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Robb 
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 Posted: 7 hours 17 minutes ago at 16:40 |
Interesting "Clup" placings there from the NCA and RFU.
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Thatbloke
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Posted: 6 hours 34 minutes ago at 17:23 |
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I'm sure Chester & Lymm will be delighted!
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Bigmalc
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I'm sure they will - together with Loughborough and Hinckley they'll.be covering huge distances. Personally I don't see any benefit but what do I know,?
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cheshire exile
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At least they have the M56 derby to look forward to. TBH it makes much more sense for Macclesfield to be in N2N than in N2W, so it’s probably the best compromise. I’m sure Camborne and Redruth will be relishing three trips to Leicestershire.
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Deva Delinquent
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So, westward bound with our neighbours it is then.
At least we have one local game to look forward to I suppose.
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SK 88
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"so it has also been agreed that there should be a review of the league structure during the season, ensuring significant input from clubs, to explore other options that might minimise the travel burden for 2026/27.”"
From the release. Just looking at this, I can see two most easily implemented ideas. 1) Promote 6 sides and do 3 leagues of 16 or 4 of 12. 2) Promote 14 sides for 4 leagues of 14. The 6 extra sides presuming the 5 relegated were still relegated would be: Jersey, Letchworth, Stourbridge, Brixham, Hudderfield, Anselmians. The 3 leagues of 16 still has the same problem of too many northern teams so someone would have to go from Cheshire to Cornwall. 4 leagues of 12 obviously loses home games which is not to be discounted as a problem, but would leave: W: Camborne, Redruth, Brixham, Barnstaple, Exe Uni, Taunton, Hornets, Old Redcliffians, Cinderford, Oxford Quins, Henley, Havant E: Jersey, Guernsey, Dorking, Esher, London Welsh, Barnes, Westcombe Park, Sevenoaks, Canterbury, Bury St Edmonds, Letchworth, Old Albanians. N: Tynedale, Darlington MP, Billingham, Wharfedale, Otley, Fylde, Preston, Rossendale, Huddersfield, Hull, Hull Ionians, SKiwifruithorpe Midlands/North: Anselmians, Chester, Macclefield, Lymm, Sheffield, Sheffield Tigers, Syston, Loughborough Students, Hinckley, Stourbridge, Olney, Luctonians Which is a fairly acceptable level of travel I would say, considering the shape of the country and where the clubs are. Going to an extra 14 I've assumed no relegation for 5 clubs and the additional third places would be Manchester, Heath (Halifax), and Exmouth. That would give 14 team leagues: SW: Camborne, Redruth, Devonport Services, Brixham, Exemouth, Exe Uni, Barnstaple, Taunton, Hornets, Old Redcliffians, Cinderford, Luctonians, Oxford Quins, Henley N: Tynedale, Darlington MP, Billingham, Wharfedale, Otley, Fylde, Preston, Rossendale, Huddersfield, Hull, Hull Ionians, SKiwifruithorpe, Harrogate, Heath Mids: Anselmians, Chester, Lymm, Macclesfield, Manchester, Sheffield, Sheffield Tigers, Loughborough Students, Syston, Hinckley, Stourbridge, Bournville, Oundle, Letchworth SE: Old Albanians, Bury St Edmonds, Colchester, Canterbury, Jersey, Guernsey, Esher, London Welsh, Barnes, Dorking, Westcombe Park, Sevenoaks, Worthing, Havant. Going to 4 would basically solve the extreme swings of travel for the extremities, the only question is whether that compromise is worth the dilution of the level and/or the number of games being reduced.
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Rabbie Burns
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Does that mean you would want 4 down from N1, that’s pretty harsh as it’s currently the only league that normally loses 3 teams
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So many Christians not enough Lions
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PM009
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Would expect some kick back if clubs are expected to fund 2 trips to the Channel Islands at the extortionate cost of commuting to those games, especially if you want to reduce the division to 12 sides.
N2 has already suffered a significant drop in quality since going from 2 to 3 divisions, from the South perspective the loss of the West Country trips has been a great shame. They should have reduced the leagues to 14 teams and reduced the amount of games but kept the standard high, it’s a National League not a Regional comp, it doesn’t prepare clubs to compete when they go to Nat 1
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