CARLTON TOWN

PRE SEASON SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED BUT NO FANS YET !

Carlton Town last night announced their pre season schedule after the government said pre season friendlies could commence from Saturday 1st August and the Npl season would likely start on Saturday 19th September.

Carlton could well start before that with Preliminary rounds of the Fa Cup starting on Tuesday 1st September but at the moment, the Millers will have to play behind closed doors.

Senior officials at the club will study carefully documents sent them in the coming days to see what they need to do to allow the stadium to host games and wait eagerly for news on supporters being allowed back in.

This website understands that Season ticket and admission prices will be announced in the coming days as well as details regarding the presentation night for awards from last years excellent season.

All fixtures are subject to grounds being able to implement Covid 19 regulations and are as follows.

The first fixture is a tasty one indeed with Buxton FC due to visit Stoke Lane, but unless something changes, it will sadly be without fans.

          Saturday 1st August           Home  v Buxton
          Tuesday 4th August           Home   v Selston
          Wednesday 12th August    Away    v Hucknall Town
          Saturday 15th August         Home   v Long Eaton United
          Tuesday 18th August         Away     v Clifton All Whites
          Saturday 22nd August       Home    v Radford FC
          Tuesday 29th August         Home    v Nottingham Forest X1
          Tuesday 1st September     Away     v Kimberley MW 

 

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just cant wait for the fixtures to come out now , but god knows how it will pan out how we go about watching our team . 

This year's FA Cup

The FA wants the full 736 clubs to participate in this year's FA Cup.

In total 889 teams have applied.

Normally some Step 6 sides qualify based on the previous season’s league performance.
This year, draws will be used to select clubs from each Step 6 league.  

      

As normal, a number of Step 3 & 4 clubs will enter the FA Cup at an earlier stage:  

18 out of the 140 Step 4 clubs will enter the Cup at the Extra Preliminary Round.  15 clubs at Step 3 will enter the Cup at the Preliminary Round.
Draws shall be conducted to decide these clubs.


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So Ilkeston will probably commence their 2020-21 FA Cup journey at the preliminary round on Saturday 12th September unless they are one of the 18 Step 4 clubs to be drawn to play in the Extra Preliminary Round on Tuesday 1st September.


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Over 100 Step 6 clubs DIDN'T apply to enter the 2020/21 FA Cup. Normally Step 6 sides qualify based on the previous season’s league performance.

Many clubs therefore assumed they hadn't qualified.

However, we've learnt that this year Step 6 clubs will be selected at random. 





 

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The FA has a proposal lodged with the DCMS to allow fans at non-league. Plans are being overseen by the SGSA who advise the Government. Whilst it's not just about non-league, this draft SGSA guidance gives an indication of what clubs will need to do.  http://tinyurl.com/y5gqteou 


Click on the above blue link to see the 84 page draft guide if you have a couple of hours spare.
 

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Player movements registered with the Northern Premier League from Tuesday 28th July to 11am on Friday 31st July

Oliver Burgess from Blackpool Wren Rovers to Bamber Bridge
Joshua Granite from Barrow A.F.C. to Buxton
Joe Stanley from Leeds United to Buxton
Tony Gray from Warrington Town to City of Liverpool FC
Craig Billington from Shelley Community to Glossop North End
Remeece Brown from New Mills A.F.C. to Glossop North End
Tom Morris from Congleton Town to Hyde United
Louis Myers from FC United of Manchester to Hyde United
Joe Brothwell from Quorn to Ilkeston Town
Callum Chippendale from Buxton to Matlock Town
Callum Dolan from Radcliffe to Matlock Town
Sefton Gonzales from South Shields to Matlock Town
Reece Kendal from Brighouse Town to Matlock Town
Khius Metz from Burnley to Radcliffe FC
Luis Morrison-Derbyshire from Hyde United to Radcliffe FC
David Brown from Hyde United to Scarborough Athletic
James Cadman from Mickleover FC to Scarborough Athletic
Nathan Cartman from Farsley Celtic to Scarborough Athletic
Piteu Crouz from Matlock Town to Scarborough Athletic
Kieran Glynn from Salford City to Scarborough Athletic
Bailey Gooda from Matlock Town to Scarborough Athletic
Flynn McNaughton from Pickering Town to Scarborough Athletic
Kieran Weledji from Whitby Town to Scarborough Athletic
Muhamet Gashi from Retford United to Sheffield FC
Jordan Southworth from Prescot Cables to Widnes
Danny Draper from Bedford Town to Wisbech Town  

EMIRATES FA CUP 2020-21 DETAILS CONFIRMED INCLUDING ROUND DATES, PRIZE FUND AND MORE



The new campaign in the Emirates FA Cup kicks-off on Tuesday 1 September 2020 The Emirates FA Cup schedule for the early rounds of the 2020-21 season has been confirmed, with the competition due to start on Tuesday 1 September 
The list of accepted clubs and round exemptions has also been released, while the early draws for the extra preliminary and preliminary rounds will be released on Tuesday 18 August.

