All because of the Conference denying them any chance of promotion because of their plastic pitch.

Sponsors pulled out and all their players left.

they cant go up any more is that what your saying.

we have a team like that in out league. woodley sports cant get promotion because they have a plastic pitch. i suppose when you get to a certain level its a requirement to have a grass playing surface and not a plastic one.

did they lose all there players?

Stupid thing is Durham were happy to stay in the North East and play in the Northern League but the FA were desperate for them to move up (which I think they would not have done if they had known this would happen)

The NLP reported all players were released so I'm guessing most did and I am guessing they are managing with kids and thus getting thrashed every week.

oh well i'm glad i know the reason.

i was starting to get worried about Halifax getting promoted and getting thrashed every week.

if they are having to manage to kids then thats bad for them.

they will probably get relegated but i guess they wouldnt mind that so they can start building again.

Think they will happily go down next season also and back to less travelling and loads of local derbies

The Unibond Premier is good at the top (Eastwood and us doing well in the BS North shows its not a great leap up) but there are a fair few weak clubs there too.

If you go up you will be fine.

i'm sure we will do well.

we will have to make the shay a fortress. like we are doing this season.

i'm sure we have a squad that can go up to that league to baring a couple of players who i dont think will make the grade.

FA Cup draw tommorow its been such a long time since we had a good cup run.

i dont even think i was alive the last time we made the 3rd round.

fa cup

Halifax have Wrexham at the shay.

a tough match against a conference premier club. we have a chance at home though of causing an upset.

come on Shaymen.

Should have won that. But, on the other hand, we were clinging on at the end!

Northwich Victoria away in the next round for whoever gets through.

Absolutly gutted the two clubs I go and watch regularly draw each other Ilkeston or Eastwood v Tamworth.

tough one to choose who to support then.

i am happy to have got a club that might bring a few fans and like i said we have a chance against anyone at home of causing an upset.

tough game thuogh will be really tough to win but i believe we can do it. they are struggling abit in the conference at the minute and we are playing good stuff.

another potential shock could be on the cards.

i really hope we get through.

i beleive that we could be the lowest ranked team left in if we get to the first round and if we get a big club at home i would think that we might get on the bbc

Got to be Ilkeston as it could really help make them if they got a big side at home. Tamworth are not likely to get the TV game (unless they get Leeds) as they are just an honest Conference side who get looked over (they played Norwich and Stoke (twice) a few years back and did not get on TV).

Still Ilkeston have the little matter of putting out Eastwood before that matters and it would be hell to go to Eastwood twice in 10 days first to see Ilkeston go out then Tamworth....that would be hell.

Saw Wrexham at Tamworth and they were very poor and if Saunders keeps his job till your game going out to you would surely be the final nail in the coffin before he gets sacked.

York City draw Bedworth Utd, got to be honest. Never heard of em

they don't put games on tv in the fourth Qualifying round do they?

i would hope that we would get the tv game if we got through to the first round and drew Leeds at home.

we have a History in the football league. if we got through and drew a big club then i would think they eould be looking for a game that has true giantkilling potential and what better than a yorkshire derby between 2 sides maybe 100 places apart in the football pyramid.

i wouldnt see why he would get the sack its not like he would be losing to a sunday league team we probably arnt that much smaller a club than them.

i can see why he might get the sack though.

They are from between Nuneaton and Coventry.

They will bring a good following as they can attract a fair crowd for their "big" games and are a club with good passionate support though usually low in numbers.

In truth their fans are a bit "nuts" not in a nasty way (neighbours Nuneaton specialize in that) and I think you will hear some very strange songs but you should beat them easily.

The like to be called Beduth as well for some reason which I do not think is just they are all illiterate.

No do not get your hopes up.

I think any team from the Southern/Unibond or Ryman (or below) who makes the first round has a good chance of getting on but as far as I know only ITV have the rights for this season's FA Cup as neither Sky or ESPN have bought the rights Setanta had for the Cup so there might not be more that 1 1ST RD GAME SHOWN.

those ties are always the most difficult. York go out there with the mindset that they only need to turn up then you can get turned over.

you should win easily though if you play the with a proffessinal attitude.

well maybe but i will live in hope for now.

if we get that far then leeds at home will do me

Not bad draw for Halifax (money spinner!)

Workington got Rushden and D at home, looking out for them now.

will be dont' know what there attendances are.

don't really know how many they are likely to bring.

They took over 600 to Tamworth on a Tuesday night so should take similar (or more) to you.

ah so were gonna have to be opening the north stand then for them.

I'd expect so.

Not been to the Shay for football myself only the challenge cup tie v Loughborough this season.

Hows that stand getting along????

well its finally getting completed thank god i got bored of staring at that stand just there being the laughing stock that had a half built stand just there for 7 years.

its fianlly getting completed though should be done for the start of the next rugby season. its looking like a nice ground now. caperble of Holding Super league Rugby and League football. dont think that will be ahppening soon but it can serve both those purposes.

I thought it was decent enough but as you said much better when it's finished

they were talking about knocking down the west stand and building a new stand there as well cause that shed down that side has had it. it doesnt really look in place with the other 3 stands.