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Conveniently omitting the salient fact that they beat you in said friendly :hypo: That said, I agree with you that they do look very good but they do also look like they’ll let a few or maybe even a lot in. I watched them beat step 4 Leek a couple of weeks ago and Leek (who are no mugs) gave...

No, mate, he plays for Leek (not strictly Stoke, I know). I can easily believe that Newcastle lost to Wisbech: a lot of youngsters and very up and down (on one of their better days, they were one of the very few teams which took points off Leek, although granted that Leek were a man down for...

I saw Wisbech twice last season, home and away and, yes, they were far and away the worst team in the division. Very lucky that coronavirus has given them a second bite of the cherry. Putting the travel issue into reverse, I had to travel all the way from the North West to Wisbech on the...

You'll have to enlighten me on this Welsh Assembly money as that has passed me by. As for the uni bankrolling us, you could just as easily say the (allegedly) peppercorn rent you pay to Chester council is just as much being bankrolled. The reality is that neither of us are bankrolled and we...

First time I've ever seen "affluent" and Crewe in the same thought.

Been to Witton v Stalybridge on Sat and the replay last night. First time in years I've watched a game so early in the FA Cup. Both games a bit lacking in quality but last's night certainly was a proper cup game. Witton should take great credit in taking a team two divisions higher all the way...

That's well argued. Like I said, I don't think you're wrong, just that I've got a different view of how the NLS should work. That said, I think you're wrong on a number of points of detail, viz: There are currently 208 clubs at steps 3 and 4 spread over 9 divisions. If you went the whole hog...

Completely disagree with all of that. Not saying I'm right and you're wrong but we are approaching this from entirely different points of view. I do see a need for a new step 3 division for the Midlands to stop the southern creep of the NPL. I don't see that it follows there must be 2 new...

Hmm, fascists of the world unite. People volunteer (doubtless a strange concept to the paid bureaucrats at the FA) to run clubs at that level and they do it because they love their club not the national league system. Let's face it (Northern League aside), 9 out of 10 promoted clubs want to be...

I don't think it's such a bad idea although needs a bit of working up. I like the idea that the teams which finish higher get a theoretically easier ride (that's used in lots of other sports and seems to work). On the other hand, got to agree with the majority that a team finishing 7th really...

Agreed. I did say it would be a short-term fix only. Longer term, the only realistic answer if the NPL isn't to end up in Hertfordshire is for 4 divisions at step 3, I agree with you there. Where I disagree with you is that it then follows that there should be 8 divisions at step 4. For me...

That bit I agree with but the rest we'll have to agree to disagree. Yes, I think Corby should be in the SLP because they're from that neck of the woods. No, I still don't really see any big issue with slightly uneven divisions (not ideal but not the end of the world and better IMHO than this...

Well, I disagree with you there, Jemfy. Personally, I think Evesham staying in "their" league is the best result. Granted, though, that I've no idea what the precedents are and I'm sure you're right in what you're saying based on what has happened before. For me, though, I get hacked off with...

There's two sides to this, though. Yes, there's too much reliance on loans and having half a team of PL loan players can theoretically distort the competition in the lower leagues (which is FIFA's worry). But has that ever happened in practice? On the other hand, what about the youngsters...

The stand we (Wrexham) were in when I finally got to Gateshead this season was in good nick plus good sight lines but it was s............o far from the pitch. Not only was the running track in the way, so was all the space for the field events like long jump. Not sure about the excellent...

Wow, the way things are going the NPL will be pushing the Southern League off the M1 completely. Not good for either league and a massive downside of having this regimented pyramid.

Personally, I don't think that should be the case although, like Jemfy has said, it is contributing to a gradual move southwards for the NPL away from its heartland and into Southern League territory (I had to go to Barwell recently, all the way to bloody Leicester for a step 3 game!). At the...

Just to add, puddings are also steamed rather than baked like pies (or re-heated in the case of 99% of chippies). "foul, fatty mess"???? wtf????? Clearly, if you're not up for a pudding, then you weren't worthy of a northern lass's attentions and were rightfully dumped :gr: Chippies in...

Steak pudding > battered fish Just putting it out there. Has to be a pudding, not a pie. Of course, going back to where we started from, even northerners need a fork and prob a knife to eat one :bg:

I wasn't at the Hyde game last night so can't really comment but it sounded close until the last 10 minutes per the twitter feeds from both clubs.