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Sid wrote:This from the F.A. suggests it's a minimum of 20, maximum 22:

http://www.thefa.com/Leagues/NewsAndFea ... iew-100512

So the UCL could in theory go for 1 less than at present in the Premier Division.

I think the bigger impact to the UCL of that document may be the statement that step 5 clubs will be demoted to step 6 if they don't have full Category F ground grading by the end of March. I can think of a few that will have to spend significant money to meet those requirements - and obviously any club looking for promotion would have to meet them too - e.g. the floodlighting requirement, entrance requirement or the public address requirement could be a challenge.

Would Oadby's ground meet Category F requirements? As I posted elsewhere I was expecting a better facility.

Trek wrote:Would Oadby's ground meet Category F requirements? As I posted elsewhere I was expecting a better facility.

Those three areas I picked out above might need some work.

Formic wrote:

Trek wrote:Would Oadby's ground meet Category F requirements? As I posted elsewhere I was expecting a better facility.

Those three areas I picked out above might need some work.

What about that stand? Seemed very basic and scruffy with those ex Filbert Street plastic seats. No proper cover for standing fans either. I was very disappointed and had expected better. Car parking at one end seemed to be used to park commercial vehicles and that that was locked when I arrived so I parked in the Leisure Centre car park which was a better and safer option.

Trek wrote:

Formic wrote:

Trek wrote:Would Oadby's ground meet Category F requirements? As I posted elsewhere I was expecting a better facility.

Those three areas I picked out above might need some work.

What about that stand? Seemed very basic and scruffy with those ex Filbert Street plastic seats. No proper cover for standing fans either. I was very disappointed and had expected better. Car parking at one end seemed to be used to park commercial vehicles and that that was locked when I arrived so I parked in the Leisure Centre car park which was a better and safer option.

The comment about it being a safer option is particularly appropriate, given we saw someone attempt to park straddling the glowing embers of a burning bonfire at that far end - luckily one of our fans came to the rescue before anything untoward happened!

Interesting article from 18 months ago.

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/H ... story.html

Seems Jeff Stocking joined on the playing management side before being 'elevated' to the General Manager's role.

Formic wrote: The comment about it being a safer option is particularly appropriate, given we saw someone attempt to park straddling the glowing embers of a burning bonfire at that far end - luckily one of our fans came to the rescue before anything untoward happened!

He was their Club President :-)