Mike Odgers Posted December 19, 2021 Report Share Posted December 19, 2021 Following Falmouth's 3-0 win at Launceston this brings the consecutive League victories to 22 (5 at the end of abandoned season 2020/21 and 17 this season) to create a club record for straight league wins. This does not include the void 6-0 result at Porthleven The previous best was the great Richard Gray's 1973/74 team which set up 21 consecutive SWL victories. It would be interesting to compare with Bodmin in the early seasons of the SW peninsula League and the all conquering St. Blazey at the end of the SWL era as both clubs created great unbeaten runs RAPPO, Jeff Chambers and Tommy Matthews 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheolderIgetthebetterIwas Posted December 19, 2021 Report Share Posted December 19, 2021 A bit tougher to put a winning run together back in those days, football has shrunk in numbers and abilities since then. RAPPO, Tommy Matthews, kevin richards and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leedsunited Posted December 19, 2021 Report Share Posted December 19, 2021 Yes, I think Bodmin & Blazey both won 4/5 Consecutive league Championships in a row, plus Senior Cups back when the league had ex pros still playing. The standard is considerably poorer now, but can only beat what's infront of them also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treff Posted December 19, 2021 Report Share Posted December 19, 2021 Unlike some of those teams Falmouth will take promotion if they win the league and test themselves, works both ways, always easy to criticise. Appreciate it for what it is, a great achievement. mattelot, MattP, Town Fan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Deacon Posted December 19, 2021 Report Share Posted December 19, 2021 13 minutes ago, Treff said: Unlike some of those teams Falmouth will take promotion if they win the league and test themselves, works both ways, always easy to criticise. Appreciate it for what it is, a great achievement. However times have moved on and not taking promotion isn't really an option anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leedsunited Posted December 19, 2021 Report Share Posted December 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Dave Deacon said: However times have moved on and not taking promotion isn't really an option anymore! Time will tell Dave. I am not sure it a gimme! Town Fan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheolderIgetthebetterIwas Posted December 19, 2021 Report Share Posted December 19, 2021 2 hours ago, Treff said: Unlike some of those teams Falmouth will take promotion if they win the league and test themselves, works both ways, always easy to criticise. Appreciate it for what it is, a great achievement. Not criticising anyone, promotion must be taken now or pay the price! The Gray era was the toughest period in local football for abilities in all teams in the leagues. What would that team do today? Walk the leagues right up to and including the Southern league as it sits today. That is why that period in local football gave Falmouth the title of the most successful team ever in Cornish football. Town Fan, kevin richards, mattelot and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish leg end Posted December 20, 2021 Report Share Posted December 20, 2021 People so negative! It’s a cracking record for any club do. Bodmin for all the money they are paying out would love to just get a couple wins in a row! Falmouth can only beat the teams in front of them. Great standard or not. mattelot, Jeff Chambers, Tommy Matthews and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheolderIgetthebetterIwas Posted December 20, 2021 Report Share Posted December 20, 2021 12 hours ago, cornish leg end said: People so negative! It’s a cracking record for any club do. Bodmin for all the money they are paying out would love to just get a couple wins in a row! Falmouth can only beat the teams in front of them. Great standard or not. Absolutely it is an outstanding achievement thus far. Jeff Chambers, Tommy Matthews, mattelot and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Pethick Posted December 20, 2021 Report Share Posted December 20, 2021 12 hours ago, TheolderIgetthebetterIwas said: Not criticising anyone, promotion must be taken now or pay the price! The Gray era was the toughest period in local football for abilities in all teams in the leagues. What would that team do today? Walk the leagues right up to and including the Southern league as it sits today. That is why that period in local football gave Falmouth the title of the most successful team ever in Cornish football. The Western League in that era was also the equivalent of step 3 football today (only the Southern Prem and Div 1 stood above it with earliest version of the Conference/National League not coming into existence until 1979 as the Alliance Premier). On a separate note, have the ground graders declared Bickland Park as good to go for step 5 football? Realistically, no reason to not to get any work needed started right now. Town Fan, Mike Odgers, mattelot and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Odgers Posted December 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2021 33 minutes ago, Way Of The Park said: The Western League in that era was also the equivalent of step 3 football today (only the Southern Prem and Div 1 stood above it with earliest version of the Conference/National League not coming into existence until 1979 as the Alliance Premier). On a separate note, have the ground graders declared Bickland Park as good to go for step 5 football? Realistically, no reason to not to get any work needed started right now. Good observation Ian-I know the club has strong desires for promotion and it would be tragic if a small technicality got in the way. Although Falmouth are in a good mid season position there are still some key games to play-Home & Away against St.Blazey who have not yet reached their potential, Away v Bodmin who have twice scored three against Town and then the return fixture with Liskeard who probably the next main contenders for the titlle as only ONE gets promotion from the West Division. Jeff Chambers, Town Fan and mattelot 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Pethick Posted December 20, 2021 Report Share Posted December 20, 2021 6 minutes ago, Mike Odgers said: Good observation Ian-I know the club has strong desires for promotion and it would be tragic if a small technicality got in the way. Although Falmouth are in a good mid season position there are still some key games to play-Home & Away against St.Blazey who have not yet reached their potential, Away v Bodmin who have twice scored three against Town and then the return fixture with Liskeard who probably the next main contenders for the titlle as only ONE gets promotion from the West Division. I applaud your pragmatism and humility Mike, but it would take a failure of Devon Lock proportions to prevent Town taking the West title and promotion. Mike Odgers, RAPPO, Jeff Chambers and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Odgers Posted December 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2021 Ha Ha -I knew Devon Lock was a horse but had t Google the story.