[The Lieutenant]

Anyone else tracking the new team? Looks like they are doing pretty good. They are now my number 2 team in England, behind Arsenal of coarse.

Link to their rusults and league table.

http://www.afcwimbledon.com/matches/table.html

[AvidSinger]

How many teams get promoted from that league?

[RichardL]

I think it's only one or two at most. Really, if a club getting 2-3000 a week can't win an amateur league where most club's total ticket income for a season will be about £3000, then questions need to be asked.

[AvidSinger]

Originally posted by RichardL
I think it's only one or two at most. Really, if a club getting 2-3000 a week can't win an amateur league where most club's total ticket income for a season will be about £3000, then questions need to be asked.

Well, it is their inaugural season, after all. I'll assume that once they pile up their gate money and buy a few players, they'll be unstoppable until they get up to about Conference.

[Peakite]

Originally posted by RichardL
I think it's only one or two at most. Really, if a club getting 2-3000 a week can't win an amateur league where most club's total ticket income for a season will be about £3000, then questions need to be asked.

I doubt it would even be that. With the rearrangement of the Ryman League, which I presume they'll go into, they have to probably win, and then be elected (which I assume should be a formality). Elections certainly happen into the Dr Martens League, as there are more potential feeder champions than places available.

[The Lieutenant]

From the AFC Website

Promotion.

Promotion from the Combines Counties to the Ryman League is dependent on the team trying to progress having a B ground grading and their election being approved during the Ryman League AGM, it is possible for a team who finish second in the league to apply for election to the Ryman League. Relegation from the Combined Counties League is done in a similar way the team finishing bottom may be relegated via a vote of all clubs at the Combined Counties AGM.