shawy1981 wrote:I thought Leyland would be to strong for merit league
Depends really, last year Ashton Bears 'A' in the merit convincingly beat Blackpool SE from the regional (might have won it but not sure) and we went on to beat East Lancs Vikings in the merit league play-off final and the Vikings are in this years prem. Last year they were a good outfit and should go well this season.
Ashton have entered a 'B' team in this years merit and it will be based around its 17's side with a few lads from its NWC 'A' team and a couple of old & new faces from other clubs. In terms of establishing a new team the merit league is good.