Is anyone really going be sure they'll get promotion? By the time they have decided whether to play summer or winter, teams pull out or join in, it will a massive feat to sort it out for this coming season.

And how are they going to be sure that everyone who starts in September will still be playing in the competition come March? You could end up in Div P/1/2/3/4 depending on what teams decide to do.

Will the 10 that voted 'no' for the NCL change their minds? Join the BARLA Conference? Drop into NWCs (assuming there is still a NWC winter comp)? There will be massive changes next season. Knowing our luck we'll be told we have to start at the bottom - again!

I agree Milly I dont think any of the leagues will pan out based on this years promotion/relegation, How can it?

If the RFL want sumer rugby in place for next summer, then theres going to be an influx of teams into NWC that oppose summer rugby, aswell as the ones that want to go the other way....I don't think it will have a massive effect on the ability for NWC to run a league as per normal next year, but there are gonna be massive changes in personnel i would suspect.

All in all I dont think this transition is going to be quite as fluid as what the RFL think especially at a Local Level, and may take 3/4 years before there are settled leagues in both winter and summer....But as long as theres 26 men on a field and a referee in the middle come 2.30 pm on a saturday afternoon then I'll be a happy man!

Congratulations to West Bank, Well deserved and done in emphatic style by the sounds of it, See you at OT

Orrell have conceded to farnworth

Latchford also conceded to st maries

It does make me wonder if the amateur game isn't a winter sport for a reason?

The start of the summer music festivals are underway - Glastonferry today. Wonder how many games will get conceded when V, Reading & Leeds etc get in the way? I know our lot are into their music festivals.

Stag dos - not necessarily a pub crawl round town anymore. A full weekend (at least) away, possibly abroad?

I think it will only get worse. and if the RFL kick you out for conceding where do you go then, once the winter season has been dismantled (which is what I feel they are aiming for).

Signed,

Negative Nelly!

Tuesday night
Orrel st James vs west bank. Wb will be looking to bounce back after a unfortunate defeat to clock face.
Woolston vs adlington. Adlington won on on Saturday but can't see them traveling if they do woolston will win by 40+.
I have a feeling both games won't go ahead.

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Yes ours is off mate bit gutted

Orrell vs west bank OFF orrell couldn't raise a team.

HFH vs west bank on Saturday is OFF HFH couldn't raise a team.

What a farce this league has turned out to be, utterly pathetic. Taking nowt away from West Bank, deserved winners

We play 2 tough games against HFH - yet they concede here. Jokers
We play 2 tough games against Dalton - yet they concede the other week. Jokers
We play a tough game against Ince - yet they concede games in the following weeks. Jokers
We ply 2 tough games against Latchford - yet they concede other games

Adlington have also conceded games, Orrell have, Pats have. Jokers

Then there is the situation with Maries which is a joke as well.

Utter load of plop, does my head in. We have played games this year with half a side for various reasons but we still played.

sad day when a div two side give up a local derby, but this year has started to become a farce and with the leagues going to have to change(through teams moving to summer) I can see next year being as bad or even worse.

St Pats have conceded Saturday's match so our season has fizzled to an end. That's our last two home fixtures, our last two chances to get some much needed funds into the club, both conceded. 3 home games the opposition have conceded all affecting our revenue. Not right, not fair and not happy!

Still, promotion for the 5th consecutive season (depending on what happens) - well done Woolston!

Congratulations on promotion woolston. Maybe see you next season

FIRST TIME POSTING,I PLAY FOR BRIDGE 2ND TEAM AN THE REASON WE AV HAD TO GIV GAMES IS BECAUSE OUR FIRST TEAM AV LOST 5 PLAYERS 2 SEASON ENDING INJURIES,AN 5 PLAYERS PACKED IN,10 OF OUR SECOND TEAM LADS OUR NOW STARTING 4 1ST TEAM AN WE JUST DIDNT AV A BIG ENOUGH SQUAD TO COPE,1ST TEAM AV EVEN BEEN PROMOTED,HOPE 2 B BAK NEXT SEASON WITH A FEW OF OUR 18S MOVING UP BUT THINK WEVE BEEN RELEGATED COS WEVE GIVE TO MANY GAMES,EVE THO WE FINISHED 8TH AFTER GIVING 6 OF EM,

STOP SHOUTING!!

Wouldn't worry mate, it happens to a lot of teams. We've conceded a few this year despite squad of 30ish lads; mainly due to a change in work demands as loads of lads increasingly have to take Saturday work, but also injuries, lads drifting away, etc. Other teams with stable and/or larger squads find it frustrating and rightly get naffed off, but at the end of the day it's part of amateur sport.

Good luck next year.