Southwest Mini League

[Craze]

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.

[Way Of The Park]

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?

[Craze]

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?

[sportsman10]

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 ?

[Craze]

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

[Devils@Dusk]

The season is over, and the flame bait continues. 🙄

[BigG]

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.