ECPL Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 Ha, ha they keep trying In September 2018 an announcement was made that the Carlsberg South West Peninsula League would only be operating two divisions at Step 6 of the National League Football Pyramid as part of a national re-structure by The FA. In addition to this it was decided that in Cornwall and Devon there would be 3 divisions operating at Step 7, 1 in Cornwall and 2 in Devon. These would be run by newly created leagues and committees with the support of the respective County FA’s. Initially teams were asked to submit expressions of interest by the 31st December 2018 if they wished to participate in these leagues. The initial response was positive with over 28 submissions to play in the Cornwall League. These teams were then asked to confirm their intentions to participate in the league by submitting a formal application and a deposit of £100 by the 31st March 2019. Again the response was positive with 20 clubs submitting an application. Unfortunately over the last few weeks several teams have made the decision to withdraw from the league, the reason that has been cited by every club for their withdrawal has been concerns over travelling due to teams in the league being drawn from all over the County, as far West as Mousehole and as far East as Saltash. Having listened to these concerns Cornwall FA held a meeting with the St Piran League, East Cornwall Premier League and Cornwall Combination League to look at a way forward. It is extremely important to note that the County is mandated by the FA to operate a Step 7 league. There must be an opportunity for clubs to progress into and through the National League System and play at the highest standard possible, along with the funding opportunities that this provides. Additionally it would be highly unfair for any league at Step 7 to be heavily populated by teams from one area of the County, thus creating barriers in place for ambitious teams based in different areas. New Proposals Taking into consideration all of the above points The St Piran League will now operate with two divisions, with the intention being that each division will be comprised of no more than 16 teams There will be an East Cornwall Division and a West Cornwall Division. Priority for entry will be given to those teams that participated at Step 7 during the 2018/19 season and to those teams who submitted a formal application along with deposit and who have not, at any time during the process submitted a notification of withdrawal. Therefore the current membership of The St Piran League is as follows: East Division West Division Bude Town Ludgvan AFC St Austell Reserves Penryn Atheltic Wadebridge Town Reserves St Day St Dennis Reserves Helston Athletic Reserves Falmouth Town Reserves Perranwell Hayle Wendron United Reserves St Agnes Mousehole Reserves We have space in the league for a further 12 teams based in East Cornwall and 6 teams based in West Cornwall, entry criteria are listed below in order of precedence: East Division a. Those ECPL Premier Division clubs who have paid a deposit and subsequently withdrawn their application but now wish to reconsider. b. Those ECPL Premier Division clubs who may now wish to apply to join the League c. Those ECPL Division One clubs who may now wish to apply. d. Those Duchy League Premier Division clubs who may now wish to apply. West Division a. Those Combination League clubs who have withdrawn their application but now wish to reconsider. b. Those Combination League clubs who may now wish to apply to join the League. c. Those Trelawny League Premier Division clubs who may now wish to apply. It should be noted that Step 7 Leagues are County based, applications from Devon based clubs competing in the ECPL or Duchy League will not be accepted Additional The ECPL and Cornwall Combination Leagues will continue to act as feeder leagues for the St Piran League and will be formed from teams who do not apply to The St Piran League and teams who make applications to join from The Duchy League and Trelawny League. Once we know the teams for The St Piran League we will work closely with The ECPL, Cornwall Combination League, Duchy League and Trelawny League to establish their constitutions for the 2019/20 season. Should anyone have any questions please contact Richard Pallot of Cornwall FA on 01208 262983 or email richard.pallot@cornwallfa.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andys Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 So, we now have reconstituted ECPL & Combo leagues in all but name, with clubs having been charged £100 for the privilege; bloody farce! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECPL Posted May 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 Seems like the suits have won. Oh well since when did London have any interest in what happens in Cornwall. Trying to destroy the ECPL and the Combo seems to have been their aim from the start. All they have done is made the ECPL the East and Combo the West. Wow, progress and they bully them by saying they can get grants. it takes more than grants to run a football club, but do they care. NOPE . Andys 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andys Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 Think all clubs should say they are staying in either ECPL or Combo for next season and ask for our £100's back ! Old 1950 and karaoke 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishteddyboy Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 THE CUT-OFF DATE IS 24th MAY. All Applications to the St Piran League by then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Justice Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 So the St Piran West standard now will basically be Combo clubs that applied and Trelawny League sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karaoke Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 Its getting boring...