Philheybrookbay Posted June 15, 2022 Report Share Posted June 15, 2022 Ashton and Backwell v Buckland Barnstaple Town v Bitton Cadbury Heath v Keynsham Falmouth Town v Wellington Helston Athletic v Bridgwater United Saltash United v Clevedon Town Sherborne Town v Millbrook Street v Shepton Mallet Torpoint Athletic v Mousehole Welton Rovers v Ilfracombe Town Buckland Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Man Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 Hmm, I know that being a fixture secretary is a thankless task, but Wellington to Falmouth, Bridgewater to Helston and Clevedon to Saltash could turn out to be nightmare journeys in the peak holiday season. Fingers crossed there are no hold-ups on the roads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckland Jim Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 11 minutes ago, Quiet Man said: Hmm, I know that being a fixture secretary is a thankless task, but Wellington to Falmouth, Bridgewater to Helston and Clevedon to Saltash could turn out to be nightmare journeys in the peak holiday season. Fingers crossed there are no hold-ups on the roads As could Bitton to Barnstaple, that North Devon link road can be an absolute nightmare Footy Detective, Quiet Man and Town Fan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Man Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 4 minutes ago, Buckland Jim said: As could Bitton to Barnstaple, that North Devon link road can be an absolute nightmare A curse of our geographical location I fear. Unlike other parts of the country if one of the main arterial roads get blocked or congested there is rarely a suitable alternative. Town Fan and Buckland Jim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footy Detective Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 35 minutes ago, Quiet Man said: Hmm, I know that being a fixture secretary is a thankless task, but Wellington to Falmouth, Bridgewater to Helston and Clevedon to Saltash could turn out to be nightmare journeys in the peak holiday season. Fingers crossed there are no hold-ups on the roads A thankless task most definitely, but you think they would appoint someone with at least a smidgen of geographical knowledge ? TheolderIgetthebetterIwas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballChat Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 Plan ahead. Research the route. Leave earlier. Clubs can’t keep recycling the same old excuses and complaints about travelling. If they’re not prepared to travel during the season then drop down a few leagues and go back to park football. Mike Odgers, cornish leg end, Cornwall Alex and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Davies Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 I’m not sure how this is an issue. Shall we only play local games in July/August at weekends? Will we then complain these games should be midweek? Uwdi Krugg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckland Jim Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 2 hours ago, FootballChat said: Plan ahead. Research the route. Leave earlier. Clubs can’t keep recycling the same old excuses and complaints about travelling. If they’re not prepared to travel during the season then drop down a few leagues and go back to park football. At least have a back up route sorted just in case. If it means leaving a bit earlier, so be it. Mike Odgers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tavi Fan Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 Is there really any need for Cadbury Heath v Keynsham to be on a Saturday after the issue with travelling to Cornwall last season? I know as others have said it’s a thankless task but it just seems like a game that could be saved for midweek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foul Throw 3 Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 Does anyone know when the full fixtures will be released? A huge domino effect which effects all lower leagues' fixtures with pitch sharing, etc. JonColenzo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsman10 Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 Can’t believe people moaning already about fixtures. Do you expect them to just sit there all week sorting out fixtures that suit travel times and summer traffic 😂. Honestly . Everyone has to play each other at some point. What if rains and is called off. ?? if people don’t like it should just keep to your local leagues. Uwdi Krugg and Stu B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiksilver Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 Moaning about travel again! It’s the ‘western league’. If clubs or players don’t like it drop down to the SWPL/pub league instead Town Fan, Dave Deacon, Both Sides of the Tamar and 2 others 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Man Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 It wasn't the ex-SWPL clubs I was feeling sorry for, it was the clubs travelling down the M5/A30/A38 to Cornwall that I was sympathetic towards but obviously they are seasoned big league clubs so they are used to avoiding unexpected traffic jams, therefore all should hopefully go well. Town Fan, Buckland Jim and mattelot 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uwdi Krugg Posted June 17, 2022 Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 23 hours ago, Quiet Man said: Hmm, I know that being a fixture secretary is a thankless task, but Wellington to Falmouth, Bridgewater to Helston and Clevedon to Saltash could turn out to be nightmare journeys in the peak holiday season. Fingers crossed there are no hold-ups on the roads For goodness sake not this again 🤦♂️ We've not even kicked off yet. Perhaps the Cornwall clubs should be made to rent a park pitch in Bristol & play their home games there? 🤪 You'd think the Western League regulars would embrace change and welcome new clubs, new grounds to visit and dare I mention it new challenges. To keep going on about a few coach trips out the County is embarrassing. Let's look forward to the new season, not trash it before a balls been kicked 👍🙂 Thecupfootballblogger, Both Sides of the Tamar and JonColenzo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Town Fan Posted June 17, 2022 Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 In all fairness, it's not a bank holiday weekend. Looking at the fixture list there are a couple of games which I would have tried to avoid, those being Street v Shepton Mallet and Cadbury Heath v Keynsham, only because I would have thought their proximity to each other might have been useful for Boxing Day games. Buckland Jim and mattelot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Jones Posted June 17, 2022 Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 Saltash v Falmouth Boxing Day fixture I heard? Helston presumably play mousehole. Looking forward to visiting some new grounds. mattelot and Town Fan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Town Man Posted June 17, 2022 Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 2 hours ago, Mark Jones said: Saltash v Falmouth Boxing Day fixture I heard? Helston presumably play mousehole. Looking forward to visiting some new grounds. Disappointing but I suppose that is the geography of it. Let's hope Wendron get promoted next season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SON OF LINEKER Posted June 17, 2022 Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 On 16/06/2022 at 12:02, John Davies said: I’m not sure how this is an issue. Shall we only play local games in July/August at weekends? Will we then complain these games should be midweek? With the current cost of fuel crisis it makes sense to have the local fixtures taking place midweek say between teams within a 50 mile radius of each other. 