10 team Premier League with PDL to mirror?
Not sure how that happens with Nelson in the mix. Look at Richmond's decision.
Premier league, PDL/Reserves, Div 1 and 17/18 all needs a shake-up doesn't it?
And it needs to be looked at holistically FFS.
Do all 2011 DIV 1 clubs even aspire to Premier league? Universities, Parklands, Selwyn, Waimak, Mid Canty? And if basis of Premier League was a Reserve team too (with or without age criteria) how feasible would that be for those clubs? My point is current DIV 1 as promotion pathway to Premier League looks to have become out-dated. Modern club thinking is based around total football development across all ages. Some clubs just aren't interested/able to deliver that - so they need to either merge in order to do so or become a junior and/or feeder club (this system works well in various Aussie sports - notably Victorian Aussie Rules).
The larger/more successful clubs will want appropriate levels of competition in which to develop players. That means Premier, Reserves, Div 1 and maybe Super Youth (U16/17/18) as current 15 div 1, 17 div 1, 18 div 1 schools/clubs is a bit of a shambles. There needs to be some logical rules around player movement between those leagues. Perhaps for those div 1 clubs with aspirations, they should run super youth team plus div 1 so that at least they have basis of a squad that could be promoted to Premier & Reserves?
My information is that Cashmere and Technical merger is looking more likely but issues over name.
Any news on Danny's boys?
10 team Premier League with PDL to mirror?
Not sure how that happens with Nelson in the mix. Look at Richmond's decision.
Premier league, PDL/Reserves, Div 1 and 17/18 all needs a shake-up doesn't it?
And it needs to be looked at holistically FFS.
Do all 2011 DIV 1 clubs even aspire to Premier league? Universities, Parklands, Selwyn, Waimak, Mid Canty? And if basis of Premier League was a Reserve team too (with or without age criteria) how feasible would that be for those clubs? My point is current DIV 1 as promotion pathway to Premier League looks to have become out-dated. Modern club thinking is based around total football development across all ages. Some clubs just aren't interested/able to deliver that - so they need to either merge in order to do so or become a junior and/or feeder club (this system works well in various Aussie sports - notably Victorian Aussie Rules).
The larger/more successful clubs will want appropriate levels of competition in which to develop players. That means Premier, Reserves, Div 1 and maybe Super Youth (U16/17/18) as current 15 div 1, 17 div 1, 18 div 1 schools/clubs is a bit of a shambles. There needs to be some logical rules around player movement between those leagues. Perhaps for those div 1 clubs with aspirations, they should run super youth team plus div 1 so that at least they have basis of a squad that could be promoted to Premier & Reserves?
My information is that Cashmere and Technical merger is looking more likely but issues over name.
Any news on Danny's boys?