In order to assist in easing pressure on the football schedule, there will be no replays for the 2020-21 season in the qualifying competition. The schedule for the competition proper will be released in due course. 

After two seasons of record levels of prize funds, the Emirates FA Cup prize fund has returned back in line with 2017-18 levels due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Information relating to The Buildbase FA Trophy, The Buildbase FA Vase and The FA Youth Cup, including a list of accepted clubs, round dates and prize fund has also been announced here.The schedule for the qualifying rounds is as follows:

• Extra preliminary round: Tuesday 1 September 2020  
• Preliminary round: Saturday 12 September 2020         
• First round qualifying: Tuesday 22 September 2020  
• Second round qualifying: Saturday 3 October 2020    
• Third round qualifying: Tuesday 13 October 2020     
• Fourth round qualifying: Saturday 24 October 2020    

• The Emirates FA Cup - Round Dates 19.6KB (PDF)[/url]
• [url=http://www.thefa.com/-/media/thefacom-new/files/competitions/2020-21/fa-cup/the-emirates-fa-cup-entries---accepted.ashx]The Emirates FA Cup Entries - Accepted 95.1KB (PDF)[/url]
• [url=http://www.thefa.com/-/media/thefacom-new/files/competitions/2020-21/fa-cup/the-emirates-fa-cup---list-of-exemptions.ashx]The Emirates FA Cup - List of Exemptions 36.9KB (PDF)[/url]
• [url=http://www.thefa.com/-/media/thefacom-new/files/competitions/2020-21/fa-cup/the-emirates-fa-cup---prize-fund.ashx]The Emirates FA Cup - Prize Fund 19.4KB (PDF)

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Trowell Nicky wrote:

Maybe I've missed it, but has our (Ilkeston Town's) pre-season schedule been announced?

 

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The Club haven't officially announced a pre-season schedule but there is a general feeling that the first friendly is Saturday 15th August against Borrowash Victoria away.  However as things stand supporters are not allowed to attend.


The FA has clarified the situation regarding fans at non-league: All games involving any Step 1-7 club should be played behind closed doors. The FA resubmitted a proposal to the DCMS which they hope will allow fans within the initially outline timescale (September).  

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The Draws for the FA Cup and FA Trophy will be published on 18th August.  There will be no replays in the FA Cup qualifying rounds and the FA Trophy

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Thursday 6th Aug Pre-season friendly results : 
          Abbey Hulton Utd  2  Leek Town  2
          Holwell Sports  2  Spalding Utd  4  

 
Some of tomorrow’s friendlies (Sat. 8th August) involving teams in our league  :  
          Belper Town  v  Athersley Recreation 
          Cleethorpes Town  v  Skegness Town
          Carlton Town  v  Harrowby United
          Sutton Coldfield  v  Paget Rangers
          Pontefract Collieries  v  Frickley Athletic
          Loughborough Dynamo  v  Eastwood CFC
          Glossop North End  v  Stalybridge Celtic
          Heath Hayes  v  Chasetown
          Market Drayton Town   v  Sporting Khalsa


Saturday's results will be added when available

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Player movements registered with the Northern Premier League from Tuesday 4th August to Friday 7th August.

Alex Howes from Notts County to Basford United
Joey Butlin from Walsall Wood to Chasetown
Craig Deakin from Walsall Wood to Chasetown
Jordan Evans from Lichfield City to Chasetown
Connor Haddaway from Brocton to Chasetown
Benjamin Lund from Rushall Olympic to Chasetown
Adam Wrightson from Blyth Spartans A.F.C. to Dunston
Jacob Wright from Quorn A.F.C. to Ilkeston Town
David McTiernan from Whitby Town to Marske United
Wayne Brooksby from Scarborough Athletic to Pickering Town
David Merris from Scarborough Athletic to Pickering Town
Jake Watson from York City to Pickering Town
Jordan Barnett from Barnsley to Pontefract Collieries
Dominic Claxton from Worsbrough Bridge A.F.C. to Pontefract Collieries
Ashley Jackson from Boston United to Scarborough Athletic
Jonathan Burn from Whickham to Whitby Town
Jamie Cobain from West Auckland Town to Whitby Town
Liam Cooke from Thornaby to Whitby Town
Matthew Dixon from Scarborough Athletic to Whitby Town
James Frazer from Billingham Town to Whitby Town
Marcus Giles from Whitley Bay to Whitby Town
Jacob Hazel from Frickley Athletic to Whitby Town
Mackenzie Heaney from West Auckland Town to Whitby Town
Jameel Ible from Pontefract Collieries to Whitby Town
Coleby Shepherd from Hartlepool United to Whitby Town
Kian Johnson from Doncaster Rovers to Worksop Town  


