Im gunna attempt to tie everything from the last few pages together.
1 )the kids up vs kids in their age group thing is a toughie. The schools don't help it but even then the grades are a shambles before they turn up. Maybe Cash Tech is onto something by pushing up whole squads...time will tell. As I mentioned previously - a full revamp of everything north of 12th grade would be great.
2) MPL is looking very competitive so far, this is positive for the region. Whether that lasts once the dragons boys get back in will be another story.
3) Canty united players ending up largely spread over 2 clubs. I suspect this is much like clubs ending up with a large % of the youth south island champ teams. A few are at 1 club, so a few go to join their mates etc etc. ($$$ may also help, but I'm not privvy to those convos)
Im gunna attempt to tie everything from the last few pages together.
1 )the kids up vs kids in their age group thing is a toughie. The schools don't help it but even then the grades are a shambles before they turn up. Maybe Cash Tech is onto something by pushing up whole squads...time will tell. As I mentioned previously - a full revamp of everything north of 12th grade would be great.
2) MPL is looking very competitive so far, this is positive for the region. Whether that lasts once the dragons boys get back in will be another story.
3) Canty united players ending up largely spread over 2 clubs. I suspect this is much like clubs ending up with a large % of the youth south island champ teams. A few are at 1 club, so a few go to join their mates etc etc. ($$$ may also help, but I'm not privvy to those convos)