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IFA Challenge Cup season 20010/11 Rules==================================1. The IFA Challenge Cup rules are the same as for the IFA League2. The final will held be at WorldNET 2011 on Friday the 22nd July 2011at the University Of Leeds' Bodington Hall. Kick off will be 6.00pm andfinalists agree to be on site by 5.30pm. There will be a formalpresentation at 8pm, immediately after the final, in the upstairs Hallof the Main Building. Winners and Runners Up are expected to attendthis presentation.3. The initial draw will be on a regional basis with the option to optout of a regional game in round one and to take pot luck (this couldmean a trip to The Granite City or Sarfend) All subsequent draws willbe random so teams may have to travel long distances.4. The 5 options for regions in the initial draw are: Scotland, Northof England, The Midlands, South and Random. You must state an option onyour entry form.5. All semi finals will be played on neutral ground by arrangementbetween both teams. Failure to agree dates, times and venues will bescrutinised by the IFA Committee and the match will be forfeited if oneor other team has not co-operated fully in agreeing match arrangements.6. Match results will be available on the IFA Stats website7. Match deadlines are as follows: First Round: December 31st 2010 Second Round: February 28th 2011 Quarter Finals: April 30th 2011 Semi Finals: July 1st 20118. The home team must provide a qualified referee9. All teams shall complete an entry form and pay the entry fee of £20. The entry form will be on the IFA website. Entry Fees are notrefundable under any circumstances.10. The games must be played on grass (an end of season dispensation forthe use of artificial pitches will be considered by the IFA Committee)unless both teams agree otherwise.11. With consent of both teams, the away team can act as the home team -this is to allow those who like to travel to do so.12. The minimum number of players is eight to qualify as a game. Anyteam turning up with less than 8 (or indeed not turning up), 30 minutesafter the tie is due to start, will automatically forfeit the tie. Youcan then play a mixed friendly.13. The game must be the full 90 minutes, unless both teams agree. Wewould say minimum is 35 minutes each way with both teams agreeing.14. No extra-time will be played – matches drawn at the final whistle gostraight to penalties. This applies for the whole tournament. This is toensure that the teams have time to get to senior matches after the games.15. Games will be played on a weekend, unless both teams agree.16. Anyone failing to complete their fixtures runs the risk of beingexcluded from the following years' competition in the scenario that wehave odd numbers of entrants.17. All teams are expected to resolve their disputes amicably and in agrown-up manner. Should this not be the case, reluctantly the RulesCommittee will step in. The Rules Committee decisions on disputes arefinal – i.e. not up for debate!Barbaraville 12th October 2010
They keep saying their strategy will take several years to implement, I accept this and realise that in the future we may be able to hold onto players much easier if we manage to achieve success without burning cash to get there. There's next to no point in overspending until you're in the s*** to get to Europe, only to fall out of it for several years and potentially enter relegation battles. Be frugal, spend the money wisely but at all times keep a core of good players in the side and try the utmost to create a core which is reasonably stable for three-four years.I fully expect to get slayed and slated here for being a w***** apologist and maybe I'm wrong, maybe all they care about is lining their pockets and f***ing us over but you can argue it both ways. The haters have a more aggressive way of talking about it but we'll not know who's right until MA's ownership comes to an end.
Random imo.
When is the draw?
Actually, on that note whatever position Slim plays for NOFC, make sure he can take alot of shots, nearly broke my hand with one in warmup, I took some shots of Steve Bowey (ex Bristol City, I think he took their set pieces) and Slims had far more venom in them. Don't think I've experienced such a powerful strike before.
I will play. I will do everything i can to be off for the game
An early departure for the pub due to circumstances I'd not really like to have in my control and the draw for the 2010/2011 IFA Challenge Cup is now complete........................The five regions are:================Scotland - 3 matchesNorth East England - 3 matchesNorth West England - 5 matches (incl 1 prelim)Midlands - 3 matchesSouth - 3 matchesThere are 33 teams in the draw so we have one preliminary game which is in the North West Region. We will work closely with Rochdale, PNE A and Burnley to ensure that their games are played in time for the second round.Dates:=====First Round: December 31st 2010Second Round: February 28th 2011Quarter Finals: April 30th 2011Semi Finals: July 1st 2011Please note that the draw for Round Two will be random so be prepared to travel in the New Year (see rule 3).Draw details are as follows:Scotland:=======Erin Hibs vs Bury BOlympique Lyon FC vs Dulwich HamletMotherwell vs Newcastle (Glamour Tie)North East========Hull vs Stoke RamblersBarnsley vs AFC HalifaxIMIFC vs Inter BladesNorth West=========Preliminary Round:Rochdale vs PNE AFirst Round:Winners of Preliminary Round vs BurnleyPNE B vs PSJMUSFC vs FC LivingstonBury A vs Ayr UtdMidlands========Kidderminster vs WBAAbbey United vs Bully Wee UtdLeicester vs ASC IlkestonSouth====Watford vs Real MaroonBrentford vs KingstoniansDagenham and Redbridge vs AFC WimbledonGood luck to all the teams in this year's cup, let's hope it all goes smoothly and none of you get afflicted by donkeyitus or other such related afflictions :-)Betty(IFA CUP Sucker)
WTF are OL doing in the Scotland section draw?
Quote from: Disco on Monday 18 October 2010, 03:43:48 PMWTF are OL doing in the Scotland section draw? I thought that too, but it's supposed to be Olympique Lion (Livingston supporters)Could have done with an away trip to Lyon
Quote from: Ocho on Monday 18 October 2010, 03:51:19 PMQuote from: Disco on Monday 18 October 2010, 03:43:48 PMWTF are OL doing in the Scotland section draw? I thought that too, but it's supposed to be Olympique Lion (Livingston supporters)Could have done with an away trip to Lyon I've heard Motherwell is the Lyon of the North anyways.
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