Capital 7

if option 3 happens do we part of our registrations fee back?

there's still a fair bit that can happen in our grade in terms of promotion/relegation and it could actually take all five remaining games too find a clear result. much like a few other leagues i'm picking.

i don't think(well i can't recall) that we've even played the dreamers yet,  so there's two chances for us to get 3 points

Personally I'd like to see double-headers every week, but don't think the grounds will hold up.
I would also be majorly pissed off if we don't get to play out the whole season. I know the weather's been rotten, but this is a farcical situation.

We've played all the teams in the grade at least once, so you must have played the Dreamers already on at least one occassion.

nah i'm pretty sure both times we were meant to play, we were rained off.

Weird. I'd have thought that all the teams will have played each other at least once since we have, but guess you know better who you've guys played against so far.el grapadura2008-07-30 17:07:49

 i do hope we get too play them at least once

From memory they had a guy who looked like C. Ronaldo a bit, boots an' all.
A decent side, probably quite handy in good conditions. Awesome keeper too, the bastard pulled off a Premiership-type save from my top of the box shot when we played them. Couldn't believe my eyes.

Has everyone seen this from Cap Football?:

"Senior Men - Capital 3-13 inclusive - we will first and foremost concentrate on completing one full round. In most divisions that will mean that another

1 or 2 games will need to be played. If more games can be played they will be. If at the conclusion of the season a league is incomplete (which is likely) winners and promotion/relegation spots will be determined as follows. If the final table shows teams in unassailable key positions (top and bottom so to speak) - the final table will stand. If the final table shows teams in top or bottom positions that could have been "caught" if the season had been able to be completed, the final positions and promotion/relegation spots shall be determined by the results of one complete first round."

So I've gone through and worked out the results of the first full round played (the first game that everybody played against each other). The table (top four) is as follows:

                      P W D L Pts
Marist Inter           9 7 2 0   23
Waterside Sealords     9 6 2 1   20
Uni Stallions          9 6 1 2   19
Waterside Magpies      9 6 0 3   18

As opposed to current positions:

                      P W D L GF GA Pts
Waterside Magpies     13 10 0 3 42 21 30
Waterside Sealords    13 9 2 2 45 11 29
Marist Inter          13 8 2 3 31 18 26
Uni Stallions        13 7 1 5 30 19 22

So provided I have added the first round up the same way Cap Football will, Marist should start rain dancing (not that they need to) and Magpies need as many points as possible between now and whenever the season ends.

I'm certainly not saying this out of any club loyalty to them, but if the 7-odd game winning streak Magpies were to get screwed by this and Marist got promoted it would be a complete and utter shambles.

Dunno about you, but remembering back to a couple of games that were cancelled on nice sunny days earlier in the season makes me pretty angry right now.

I think we might need to launch a class action to get part of our subs back for unplayed games. :)

BTW, Uni have played the Dreamers. 3-0 to Uni on April 25th.   

Is it the top 2 sides that get promoted and bottom 2 that get relegated? 

i've got nothing much to say except this sucks for everyone involved.

Well, I'll just quickly wade in with some of our thoughts.
We found out about the Capital Football's plan for ending the season last night, and we're obviously far from happy from it. We obviously feel it's unfair that two really bad halves (first against Sealords, second against Marist) early in the season could ruin our season despite our current 8-game winning streak.
We're also not sure what CF mean by'whether a team could be caught up with in points or not" - does it have to be a mathematical certainty, or is form taken into account as well?
I think one thing that CF can do for our division is to ensure that the rounds in which we play Marist and Sealords play University take precedence over all the other ones, to basically sort it out amongst ourselves. If we're all closer after those games, so be it, but it would at least give us and the Sealords the opportunity to cement our positions in the top 2 if the season finishes the way CF says it could.

 I agree that the games between the top teams should be played. It would make things fairer & put the promotion picture in our own hands rather than someone elses. 

I think we should give CF their dues - they arent idiots, and im sure they will use some common sense and ensure that magpies are promoted if no more games are played

Sealords#22008-07-31 12:56:27

It'd be a shame (assuming soccer is cancelled this weekend) if they don't stick with the same draw for the week after given that the top 4 teams are playing each other again. Would be good to at least have played that round of games before the season winds up given the impact it will have on the promotion spots. roslynclass2008-07-31 19:44:52

well, we can't be relegated so it's not that bad, we like div7 too much to want to leave it.having said that it's nice not being stuck in a relegation battle this season 

anyone brave enough to bet money that football is still on tomorrow? i'll give you good odds cos it's a longshot...

How ironic...first time in ages it looks like we may get a game and half our team is away...

which one of you karori sides upset capsoccer, i see you guys have been both drawn home games in  whitby,saftey in numbers huh     at least we're getting a game this weekend i guess 

The results and table after today's games:

CAPITAL 7:
Petone Stewsmum       1    Uni Stallions        3
Waterside Magpies    11    Wgtn Un Terrace       0
Wgtn Un Elite        3    Marist Inter          3
Waterside Sealords    5    Stop Out              0
Olympic               2    Petone Dreamers       1


                      P W D L GF GA Pts
Waterside Magpies     14 11 0 3 53 21 33
Waterside Sealords    14 10 2 2 50 11 32
Marist Inter          14 8 3 3 34 21 27
Uni Stallions        14 8 1 5 33 20 25
Wgtn Un Elite        14 6 1 7 27 27 19
Petone Dreamers       13 6 1 6 23 28 19
Wgtn Un Terrace       14 5 1 8 17 42 16
Olympic               14 4 0 10 26 42 12
Stop Out              14 3 2 9 18 47 11
Petone Stewsmum       13 2 1 10 12 34   7

And yes, we still won't get promoted...

As an aside, today's game was probably the most ridiculous one I've played in (not including mud-baths/trench warfare from last month). Backyard kickarounds with my 7-year old nephew are more competetive that the 2nd half from today...

Poor set of fixtures for the final round of Cap 7

Have to agree. Would have been good if they'd drawn the round in which we play Marist and you guys play University. Disappointing, but it may not matter in the end since we're pretty unlikely to be playing anyway, I'd guess.

This just in from Capital Football as the final Senior tables for 2008

Got to feel for Marist ending up 4th. Up unitl round 6 they were leading, and the Magpies winning streak not even getting them promoted. Unlucky- but that's football!

I love the fact that after 14 games, Uni are 8 points behind us and occupy the 4th place, and yet they'll be promoted and we won't.
Stoopid.el grapadura2008-08-29 12:04:45

But the point is it's not football - it's just an administrative decision made by Capital Football (I won't say it's random because they did consult with the clubs over it).
They couldn't really come up with a solution that would keep everyone happy given the crap weather we've had, but the situation in our league illustrates how deeply unfair their final method of sorting out promotion/relegation really is. I think the best scenario would have been to keep everyone as they were and go back to the same divisions next season. This situation is ridiculous.

 Quite agree with you El grapadura !! Am very disappointed with this but no-one is a winner this year.

The Sealords are the Champs!!

Despite the fact that you've spent most of the season in 2nd...but fair enough, you've been the most consistent team in the division.

Indeed. It's not football at all, this could have been handled so much better.

Also why weren't the May 17 results taken into account in the final 9 game tables. This was part of first round but not used ?! Would have made a difference to the top 4 placings !

Don't know. Strange.el grapadura2008-08-29 15:39:25

so we (uni ) are promoted  ??  ffs  thats fuked up 

What table you gonna show at the prize-giving tomorrow night?

The crap CF one, or the one with all the games played?

The award winners certificates are sex.