The Voice Of Reason
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Anybody going down today then ?
Play off final at Chester this Saturday
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It's just progress mate. Local cricket survived for years without Internet to upload scores and stats, It survived without coloured clothing and balls for cup cricket, survived without electronic scoreboards, survived without qualified coaches to coach juniors etc etc etc. Time moves on I'm afraid.
The issues around local cricket moving forward are far more to do with participation in younger generation than anything else IMO.
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Game off again today due to unfit pitch
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I would say both teams get promoted and then invite a team into the NEPL1
Speaking of uploading scores etc... is it a DCL rule that it must be done this way? Know that this was brought in for our junuor teams, just wondered whether it was the same in the DCL.
pavarotti1980
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It's a simple thing really. The pyramid system comes into play in Northumberland next season and the playing format of NEPL changes next season to. Therefore the previous problems off all day cricket are no longer prohibitive to clubs looking to progress.
Just for clarity other clubs have won the NTSL such as shotley bridge, tynedale and ashington who until this season haven't shown an interest either unless you want to promote a non winner which devalues the concept.
The decision should be based on a cricket field not whether a club has shown more interest or not regardless of who the club is
Also add in that the facility for NTSL to be promoted to NEPL didn't exist until this year without resigning from league and joining DCL as per Burnopfield
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The Voice Of Reason
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Was talking to one of the Castle Eden lads yesterday, doesn't sound like this has been very well handled
He said every player in their team had been a junior at the club at some point found that interesting
He said every player in their team had been a junior at the club at some point found that interesting
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pavarotti1980
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NTSL wasn't a feeder league until this year. Previously the NEPL allowed teams such as sacriston to apply direct to the NEPL 2nd tier.
Speaking to a couple of the Castle Eden lads yesterday, it sounds like they've been treated a bit shoddily. That said, it's hard to take a view without knowing the full facts of what went on. Either way it's turning into a bigger headache for all concerned now, with the full weekend being a wash out. Is there a definitive answer yet as to what's going to happen? Will they try to play the game next week?
pavarotti1980
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Apparently they are looking at next weekend to try and get it played without a venue bring confirmed. A bit of a farce
What happened to Castle Eden prior to play off?
Voice of fair play
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Of course mate, I have a 9 year old and 11 eleven year old myself, 2 boys and all they want to do is play computer games, so totally understand that participation decreasing is down to other issues.
That doesn't change the fact for me the NEPL and the ECB have this attitude that you must have this you must have that, telling local cricket clubs what to do, for which is just a game of cricket.
It's just strikes me that see themselves as some kind of holy grail that all local clubs should aspire too, when they just a f***ing local cricket league that's all they are.
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Apparently told that they would be promoted if Shotley Bridge didn't win the NTSL, so arranged to send their pro home then to be told that they would have to play Swalwell after all. Like I said - not sure of the full facts of what went on, and someone from the NEPL committee would probably have a different spin on it. Either way, the situation is what it is now - so it will be interesting to see how they sort it out. If there's a possibility to play it next weekend that's the obvious answer.
pavarotti1980
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So usual administration skills from people running local sport.
From what I was told Shotley Bridge didn't meet criteria due to rolling year on year lease on the ground
2017 has been a nightmare for the NEPL administration
Still haven't sorted this overseas Visa issued dispite being raised in early June. Technically no one has a clue what is going on
This Play-Off won't end well either and I hope it's decided on the pitch and not based on a further adminstration decision
Still haven't sorted this overseas Visa issued dispite being raised in early June. Technically no one has a clue what is going on
This Play-Off won't end well either and I hope it's decided on the pitch and not based on a further adminstration decision
pavarotti1980
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Old school DSL behaviour?
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NTSL were definitely a feeder League into the NEPL in the original Pyramid system where it was optional for promotion. If my memory serves me right Swalwell won the League on numerous occasions but decline promotion into the NEPL Premier Division (at this time there was only 1 Division in the NEPL).
When the original Pyramid system collapsed the the NEPL advertised for team to join their set up to form a 1st Division (originally known as NEPL2). This is when Sacriston applied to join the NEPL set up along my club Eppleton and other clubs.
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