Local league cricket

[pavarotti1980]

Oh my goodness as I keep saying I remember the league titles and cups I won and the pros I played with not the facilities.

You keep saying it but in reality nobody really cares as you are proving the point of everyone. You are the epitomy of the DSL arrogance.
It appears you still live in the past so dont think about it and it means you wont have to take off your rose tinted spectacles.

 

[wicketkeeper]

You keep saying it but in reality nobody really cares as you are proving the point of everyone. You are the epitomy of the DSL arrogance.
It appears you still live in the past so dont think about it and it means you wont have to take off your rose tinted spectacles.

It is your attitiude that sums up the decline of NE cricket . Spectators came to watch the pros and watch entertaining cricket not sit on the bog.

You keep saying it but in reality nobody really cares as you are proving the point of everyone. You are the epitomy of the DSL arrogance.
It appears you still live in the past so dont think about it and it means you wont have to take off your rose tinted spectacles.

As I keep saying it wasnt the DSL who insisted on ridiculous criteria.

 

[pavarotti1980]

It is your attitiude that sums up the decline of NE cricket . Spectators came to watch the pros and watch entertaining cricket not sit on the bog.

No they dont, thats the point! The exciting pros are long gone

You name one current pro who you would turn up to watch (not including your own club)

It is your attitiude that sums up the decline of NE cricket . Spectators came to watch the pros and watch entertaining cricket not sit on the bog.



As I keep saying it wasnt the DSL who insisted on ridiculous criteria.

Nobody is mentioning criteria, it is the arrogance of the DSL until the point it went the journey. Even then they tried desperately to cling onto the power.

"We are the best bla bla bla"

Clearly not as the historic Northumberland clubs (as in the old league) currently flourishing in the NEPL (and nationally) are proof of that. Do you think they win it because they installed an electornic scoreboard before everyone else?

 

[wicketkeeper]

No they dont, thats the point! The exciting pros are long gone

You name one current pro who you would turn up to watch (not including your own club)

note i said 'came'. I am aware there are no exciting pros now. My argument is with those who spout the arrant nonsense that clubs should have prioritised their spending on facilities not players.

 

[Carteron]

Oh my goodness as I keep saying I remember the league titles and cups I won and the pros I played with not the facilities.

Its this kind of attitude that has contributed to the decline of cricket in the region.
Spectators came to watch Horden V Blackhall to watch Haynes v Parry not visit the toilets!

Exactly they came to watch 2 players, not some fat bloke bowling dibbly dobblys at the local hillbilly crabbing 25 not out. Internationals cannot commit to summers in league cricket now, so thos coming just for those battles wouldn't be here if the DSL existed or not!!

 

[pavarotti1980]

note i said 'came'. I am aware there are no exciting pros now. My argument is with those who spout the arrant nonsense that clubs should have prioritised their spending on facilities not players.

It should be split equally. Do players really want to play at a club with facilities akin to Mogadishu? Improvements can be made with little expenditure leaving those clubs to spend a fortune on 5hite players.

 

[The Voice Of Reason]

Visited Hunwick CC for the 1st time ever on Saturday as our game was off. Heard that the ground and facilities were to a good standard. Must say I wasn’t disappointed. Obviously loads of work has been done over recent years and it really shows.
Congratulations to all the people who have worked hard to achieve this.
If the DCL have made them jump through hoops to gain entry into the League then they must ensure all clubs playing in their set up have to have the same standards.

Nice post mate hope to catch up with you at some point

 

[brandon]

You keep saying it but in reality nobody really cares as you are proving the point of everyone. You are the epitomy of the DSL arrogance.
It appears you still live in the past so dont think about it and it means you wont have to take off your rose tinted spectacles.

Waste of time mate, time and time again various posters have explained very eloquently and quite correctly that he’s talking shite on so many levels - yet the next thread that comes up that allows him to spout his DSL propaganda he’s back trotting out the same bollocks - that was disproven the previous time - as if it’s a groundbreaking argument.

 

[wicketkeeper]

Waste of time mate, time and time again various posters have explained very eloquently and quite correctly that he’s talking shite on so many levels - yet the next thread that comes up that allows him to spout his DSL propaganda he’s back trotting out the same bollocks - that was disproven the previous time - as if it’s a groundbreaking argument.

The proof is LESS participation,LESS spectators.LOWER standards overall.
MORE clubs going to the wall.particularly after being relegated.
All happened since Durham became a first class county. Being a first class county should boost local cricket not lead to terminal decline.

Waste of time mate, time and time again various posters have explained very eloquently and quite correctly that he’s talking shite on so many levels - yet the next thread that comes up that allows him to spout his DSL propaganda he’s back trotting out the same bollocks - that was disproven the previous time - as if it’s a groundbreaking argument.

The proof is LESS participation,LESS spectators.LOWER standards overall.
MORE clubs going to the wall.particularly after being relegated.
All happened since Durham became a first class county. Being a first class county should boost local cricket not lead to terminal decline.

 

[minty]

The proof is LESS participation,LESS spectators.LOWER standards overall.
MORE clubs going to the wall.particularly after being relegated.
All happened since Durham became a first class county. Being a first class county should boost local cricket not lead to terminal decline.




The proof is LESS participation,LESS spectators.LOWER standards overall.
MORE clubs going to the wall.particularly after being relegated.
All happened since Durham became a first class county. Being a first class county should boost local cricket not lead to terminal decline.

So to resolve the national drop in participation all we need to do is remove Durhams first class status.....over 100,000 less people playing in the last 20 yeats is all due to Durham. Bet the ECB are devastated

 

[Old Timer]

This is boring now the leagues changed to allow teams to move up if they were good enough . A team has a bad season and dropped down to the next level can be promoted if they are good enough.