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Preseason Friendly Results  Sat 8th Aug : 

          Belper Town   3  Athersley  0
          Cleethorpes  1  Skegness  1
          Carlton Town   1  Harrowby United  0
          Sutton Coldfield  1  Paget Rangers  0
          Pontefract Collieries  0  Frickley Athletic  4
          Loughborough Dynamo 4  Lutterworth  0
          Glossop North End  0  Stalybridge Celtic  0
          Heath Hayes  0  Chasetown  4
          Market Drayton Town  3 Sporting Khalsa  1 


          Borrowash Vics  1  Mickleover  3

More pre-season friendly results added 12th Aug :
           Stamford  5  Melton Town  0
           Newark Flowserve  1  Spalding Utd  1
           Worsbrough Bridge 1  Belper  6
           Lincoln Utd  2 Bottesford Town  0
           Borrowash Vics  5  Mansfield Hosiery Mills  2


 

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Yes you're right Kev........

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Meanwhile at CARLTON

IT WAS A BUSY WEEKEND AT STOKE LANE COMFIRMS CHAIRMAN !

We may still be in lock down to a certain extent, but despite supporters being unable to attend Carlton’s latest friendly against Harrowby United, there was still plenty going on at Stoke Lane.

For the record , Carlton were second best in the first half , but dominated the second half and won their third pre season game on the bounce.  Harrowby impressed and provided good opposition for the Millers with Oliver Clark scoring the only goal in the 1-0 win.

Chairman Mick Garton spoke to us and comfirmed the news breaking earlier that Dan Brown had signed a contract for the forthcoming season.“Tommy and Mark spoke to me back in March and said how impressed they had been with Dan and asked if my opinion was the same, which it was, we spoke about a contract then and I indicated that myself and the club were minded to support that , then came the bombshell announcement by Boris Johnson and pretty much everything was put on hold"  “We now slowly seem to be crawling out of this nightmare, so I was happy to give this the go ahead, he’s a cracking lad whom I personally have a lot of time for and we hope he can continue with his progress going forward” concluded Garton.

 “This website also understands that Carlton will now be hosting Staveley MWFC on Saturday 5th September at Stoke Lane, this is breaking news and further details will follow and it will hopefully be the first friendly spectators can attend.

An announcement will also follow this week with details of the presentation of last season’s trophys next Saturday 15th August, something Supporters will be able to attend in line with Covid 19 restrictions and the club very much want them to be part of it.

Finally work is on going on a number of projects at the ground including the new five a side grass pitch and again this website understands, Dave Hodgson will give a full update next Saturday.

Carlton are next in action at Hucknall Town this coming Wednesday 12th August at Hucknall Town, again sadly behind closed doors. 
 

Club Statement - Seasiders Fined £1,000 By Eastern Counties League

Felixstowe & Walton United FC intend to appeal against a fine of £1,000 handed by the Eastern Counties Football League.

Statement from The Executive Committee

The Management committee of the league heard the charge against the club of a breach of Rule 15, withdrawing the Reserves from the First Division North after 31st March, and made the decision to impose a fine of £1,000.

The Club have an excellent relationship with the Eastern Counties League going back 45 years.  With the extraordinary circumstances we, and every club find themselves in, difficult decisions had to be made to protect the club as a whole. The decision to withdraw the Reserves from the ECL was one that was not made lightly, but was essential to ensure we survived the effects of Covid-19.

The costs of operating a side at Step 6 amounted to a five figure sum, a sum that was impossible to sustain given the devastating impact on the club finances since March. The loss of key sponsorship, matchday and facility income, and our event programme being cancelled, has meant the club is facing a financial black hole, and despite cost savings being made throughout the club, it was felt the voluntary demotion of the Reserves to Step 7 would save 80% of the costs for Step 6, whilst still ensuring we could field a side at a good level.

We have been overwhelmed with support from so many during the last few months to fill the financial void left by Covid, a void that will increase until we can return to some kind of normality. From players forgoing wages, sponsors coming to our aid, grants from Government and sporting bodies, and most notably from our incredible supporters raising funds through our Crowdfunder and other fundraising campaigns.

