
>>League in the interview with him reported on
>>pitchside.net The standard of grounds and pitches has
>>certainly deteriorated in recent seasons - and
>>possibly the standard of football as well - but it's
>>alarmist to ask who will possibly replace the four
>>clubs that have applied for promotion.
>>The Wessex League is one of 10 Step 5 leagues from
>>which only 8 clubs will be promoted at the end of the
>>season, so there is not even a guarantee that the
>>Wessex Champions will go up. And, if and when they
>>do, they'll be replaced by a relegated club - almost
>>certainly Newport IOW - which will not result in a
>>weakening of the league.
>>No, if the Wessex League wants to improve the standard
>>of football played and its standing in the non-league
>>world, I suggest its officials focus on helping the
>>smaller clubs improve their playing surface rather
>>than worrying too much about how many seats are under
>>cover.

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