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Post by Counting Crows on Jun 28, 2011 13:46:48 GMT 1
If the reported/rumoured tier 2 criteria of full enclosure (no more free games for cheap-skates  ), 250 covered seats and floodlights are true, how many current WLD1 clubs would meet it? I only make 5: Aberaman Athletic Barry Town Bridgend Town Goytre United Haverfordwest County Not sure how many seats Ton Pentre have, so it could be 6. I can't see how the FAW can bring criteria like that in without offering substanial grants....  Although, at least a club with a tier 2 "licence" will have a smaller leap to make to achieve the Domestic Licence. |
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Post by 42 on Jun 28, 2011 14:05:07 GMT 1
Llanwern technically have it
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Post by sportsman on Jun 28, 2011 17:05:13 GMT 1
Ton Pentre currently only have about 100 seats but I'm sure they'd be able to install the remainder without any real problems. The following clubs have the mentioned facilities. Grange Quins Caldicot Town Aberaman Athletic Barry Town Bridgend Town Goytre United Haverfordwest County "Full enclosure" is an interesting phrase as it's pretty vague. I've heard a rumour that the pitch must be completely obscured from view from outside the ground. Not sure if that is the case though. The following clubs have an enclosed ground and floodlights but would need work to install 250 seats in their current stands: Cambrian & Clydach Bryntirion Caerau Ely Taffs Well Cwmbran Celtic (floodlights due to be installed) Ely Rangers Pontypridd Town this is based on my own experience and i must admit i haven't been to every ground  |
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Post by sportsman on Jun 28, 2011 17:05:59 GMT 1
oops, and Llanwern!
of course, the WL has covered its back already by stating that ground sharing will be allowed.
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Post by Guest 2 on Jun 28, 2011 20:44:00 GMT 1
Cwmbran Celtic??
Have you been there? How is it enclosed and not visible from the outside when you can stand on all 4 sides of the ground outside the fence and watch the game as well as stand on the main road OR car park and watch it - as many people do!
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Post by sportsman on Jun 28, 2011 22:45:01 GMT 1
i've played there. as i said above, it depends whether the "fully enclosed" requires the pitch to not be visible from the outside ie concrete or wooden fence. depends on the definition.
all it would require is for the currently existing metal fence to have wooden sheets attached to the outside. hardly a big investment.
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Post by Counting Crows on Jun 28, 2011 23:20:10 GMT 1
Interesting point re: enclosure. The devil will be i'n the actual wording of the rule no doubt!
But I too have heard it's meant to mean obscuring viewing from outside.
I would think a "tier 2 license" would just mean D1 thankfully...
Interesting decision re: ground sharing too...
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Post by sportsman on Jun 29, 2011 15:06:35 GMT 1
again depends on the definition. Celtic being a good one - even if you built an 8 foot fence around the ground, you'd still be able to watch the game from the elevated car park/road.
i'm not sure what there is to gain from blocking the pitch from view anyway. the problem then becomes that the casual passer-by might not even know there's any football on. anyone who's too cheap to pay to get in isn't going to do so regardless of the presence of a fence.
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Post by luke on Jun 29, 2011 21:14:30 GMT 1
nxt season or the season after nxt?? or is this still rumour??
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), 250 covered seats and floodlights are true, how many current WLD1 clubs would meet it?
