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Date Posted: 01:39:24 02/12/08 Tue
Author: Richard Button
Subject: Re: Future of Wessex League
In reply to: LTFC 's message, "Re: Future of Wessex League" on 03:57:02 02/11/08 Mon

Fair comment, but have you seen the league table lately????

Clubs policy on whether they pay players or not is up to them.

However.....

The fact is that we are are in a semi-profssional league, and if clubs want to progress they need to pay players.....possibly sad, but true.

I know of a Step 7 side which was paying one of their players £200 a week a few years ago - didn't prove too bad a move cos they're now top of their Step five league. There again. I know of clubs that driven themselves into oblivion by paying money they couldn't afford.



>Lymington Town football club dont pay a penny, not
>even expenses! Yet they were the second to last team
>left in the VASE!
>
>
>>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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