Dave Deacon Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 SOUTHERN LEAGUE, PREMIER SOUTH SATURDAY 06 JANUARY 2024 AFC Totton 1-3 Sholing Beaconsfield Town 3-4 Swindon Supermarine Bracknell Town 1-0 Hendon Didcot Town 1-1 Chesham United Dorchester Town 2-4 Hungerford Town Gosport Borough P-P Poole Town Harrow Borough 0-3 Hanwell Town Hayes & Yeading United 0-0 Walton & Hersham Merthyr Town 4-1 Basingstoke Town Plymouth Parkway P-P Winchester City Salisbury 4-2 Tiverton Town DIVISION ONE SOUTH SATURDAY 06 JANUARY 2024 Bashley 1-2 Melksham Town Bishops Cleeve 4-0 Larkhall Athletic Bristol Manor Farm 2-3 Bideford Exmouth Town 1-4 Wimborne Town Frome Town 3-0 Bemerton Heath Harlequins Malvern Town 0-0 Yate Town Paulton Rovers 3-3 Mousehole Tavistock P-P Willand Rovers Westbury United 0-1 Evesham United Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsman10 Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 Parkway due to play Saturday and Tuesday home then Truro Saturday and Tuesday. You have to worry about that pitch . Must be hoping some dry weather appears else it going to start to get really busy on there . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Pethick Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 17 hours ago, sportsman10 said: Parkway due to play Saturday and Tuesday home then Truro Saturday and Tuesday. You have to worry about that pitch . Must be hoping some dry weather appears else it going to start to get really busy on there . Parkway and Truro have 4 home matches each scheduled for January. Cannot see any way that they'll all get played. Still 26 home league matches to be played in the remaining 17 weeks of the season between them, looks like March and April are going to be chaotic months for the Bolitho Park groundstaff. sportsman10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRTourist Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 Surely there will come a point where they're going to be having to relocate some of the matches to Plainmoor or Ian Moorcroft Stadium? No way that pitch is getting through 26 matches between now and 20th April (last weekend of the NLS/SLPS season) - especially not with more postponements guaranteed in Jan/Feb. Buckland Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Pethick Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 2 hours ago, GRTourist said: Surely there will come a point where they're going to be having to relocate some of the matches to Plainmoor or Ian Moorcroft Stadium? No way that pitch is getting through 26 matches between now and 20th April (last weekend of the NLS/SLPS season) - especially not with more postponements guaranteed in Jan/Feb. Switching the upcoming St Lukes tie against Willand away from Bolitho looks like a very wise decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silly billy Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 20 hours ago, sportsman10 said: Parkway due to play Saturday and Tuesday home then Truro Saturday and Tuesday. You have to worry about that pitch . Must be hoping some dry weather appears else it going to start to get really busy on there . Same comments every year. Matches always get completed. Dave Deacon, Buckland Jim and John Thomas Allcock 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Deacon Posted January 3 Author Report Share Posted January 3 4 hours ago, silly billy said: Same comments every year. Matches always get completed. I was thinking the same! 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Pethick Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 On 03/01/2024 at 12:04, silly billy said: Same comments every year. Matches always get completed. Yes, one way or another, they get played. But is playing Sat- Tues-Thurs- Sat (or worse), good for the credibility of the league and general well being of the players (who mostly have full time jobs on top of these expectations)? It becomes solely about getting fixtures completed. I remember what Parkway looked like in the final away game of last season after their punishing April schedule. Round pegs in square holes, a few obviously playing injured and others running on empty. sportsman10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silly billy Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 3 hours ago, Ian Pethick said: Yes, one way or another, they get played. But is playing Sat- Tues-Thurs- Sat (or worse), good for the credibility of the league and general well being of the players (who mostly have full time jobs on top of these expectations)? It becomes solely about getting fixtures completed. I remember what Parkway looked like in the final away game of last season after their punishing April schedule. Round pegs in square holes, a few obviously playing injured and others running on empty. It's Parkway's choice to share pitches isn't it, or are they forced to do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Pethick Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 14 minutes ago, silly billy said: It's Parkway's choice to share pitches isn't it, or are they forced to do it? Their decision. Looks like, if everything goes to plan regarding the new ground in Truro, this will be the last season of this arrangement. Totally understand the reasons and motivation for it happening, but it's not good for either Parkway or City now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Town Man Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 16 minutes ago, Ian Pethick said: Their decision. Looks like, if everything goes to plan regarding the new ground in Truro, this will be the last season of this arrangement. Totally understand the reasons and motivation for it happening, but it's not good for either Parkway or City now. I assume it has been good for Parkway's bank balance though. I wonder if they have benefited from some additional funding from Truro too to get the ground to National League standard. Sounds like a good long-term strategy if so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silly billy Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 2 hours ago, Ian Pethick said: Their decision. Looks like, if everything goes to plan regarding the new ground in Truro, this will be the last season of this arrangement. Totally understand the reasons and motivation for it happening, but it's not good for either Parkway or City now. Money talks, so they'll get the matches completed, which my original comment stated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tavi Fan Posted January 6 Report Share Posted January 6 Tavistock v willand off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsman10 Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 Another parkway game off tonight. You have to wonder if they would got the game on tonight if the pitch then had week to recover. If Truro mange to play on it Saturday and wreak it. it just highlights how stupid this arrangement is really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Partridge Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 Seems a bit crazy that it's now early January and Parkway have played 18 league games. By contrast Basingstoke have played 27. Both clubs will benefit from an end to the current ground share arrangements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yourhavingalaugh Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 It’s always surprised me that the football authorities allow pitch sharing on natural grass surfaces at this level. Not good for anyone concerned with both clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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