……..just leave it as it is !!! bigbadbarry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mead Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 One initial proposal was that ECPL & Combo have a joint committee to run the Step 7 League, with each League providing roughly half of the teams. Didn't reach any agreement, so committee was formed from volunteers across the County. Unfortunately, it was always going to be a big ask for the Clubs to travel from one end of Cornwall to the other - and so it has proved! Old 1950 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECPL Posted May 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 What a complete and utter farce. Season ends 2020. In the East Saltash Reserves pip Torpoint Athletic Reserves and St Austell Reserves. And in the West Helston Reserves beat Falmouth Town Reserves to the title. Everyone turns up for the first ever end of season play off game to see who gets promoted (I assume that is the case). Ooooooooooooooooops sorry. Reserve sides cant get promotion. So much for clubs to progress up the ladder. The vindictive bullying FA have now had their way. They have destroyed the Combo league but luckily the ECPL will still be able to field a league of 16 teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Collings Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 54 minutes ago, ECPL said: luckily the ECPL will still be able to field a league of 16 teams. By robbing the Duchy League again presumably. Your concern for football in the county doesn't seem to go any lower than the east cornwall league, pretty much the same mindset as you accuse the FA of having. Brianmooreshead, Whistle Blower, Gareth Davies and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mead Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 Too true Paul! Wouldn't it be a much easier process though, if the two leagues in the East were a single unit? The same goes for Combo and Trelawny. No-ones pinching teams then. Old 1950 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countyman Posted May 17, 2019 Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 Agree Paul....and with John.... If the threat looms of combo and ecpl disappearing then I cant see the issue as long as the teams that applied to St Pirans remained as founding member clubs of it .... these Clubs showed they wanted to step up and, presumably, had the committee and financial backing to do so...step football (senior) would start there....the remaining combo and ecpl sides could then amalgamate back into the Trelawney and Duchy top flight (junior......or..recreational however you word it)...with both leagues able to manage club numbers by refusing extra new applications for a spell...straight promotion and relegation top/bottom 2 from both or a playoff match if only the one st pirans div ....trelawney and duchy are excellently run leagues with superb committees and officers.....they should be the feeders to step football Again....just my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECPL Posted May 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 ECPL As the suits seem to have got their way it would appear there are a number of extra vacancies to join the ECPL. This can include entries from ambitious Duchy League teams or from the Plymouth and West Devon league. The new step system makes no difference to the current status so the door is open. Please visit the Mitoo site to find contact details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karaoke Posted May 17, 2019 Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 2 hours ago, ECPL said: ECPL As the suits seem to have got their way it would appear there are a number of extra vacancies to join the ECPL. This can include entries from ambitious Duchy League teams or from the Plymouth and West Devon league. The new step system makes no difference to the current status so the door is open. Please visit the Mitoo site to find contact details. So is this going to be the new Duchy Premier League ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECPL Posted May 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 No sir, There are enough teams left in the league already, just need a few more to make it a healthy 16 plus league. It just seems odd that Reserve teams who could not gain promotion from the ECPL or Combo also cannot get promotion from the St Piran League. So why are they leaving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Pope Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 At a guess ECPL id now say facilities. Eg (and it no dig at any club) why have your resrves play at Looe or Morewenstow or Mevagissey when they can play teams at Lux Park or Kimberley Stadium or The Mill!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isaac rosenberg Posted May 19, 2019 Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 Said months ago that the CCFA should secede from the English FA. Reading about the consequences of the behaviour of the "suits", whose model of football is based on urban cultures, where there are plenty of facilities, no local loyalty, a visible "pyramid" and lots more money, I am glad to see others moving towards that opinion. In Gloucestershire, where forced rearrangement of former county leagues has forced my decent local village side into an unwanted promotion involving travel to venues as far apart as North Oxfordshire and West Sussex and potential future financial unsustainability, there is also plenty of anger, though less geographically remote than Cornwall, a sinking, sparsely-populated peninsula dependent on bad-weather tourism. The FA is an arrogant organisation devoted to the interests of a billionaire elite, international merchandising, satellite broadcasting and making fat cats fatter. When there is no football left and the working class population are all lardbuckets playing video games and betting on the Premier league, they will have accomplished their desires. What is needed is a revolution. Football may not be a major force in this, but it can supply sparks for greater conflagration. Long live the Combo grassroots , yet another group of good people trying to play a beautiful game, but let down by corrupt administration. The FA lead Cornwall by the nose because the Cornish put up with it ! Don't ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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