Thanks Vim - that info sounds more up to date than the minutes I was reading (7th March; something about "proper consultation with competitions committee was not adhered to").
RE Juniors:
It makes a mockery of promotion/relegation doesn't it? I suppose it's all 'development opportunities' is it?
For the last 7 or 8 years, at least, DIV 1 status had to be earned. Having said that if a B team wins DIV2 I've got no problem with them earning the right to play DIV 1 (this was the rule for FC20 last year); and thus have 2 teams from one club in div 1. With some of the mergers it makes sense that a catchment area that big could have 2 teams of div 1 quality. But you can't have one rule for FC20 last year and a different one (for Cashmere I assume) this year, can you? Oh, it's Mainland...
Thanks Vim - that info sounds more up to date than the minutes I was reading (7th March; something about "proper consultation with competitions committee was not adhered to").
RE Juniors:
It makes a mockery of promotion/relegation doesn't it? I suppose it's all 'development opportunities' is it?
For the last 7 or 8 years, at least, DIV 1 status had to be earned. Having said that if a B team wins DIV2 I've got no problem with them earning the right to play DIV 1 (this was the rule for FC20 last year); and thus have 2 teams from one club in div 1. With some of the mergers it makes sense that a catchment area that big could have 2 teams of div 1 quality. But you can't have one rule for FC20 last year and a different one (for Cashmere I assume) this year, can you? Oh, it's Mainland...