BlindedByTheLight
Team Captain
Re: 2009 Northern Football League Division 3 - Part I
While I agree with your general comments bibi01, where are you going to find an additional SIX clubs to make up the 30 teams that you talk about? Yes, there are a couple of clubs in the catchment area that could be approached but this has happened in teh past and all are happy with the competitions that they play in - mainly the Amateurs. And trying to manufacture a club, ala St Mary's, is only going to drain on the currently established clubs that are struggling, like Watsonia.
No, my original suggestion of having two divisions of 12 teams would appear to be teh best solution at teh moment - especially as the super strong Eastern league has 12 teams in their top division.
div 3 is crap in its current format
i don't balme players and clubs celebrating a premiership in dv 3, as you can only play with the card you are delt with.
but the concept is flawed, you can not have a division with 6 teams and you can't start a new division after 15 weeks into a season.
also teams making the finals with winning 25% of games is a joke
if the league is serious about evening out the comp they will move heaven and earth to get the required teams into the league and have 3 divisions of 10 teams
While I agree with your general comments bibi01, where are you going to find an additional SIX clubs to make up the 30 teams that you talk about? Yes, there are a couple of clubs in the catchment area that could be approached but this has happened in teh past and all are happy with the competitions that they play in - mainly the Amateurs. And trying to manufacture a club, ala St Mary's, is only going to drain on the currently established clubs that are struggling, like Watsonia.
No, my original suggestion of having two divisions of 12 teams would appear to be teh best solution at teh moment - especially as the super strong Eastern league has 12 teams in their top division.