League two clubs vote to end season

[ireallyhateforest]

Extraordinary timing I must say, just as we appear to have a chance of playing again for what we were supposedly fighting for, Ardley gives them the green light to forget play offs and wrap it all up today and hand the opposition promotion. I shouldn't be surprised really.

I'd be interested to know if our owners are on the same page.

I am really disappointed in that comment from Ardley, and I hope our owners do not think that way and fight for the chance to take part in the play-offs.

[BigFatPie]

Looks like Ardley has effectively thrown the towel in.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52758430

Fancies a decent pop at the NL next season?

[Notts78]

Not sure this has been reported accurately. He wants a crack at the play offs if It’s on the table. If it’s not then he is content that the top 2 go up and that Stevenage deserve to be relegated.
Maybe it’s a bit of reverse psychology as the top 2 have effectively told the National League what to do, where as Ardley is playing a more softly softly tactic.
At the end of the day it will be what it will be. It’s out of our hands. I hope that we get a fair crack at the play offs. If not I am confident that we can destroy the league next season.

[Oldstripy]

From Charlie Slater's twitter

I should point out, that we did this interview this morning. Before this afternoon's EFL announcement

https://twitter.com/CharlieSlater15/...77789853986818

[upthemaggies]

From Charlie Slater's twitter

I should point out, that we did this interview this morning. Before this afternoon's EFL announcement

https://twitter.com/CharlieSlater15/...77789853986818

Yes, it does need pointing out and the article should be revised also. He was responding to the now obsolete suggestion that no team would be relegated. It's a completely different situation now.

[upthemaggies]

Just watching the full interview here.....
https://m.facebook.com/BBCNottingham...6521738772806/

Charlie asked him if the club will take legal action if the club is denied the play offs, Ardley said it's not for him to say. Interview ends with him saying we need a decision on the play-offs now as he needs 4 weeks to prepare and the 30th June deadline on contracts would be an issue.

[Oldstripy]

Just watching the full interview here.....
https://m.facebook.com/BBCNottingham...6521738772806/

Charlie asked him if the club will take legal action if the club is denied the play offs, Ardley said it's not for him to say. Interview ends with him saying we need a decision on the play-offs now as he needs 4 weeks to prepare and the 30th June deadline on contracts would be an issue.

A lot more detail in that interview than the written article on the bbc site.

Watched it again and I missed Ardley saying the retained list has to be in by 31st May.

[nw6pie]

Much as we all want a crack at the playoffs, I don’t think it’s going to happen now. The cost of testing everyone on the staff will be prohibitive, way beyond the budget of clubs at our level. Sure I heard a figure of £150,000 on BBC Sport yesterday.

As frustrating as it is, Barrow and Harrogate will likely be promoted if Stevenage or Macclesfield go down (EFL said it’s dependent on the NL playing next season) and we’ll just have to try again whenever next season starts (my money is on late August/early September).

[ncfcog]

I’m not sure NA is saying anything that the owners won’t have already discussed with him. A decision has to be made asap by the NL now so clubs can start to plan for the future especially with the deadline looming for the submission of retained lists, although I’m not sure Ardley’s retained list would differ much for NL or L2.

Im disappointed that the likelihood of play offs now looks a long shot but c’est la vie.

[upthemaggies]

I’m not sure NA is saying anything that the owners won’t have already discussed with him. A decision has to be made asap by the NL now so clubs can start to plan for the future especially with the deadline looming for the submission of retained lists, although I’m not sure Ardley’s retained list would differ much for NL or L2.

Im disappointed that the likelihood of play offs now looks a long shot but c’est la vie.

Yeovil seem keen to play. Last Sunday their owner was insisting Barrow should take part in a play off if only one club was allowed to go up. It was reported that the NL were waiting on the EFL to decide what to do next, so you'd expect them to hold a meeting tomorrow.

This was published four days ago.
https://www.thenonleaguefootballpape...pole-position/

After deferring a decision on play-offs last week until the EFL reveal their plans to deal with the damage wreaked by the coronavirus pandemic, the National League are now waiting on the outcome of a pivotal meeting of their sister competition’s board