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Title: Brackley Town Game Rearranged
Post by: Brian Flynn on March 22, 2019, 01:23:13 PM
https://www.altrinchamfc.com/news/new-date-for-brackley-town-game
Title: Re: Brackley Town Game Rearranged
Post by: One Foot in the Grave on March 22, 2019, 07:14:30 PM
So Brackley play three times in seven days after all.
Title: Re: Brackley Town Game Rearranged
Post by: roytonmike on March 22, 2019, 10:02:18 PM
I know they have the Northants Senior Cup Final v Rushden & Diamonds (or whatever they're called now) on April 2nd, we already have a game April 9th @ Telford, so I guess this was the one remaining midweek date.
Title: Re: Brackley Town Game Rearranged
Post by: Silent but Ledley on March 25, 2019, 05:34:45 PM
Its a long way from Brackley to Alty on A Tuesday Night!!!!!!!

Come to think of it its a long way on a Saturday as well!

Why are they in the North???????

SBL
Title: Re: Brackley Town Game Rearranged
Post by: whiskyalty on March 25, 2019, 06:43:05 PM
If you think bracelet is a long way wait till next season when there will probably be another two southern sides in the north side.
Title: Re: Brackley Town Game Rearranged
Post by: Sale Holmfield on March 25, 2019, 07:02:18 PM
Yes, it looks like Gloucester City (assuming they stay up) and Oxford City are the most likely to move, as the bottom half of the National League is full of southern clubs.
Gloucester have announced that, although they will start at Evesham, they plan to move back to their home city in the course of the season, though, as SBL will know, these moves can be subject to delay.
Title: Re: Brackley Town Game Rearranged
Post by: Mrs Warbouys on March 25, 2019, 08:39:16 PM
Braintree are a genuine contender for conference north next season also. Handy with it being awful to get to and one of the worst days out in nonleague. 
Title: Re: Brackley Town Game Rearranged
Post by: Sarf London Alty on March 25, 2019, 09:16:02 PM
Yes, it looks like Gloucester City (assuming they stay up) and Oxford City are the most likely to move, as the bottom half of the National League is full of southern clubs.
Gloucester have announced that, although they will start at Evesham, they plan to move back to their home city in the course of the season, though, as SBL will know, these moves can be subject to delay.

Yes please, if we stay down. Both would be the dream for London Alty. Gloucester actually in Gloucester would be a great notch.
Title: Re: Brackley Town Game Rearranged
Post by: One Foot in the Grave on March 25, 2019, 09:55:13 PM
Let's assume that nobody from Conference National comes into our league. That leaves five places to be filled, and four of those will go to the promoted clubs from the two feeder leagues - there's nobody in the Southern League playoff picture that are further south than Hereford.

That means just one club to be shifted geographically. Gloucester are furthest north but as mentioned earlier in the thread they're only a point outside the relegation zone. Oxford City have been here before, but are barely any further north than St.Albans City !

Of course, we might not have to worry about this scenario - we could be going to Notts County instead.
Title: Re: Brackley Town Game Rearranged
Post by: Sale Holmfield on March 25, 2019, 10:20:29 PM
You are forgetting that there are only going to be six clubs going up into NL north and south from the four feeder leagues, so there will be a "super playoff" like we had against Eastbourne Borough, between the playoff winners of those divisions to make it three up, three down.

On today's positions, Farsley and Kettering would come up, then there would be a play off between the likes of Warrington and Stourbridge, so two clubs would still need to head north from NL South.
Title: Re: Brackley Town Game Rearranged
Post by: Silent but Ledley on March 26, 2019, 09:33:40 AM
Nice one Holmfield, just twigged!!!  Yes stadium delays are "a bit of a bugger".

Next years connotations look more complicated than the B word   (Brexit!!!!!!)

If we get promoted there will be some horrendous southern journeys. Lets pray the League will sensible and play them on Saturdays.

Imagine Dover or Eastleigh on a Tuesday night!!!

SBL
Title: Re: Brackley Town Game Rearranged
Post by: PukkaPieman on March 26, 2019, 09:53:23 AM
Let's assume that nobody from Conference National comes into our league. That leaves five places to be filled, and four of those will go to the promoted clubs from the two feeder leagues - there's nobody in the Southern League playoff picture that are further south than Hereford.

That means just one club to be shifted geographically. Gloucester are furthest north but as mentioned earlier in the thread they're only a point outside the relegation zone. Oxford City have been here before, but are barely any further north than St.Albans City !

Of course, we might not have to worry about this scenario - we could be going to Notts County instead.

Yes,.. and Macclesfield hopefully  ;) :D
Title: Re: Brackley Town Game Rearranged
Post by: Mick on March 26, 2019, 10:37:19 PM
Let's assume that nobody from Conference National comes into our league. That leaves five places to be filled, and four of those will go to the promoted clubs from the two feeder leagues - there's nobody in the Southern League playoff picture that are further south than Hereford.

That means just one club to be shifted geographically. Gloucester are furthest north but as mentioned earlier in the thread they're only a point outside the relegation zone. Oxford City have been here before, but are barely any further north than St.Albans City !

Of course, we might not have to worry about this scenario - we could be going to Notts County instead.

Yes,.. and Macclesfield hopefully  ;) :D

And Chesterfield with a session in Sheffield on the train back to Alty
Title: Re: Brackley Town Game Rearranged
Post by: Fairfield Alty on March 27, 2019, 11:33:06 AM
If the divide is a straightforward north/south then Gloucester City if they stay up and
Braintree Town are the two most northerly clubs. If Gloucester go down it looks very
borderline between Oxford City and St Albans City.
For a real pain of a place to get to, well up in the play off places in the Southern
League Premier Division Central are Kings Lynn Town.




Title: Re: Brackley Town Game Rearranged
Post by: One Foot in the Grave on March 27, 2019, 03:53:17 PM
I should have looked more closely at the map - Braintree is a definite ! King's Lynn just might be less difficult than that !
Title: Re: Brackley Town Game Rearranged
Post by: Bath Alty on March 28, 2019, 09:27:19 PM
I'm clinging to the hope that the usual east west slope applies and Braintree stick in the M25 league and Oxford join the North (west) league.  It worked for Gloucester for years
Title: Re: Brackley Town Game Rearranged
Post by: MarpleAlty on March 29, 2019, 08:27:43 AM
I'm pretty sure it would be Oxford and Gloucester.

Much like this year's league had a great lineup (lots of big northern clubs), given the apparent shapeshifting it would be just as well for us to go up really!