To be hit with a £1,000 fine for the late withdrawal from the league, undermines the support we have received from the masses, and puts the club closer to the cliff edge, and doesn’t take into account the genuine reasons, in exceptional circumstances we find ourselves in.

Clubs are going bust left, right and centre and to be hit with a fine of this size is a real kick in the teeth after so many years of membership of the ECL.

Whilst the club understands the rules are in place to prevent late withdrawals during normal times, we are extremely disappointed that the exceptional circumstances were seemingly not taken into account in these far from normal times, and as such the club intend to exercise our right of appeal to The FA, with the hope of reducing or removing the fine. 

Executive CommitteeFelixstowe & Walton United FC  

GOOD NEWS

CLUB UPDATE | PRE-SEASON
Aug 12, 2020

From September 1st we will be able to welcome you back to the New Manor Ground as we face Grantham Town in a pre-season friendly.

Unfortunately, we are unable to welcome you to our pre-season games before then due to current FA guidelines stating that all friendlies before September 1st are to be strictly behind closed doors.

All pre-season games, as usual, can be followed with #ITFCLIVE on twitter.

We look forward to welcoming you all to the New Manor Ground for our open day.
Learn more 👉 https://www.ilkestontownfc.co.uk/open-day/

Click the image below to see our fixture list from September 1st.

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    Ollie Bayliss[/url] [url=https://twitter.com/Ollie_Bayliss]@Ollie_Bayliss
I understand the FA's latest submission to the DCMS was for fans specifically at Steps 3-6. They proposed 15% capacity crowds rising to 30%. The DCMS are supportive of it. Number 10 confirmed they received it on 6th August but haven't yet made a decision either way.


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Don't like the sound of this.
I think Ilkeston's ground capacity is around 3000.
Therefore if only 15% are allowed into the NMG, that's only 450 fans.
That means attendances are going to be restricted and we will lose out in terms of support and financially.

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Fans are back at Step 3 and below ...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53817206

So Ilkeston will need to have one home game with a 200 crowd limit then after 31st August our crowd limit will be 400. 

The 400 limit is for paying spectators. Club officials, stewards and volunteers are not included in the 400 limit.

Some of the 400 capacity must be made available to away supporters but the actual number has yet to be announced.

Some clubs are making entry on matchday by ticket purchased in advance to avoid having to turn fans away.

Just eight clubs in the Northern Premier League have average gates higher than the gates now being allowed (most are in the NPL Premier Division and Ilkeston are the only team in the South East Division).

Spare a thought for FC United who have 800 season ticket holders but can only allow 600 into their ground.

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Club Statement on the new spectator regulations

FC United are pleased that we are moving to a return of spectators into non-league stadiums. Like other clubs, life in non-league is one without TV revenue and little league sponsorship; we rely on spectators attending matches and spending in our bars and food outlets to generate the revenue to pay our bills. 

The sudden and abrupt end to the 2019/20 season hit us hard with six home matches worth of revenue lost and our facility shut down for five months and losing all the events and functions revenue which supplements our football.

Whilst a limited return of supporters into grounds is welcome as a first step, we are disappointed that the criteria used to work out capacity has ignored an individual ground’s size, layout and ability to safely host matches. Instead we have a one size fits all approach based on the lowest capacity requirement for entry into that step of the pyramid. The new DCMS and FA guidelines will allow us an initial 15%, rising from 31st August to 30% of the minimum capacity for step 3, which is set at 1950. 

For FC United this mean that like all other clubs at our level, despite our having a 4,700 capacity stadium, we will only be allowed 300 supporters initially, rising to 600 from 31st August.

To be clear, as a club we support the need to cut capacities to a level where supporters can safely watch, adhering to government guidelines on social distancing. Like all clubs we were told to produce a risk assessment by 15th August and have spent a great deal of time creating a comprehensive 14-page manual demonstrating how we will hold matches in the new Covid era with supporter, staff and player safety at the forefront of our plans. 

We have consulted extensively with the experts on our stadium Safety Advisory Group which has signed off our risk assessment. We are not looking to cut any corners or take any measures which puts anyone at risk but we must question why it has been decided that our stadium size and our ability to hold matches safely has been ignored in favour of a ‘one size fits all’ approach based on the minimum capacity allowed at our level rather than the actual capacity of our ground. 

Why are we restricted to the same number of supporters as a club who has a ground less than half the size of ours? Why have individual circumstances and ability to adhere to government social distancing measures been used throughout the leisure industry, in pubs, restaurants, cinemas and leisure centres but football been treated differently?

