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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2020 15:52:02 GMT
That last sentence is interesting Taylov, it begs the question - would fans offer money to the sum of last season's ticket price , below or above as a donation to the club with the possibility of being able to attend games at some stage?
How do the National League think clubs will be able to prioritise or choose who gets a lucky ticket for games this season. Season Tickets seemed a sensible option or maybe the non ST offer was purely for Wrexham
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2020 15:53:07 GMT
As a second post , I see Fleetlands FC have recently had floodlights installed by using the AFC Stoneham ones from Chestnut Avenue, are these the ones they got from us maybe 5 years ago?
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Post by loudnproud on Aug 10, 2020 18:40:03 GMT
As a second post , I see Fleetlands FC have recently had floodlights installed by using the AFC Stoneham ones from Chestnut Avenue, are these the ones they got from us maybe 5 years ago? If they were Stonehams, then you are correct Callum.
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Post by hantslondoner on Aug 18, 2020 20:54:34 GMT
Spectators will be allowed to watch non-league football from Step 3 downwards again: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53817206Hopefully both people watching and clubs organising will be sensible.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2020 21:22:26 GMT
After 5 months Eastleigh fans can finally support their men's club with the EDS starting their pre season at Andover Town on Thursday and Andover New Street Saturday, I would strongly recommend fans turning up to these games and supporting their local clubs aswell. If anyone has any doubts about going to football I have been lucky to make 8 games so far with all procedures being carried out to the T with even the lowest clubs, it's certainly safer than being in a pub or a supermarket.
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Post by swb on Aug 19, 2020 7:51:20 GMT
EDS?
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Post by loudnproud on Aug 19, 2020 8:25:06 GMT
After 5 months Eastleigh fans can finally support their men's club with the EDS starting their pre season at Andover Town on Thursday and Andover New Street Saturday, I would strongly recommend fans turning up to these games and supporting their local clubs aswell. If anyone has any doubts about going to football I have been lucky to make 8 games so far with all procedures being carried out to the T with even the lowest clubs, it's certainly safer than being in a pub or a supermarket. Already checked trains easypeasy trip, change basingstoke
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Post by hantslondoner on Aug 19, 2020 9:03:27 GMT
Elite Development Squad (U19s)
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Post by hantslondoner on Aug 19, 2020 13:38:22 GMT
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Post by back4more on Aug 19, 2020 17:44:07 GMT
Thanks Callum and Paul for the helpful info. This end of the parish the nearest step 3 is Gosport Borough which I am always drawn to by memories and past associations. Will I dare take a chance and risk my ancient immune system? Not sure.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2020 17:56:21 GMT
Gosport was a danger pre covid anyway.
No game for Eastleigh fans tomorrow, can watch EDS sides from Saturday which is Andover New Street, followed next week by Tadley Tues and Blackfield & L Thurs and the following Tues Basingstoke Town away at Winklebury which is kind of blowing my mind
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Post by spiritofeastleigh on Aug 20, 2020 5:29:14 GMT
So in theory you can have say 400 people turn up at a game in step 3, observe all the social distance rules and be fine, but you cannot allow 400 in to watch a game at step 1 or 2 because its unsafe? Who is making up these daft rules?? Aside from the fact you are probably going to watch a better quality of football and have to pay more to enter I'd like the person or persons who decided its ok only from step 3 downwards to explain what the difference is exactly to stop step 1 and 2 clubs allowing their fans back to watch.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2020 7:27:41 GMT
Don't forget Step 1 and 2 due to start 3 weeks to a month after Step 3 and below so if we don't by have partially open stadiums in 3 weeks time I will start stressing. The lower leagues should have always have been testers for football with fans. It actually seems the DCMS/Government thought Step 7 meant Division 7 (National South/North) which just shows how useless the FA are being as per usual. Also to mention the National Leagues were happy to be under the jurisdiction of 'elite sports' to get the play offs finished but now clubs like Dorking Wanderers want to be separate of that for this coming season in order to get fans in quicker.
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Post by unknownquantity on Aug 20, 2020 22:29:58 GMT
Although I can see imperfections with certain rules it is perhaps worth pointing out that the majority of step 3 clubs have average home attendances less than 400 unlike all step 1 clubs and the majority of step 2 clubs. In fact when Eastleigh last played below level 2 their average attendance was below 400.
I also think that the higher up the pyramid you go fans travel further to see games, there are more parts of the ground to steward and there are more entry points to the ground themselves.
I went to a couple of level 6 games last season and one ground I visited had no seating accommodation and on another occasion I observed that if all the people on the bus were attending the football the average attendance of the home club would be increased.
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Post by back4more on Aug 21, 2020 9:48:18 GMT
We might only be able to speculate about the feasibility of opening up steps 1 and 2 grounds to spectators. I am not confident though that this will be a safe thing to do. My concern is based on a visit into West Quay yesterday afternoon. All of the shops have 2m social distancing reminders and the main concourse areas have one way pedestrian route markings. Sadly these precautionary measures are being generally ignored by too many people and if that behaviour is representative of the general population, then it's likely to be replicated at steps 1 and 2 club matches, even where there is reduced capacity. Whilst for most younger people there are no serious direct health consequences from covid, they do catch and transmit the virus and that includes transmission to older and more vulnerable friends and family members, thus helping the virus to flourish with its appalling consequences for society and for the front line medical professionals who have to deal with the pandemic. These consequences obviously also extend to those people whose critical medical treatment for non covid conditions is being delayed or is on hold. Given the choice between football and our health and our social and economic recovery, I'm afraid football should come second. Let's just find a way of getting all the games on TV until there is a vaccine or other effective antidote.
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