Do Hampton deserve to be in the playoffs........................?

Fair enough they are second in the league and would not be where they are if they were a poor side but there are rules and regulations in place with regards to the grounds which have clearly not been followed.
They have missed the deadline which was set for planning applications so they should not enter the playoffs. Simple.
Rules are there for a reason (and no, the reason is not for them to be broken).

Do we deserve to be in the playoffs..........................?

Probably not, otherwise we would have accumulated enough points over the course of the season to be in there already (and should have done).
However, if there is that tiny glimmer of hope that we can get into the playoffs through the poor management of another club then of course we are going to get excited about it.

If the conference give Hampton the grading, then fair play, they have had a great season.

If they don't, they have learnt there lesson and it will be a great opportunity for us.

And you have spent your money on players rather then getting your ground up to standard. Welling have done it the right way balanced the ground and playing budget. If we go into the play offs because Hampton are ruled out then it is deserved. We will have gained our points fairly unlike Hampton.

Hampton have got no chance of getting the ground grading  They fail on the first line:

The ground must give an overall appearance and impression of being a football ground suitable for the highest Division of The National League System.

Hi All,

Please see this link regarding Kings Lynn's ground.
This has to be the same situation as Hampton & Richmond's ground??
Kings Lynn have also been relegated for not having the grading

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8013304.stm

Unless KL has changed radically since I last went there I find that decision a bit difficult to believe. However with Woking, Lewes and Weymouth all likely to come down, Worcester allegedly having an agreement they don't have to move north next year, that could leave two of Braintree and Bishops Stortford or Stalebuns looking north.

Can we either have it that everyone is expected to abide by ALL the rules or we can tear them all up and 'decide it on the pitch' and if that means hopeless overspending, supposedly ineligible players and playing on the nearest piece of waste ground, at least we all know what the score is at the START of the season.