It is a change for the better. That’s will be my only contribution to a debate which is six years old and very stale

 

[The Voice Of Reason]

This monotonous DSL crap is really becoming a boring tune now

 

[Stattos child]

Was not my original intention for it to end up like this but others did predict this would happen at an early stage!! I think most are in agreement that junior set ups and 2nd XI situation needs looking at. See more and more 1 sided 2nd XI games and games conceded. Perhaps the thread should just be deleted now.

 

[Voice of fair play]

I would like to add that volunteers and hard workers at local clubs should be praised to the hilt for the sterling work they do.

And the most important thing for me is that those clubs should always be looked after and a way found to always keep them going in this modern world where kids prefer play stations and football to cricket.

Its a sad but true statement.

Anyway that can be done should be explored.

I think its just a matter of when not if, that teams can enter a league with just one team.

I understand the other arguments but in years to come they simply will not be the players to form several teams, again sad but true.

Flexibility is needed more than ever to keep local clubs afloat.

 

[Greavsie]

I would like to add that volunteers and hard workers at local clubs should be praised to the hilt for the sterling work they do.

And the most important thing for me is that those clubs should always be looked after and a way found to always keep them going in this modern world where kids prefer play stations and football to cricket.

Its a sad but true statement.

Anyway that can be done should be explored.

I think its just a matter of when not if, that teams can enter a league with just one team.

I understand the other arguments but in years to come they simply will not be the players to form several teams, again sad but true.

Flexibility is needed more than ever to keep local clubs afloat.

I think the role of the NEDCL shouldn’t be underestimated in helping look after clubs in their hour of need. Without their independence- so to speak from the pyramid- Im unsure that Seaham Harbour, Kimblesworth or South Hetton would still be in existence and there’s an argument to be made the Littletown would have found starting off a lot more difficult and would not have met DCL criteria back in 2013

 

[Old Timer]

I think the role of the NEDCL shouldn’t be underestimated in helping look after clubs in their hour of need. Without their independence- so to speak from the pyramid- Im unsure that Seaham Harbour, Kimblesworth or South Hetton would still be in existence and there’s an argument to be made the Littletown would have found starting off a lot more difficult and would not have met DCL criteria back in 2013

That league also gave a home to other teams when they hit hard times or other leagues folded. I am thinking of Washington, Brandon, Willington, Bill Quay and Hylton.

The NEDCL is a valuable asset to local cricket possibility more so than the premier league

 

[brandon]

The proof is LESS participation,LESS spectators.LOWER standards overall.
MORE clubs going to the wall.particularly after being relegated.
All happened since Durham became a first class county. Being a first class county should boost local cricket not lead to terminal decline.




The proof is LESS participation,LESS spectators.LOWER standards overall.
MORE clubs going to the wall.particularly after being relegated.
All happened since Durham became a first class county. Being a first class county should boost local cricket not lead to terminal decline.

Sticking it in capitals doesn’t make it true, nor does posting the same shite twice. You’ve been told COUNTLESS (note, capitals) times why attendances and participation is down - yet you continue to ignore it. As a result, I’m now ignoring you. It’s far easier than having your inane bullshit clogging up the forum.

So to resolve the national drop in participation all we need to do is remove Durhams first class status.....over 100,000 less people playing in the last 20 yeats is all due to Durham. Bet the ECB are devastated

That’s why they deducted those points y’see marra

The NEDCL is a valuable asset to local cricket possibility more so than the premier league

Without a doubt.

 

[robkitchuk]

I think the role of the NEDCL shouldn’t be underestimated in helping look after clubs in their hour of need. Without their independence- so to speak from the pyramid- Im unsure that Seaham Harbour, Kimblesworth or South Hetton would still be in existence and there’s an argument to be made the Littletown would have found starting off a lot more difficult and would not have met DCL criteria back in 2013

That league also gave a home to other teams when they hit hard times or other leagues folded. I am thinking of Washington, Brandon, Willington, Bill Quay and Hylton.

The NEDCL is a valuable asset to local cricket possibility more so than the premier league

Nice things to hear. I hope the NEDCL survives to help smaller village clubs to continue and provide that safety net for all comers.
We need relegation to survive though as we are already low on clubs so to continue to rob teams without a replacement can only lead to the league folding.
The committee are doing everything in their power to ensure the league survives and thrives.
It doesn't matter who is above us DCL, DSL, NEPL, COAST or county we need their co operation to survive. Unfortunetly it isn't always the case.
All we want to do is to continue like we have since 1915.

 

[minty]

Nice things to hear. I hope the NEDCL survives to help smaller village clubs to continue and provide that safety net for all comers.
We need relegation to survive though as we are already low on clubs so to continue to rob teams without a replacement can only lead to the league folding.
The committee are doing everything in their power to ensure the league survives and thrives.
It doesn't matter who is above us DCL, DSL, NEPL, COAST or county we need their co operation to survive. Unfortunetly it isn't always the case.
All we want to do is to continue like we have since 1915.

It will depend if anyone from DCL gets promoted to NEPL1. As there is a vacancy there will be no relegation so DCL will be one short. I would imagine in that scenario they won't relegate anyone from DCL2 in order to even the trams up.

There just isn't enough teams to go around unless leagues convert to 10 in a league but then you lose 4 games of cricket.

This will be avoided however if the TSL winners are promoted then relegation should occur

 

[robkitchuk]

Unfortunately that is the outcome that will spell the end of the NEDCL. We already have a division of 10 and 8, make that 9 and 7 and it becomes unsustainable.
Luckily a number of clubs have refused to be promoted without relegation. So the DCL may have to cut their cloth to suit just as we have had too.