Issue is some clubs pay players outside of their books. Job offers, paid by third parties etc. Been going on for years. HMRC will look via payroll records which I guess cricket leagues could also request, but how could you prove cash in hand payments.
In general, there aren’t rules around payment of players. You can pay all 11 if you want. There are (complex) rules around overseas professionals which a few clubs have been found guilty of breaking. These are driven more by immigration rules rather than the overriding principle of whether there’s payment or not.
What does fully open mean? They have to declare it to the league and other stakeholders? Or they can more or less do what they want a la NEPL?
This lad has actually signed for Felling and not Burnopfield as first thought.
Safyaan Sharif isn't returning to Sunderland in 2022 either. Scotland have more summer fixtures, and he's also earned white ball contracts overseas following the T20 World Cup.
Access. It's dependent on a new dedicated access road on the other side to where the current one is, which will become a closed road for the current houses.
Can I ask the obvious question, why not build houses in the adjacent field ?
No idea. It's a bit lower and closer to the River Derwent, so a flood risk maybe? It's a bigger field as well.
Was thinking this myself
Let's hope it turns out better than Swalwell and Burnopfield who both moved and now have grounds with limited character. Plenty of cash in the bank but doesn't have the same feel as a cricket club for the community