We have spoken to our league and they have confirmed to us that this approach is contrary to what the Football Association has been requesting of the DCMS with chairman Mark Harris quoted on the BBC today:

"Having fans back is a step in the right direction but we have to recognise the decision to base the numbers around the minimum capacity at each step disadvantages those clubs who have invested in their facilities and have already got independent certification for their capacity.

"We are taking this up with the FA. We need to urgently lobby for the percentages to be based around stadium capacities. The actual percentage is not the issue. The issue is what it is a percentage of."

If 30% is deemed as the figure permitted by the DCMS for the initial return of supporters we would strongly urge that this be 30% of our actual capacity and not of a figure which bears no relation to our ability to safely deliver a match day. For us that would mean a total of around 1,400 supporters which would come close to our 1,668 average attendance from last season and give the club a fighting chance to recover.

With close to 800 season tickets already purchased by our supporters who have heeded our calls to buy early in order to help us through the current financial downturn, the new figures are below the number of tickets already sold for next season. 

There have been no Premier League or EFL payments to non-league below step 2, FA Cup prize money for next season has been halved and already we have seen a number of clubs withdraw or fold, including neighbouring NPL club Droylsden FC. The non-league football pyramid is in danger and the government must allow us to safely generate the revenue we need to get through a season which will probably see postponements and extra difficulties as the pandemic continues to affect our society.

FC United have today writen to Manchester Central MP Lucy Powell asking for her support. We are coordinating with similarly affected clubs such as AFC Bury and Scarborough Athletic FC to make our voices heard and speaking to the press to explain our position.

On Saturday we are hosting our first pre-season friendly against Barrow AFC. New regulations allow for up to 300 supporters in the ground but this has come at very short notice for us as we had been working to the advice that there would be no supporters before September. We have no food, drink ready for Saturday and our SMRE bar is still operating as a food hub serving the local community and therefore won’t be accessible. 

The board and management have held discussions last night and throughout today about how we can bring fans back in such low numbers and at such short notice. There is unfortunately no magic solution which will please all but equally that mustn’t stop us from trying our best, especially as we can only move to 600 supporters for the City of Liverpool match on 5th September if we have held the test event with 300 on Saturday. 

We will therefore be contacting volunteers on our database who have given their time to help the club over the last 12 months to invite them to attend the match. Admission will be free of charge although there will be donation buckets if those volunteers want to donate. Unfortunately, there can be no admission for any other supporters and any turning up on the day will be turned away. Any issues may well prevent us from moving to 600 supporters for the next game on 5th September and Trafford on the 8th September. 

Following a review of Saturday we will announce selling procedures for those matches next week and if things go well we hope to add one more attractive home pre-season fixture to the schedule.

For those unable to attend in person there will be live coverage of the game provided free on FCUM TV and FCUM Radio with a 12.45 ko to allow this.

Arrangements for the season will be communicated over the next couple of weeks as the situation develops.

We thank you for your patience and understanding for what is an unprecedented situation.

The FC United Board





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"We need to urgently lobby for the percentages to be based around stadium capacities." Northern Premier League chairman Mark Harris speaking to BBC Sport...  






 

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Tomorrow's Pre-season friendly at Gedling is by ticket (150 available ) -  At 6pm Friday: 98 tickets remaining.
Go to Unofficial Ilkeston Town FC 2020/21 facebook page to order your ticket
Adults and OAPs  £5,  
5-16 year olds      £3
Under 5s              free


The Derbyshre FA have decided to cancel the Derbyshire Senior Cup competition for the 2020-21season in order to alleviate fixture congestion.

Ilkeston are considering how best to deal with the announced attendance limits at the NMG. Expect an announcement soon.

The club will probably be looking for a few volunteers to help the club on match days to comply with covid risk assessment rules. We will probably need about ten extra staff made up of 2 or 3 experienced stewards and the rest volunteers. The volunteers will be allowed into the ground in addition to the 400 maximum spectators.

Some of the maximum spectator limit has to be given to away fans so this will reduce the number of home fans who can attend. The number has not yet been decided. 

There has to be one match at the NMG with 200 spectators before we can move on to the 400 limit. This could be an Under 23s fixture.

NPL chairman Mark Harris and some of the bigger clubs are lobbying the Government to base the planned spectator limits on individual ground capacities rather than a one size fits all.

Ilkeston are the only team in the NPL South East Division who are disadvantaged by the crowd restrictions. The other teams have average home attendances of under 400.


 

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