Wow that is great news about the academy. Until they all go to certain clubs that aren't my own! I heard Danny Halligan going to be PDL coach at Woolston/Tech/Cashmere so no doubt his team will go there too.
Its fair to assume a few will follow Danny over, they've worked with him long enough. But in saying that there'll also be others who want to/need to go to other clubs. Throw in ex tech/cashmere players who aren't happy with the new faces and there'll be plenty of movement of players.On the big plus its 1 less entity in the PDL, and hopefully this results in it being a stronger grade.
The lads that Danny had last year had a meeting with Danny a couple of weeks ago on them all playing as a team at WooTecCash.
Ten + for coaching at PDL level if you want a ready made team as well.
PDL will be split for next season to mirror MPL [8 teams] as much as possible. PDL will be 2 and maybe 3 teams down from this year Cashmere, Csof plus Waimak with 1 piont last year a?
How Mainland then drop out a better performing club in this years PDL, Selwyn [9th] over FC2011 [11th] and make a second tier of only 5 teams or less work has to be taken into account.
Make it a straight MPL Reserve League [8 teams] and the PDL an under 21 league, may help the likes of Waimak and others bring along the younger average [read non CSOF & NYL] players they had in PDL this year.
Duel rego is back in for next year.
Mainland have been given the word from clubs to take the bull by the horns and get the schools out of Saturday football.
Being put in the too hard basket by the Mainland staff, so duel rego it is untill someone protests!! won't be a club, prob go under another name, sch, wmows.
Nelson will play all home games on Sunday next year, be good to see a few other games MPL during the season played on a Sunday down here.