13 hours ago, Town Fan said: In all fairness, it's not a bank holiday weekend. Looking at the fixture list there are a couple of games which I would have tried to avoid, those being Street v Shepton Mallet and Cadbury Heath v Keynsham, only because I would have thought their proximity to each other might have been useful for Boxing Day games. Saltash v Falmouth Boxing Day fixture I heard? Helston presumably play mousehole.Disappointing but I suppose that is the geography of it. Let's hope Wendron get promoted next season! Agree with this,surely Falmouth v Helston on Boxing Day and a bank holiday at the end of the season.But if Torpoint are playing Millbrook that day then that means Saltash are the only local team left for Falmouth to play. However it's a thankless task organising a fixture list and you'll never please everyone. As @sportsman10 has said "everyone has to play each other at some point." What if Newcastle are away at Southampton on the Saturday & away at Bournemouth the week after,they don't complain they just get on with it.Suppose it's called the privilege of playing in your respective league. " Up The Town " Town Fan, Jeff Chambers and mattelot 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishteddyboy Posted June 18, 2022 Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 They could be using the league fixture programme that used to be (or still is) on line. At the start of the season they put in the teams, odd derby fixtures for Boxing Day, Easter, plus other known dates that clubs have asked to change, FA Cups, County Cups. Once that is done they press start and the fixtures are done in seconds. The only trouble is that way, it doesn't think about journey times during summer, etc. I tried it years ago on a mock up league and it was instant. Just can't remember name of it or perhaps you have to pay for it now but then it was free. It tried to work out as many home, away, home, away, home sequences as it could Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckland Jim Posted June 18, 2022 Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 13 hours ago, SON OF LINEKER said: With the current cost of fuel crisis it makes sense to have the local fixtures taking place midweek say between teams within a 50 mile radius of each other. Saltash v Falmouth Boxing Day fixture I heard? Helston presumably play mousehole.Disappointing but I suppose that is the geography of it. Let's hope Wendron get promoted next season! Agree with this,surely Falmouth v Helston on Boxing Day and a bank holiday at the end of the season.But if Torpoint are playing Millbrook that day then that means Saltash are the only local team left for Falmouth to play. However it's a thankless task organising a fixture list and you'll never please everyone. As @sportsman10 has said "everyone has to play each other at some point." What if Newcastle are away at Southampton on the Saturday & away at Bournemouth the week after,they don't complain they just get on with it.Suppose it's called the privilege of playing in your respective league. " Up The Town " I'm guessing that Buckland will end up with Wellington for their festive fixture (pure guess, not seen or heard anything as rest of fixtures not out until July). That's the trouble losing both Exmouth and Tavvy I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easterfield Posted June 18, 2022 Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 53 minutes ago, Buckland Jim said: I'm guessing that Buckland will end up with Wellington for their festive fixture (pure guess, not seen or heard anything as rest of fixtures not out until July). That's the trouble losing both Exmouth and Tavvy I guess. On the basis of Barnstaple probably playing Ilfracombe you may well be right. Curious how there will be rather fewer Devon teams in the Western next season than Cornish. Lots to happen between now and, if and when, the proposed unified league starts. The number of Devon teams at step 5 then will be crucial in determining where the boundary falls. At this rate Buckland's 2023 Boxing Day game could be more interesting. One way or the other. Buckland Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckland Jim Posted June 18, 2022 Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, Easterfield said: On the basis of Barnstaple probably playing Ilfracombe you may well be right. Curious how there will be rather fewer Devon teams in the Western next season than Cornish. Lots to happen between now and, if and when, the proposed unified league starts. The number of Devon teams at step 5 then will be crucial in determining where the boundary falls. At this rate Buckland's 2023 Boxing Day game could be more interesting. One way or the other. That was my thinking too, with the North Devon Derby being almost guaranteed. Be interesting to see the full fixture list when it comes out so I can hopefully plan my trips to Bucks with work and hopefully swap some shifts around for certain matches. I really must get a non-Saturday job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supportcornishfootball Posted June 18, 2022 Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 On 15/06/2022 at 23:04, Philheybrookbay said: Ashton and Backwell v Buckland Barnstaple Town v Bitton Cadbury Heath v Keynsham Falmouth Town v Wellington Helston Athletic v Bridgwater United Saltash United v Clevedon Town Sherborne Town v Millbrook Street v Shepton Mallet Torpoint Athletic v Mousehole Welton Rovers v Ilfracombe Town What’s the standout for everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsman10 Posted June 18, 2022 Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 Torpoint v mousehole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballChat Posted June 18, 2022 Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 Think I’ll go and take in Helston vs Bridgewater. Let’s see what sort of squad Cusack and Massey assemble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SON OF LINEKER Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 Easy ! Falmouth v Wellington First game for 38 years,it's what we've all been waiting for and the reason we're getting so excited ! ' Up The Town ' Jeff Chambers, Tommy Matthews, The Town Man and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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