SamCoughlan wrote:
Uni and Western occupying the bottom two spots goes to show how centralised 90% of the talent in the region is, with most players of Premiership quality turning out for SL reserve teams in hopes of getting a gig at the next level. Halswell maybe defying the odds a little to be top but there just isn't enough talent in the other 'first teams' to be able to sustain a title challenge and push for promotion.
Additionally Waimakariri sits 7th, only seperated from the bottom three by Selwyn. Would it be a good idea for reserve sides to be kicked from the CPL and turn it into a 1st team only comp? Bring up sides like Twenty 11, Parklands and maybe some Timaru sides? Admittedly a flawed solution but unsure how else to fix an issue like this
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Maybe for next year you kick most reserve sides besides the NL sides just so you don't completely drain the competition, then you'd have a side that looks like - Burwood, Waimakariri, UC football, Western, Twenty 11, Parklands, Cashmere, Coastal or Chch United (Maybe both if one is able to win the playoff into NL), and either pull a team from Timaru or just keep it a 9-team comp like the SPL
Again no great options but weird one to solve
Edit:
Maybe for next year you kick most reserve sides besides the NL sides just so you don't completely drain the competition, then you'd have a side that looks like - Burwood, Waimakariri, UC football, Western, Twenty 11, Parklands, Cashmere, Coastal or Chch United (Maybe both if one is able to win the playoff into NL), and either pull a team from Timaru or just keep it a 9-team comp like the SPL
Again no great options but weird one to solve