Jordan Cook

[Jordan Cook @itsjordancook]

@HellenicLeague The league will never progress with 🦖 like you in charge, your methods are so outdated it’s ridiculous.
FaceTime to call clear frozen pitches off because you don’t trust local officials. Shambles every year.

Certainly don’t miss the shitshow.. to get games off

[Jordan Cook @itsjordancook]

@ExmouthTown_FC @swsportsnews Massive thank you to the help of your physio, Saffe Lapwood @ExmouthTown_FC who was fantastic in her assistance today. We appreciate her calmness and guidance during the difficult situation today

[Jordan Cook @itsjordancook]

@JamesOllis7 We counting today or what?

[Jordan Cook @itsjordancook]

@RSage1987 £1000

[Jordan Cook @itsjordancook]

@Barn_CF It’s the hope that kills you 😩

[Jordan Cook @itsjordancook]

@Ashk1231K Couldn’t agree more pal 🚮

[Jordan Cook @itsjordancook]

@WelshFanZoneTV 48 team World Cup and didn’t even qualify, fucking shit taff cunt 🚮

[Jordan Cook @itsjordancook]

@DeanoGriff1 Happy retirement my mate, been a pleasure at multiple clubs ❤️ see you in the dugout

[Jordan Cook @itsjordancook]

@plums06

[This Sporting Life @NewquayClubshop]

Common Sense Abandoned: How FA Travel Policies Are Killing South West Non-League Football

The loss of St Austell from the Western League is a tragedy for Cornish football, and especially for the rivalries that give non-league football its soul. At a time when we are finally seeing more Cornish and Devon clubs competing at Step 5, we simply cannot afford to lose any of them.

The Football Association certainly does little to help. Forcing clubs from the far South West to travel beyond Bristol on a regular basis is an appalling state of affairs. It is frankly ridiculous that part-time players, most of whom work full-time jobs, are expected to travel those distances for football.

In recent years, there was talk of a merger between the Western League and the South West Peninsula League to create a more geographically sensible Step 5 structure in the West.

However, if rumours are to be believed, inflated egos within the respective management groups prevented that from happening. If that is true, it has done real damage to the game in our region. This issue must be revisited, and those involved need to leave their egos at the door.

When players work five days a week, train twice, and then face a 350 mile round trip on a Saturday, it is neither family friendly nor conducive to a healthy worklife balance. 

Unsurprisingly, it also affects attendance. At this level, which clubs can realistically take a large away following when distances are so vast?

Those sitting in the marbled halls of the Football Association appear completely detached from the realities of lower league football. They show little genuine interest in the challenges faced by clubs outside the professional game. Fixtures such as Newquay v St Austell or matches against Buckland Athletic will always attract bigger crowds than games against Oldland Abbotonians or Bradford Town.

Local rivalries matter,  they are the lifeblood of non-league football.

It is time for clubs to take a stand and say “no more”. This is not just a South West problem. In the North West Counties Football League, clubs are playing fixtures in and around the Midlands. Wolverhampton Sporting have already withdrawn from the league, and it is hard to believe that travel costs did not play a major role. With average gates of just 43, such expenses are simply unsustainable. The FA offers no meaningful financial support to offset travel costs.

A sensible solution would be to bring together the Western League clubs from Devon and Cornwall, possibly including Wellington,  and merge them with the East and West divisions of the South West Peninsula League to create a new, geographically logical Step 5 league.

Common sense must prevail at some point, for the sake of clubs, players, supporters, and the long-term health of the game in the South West.

[Jordan Cook @itsjordancook]

@OlliePorter91 Cheers Geoff

[Jordan Cook @itsjordancook]

@FARefereeing @RSage1987 @DeanoGriff1 @OlliePorter91 look who’s been promoted 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Saltash away never forgotten

[Jordan Cook @itsjordancook]

@StefanDaviesYH @HellenicLeague Brian King is a 🦖

[Jordan Cook @itsjordancook]

You lot are on a windup surely 🤣

[Bristol City FC @BristolCity]

We're proud to launch a new Family Room at Ashton Gate, providing a safe and welcoming space to those requiring nursing facilities.

Find out more: �We're proud to launch a new Family Room at Ashton Gate, providing a safe and welcoming space to those requiring nursing facilities.

Find out more: �We're proud to launch a new Family Room at Ashton Gate, providing a safe and welcoming space to those requiring nursing facilities.

Find out more: �We're proud to launch a new Family Room at Ashton Gate, providing a safe and welcoming space to those requiring nursing facilities.

Find out more: �We're proud to launch a new Family Room at Ashton Gate, providing a safe and welcoming space to those requiring nursing facilities.

Find out more: �We're proud to launch a new Family Room at Ashton Gate, providing a safe and welcoming space to those requiring nursing facilities.

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[Paulton Rovers @PaultonRoversFC]

⚽ Next Up! We travel to Saltash on Saturday in a big game that could affect the playoff spots! We'd love you with us for this one! 👏 Preview with coach and travel details in the Match Centre ➡️ https://t.co/KfMw5ciSvQ

[Jordan Cook @itsjordancook]

@motohopper @StaveleyMWFC @staplefordtown @DeanoGriff1

[Jordan Cook @itsjordancook]

@DeanoGriff1 @PortisheadTown

[Jordan Cook @itsjordancook]

@Henrysady1 Go well mate 👏👏, great bloke

[Jordan Cook @itsjordancook]

@AskPaddyPower odds on btts England W v Jamaica W?