Dave Deacon Posted August 25 Report Share Posted August 25 EAST Newton Abbot Spurs 2-1 Stoke Gabriel & Torbay Police Torrington 0-3 Crediton United WEST Bodmin Town 2-0 Liskeard Athletic Camelford 1-1 Callington Town Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Grose Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 Match report for bodmin anyone? Great result for them. Footballlover442, Yourhavingalaugh, MattP and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yourhavingalaugh Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 12 minutes ago, Dave Grose said: Match report for bodmin anyone? Great result for them. It’s hard to believe that the result is correct based on people’s opinions of both teams, so it would be great to see a match report on this one. Dave Grose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Governor Posted August 28 Report Share Posted August 28 A great result for bodmin. Nobody predicted this I presume? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetsuit Posted August 28 Report Share Posted August 28 Wendron or Newquay it is then 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted August 28 Report Share Posted August 28 A very open league this season. Could be a very intresting run in for the title come the end of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Pethick Posted August 28 Report Share Posted August 28 21 minutes ago, Paul said: A very open league this season. Could be a very intresting run in for the title come the end of the season. I'll leave it to others to say if that is because the general standard has levelled up or downwards, but it would be great going into the last month with several teams involved . A very short, 30 game league season doesn't leave much margin for error if you have a spell of poor results though. Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted August 28 Report Share Posted August 28 You hear that all the time about how good leagues are. With so many cornish and devon clubs moving up to higher leagues, the players with ambition, talent etc will want to test themselves. However, it maybe suited to the younger players with less commitments rather than players that bit older who have families etc. They will tend to play more local but still very good players. So maybe not such a bad standard after all. Callington and Elburton pulling off great results in the Vase on Saturday as well. Dave Deacon and Thecupfootballblogger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsman10 Posted August 28 Report Share Posted August 28 To be fair you only have to look at St Austell this season. Struggling massively in the league above. But put St Austell back in this league and they walk it without breaking sweat. The standard above have improved massively but below it’s getting left behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAPPO Posted August 28 Report Share Posted August 28 It’s not even the end of August!!!! My mate from Bridgwater text me yesterday and said “see your teams doing well, all 4 Cornish teams and Ivybridge all in the bottom 6”. Told him to text me back in March and talk about it then because that won’t be the case in 6 months!! Don’t think we should be judging teams after 4/5 games of a 30/40 game season just yet!!? 🤔😀⚽️ Paul, Thecupfootballblogger and mattelot 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mead Posted August 28 Report Share Posted August 28 11 minutes ago, sportsman10 said: The standard above have improved massively but below it’s getting left behind. The Western League is also seeing their better teams promoted, so don't really understand how the standard has improved massively. The standard at Step 5 is expected to be better than Step 6 - that's how a pyramid system is meant to work. With a more limited pool of experienced players available, there are now a large number of very talented youngsters who are getting earlier opportunities than they would have had previously; they are the future! Thecupfootballblogger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsman10 Posted August 28 Report Share Posted August 28 2 minutes ago, John Mead said: The Western League is also seeing their better teams promoted, so don't really understand how the standard has improved massively. The standard at Step 5 is expected to be better than Step 6 - that's how a pyramid system is meant to work. With a more limited pool of experienced players available, there are now a large number of very talented youngsters who are getting earlier opportunities than they would have had previously; they are the future! It was more a point if you look at teams of the past. They normally win the league then almost instantly challenge at top of western league. See parkway , tavi, helston Falmouth etc . That isht happening now St Austell can’t find a win yet would still walk the league below . I just think the standard got bigger . It is good the youngsters are getting a chance now but who do you honestly see in this league making a go of it in western league ? 17 minutes ago, RAPPO said: It’s not even the end of August!!!! My mate from Bridgwater text me yesterday and said “see your teams doing well, all 4 Cornish teams and Ivybridge all in the bottom 6”. Told him to text me back in March and talk about it then because that won’t be the case in 6 months!! Don’t think we should be judging teams after 4/5 games of a 30/40 game season just yet!!? 