Post by Dave on Oct 17, 2008 8:36:36 GMT
Newton Abbot football club are In trouble with the league, for failing to fulfil a fixture against Wadebridge, In the Premier Division of the Carlsberg South West Peninsula League.
Nothing to do with not having enough players Or anything like that, It was because players had not been paid for three weeks. A vote was taken when the players were due to travel to Wadebridge and only three voted to travel.
The question Is really that as this should be amateur football, why was payments ever introduced, while the players do not receive a wage as such, they do get so much a game in expenses. I believe It works out around £50 a game for most clubs.
While this Is not a great sum Of money and I'm sure some clubs will offer as much as possible, to attract the best players, what happened to just wanting to play football at the highest local level and not expect payment for doing so.
While teams in the Premier Division of the Carlsberg South West Peninsula League, will need to travel greater distances than a team playing in the South Devon League, surly there would be a better and cheaper way to get players to an away match.
I know such clubs will need to have sponsorship to meet the players expenses as most games are only watched by around 30 people and not all Of them would have paid on the gate.So It really must be a struggle to get enough money In to try and run a club, when you consider all the other costs that are involved.
I think In the times we are In, maybe Its time amateur clubs were just that and stopped having players expenses to pay, my view Is that any player should be happy, just to be able to be good enough to get the chance to play for the better local teams.
Nothing to do with not having enough players Or anything like that, It was because players had not been paid for three weeks. A vote was taken when the players were due to travel to Wadebridge and only three voted to travel.
The question Is really that as this should be amateur football, why was payments ever introduced, while the players do not receive a wage as such, they do get so much a game in expenses. I believe It works out around £50 a game for most clubs.
While this Is not a great sum Of money and I'm sure some clubs will offer as much as possible, to attract the best players, what happened to just wanting to play football at the highest local level and not expect payment for doing so.
While teams in the Premier Division of the Carlsberg South West Peninsula League, will need to travel greater distances than a team playing in the South Devon League, surly there would be a better and cheaper way to get players to an away match.
I know such clubs will need to have sponsorship to meet the players expenses as most games are only watched by around 30 people and not all Of them would have paid on the gate.So It really must be a struggle to get enough money In to try and run a club, when you consider all the other costs that are involved.
I think In the times we are In, maybe Its time amateur clubs were just that and stopped having players expenses to pay, my view Is that any player should be happy, just to be able to be good enough to get the chance to play for the better local teams.
Just one thing, there is no such thing as "amateur football" - and there hasn't been for years.