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Post by Tim Munslow on May 18, 2007 11:33:18 GMT
The above two clubs are to merge during the close season according to the Conference's web site and become - wait for it - Hayes and Yeading FC.  As both play in Conference South does that mean a reprieve for one of last seasons's bottom three? Hang on a minute - Hayes were in the bottom three! f**k knows what it means; does an extra club get promoted? I think I'll leave all those decisions to them what have to worry about them. |
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Post by LeedsWCFC on May 18, 2007 12:29:36 GMT
Despite finishing in a relegation position Hayes were due to keep their place in Conference South due to the demotion of Farnborough Town.
If the merger with Yeading goes ahead then that will leave Conference South a club short. The usual means by which a shortfall in the number of clubs is made up is that another team is reprieved from relegation. If this were to be a CS side then Weston-super-Mare would stay up but given that CN & CS are meant to pool all eligible clubs and then allocate them places in CN or CS dependent on their geographical location it would surely be fairer for Scarborough to retain their CN place especially as they finished the season in a higher league position than Weston-super-Mare did.
If Scarborough were to be beneficiaries of the merger then it is likely that one of the CN clubs would have to transfer to CS with Kettering Town and Worcester City being the most likely candidates for such a move. Fortunately for City, as far as I can see, this is unlikely to happen as the Conference are likely to ignore the pooling agreement as they did when deciding in Leigh R.M.I.'s favour at the end of the 2005/6 season in preference to the more worthy claims of Carshalton Athletic.
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2007 12:32:01 GMT
"Worcester City being the most likely candidates..."
Fingers crossed!
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Post by tim on May 18, 2007 12:38:36 GMT
so what are they going to be called ? Yayes? Heading? We need to know!
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2007 12:41:37 GMT
How about S***tysuburbs United?
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Post by LeedsWCFC on May 18, 2007 12:52:49 GMT
"Worcester City being the most likely candidates..." Fingers crossed! Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!  |
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Post by LeedsWCFC on May 18, 2007 22:59:32 GMT
According to the Weston-super-Mare website www.westonsupermareafc.co.uk/news.asp they have been given the nod: "Weston Super Mare Football Club have been offered a provisional place in the Conference South league. Farnborough’s financial difficulties have forced their resignation from the League reducing the potential relegatees to two, but a very recent announcement that Hayes and Yeading propose to merge could mean that only one club is relegated so saving Weston from the first relegation in their history. This ‘salvation’ is, however, subject to the FA approving the merger and Weston’s retention in the Conference South." |
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Post by villager on May 19, 2007 11:47:26 GMT
so what are they going to be called ? Yayes? Heading? We need to know! Heading for me ... seems appropriate. Or London North West End? |
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Post by Tim Munslow on May 20, 2007 17:57:30 GMT
See the very first post in this thread for their new name.
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Post by villager on May 20, 2007 18:10:57 GMT
See the very post in this thread for their new name. Yeah, but we can improve on that. Worcester/Evesham next? |
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2007 19:46:19 GMT
Worcestersham. Sounds like something cheap, fizzy and stuck in the '60s. Perfect.
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Post by tim on May 21, 2007 9:35:33 GMT
I know.....Worcester Athletico! Dave Boddy as chairman/manager, new ground not too far from Spetchley Road....... Let's do the time warp yeah!  |
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Post by darrellbutler on May 23, 2007 13:02:47 GMT
Worcester United.
YAK.
Worcester Harriers anyone?
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Post by jp on May 23, 2007 14:30:24 GMT
Worcester United. YAK. Worcester Harriers anyone? I think a merge between City and Kidderminster Harriers into Worcester Harriers would be a very good move........ ..... ....................... ...................................................................... . |
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Post by tim on May 23, 2007 15:06:24 GMT
At a new ground, in Worcester, with some of their players, their money, their league status......
