This week sees Norton being made to travel to Jarrow and Shildon travel to Shields for midweek games, playing in a national competition with both sets of players and management having finished a shift at work. Surely in the interests of the integrity of this competition and in the interests of all four teams these games should have been played yesterday when everyone involved is fresh and the likelihood of players working is reduced.

Don't be silly Malv, Michaels league does not do common sense

You are right, would Bridlington have been expected to travel to Spenny, for instance, in the event of a draw. Just wondering whether the Vase or league games take priority.

I see what you are saying but them two are a lot further apart. The Flower pot I believe takes priority as we would of been playing you and Wilf would be buying the beers.

I would have done bluey, id have even payed bishops extortionate prices

The best comes at a premium i'm afraid Wilf and as ive got loads of money it don;t worry me.
I'll sort you out when you come to HP don't want you spending all you pocket money on one pint

Shildon played Newton Aycliffe in a FA Vase replay midweek last season...did that threaten the integrity of the competition?

Don't see what the issue is personally, NL teams play each other all the time midweek...in the NL & in Vase & FAC replays (even Penrith)...

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Yes Bridlington would have had to travel to Spennymoor in midweek had the game being a draw, two seasons ago our game with Scarborough was called off due to the weather and they sent us to Bridlington on a Tuesday night!!!!

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Iv got no problem with playing midweek vase matches, wer playing another NL side so its no different to a normal midweek.. I think malvs problem is he,s got to work midweek and has to miss a match that is supposed to be a saturday competition

if malvern is so concerned about travelling to northern league grounds in midweek,maybe time has come for him to talk the shildon board around to joining the crook and district?

In the Conference, we had to travel to Hayes and Yeading on a Tuesday night. That's South London as you lot don't know anywhere south of Northallerton

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totally agree sam,had many cracking tuesday nights at places like enfield,gloucester city etc