-good one Town Fan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Town Fan Posted December 20, 2021 Report Share Posted December 20, 2021 7 hours ago, Mike Odgers said: Good observation Ian-I know the club has strong desires for promotion and it would be tragic if a small technicality got in the way. Although Falmouth are in a good mid season position there are still some key games to play-Home & Away against St.Blazey who have not yet reached their potential, Away v Bodmin who have twice scored three against Town and then the return fixture with Liskeard who probably the next main contenders for the titlle as only ONE gets promotion from the West Division. 7 hours ago, Way Of The Park said: I applaud your pragmatism and humility Mike, but it would take a failure of Devon Lock proportions to prevent Town taking the West title and promotion. I had to look Devon Loch up as well. Like I've said before, just take it one game at a time. I'm trying not to get excited about future prospects, but it is getting more difficult. Bickland Park looks superb at the moment and I would imagine the club is aware of anything that needs improving. Looking at the Western League Premier grounds, I reckon Bickland Park holds up quite well. Jeff Chambers, mattelot and RAPPO 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheolderIgetthebetterIwas Posted December 20, 2021 Report Share Posted December 20, 2021 2 hours ago, Town Fan said: I had to look Devon Loch up as well. Like I've said before, just take it one game at a time. I'm trying not too get excited about future prospects, but it is getting more difficult. Bickland Park looks superb at the moment and I would imagine the club is aware of anything that needs improving. Looking at the Western League Premier grounds, I reckon Bickland Park holds up quite well. Better than most I would say judging by what you can see on the Helston videos. Jeff Chambers and mattelot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silly billy Posted December 20, 2021 Report Share Posted December 20, 2021 5 hours ago, Town Fan said: I had to look Devon Loch up as well. Like I've said before, just take it one game at a time. I'm trying not too get excited about future prospects, but it is getting more difficult. Bickland Park looks superb at the moment and I would imagine the club is aware of anything that needs improving. Looking at the Western League Premier grounds, I reckon Bickland Park holds up quite well. Needs a decent car 🚗 park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattelot Posted December 20, 2021 Report Share Posted December 20, 2021 1 hour ago, silly billy said: Needs a decent car 🚗 park. Are you Big Al reincarnated Billy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silly billy Posted December 20, 2021 Report Share Posted December 20, 2021 21 minutes ago, mattelot said: Are you Big Al reincarnated Billy? No. Lol. Just the parking is a bit of pain down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teflon123 Posted December 21, 2021 Report Share Posted December 21, 2021 You cant compare the current League to any previous Leagues in years gone by. Whilst 22 wins in the league on the bounce looks great, the standard is terrible. Lets get real with this, Wendron, Dobwalls & Camelford all sit in the top 5 at the moment, when the likes of Bodmin, Blazey etc were in their prime, those teams were kicking around in the Trelawney/Duchy Prem. There are Players and Managers competing at this level that should be 4/5 leagues below this. The Standard of local football died about 5/6 years ago. le boss and leedsunited 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheolderIgetthebetterIwas Posted December 21, 2021 Report Share Posted December 21, 2021 The standard of local football was diluted when the FA introduced the pyramid system into the local structure. Not enough players to support too many teams. Only the premiership matters to the FA...££££s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WendronOfficial Posted December 21, 2021 Report Share Posted December 21, 2021 Congrats to Westy, James, Charlie and team. A record not to be sniffed at in any era or league. mattelot, Town Fan, Jeff Chambers and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non League fan Posted December 24, 2021 Report Share Posted December 24, 2021 The record has been helped by a weaker league. The test would be Western league and above as it’s a stronger standard ( exception - sorry Bridport! ) Falmouth have the foundations to do well on and off the field now. And one day a Falmouth team strengthened with Western league ability and experience could have a proper crack at my favourite - The Fa Vase! Credit and respect to Westy and his coaching team for the winning streak. Can they win every league game? Apart from Buckland they haven’t met their match yet! Can Penryn find a miracle on Boxing Day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheolderIgetthebetterIwas Posted December 24, 2021 Report Share Posted December 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Non League fan said: Can Penryn find a miracle on Boxing Day? Jesus...you ain't asking for much! But I'll take it if it comes along. RAPPO, Town Fan, mattelot and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Pethick Posted December 25, 2021 Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 On 21/12/2021 at 01:16, teflon123 said: You cant compare the current League to any previous Leagues in years gone by. Whilst 22 wins in the league on the bounce looks great, the standard is terrible. Lets get real with this, Wendron, Dobwalls & Camelford all sit in the top 5 at the moment, when the likes of Bodmin, Blazey etc were in their prime, those teams were kicking around in the Trelawney/Duchy Prem. There are Players and Managers competing at this level that should be 4/5 leagues below this. The Standard of local football died about 5/6 years Progression and regression, rises and falls in football are a good thing. Look at Forest Green, Harrogate and Sutton in the Football League, while Bury, Stockport and Wrexham languish in the National League. Town Fan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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