Craze Posted May 19, 2023 Report Share Posted May 19, 2023 Getting this in early, will do a south west mini league and update it across the season seeing as we'll have Torquay, Yeovil, WSM, Truro, Bath, Chippenham, Weymouth and Taunton. NB: Southwest England definition provided by wikipedia. Predictions on who will win this mini league are welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Pethick Posted May 19, 2023 Report Share Posted May 19, 2023 Torquay have confirmed that they will staying full time. With Gary Johnson also sticking around, I would have them down as title/promotion contenders. Weymouth are also recruiting very heavily after flirting with relegation this past season, 8 new signings announced this week. Way too early to go too prediction heavy, but would think that Truro would be happy to finish in the top half and guarantee step 2 football for the first season at Langarth (crossed fingers) Taunton went up as champions the season before, and seemed happy with finishing comfortably clear of the drop zone. Interestingly, their chairman (Kevin Sturmey) has appealed for more support from the town and believes they need to get their average home attendances up from the current 700 to the 1200 mark if they are to be competitive in this league. Wonder if City are looking at initiatives to get more through the gate at Bolitho? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craze Posted May 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2023 26 minutes ago, Way Of The Park said: Torquay have confirmed that they will staying full time. With Gary Johnson also sticking around, I would have them down as title/promotion contenders. Weymouth are also recruiting very heavily after flirting with relegation this past season, 8 new signings announced this week. Way too early to go too prediction heavy, but would think that Truro would be happy to finish in the top half and guarantee step 2 football for the first season at Langarth (crossed fingers) Taunton went up as champions the season before, and seemed happy with finishing comfortably clear of the drop zone. Interestingly, their chairman (Kevin Sturmey) has appealed for more support from the town and believes they need to get their average home attendances up from the current 700 to the 1200 mark if they are to be competitive in this league. Wonder if City are looking at initiatives to get more through the gate at Bolitho? It amazes me Truro have stayed in business and competitive with essentially no income. That 1200 number feels about right if you look at the top half of the league. A lot more needs to be done to engage the local community once the club returns to Cornwall. Hoping we'll start seeing the reserves provide some younger players as well. I read an article a week or so about some Cornish youngsters, 4 of them at Truro reserves representing Plymouth in a national competition. Anyone got any insight into if the club does anything at youth level? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsman10 Posted May 19, 2023 Report Share Posted May 19, 2023 Taunton pack out at home most weeks 700-800 every game and weather. I’ve been to a few and it’s a great atmosphere truro hardly scrape 150. And the atmosphere is non existent so it Taunton think they need another 300-400 fans ti be competitive where on earth does that leave Truro ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craze Posted May 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2023 3 hours ago, sportsman10 said: Taunton pack out at home most weeks 700-800 every game and weather. I’ve been to a few and it’s a great atmosphere truro hardly scrape 150. And the atmosphere is non existent so it Taunton think they need another 300-400 fans ti be competitive where on earth does that leave Truro ? Still exiled. The atmosphere at Treyew, at times was good. The away fans always decent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils@Dusk Posted May 19, 2023 Report Share Posted May 19, 2023 The season is over, and the flame bait continues. 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Martin Posted May 21, 2023 Report Share Posted May 21, 2023 Yeovil have a new owner who has confirmed that they are staying full time professional. Not so many years ago they were playing (briefly) in the championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craze Posted August 7, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 Next Tuesday sees the SWML kick off with an extravaganza of local football. Bath City v WSM Torquay v Chippenham Weymouth v Taunton Yeovil v Truro. Who will be top after game day 1 - tune in to find out... Cornishknocker and Ian Pethick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craze Posted August 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2023 Match Day 1 - Results Bath City 2-6 WSM Torquay 2-1 Chippenham Weymouth 1-1 Taunton Yeovil 2-1 Truro 1. WSM 2. Torquay 3. Yeovil 4. Taunton 5. Weymouth 6. Chippenham 7. Truro 8. Bath City Weston take a perhaps surprising round 1 lead and perhaps announce themselves as a surprise challenger for the league title with a still intact 100% record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Pethick Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 13 hours ago, Craze said: Match Day 1 - Results Bath City 2-6 WSM Torquay 2-1 Chippenham Weymouth 1-1 Taunton Yeovil 2-1 Truro 1. WSM 2. Torquay 3. Yeovil 4. Taunton 5. Weymouth 6. Chippenham 7. Truro 8. Bath City Weston take a perhaps surprising round 1 lead and perhaps announce themselves as a surprise challenger for the league title with a still intact 100% record. Very early days yet, but would expect to see Yeovil and Torquay top this mini league (and the NLS proper) eventually. Being full time in a mainly part time league has to be a big advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craze Posted August 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 37 minutes ago, Way Of The Park said: Very early days yet, but would expect to see Yeovil and Torquay top this mini league (and the NLS proper) eventually. Being full time in a mainly part time league has to be a big advantage. It showed on Tuesday night. Truro dominant at the start, Yeovil came back into it. Then we hit them on the break and should have done again 5 minutes later. Last 20 minutes or so was backs to the walls and unfortunately we made mistakes and got punished for it. Truro desperately need a couple more bodies in. I would look to trying to find two new wing backs to allow rotation, hard job playing that role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Pethick Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 25 minutes ago, Craze said: It showed on Tuesday night. Truro dominant at the start, Yeovil came back into it. Then we hit them on the break and should have done again 5 minutes later. Last 20 minutes or so was backs to the walls and unfortunately we made mistakes and got punished for it. Truro desperately need a couple more bodies in. I would look to trying to find two new wing backs to allow rotation, hard job playing that role. Yes, would think that you need to carry a squad of 20-22 to cover a minimum 46 game season. Would think that the original plan was to have Ryan Law as rotation/cover for Connor Riley-Lowe at left wing back, and Kyle Egan/James Melhado doing the same on the right side. Injuries and Egan's departure have put paid to that idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsman10 Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Way Of The Park said: Yes, would think that you need to carry a squad of 20-22 to cover a minimum 46 game season. Would think that the original plan was to have Ryan Law as rotation/cover for Connor Riley-Lowe at left wing back, and Kyle Egan/James Melhado doing the same on the right side. Injuries and Egan's departure have put paid to that idea. Not sure you can compete with Yeovil , Torquay and Taunton etc. Yeovil had close 4000 there at home. Budget must be massive . Truro living off crowds of 180-200. Mad they are anywhere near pushing these sort of teams. I know Yeovil and Torquay have been looking at players from Truro will be a task keeping them. Ian Pethick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Pethick Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 21 minutes ago, sportsman10 said: Not sure you can compete with Yeovil , Torquay and Taunton etc. Yeovil had close 4000 there at home. Budget must be massive . Truro living off crowds of 180-200. Mad they are anywhere near pushing these sort of teams. I know Yeovil and Torquay have been looking at players from Truro will be a task keeping them. Just under 1500 to watch Bath City v Weston last night. Taunton's chairman talked last season about trying to get their attendances up from an average of 800 to 1200 ( a figure he felt they need to be competitive in the NLS). Just makes you realise what an incredible job those at Truro have performed even keeping them going, let alone getting them promoted, while being effectively homeless and with meagre gates and commercial income. sportsman10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john black Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 Agree what you said about Truro...it was also great to be amongst the Truro 100 odd at the Huish on Tuesday night making up the 3360 glover fans.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craze Posted August 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 52 minutes ago, john black said: Agree what you said about Truro...it was also great to be amongst the Truro 100 odd at the Huish on Tuesday night making up the 3360 glover fans.! Yeovil fans were really poor, so quiet until they scored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craze Posted September 7, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2023 Chippenham Town 3-3 Taunton Town Truro City 1-1 Bath City Weston-super-Mare 2-3 Yeovil Town So in game week 2 of the mini league Yeovil move to the top of the league with an impressive away victory to previously top WSM. The two bottom sides draw at Bolitho Park and remain locked in a three way battle for bottom spot with Chippenham Town.... quite a change in circumstances for previous actual league leaders Bath. 1. Yeovil P2 Pts 6 GD+2 2. WSM P2 Pts 3 GD+3 3. Torquay P1 Pts 3 GD+1 4. Taunton P2 Pts 2 GD0 5. Weymouth P1 Pts 1 GD0 6. Chippenham P2 Pts 1 GD-1 7. Truro City P2 Pts 1 GD -1 8. Bath City P2 Pts 1 GD -4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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