SOCCER Promotion, E.F.A. Trophy Discussed

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30814, 28 July 1965, Page 18

SOCCER Promotion, E.F.A. Trophy Discussed

Promotion and relegation and whether it was worthwhile to challenge Auckland for the E.F.A. Trophy were discussed at last evening’s meeting of the Canterbury Football Association management committee. Dealing with promotion and relegation. Mr T. C. Gottermeyer said that the major questions were whether Waterside, the Second Division champion, would be able to field a second team and, if so, what the strength of that team would be. The chairman (.Mr J. Smith) said the matter could be left to the first meeting next year when nominations would be called for. He said that under the constitution the promoted club must have two teams. Mr R. J. Palmer said that Waterside should inform the C.F.A. whether it could field a

second team Mr Gottermeyer said the club was confident it could. It should know that >t would be promoted, "all going well.’’ There could be six or possibly 10 teams next year, Mr Smith said. •"We can't go any further now At present Waterside has won the right to promotion. It is up to the club to enter a first division team and one other team." C.F.A. Trephy “Is it worthwhile sending a team to Auckland?" asked Mr Gottermeyer. "Have they had sufficient practise?" The Canterbury selector (Mr V. Smith) then outlined the problems ho had encountered. In the match against Western five players had withdrawn and wot Sundays and club commit ments had stopped any Sunday matches since. He said that he was still experimenting with the team to play Otago on Aug ust 7. The representative match against Nelson on August 14 conflicted with the Chatham Cup South Island final at Dunedin, and the team could be a yir tual B side. On the day that Canterbury plavs Wellington the New ’ Zealand under 23 loam plays Otago. "I can't say that I have had 100 per cent co operation." said Mr Smith. "There has been every legitimate reason not to attend trial games.” Mr Gottermeyer asked who ther It would be possible to have a couple of night trials. It would help, said Mr Smith, but club commitments would interfere. He said that it was necessary to go to Auckland because it was the highest standard Canterbury would encounter. He said that It would cost more to hold the cup than to win it. It would stimulate Interest, but the cup had been almost a financial embarrassment to the holding provinces, he said. , , . The discussion then lapsed.