The Future.

[Markinfront]

First things first, today was bloody top class, all our players were excellent and absolutely controlled the game. McCallum was superb in my opinion but all of them were 9 out of 10.

As for the future, the foundations are in place, recruitment will be absolutely crucial as always but plenty to be optimistic about. 73 Pts is a good return.

Was it significant I wonder that McMahon did not say anything at the player of the season award after the game, it’s traditional for the manager to say a few words. Is he off to an interview with Wimbledon this week?

I feel we can compete at the top end again in the NL next season and will take many positive memories from this season and look forward to next. COYD!

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

,,, and will take many positive memories from this season and look forward to next. COYD!

For me I enjoyed my first year as a fan. I made a friendly pen-pal to discuss the games and am looking forward to improvements next year.


Go memories indeed!

COYD

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

I assume given the matches played numbers vis-à-vis number of clubs I assume EFL League 2 is done enough to know which clubs are coming on down to the National League. And the honors go to Oldham Athletic and Scunthorpe United.

Any thoughts on the two clubs a newbie like me needs to be aware of for next season?

Questions incoming when NL South and NL North are finalized though feel free to comment on the 12 clubs that could be in the mix with playoffs.

[Mark]

North divison final will be between Boston and York. We have history with Boston: https://twohundredpercent.net/steve-eva ... -criminal/

York is a great away day so I'd be rooting for them regardless.

Oldham are the first club to play in the Premier League who have ended up in the national league.

[Lcbdagger]

I assume given the matches played numbers vis-à-vis number of clubs I assume EFL League 2 is done enough to know which clubs are coming on down to the National League. And the honors go to Oldham Athletic and Scunthorpe United.

Any thoughts on the two clubs a newbie like me needs to be aware of for next season?

Questions incoming when NL South and NL North are finalized though feel free to comment on the 12 clubs that could be in the mix with playoffs.

Happy to be corrected but my understanding is Scunthorpe has a huge debt last summer and were under massive pressure this year with their spend, hence the terrible season... they lost the last league match 7-0 playing almost an entire team of teenagers. No idea what they may or may not offer next season.

Would love to see York up again, great day awayand owe them one after the FA Trophy.

What's the situation in the South currently?

[Diggerthedog]

First thing amazing performance completely the opposite to the crap served up at Solihull, being so inconsistent has code us dearly but let’s hope we learn from it, a good side to watch no doubt about that. Hopefully Wrexham go up can you imagine the spend if they don’t?

Haven’t York done the annoying thing and moved their stadium about 3 miles out of the centre of York? Shame that. Boston would probably be preferred as they would be a worse side.

Don’t see Maidstone doing much looking at their squad this season, Gateshead will be a decent side I think, always a crap soulless place to go and watch football which makes it hard for visiting sides plus the sides from the North generally do better. Ebbsfleet please as Dorking really are a plastic club including their pitch.

[hockley dagger]

York are in their new ground, which they share with the rugby league club. It's not in the city centre so not quite the brilliant day it was I suspect

[RayleighDagger1986]

Boston is also a mile outside town with very little around it. Prefer Boston as its not too far

[SUSSEX DAGGER]

First thing amazing performance completely the opposite to the crap served up at Solihull, being so inconsistent has code us dearly but let’s hope we learn from it, a good side to watch no doubt about that. Hopefully Wrexham go up can you imagine the spend if they don’t?

Haven’t York done the annoying thing and moved their stadium about 3 miles out of the centre of York? Shame that. Boston would probably be preferred as they would be a worse side.

Don’t see Maidstone doing much looking at their squad this season, Gateshead will be a decent side I think, always a crap soulless place to go and watch football which makes it hard for visiting sides plus the sides from the North generally do better. Ebbsfleet please as Dorking really are a plastic club including their pitch.

Think Wrexham will only be able to retain this year's failures through grandfather rights if this wage cap comes in . Would have thought we will be ok but a lot of teams will have much more of a chance and teams like Wrexham Notts County will have their corns cut

[Diggerthedog]

First thing amazing performance completely the opposite to the crap served up at Solihull, being so inconsistent has code us dearly but let’s hope we learn from it, a good side to watch no doubt about that. Hopefully Wrexham go up can you imagine the spend if they don’t?

Haven’t York done the annoying thing and moved their stadium about 3 miles out of the centre of York? Shame that. Boston would probably be preferred as they would be a worse side.

Don’t see Maidstone doing much looking at their squad this season, Gateshead will be a decent side I think, always a crap soulless place to go and watch football which makes it hard for visiting sides plus the sides from the North generally do better. Ebbsfleet please as Dorking really are a plastic club including their pitch.

Think Wrexham will only be able to retain this year's failures through grandfather rights if this wage cap comes in . Would have thought we will be ok but a lot of teams will have much more of a chance and teams like Wrexham Notts County will have their corns cut

Doubt the wage cap will come in now, bit late in the day if it does and it does not apply to contracts signed before then. Noticed some Wrexham players are on 4 year deals, gulp!

[SUSSEX DAGGER]

Think it will DTD that is why we signed players on permanent deals and not loans during the season as they don't count..

As Harold McMillan once said its events dear boy events.


Also do the numbers . Currently there is i imagine ten clubs maximum affected by this decision

The voting system has now changed so with the North and South throwing their weight behind it there will be a clear majority . When that is given back to tge Premier Clubs they only need a simple majority for it to be adopted . At worst it is 14/10 .

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

York are in their new ground, which they share with the rugby league club. It's not in the city centre so not quite the brilliant day it was I suspect

Do the grounds that share with rugby find the playing surface is better or worse shape than a football-only ground? On the one hand their might be more upkeep and more money for upkeep but there has to be more wear and tear and rugby just seems to be harder on the playing surface but maybe that is just me looking with uninformed eyes.

[Diggerthedog]

York are in their new ground, which they share with the rugby league club. It's not in the city centre so not quite the brilliant day it was I suspect

Do the grounds that share with rugby find the playing surface is better or worse shape than a football-only ground? On the one hand their might be more upkeep and more money for upkeep but there has to be more wear and tear and rugby just seems to be harder on the playing surface but maybe that is just me looking with uninformed eyes.

Yes it’s a bad idea, see Halifax and the amount of games they have called off.

[ThatRoundThing]

York are in their new ground, which they share with the rugby league club. It's not in the city centre so not quite the brilliant day it was I suspect

Do the grounds that share with rugby find the playing surface is better or worse shape than a football-only ground? On the one hand their might be more upkeep and more money for upkeep but there has to be more wear and tear and rugby just seems to be harder on the playing surface but maybe that is just me looking with uninformed eyes.

Yes it’s a bad idea, see Halifax and the amount of games they have called off.

Agree DTD, also we all remember how precarious it was trying to book an Away Day to Newport County.

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

Is it just the extra wear and tear or does rugby itself rip up a ground. Would a NL club and rugby club do more to a ground than a NL club and women's team that use Victoria Road?

Do any of these multiuse grounds go with artificial turf for this reason? I know the one club late in the season had artificial turf (I can't remember who it was) but that was the only club in the NL from what I could tell.