Post by The Shropshire Tenor on Nov 30, 2003 22:29:22 GMT 1
is that relegated clubs do not get promoted in their first season in the Conference because:
- they are the worst team in the League and the top teams in the Conference are better than the bottom teams in the League. So relegated teams are not as good as their fans think they are.
- relegation is accompanied by a big upheaval, new manager, new backroom staff, new players and this all takes time to knit together.
- some ex league players are not suited to Conference football and do not like playing at places like Tamworth, Leigh etc.
- it takes a couple of seasons at least to sort out a team capable of winning the Conference.
- who are top of the Conference? Chester, Hereford, Barnet. QED.
I'm one of those who thought we would get out of this league easily, I now realise that I am wrong. We may scrape into the play-offs, but I think we should prepare ouselves for 3 or 4 seasons of trips to Forest Green etc.
- they are the worst team in the League and the top teams in the Conference are better than the bottom teams in the League. So relegated teams are not as good as their fans think they are.
- relegation is accompanied by a big upheaval, new manager, new backroom staff, new players and this all takes time to knit together.
- some ex league players are not suited to Conference football and do not like playing at places like Tamworth, Leigh etc.
- it takes a couple of seasons at least to sort out a team capable of winning the Conference.
- who are top of the Conference? Chester, Hereford, Barnet. QED.
I'm one of those who thought we would get out of this league easily, I now realise that I am wrong. We may scrape into the play-offs, but I think we should prepare ouselves for 3 or 4 seasons of trips to Forest Green etc.