🤔😀⚽️ I’m still convinced ivybridge will be up near top 6 . not convinced on the others yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummie Simon Posted August 28 Report Share Posted August 28 16 hours ago, Dave Grose said: Match report for bodmin anyone? Great result for them. It was a very entertaining game , good to see more supporters coming back to and getting behind the team , long may it continue Richie Nancarrow, Dave Grose, AmberArmy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uwdi Krugg Posted August 28 Report Share Posted August 28 Managed to get to 9 games so far this season, a mix of SWPL & Western League stuff. No disrespect intended but I've yet to witness a decent game. Hopefully the 100mph headless chicken approach may just be an early season trait. Things may calm down a bit during September and we'll see less of the freak results & get some proper Football. Can't see the Liskeard blip lasting long. Perhaps some of our younger players are struggling to get Boardmasters out of their systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Gibbons Posted August 28 Report Share Posted August 28 Slightly disrespectful to those playing at Step 6 when a few say how poor the standard is. As alluded to above, we see so many of our Clubs playing the highest level we've seen across football in Cornwall. There's still plenty of talent in the SWPL that Step 5 Clubs would love to have and the pool of players isn't any bigger. Just take a look at the predictions league; no-one, including me, had Bodmin down for a win last night (only 2 draws). Think it's fair to say it's a great result for Bodmin who clearly executed a game plan. Players like James Lorenz, Dan Jennings, Matty Andrew etc. have proven their worth over the years and have the success to back it up. It may not be the case of Liskeard being poor on the night but Bodmin being better and riding the storm when needed. It's great to see the competition in the League and every side feeling like they have something to play for! To echo what @Ian Pethick said, it's a small League and the margin for error is so small now. Very early days but the pressure will start shifting around those making a play for the title. Brummie Simon, Ian Pethick and Yourhavingalaugh 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F W Posted August 28 Report Share Posted August 28 Camelford and Callington held each other to an entertaining 1-1 draw last night with both teams having chances to take all three points. With reg introducing a few new youngsters to Camelfords line up last night, who brought energy and excitement to their play—something they’ve been missing so far this season. Camelford, who haven’t really gotten started yet this season and are still awaiting their first win, took the lead after 10 minutes. The ever-impressive Cardiff went on a jinking run from wide, ending with a powerful strike from 12 yards, slotting into the bottom corner. Camelford were slightly on top in the early period, but after half an hour, Callington started to take control and pressed the Camelford goal. They put Colwill into action after a deep cross found a free header, leading to Colwill making a point-blank save with his body. Five minutes later, Callington deservedly got their equalizer with a classic center-forward’s goal. Pinning the defender with his back to goal 10 yards out, he managed to turn and get his shot off, finding the bottom corner. Callington were firmly on top and looked likely to get their second, but Camelford defended well throughout the team and reached the half-time break at 1-1. The second half saw both teams having an even amount of play and creating plenty of chances to take the lead, but both keepers were inform making a few impressive saves to keep the game level. A draw was a fair result, but it would have meant more to Camelford after an extremely slow start to the season. The game was extremely well reffed which helped to an entertaining game of football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Pethick Posted August 28 Report Share Posted August 28 7 hours ago, RAPPO said: It’s not even the end of August!!!! My mate from Bridgwater text me yesterday and said “see your teams doing well, all 4 Cornish teams and Ivybridge all in the bottom 6”. Told him to text me back in March and talk about it then because that won’t be the case in 6 months!! Don’t think we should be judging teams after 4/5 games of a 30/40 game season just yet!!? 🤔😀⚽️ See that Bridgwater parted company with their joint managers today. They almost made it to September. Wonder how many managers they will have gone through when he texts you in 6 months time.😁 Bobby Thomas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railwayman in Exile Posted August 29 Report Share Posted August 29 Just watched a very good, well disciplined and promising Bodmin team beat Liskeard and Newquay struggle to break down a well organised Truro, two good games of football and thought this league will be very competitive this year. Some promising youngsters and was entertained in different ways at both games. If you are comparing this league with previous seasons, I'd very much argue that the standard has improved if you remove the top two in previous years. Last season top two and Blazey from the previous season had players that had dropped down or were capable of playing at a higher level which in itself brought plenty of moaning. Now due to Cornish clubs playing at a higher level it has supposedly dropped. So what, look what's above it, but look at some of the youngsters and enjoy what your seeing. Future to me looks good, in fact looks very promising. Joe munday snr, Luke Gibbons, Brummie Simon and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigcornwall Posted August 30 Report Share Posted August 30 11 hours ago, Railwayman in Exile said: Just watched a very good, well disciplined and promising Bodmin team beat Liskeard and Newquay struggle to break down a well organised Truro, two good games of football and thought this league will be very competitive this year. Some promising youngsters and was entertained in different ways at both games. If you are comparing this league with previous seasons, I'd very much argue that the standard has improved if you remove the top two in previous years. Last season top two and Blazey from the previous season had players that had dropped down or were capable of playing at a higher level which in itself brought plenty of moaning. Now due to Cornish clubs playing at a higher level it has supposedly dropped. So what, look what's above it, but look at some of the youngsters and enjoy what your seeing. Future to me looks good, in fact looks very promising. I will have to agree there are a lot of young lads going under the radar what I have seen of Bodmin they are a young team with one or two experienced older heads watched them play Camelford they will surprise a few but a great result against liskeard by the sounds of it Joe munday snr and Brummie Simon 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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