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Post by jp on May 23, 2007 18:25:58 GMT
......then drop the "Harriers" bit, after all the new ground is in the City of Worcester!!! and revert to plain old boring Worcester City |
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Post by darrellbutler on May 23, 2007 19:36:11 GMT
Worcester United. YAK. Worcester Harriers anyone? I think a merge between City and Kidderminster Harriers into Worcester Harriers would be a very good move........ ..... ....................... ...................................................................... . What benefits would it bring to both Worcester and Kidderminster? |
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Post by jp on May 23, 2007 21:03:56 GMT
Sorry, do teams merge to create benefits? Tell that to the people of Wimbledon, or Leytonstone.
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Post by darrellbutler on May 23, 2007 21:06:05 GMT
So you think it would be a good idea to merge without it having any benefit?
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Post by jp on May 23, 2007 21:20:06 GMT
Do you? it was your suggestion originally
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Post by darrellbutler on May 23, 2007 22:00:41 GMT
No I do not.
So, why would it be a good move?
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Post by jp on May 24, 2007 8:23:32 GMT
Because we could play at Aggborough and watch the trains go past.
In all sensibility it would be a good move for a number of reasons, including a debt free bigger club with existing facilities capable of Football League football. The Directors of both clubs get on and could work together, the fan base would be bigger and it would create a major force in Worcestershire football. Of course, the same can be said of many many mergers, or proposed mergers, such as the Oxford/Reading Thame Valley merger. There are too many football teams fighting over a shrinking pot of revenue, and from a business perspective the non-league or lower league football model simply doesn't make sense. The only thing stopping such sensible business related mergers is the paying customers allegiance to a particular club. No-one who shopped at Safeways really got too concerned about the Morrisons merger/buy-out as there was no specific allegiance to either supermarket.
I'm not saying that I would support any kind of merger, unless of course the alternative was that the club disappeared like many have before, and many will in the future. There are precedence set for successful club mergers, Dagenham and Redbridge springs to mind.
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Post by darrellbutler on May 24, 2007 10:08:27 GMT
Hinckley United another.
I'd rather merge with Solihull and watch the planes go past myself.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2007 10:19:37 GMT
I think we should merge with Copacabana Utd and then we could watch the girls go by. Nurse!
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Post by jp on May 24, 2007 11:04:37 GMT
Hinckley United another. I'd rather merge with Solihull and watch the planes go past myself. Yes, Hinckley United is a perfect example of how a merger can benefit both the clubs involved and the surrounding area. In honesty, the only people who really stop more merges going ahead are us! |
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2007 11:21:32 GMT
Are there any fans of the old Dons who travel to Milton Keynes? Or have they all shifted their allegiances to AFC Wimbledon?
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Post by jp on May 24, 2007 11:21:42 GMT
I think we should merge with Copacabana Utd and then we could watch the girls go by. Nurse! Worcester Galaxy?? sounds good |
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Post by darrellbutler on May 24, 2007 13:04:08 GMT
Hinckley United another. I'd rather merge with Solihull and watch the planes go past myself. Yes, Hinckley United is a perfect example of how a merger can benefit both the clubs involved and the surrounding area. In honesty, the only people who really stop more merges going ahead are us! I think what Hinckley Athletic and Town had in their favour was that they were both representing the same town. I'm not saying a Worcester/Kiddy merge would or wouldn't work, but it'd have to be beneficial to both Kidderminster and Worcester for me to support it and I can't see that being the case. |
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Post by jp on May 24, 2007 13:36:50 GMT
That is true Darrell, but how about Dagenham and Redbridge (which itself was Leytonston/Ilford - formerly Leytonstone and Ilford, and Walthamstow) So there are 4 teams which over a period of time merged into one stronger team representing 4 different "towns" and 4 different sets of fans.
It depends what you mean by "beneficial" as well. Two clubs with varying money problems (its not all roses at Kiddy, ask the players about their Wembley suits, shirts and shoes!!) could solve their financial issues, one very good ground capable of league football already. It could work, however!!!! I am of course with you on this, no one really wants their club to merge do they?
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2007 14:07:36 GMT
Only if we were allowed to keep our name, play in a new stadium in Worcester and see KH closed down. I'd accept that.
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