https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55616399

Westminster has been following Edinburgh's lead all pandemic, so...

The equivalent standard of football down here has already been cancelled for the foreseeable.
The scottish championship is league 1 at best and below that is evostik standard.

People who support English lower league football clubs know that, not sure our political masters do. The cut off point for the Scots is "predominantly part-time tiers of the Scottish professional pyramid." That's equivalent to the NLN and NLS

The Scottish government would have been more effective if they'd stopped Celtic going off to Dubai for a training camp and coming back with Covid

I saw Berwick Rangers a few years back, I think they'd even struggle in the Wearside League and that was against Albion Rovers, who were the second worst team in Scottish football that year. If you've ever played football in school where everyone just goes after the ball with no tactics or positioning, imagine that for about 90 minutes.

The inequality between Rangers and Celtic and everyone else is gigantic and its honestly a bit sad. But what's to be expected from a national of armchair fans?

But yes, I do see the national league getting cancelled. Not today though, a few weeks time in February when Pools are top of the table and despite the fact the season could be easily extended I'm sure the FA will say "lol voided because reasons".

Its all about the money ! Has anyone not realised that all the football still on, is that which is televised?. It probably makes sense for all football below this level to cease immediately. These clubs have no tv money, and can't afford to play behind closed doors, and never really stuck to the Covid guidelines. Shame as one of my New Years resolutions was to start going to all the Northern League grounds I haven't yet been to, and to start visiting the grounds of every Scottish club still playing at their original grounds, such as QOS and Alloa etc. This will have to be put on hold now.

The decline of Scottish football makes for an interesting debate, I would say when Pools used to go up there pre season in the late 70s , the likes of Alloa , East Fife were arguably on par with our Div 4. Now it would be NLN at best , but more likely Northern League 1, with their Championship equal to our Div 4.

Im pretty close to completing Northern League 2 except for Carlisle City which I can't see myself ever visiting. Always wanted to do QOS like you Horden but the whole George Galloway incident has somewhat put me off.

I implore anyone with a free Saturday to visit a Northern League game. I've yet to see one that isn't entertaining

I've plenty to go at, been to most of the major ones though. Carlisle play at Gretna's old ground I believe. I would probably try and take in a night game there and make a day of it and stay over in a cheap hotel. I got back into Northern League when we first went in to lockdown etc, got to Tow Law , Esh Winning and Willington, and a couple of games at Easington, before it all got knocked on the head, and had a great day at all of them. I have made a vow, never to go to a ground I have been to before, and concentrate on getting to new grounds in Northern League and Scotland, a few National League with Pools I haven't been to and a few on the continent. This lockdown has made me realise that you have to do these things whilst you still can, you never know what is around the corner.

All English below championship to be suspended soon. It would make sense.

I have an old school friend called John Dawson who has been in the newspapers a couple of times for his record of visiting football grounds, not only in this country but Ireland and Belgium. Each time I bump into him he tells me stories of visits to obscure southern teams who I have never heard of. His record of grounds visited is unbelievable.

A full season watching Northern League football reinvigorated my love for the game. Yes the better players do get well paid for the level they are at but we had a group of the most committed footballers I had seen at Darlo for many a year, not always technically brilliant or consistent but always gave 100%.
Ironically the higher up the pyramid we have got, the more you get the feel that some of the players are only there to do a job and don't give the same back as some of their lesser colleagues did while at the club.

A full season watching Northern League football reinvigorated my love for the game. Yes the better players do get well paid for the level they are at but we had a group of the most committed footballers I had seen at Darlo for many a year, not always technically brilliant or consistent but always gave 100%.

most of the players may be dedicated but the total lack of atmosphere puts me off after watching a few evo stick and nw counties games. you get the impression of that every fan knows the players well and vice versa. each to their own, but watching two teams you know nothing about or actually interested in just aaint for me.

I always try and make a day of it, a few beers etc, otherwise doubt I could just go and watch the game only. For example if I am going to Willington or Esh, I would get to Durham around midday , have a few pints , then get bus to game around 2pm, same with games on the banks of the Tyne, would drink in Newcastle or Gateshead before game. Quick pint or two after, then bus or train home.

The NWCFL is far below the Northern Leagues quality. Both in attendance and standard, I saw Jarrow play their top club Warrington Rylands in December and Jarrow were unlucky to lose on penalties.

The atmosphere is hit and miss. Redcar Athletic is like a morgue and I can't say Willington was much more vibrant. Was about 365 people when I went to Marske though and in comparison to what I seen elsewhere, it was rocking.

[quote="Brasil Brush"]The NWCFL is far below the Northern Leagues quality. Both in attendance and standard,
both leagues are step 5 . never seen a northern league game but get the impression certainly with attendances that its miles above the NWC.t

Had a look at their other thread about the game. Halifax fans don't like Poolies very much do they? Probably has something to with us being second in the table.

I heard elite sport was MEANT to be stopped on the day of the lockdown but the government did a u-turn at the last second (big shock).

Now that tougher lockdown measures are supposed to come into place, I could see elite sport getting halted.

i might not have helped with that over the years but sod em. at least there is noone with a usermame of Greggs on here.

Where do you live Mr Accy? ( if you don't mind me asking like).

a couple of miles outside keighley on the way to haworth next to the worth valley railway.

Ah right.
Folks round here call that area Cleckhuddersfax.
When we're allowed back into grounds we'll have to have a pint, your shout of course !!

thats if we live long enough. not quite sure if 2021/2 season will ko on time at the moment. think they,ll be much more careful to stop last summers free for all happening again and this could be a knock on affect.

I would say top 6 in Northern League maybe better than majority of NWCFL, but bottom half of Northern League 2, not much better than top of Hartlepool Sunday League , whereas I think teams near bottom of NWCL would be better than that, all opinions of course.

Looking for a suitable spot to pitch a caravan if poss..asking for some southerner mates.

if its my area you are after there is one just up the road from me thats actually next to the railway. god knows what its called but you,d find out on the bradford tourism site. there is another one above haworth on the tops overlooking the village on blackmoor road.

there are plenty of players who play sunday league that play in the NWCFL on a saturday. they all vary in how good or bad they actually are like the jewsons eastern league ones were. its just the majority are more gobby than they are on a saturday and are so thick not to realize cautions and sending offs affect their pockets when they miss their saturday games.

It's fer me ma.