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bowes wrote:Nottingham W/O Carlisle

Huddersfield Underbank Rangers O/W Gateshead Storm (i.e. Underbank couldn't raise a team, which has me shocked I have to say)

Not sure if these are rearranged or awarded 24-0

I have to feel sorry for Gateshead Storm as they haven't had a match the first two weeks

Marto wrote:as far as i am aware they are trying to re-arrange them

PC Plum wrote:Embarrassing for the competition all the same

Marto wrote:no more or no less than the other three games that have been postponed for the same reason

PC Plum wrote:Precisely - so how do you see the direction the competition goes to revive its credibility ?

bowes wrote:What happened with Dewsbury Celtic-East Lancashire Lions who couldn't raise a team there?

bowes wrote:Not sure how fair it is on Gateshead Storm to have to play loads of midweek games through no fault of their own, 2 scratched so far and possibly one next week (as East Lancashire have to go up there).

bowes wrote:I'm guessing the issue is overlap with BARLA primarily as it only seems to be northern teams affected (and thus regionalisation wouldn't solve things), and there wasn't a problem last year so much but this year we have an extra four rounds lengthening the season.

bowes wrote:I guess they have to either tighten minimum criteria (which wouldn't leave many teams) or shorten the season and have a pre-season comp for the teams that can play then. Sadly I imagine they'll either pretend there isn't a problem and make up scores or they'll shorten the season but not provide any more games for the better run clubs

Author:	Marto [ Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:15 pm ]
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Saturday, 11 April 2009 Co-Operative Rugby League Conference National East Lancashire Lions 16-52 Hemel Liverpool Buccaneers 56-8 Featherstone Lions Warrington Wizards 18-36 Bramley

Author:	bowes [ Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:09 pm ]
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Nottingham W/O Carlisle Huddersfield Underbank Rangers O/W Gateshead Storm (i.e. Underbank couldn't raise a team, which has me shocked I have to say) Not sure if these are rearranged or awarded 24-0 I have to feel sorry for Gateshead Storm as they haven't had a match the first two weeks

Author:	Marto [ Sun Apr 12, 2009 1:46 pm ]
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bowes wrote:Nottingham W/O Carlisle Huddersfield Underbank Rangers O/W Gateshead Storm (i.e. Underbank couldn't raise a team, which has me shocked I have to say) Not sure if these are rearranged or awarded 24-0 I have to feel sorry for Gateshead Storm as they haven't had a match the first two weeks as far as i am aware they are trying to re-arrange them

Author:	PC Plum [ Sun Apr 12, 2009 4:09 pm ]
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Marto wrote:as far as i am aware they are trying to re-arrange them Embarrassing for the competition all the same

Author:	Marto [ Sun Apr 12, 2009 5:12 pm ]
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PC Plum wrote:Embarrassing for the competition all the same no more or no less than the other three games that have been postponed for the same reason

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Author:	PC Plum [ Sun Apr 12, 2009 5:46 pm ]
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Marto wrote:no more or no less than the other three games that have been postponed for the same reason Precisely - so how do you see the direction the competition goes to revive its credibility ?

Author:	Marto [ Sun Apr 12, 2009 6:30 pm ]
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PC Plum wrote:Precisely - so how do you see the direction the competition goes to revive its credibility ? i'm not sure there is a direction or is that direction

Author:	bowes [ Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:41 pm ]
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What happened with Dewsbury Celtic-East Lancashire Lions who couldn't raise a team there? Not sure how fair it is on Gateshead Storm to have to play loads of midweek games through no fault of their own, 2 scratched so far and possibly one next week (as East Lancashire have to go up there). I'm guessing the issue is overlap with BARLA primarily as it only seems to be northern teams affected (and thus regionalisation wouldn't solve things), and there wasn't a problem last year so much but this year we have an extra four rounds lengthening the season. I guess they have to either tighten minimum criteria (which wouldn't leave many teams) or shorten the season and have a pre-season comp for the teams that can play then. Sadly I imagine they'll either pretend there isn't a problem and make up scores or they'll shorten the season but not provide any more games for the better run clubs

Author:	Marto [ Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:17 pm ]
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bowes wrote:What happened with Dewsbury Celtic-East Lancashire Lions who couldn't raise a team there? East Lancs bowes wrote:Not sure how fair it is on Gateshead Storm to have to play loads of midweek games through no fault of their own, 2 scratched so far and possibly one next week (as East Lancashire have to go up there). yeah that is a worry bowes wrote:I'm guessing the issue is overlap with BARLA primarily as it only seems to be northern teams affected (and thus regionalisation wouldn't solve things), and there wasn't a problem last year so much but this year we have an extra four rounds lengthening the season. it could be, it could be the lack of foresight bowes wrote:I guess they have to either tighten minimum criteria (which wouldn't leave many teams) or shorten the season and have a pre-season comp for the teams that can play then. Sadly I imagine they'll either pretend there isn't a problem and make up scores or they'll shorten the season but not provide any more games for the better run clubs Minimum standards? they have some? shortening the season turns the comp into a may to august season, ooo hang on, don't they do that in the RLC premier. that's fine for those that want it, what about the ones that don't?

Author:	Stags Fan [ Sun Apr 12, 2009 9:17 pm ]
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Maybe with a little bit of thinking, the teams that could get a team out could have played each other at short notice to reduce to call offs to only two games in the first two weeks. Not a complete solution but could have kept creditbility to the comp.

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