Do you follow your local league?

Simple question really. Do you follow your local football league?

I don't know how it works in England, or large built-up cities etc. But I assume that there are amateur, grassroots leagues in your local area/region etc. I'm just wondering if you actually follow your local leagues.

Some of you may think that, being a Coleraine fan, I am following my local team. But that's not true. My family and I are Coleraine followers due to family ties in that area, but they are located in the North-West of Northern Ireland, and we all live in the South-West.

I used to never give a toss about the local leagues down here, used to criticise the standard, organisation etc. It was not until I got involved in coaching at a local youth team at the start of the year that I began to take an interest in football locally. Since then I've been keeping an eye on results, league tables, taken in a couple of games when I've had no Coleraine commitments and hopefully I am getting involved in the senior football side with my local team for the new season.

This isn't an official website, but if you're interested, you can look at the league tables and all here:
http://division1.leaguerepublic.com/

I won't slag anyone for not following their local league, as only recently have I began to take an interest.

Discuss.

I play for a team in the IOW reserves division 3.

Define "local league". My local team plays in Norway's top division, so that's fairly easy to follow and not too bad to watch (although lately it's been horrific). However in the same city there are 6 tiers of league football, most of which utter crap.

Yeah, I'm not really sure what Local leauge is. The closest teams near me are LA Galaxy and Chivas USA. It's not too hard to follow them since they are the top tier of American Soccer. Well actually, those aren't the closest clubs to me. There is Carson FC which is located literally in the park 10 feet from this room. They play in a Sunday Leauge though.

Yes *hipster stunt*

dena wrote:Yes *hipster stunt*

You're from New Jersey?

Lo lo lo

What does Jersey have to do with a local league

No.

My best friend and his brother plays for my local team, their best recent result was the year before last they met one of the top tier teams in the National Cup tournament and got a big bonus for being the lowest team to make it into the round of 16. they play 6 divisions below the top tier. Its not worth watching though, if i was in shape i could be their goalkeeper, the one they have now i used to play with at u-14 level.

dena wrote:What does Jersey have to do with a local league

I thought you meant NYRB, my b

Silly motherfuckers.

Local league to me is the SPL. Yes I do follow it.

I look at the results in the local paper but I rarely go and watch the matches. Only time I went was went I actually played for my local team.

Uhh yeah I play in mine, we're in I think the Welsh 2nd division.

Don't follow any amateur leagues apart from the ones I play in.

I've just joined a new team and our home pitch next season is going to be a semi-professional team's stadium. Fucking buzzing.

I support my local sunday league team Bessbrook United, Jack Wilshere supports us.

Don't follow NASL (USA/Canada second division) at all as it really never is on TV. Follow MLS though and pretty sure Toronto FC is closer to my location than any NASL team.

Yeh EPL.

Yes, I follow the EPL.

I support my local team. I go to all home games and most away games.

Most local team is Tranmere Rovers, I keep an eye on their scores and stuff but not much more.

Laurencio wrote:Define "local league". My local team plays in Norway's top division, so that's fairly easy to follow and not too bad to watch (although lately it's been horrific). However in the same city there are 6 tiers of league football, most of which utter crap.

Ché Guayaba wrote:Yeah, I'm not really sure what Local leauge is. The closest teams near me are LA Galaxy and Chivas USA. It's not too hard to follow them since they are the top tier of American Soccer. Well actually, those aren't the closest clubs to me. There is Carson FC which is located literally in the park 10 feet from this room. They play in a Sunday Leauge though.

I suppose it is a bit of a grey area. Since there have been no local teams in the top tier of Northern Irish football (well there will be next season, with the promotion of Ballinamallard), I always consider local leagues to be lower down the footballing pyramid of the countries league system. But you are perfectly within your right to label top-tier teams as your local 'team', as they play in your town/city etc. They play in the National league of your country though, so it's not the 'local' league.

So to answer your question, I would consider the local league to be that which is located entirely within your city/state/county area etc.

Sorry for the confusion.

Oh well in that case, I have no idea who my closest local league team is, or what the league is even called

Yeah, I have had season tickets the past two years.

ayvee1 wrote:Oh well in that case, I have no idea who my closest local league team is, or what the league is even called

You're an Inverness CT fan, aren't you? Well, after doing a bit of research, I think this might be considered your "local" league.

North Caledonian Football League

Although I could be wrong, the Scottish League system is a bit messed up like in Northern Ireland.

Mr. Hassard wrote:

ayvee1 wrote:Oh well in that case, I have no idea who my closest local league team is, or what the league is even called

You're an Inverness CT fan, aren't you? Well, after doing a bit of research, I think this might be considered your "local" league.

North Caledonian Football League

Although I could be wrong, the Scottish League system is a bit messed up like in Northern Ireland.

I don't live in Inverness any more, but if I did, that would probably be it, your right.

I've been to Muir Of Ord Rovers ground before, just by coincidence though, not to watch football

ayvee1 wrote:

Mr. Hassard wrote:

You're an Inverness CT fan, aren't you? Well, after doing a bit of research, I think this might be considered your "local" league.

North Caledonian Football League

Although I could be wrong, the Scottish League system is a bit messed up like in Northern Ireland.

I don't live in Inverness any more, but if I did, that would probably be it, your right.

I've been to Muir Of Ord Rovers ground before, just by coincidence though, not to watch football

They have an actual ground, with a stand and all? In Fermanagh we all just play on grass pitches.

Mr. Hassard wrote:

ayvee1 wrote:I don't live in Inverness any more, but if I did, that would probably be it, your right.

I've been to Muir Of Ord Rovers ground before, just by coincidence though, not to watch football

They have a ground? With a stand and all?

Nope, maybe ground was a bit ambitious. Bit of grass is more like it I think there's a small clubhouse too. My dad lives just across the road from it.

Shoes off for Bohemians

The shed rocking as always

Premier League offices are only a few miles away from where I live, so I really do follow my local league.