Hetton Lyons Cricket Club to stay
03/03/09 12:46 Category: General
Last week Hetton Lyons Cricket Club were winners over
Coundon Cons in the Durham Sunday Cup sponsored by
Avec.
After the game, Coundon Cons appealed to the Durham County Football Association. The reason for the appeal was that they were not happy with Hettons winning goal. Coundon Claim that the Goal was Offside.
During the game the Referee was injured and Linesman Mark Moore took over the Middle. As they did not have a Linesman, Hetton could supply one but Coundon could not, so both Clubs agreed to Hetton’s Linesman. The appeal was based on the fact that the Hetton Linesman did not flag for offside when Hetton scored the winner.
The appeal was heard at D.F.A. during the week and they ruled that the tie should take place again. Hetton were not happy with this and resigned from all Football immediately. The League Issued the following statement to the Sunderland Echo:
The League would be very sad to lose a team of the quality of Hetton Lyons Cricket Club. Their Manager Brad Groves and Secretary Dave Lietch are two of the nicest people you could meet in Local Football. Thier exploits in the last Four Seasons winning the FA Sunday Cup, Winning The Durham County Football Association Sunday Cup winning the League and Various League Cups. The quality of players the Lyons were able to attract to the Club has all helped to make the Durham Sunday Football League into one of the Strongest Sunday Football Leagues in the country. Local Sunday League Football will also miss the Lyons as other Clubs in the area have aspired to the Heights that Hetton have done in winning the FA Sunday Cup. As a League, and I speak for local Grassroots Football, they will be sadly missed. I can only hope that they reconsider and at least play out the remainder of the season and then make a descion on their Future.
Graham Lilley
After various meetings, the players at Hetton decided to play the game against Coundon Cons and continue in the League until the end of the Season.
After the game, Coundon Cons appealed to the Durham County Football Association. The reason for the appeal was that they were not happy with Hettons winning goal. Coundon Claim that the Goal was Offside.
During the game the Referee was injured and Linesman Mark Moore took over the Middle. As they did not have a Linesman, Hetton could supply one but Coundon could not, so both Clubs agreed to Hetton’s Linesman. The appeal was based on the fact that the Hetton Linesman did not flag for offside when Hetton scored the winner.
The appeal was heard at D.F.A. during the week and they ruled that the tie should take place again. Hetton were not happy with this and resigned from all Football immediately. The League Issued the following statement to the Sunderland Echo:
The League would be very sad to lose a team of the quality of Hetton Lyons Cricket Club. Their Manager Brad Groves and Secretary Dave Lietch are two of the nicest people you could meet in Local Football. Thier exploits in the last Four Seasons winning the FA Sunday Cup, Winning The Durham County Football Association Sunday Cup winning the League and Various League Cups. The quality of players the Lyons were able to attract to the Club has all helped to make the Durham Sunday Football League into one of the Strongest Sunday Football Leagues in the country. Local Sunday League Football will also miss the Lyons as other Clubs in the area have aspired to the Heights that Hetton have done in winning the FA Sunday Cup. As a League, and I speak for local Grassroots Football, they will be sadly missed. I can only hope that they reconsider and at least play out the remainder of the season and then make a descion on their Future.
Graham Lilley
After various meetings, the players at Hetton decided to play the game against Coundon Cons and continue in the League until the end of the Season.