Is it allowed?
Youth/Disability football is allowed without restriction (outdoors)I am wrong and right. Depends on the level:
Travel
Adults can travel to play grassroots football in between Tier 1 and Tier 2. However, adults cannot travel in and out of Tier 3 to play grassroots football. There are exemptions for travel in and out of Tier 3 for U18s, disability teams, volunteers, elite players and for those travelling for work.
Players and essential club staff at steps 3-6 of the NLS, tiers 3-6 of the Women’s Football Pyramid, the Barclays FA WSL Academy and Regional Talent Clubs can travel into and out of tier 3 areas.
I think some CFAs are making there own decision I know that some to the north west CFAs delayed their restarts.Youth/Disability football is allowed without restriction (outdoors)
Step 6 or above can continue with various restrictions (spectators etc.)
Grass-roots OA football... players and match officials cannot travel in/out of tier 3
By Intra-Tier-3 OA, I mean both adult teams are in tier 3, as are the match officials and presumably the players. Nowhere does it say that this is forbidden, yet the CFA's have seemingly presumed it's not allowed
Ironic that most of the criticism the Government took over Lockdown-2, centred around grass-roots sportI think some CFAs are making there own decision I know that some to the north west CFAs delayed their restarts.
Nailed it. Shame some of the Leagues and CFA's don't know the rules or have taken it upon themselves to kindly act as our protectorsPlayers at step 7 and below cannot travel into or out of tier 3. The league that I am involved in is mainly Greater London and South Herts clubs, so 90% went into tier 3 at the start of the week. Ironically those clubs would have been able to carry on playing, and it would be the tier 2 clubs punished as they would have no one to play against. That has all changed today as the remaining tier 2 clubs are now tier 3, although in reality it makes no change to them from a football perspective. You can go anywhere in Greater London, but a team in a tier 3 neighbouring county, e.g. Surrey can't cross the border into Greater London and vice versa.
Referees can cross into and out of tier 3 as they are classed as doing so for work purposes.
Nailed it. Shame some of the Leagues and CFA's don't know the rules or have taken it upon themselves to kindly act as our protectors
I think the sensible approach is to take a couple of weeks off whilst we all work on our alcoholism, before stumbling back to action in January
The Leagues will need a fortnight to re-arrange fixtures appropriately, although I know of one County League who are ploughing on manfullyWe've pulled this weekend's fixtures as teams have told us a lot of their players are uncomfortable playing so close to mixing with family over Christmas. We plan to return first weekend in January though.
Always rely on Rusty to cheer us up!Given tier 4 is total lockdown there's no longer an issue of travelling.
I personally think that has probably killed the season for leagues in or mainly in tier 4. Really can't see things changing if the new strain really is 70% more virulent than the original one, and will be March or April until restrictions are lifted. What a mess ....
And RefJef can take a run'n'jump an'allNewcastle 3 Fulham 4
The big question is whether the new Tier 4 rules will affect elite and non-elite football. Grassroots will be effectivy suspended by the instruction not to travel.
Will the FA, EPL and EFL change their guidence?
Depends where you are. If you crap cups you might squeeze leagues in. The leagues will need to be extended into summer imoRealistically when is the latest that a restart to the season can happen to be able to finish leagues? If we we're restarting in February does that give us enough time to finish leagues? I'll be honest, i can't see many leagues finishing this season now.