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[bearman]

We have just been informed that Kippax will not be coming to Coventry today.No details known at present.

[bowes]

Funny how they could play their home game against St Albans (who travelled a long way for it) but can't travel to Coventry or Nottingham. Hope the NCL are watching.

[fatboystu]

this is kippax's thing tho, the last two pennine seasons they've dropped out before the finish. why the NCL would vote them in is beyond me. its not even as if they're much kop!

[bowes]

this is kippax's thing tho, the last two pennine seasons they've dropped out before the finish. why the NCL would vote them in is beyond me. its not even as if they're much kop!

Their acceptance was conditional on having enough players so expect they've blown it.

[Marauder]

Their acceptance was conditional on having enough players so expect they've blown it.

Been telling you for a long time about the make up of certain clubs...Time will tell but I bet Kippax have lost a few of what would have been their own players over the last few seasons because imports have pushed their noses out, NCL going summer has hit most of the Heartlands based RLCN clubs.

Makes you wonder whats left for a club that has had a good reputation until it's flirting with the summer, I hope where ever they decide to play they sort themselves out because I've a lot of fond memories of playing against them.

Edited by Marauder, 13 August 2012 - 12:04 AM.

[Jasper]

We have just been informed that Kippax will not be coming to Coventry today.No details known at present.

Has the game actually 'postponed' to a later date, or has Cov been awarded a 24 - 0 win?

[bowes]

Has the game actually 'postponed' to a later date, or has Cov been awarded a 24 - 0 win?

'Postponed' as per usual RFL incompetence. I can understand replaying games at juniors but to let clubs willy nilly call off games in a supposedly serious league defies belief.

Edited by bowes, 13 August 2012 - 06:54 PM.

[Jasper]

Just been on the NCL website and it shows that the following teams have the following number of games left, and only two weeks to play them in

Hemel 2
Underbank 4
Warrington 2
Coventry 4
Nottingham 2
Bramley 5
Kippax 4
St Albans 2
Bristol 3
South Wales 6

Will be a bit off if clubs have their final positions decided by a calculator.

[bowes]

They've just decided to give us the points for Kippax. Same with Nottingham.

Edited by bowes, 13 August 2012 - 07:10 PM.

[jonnyg28]

Just been on the NCL website and it shows that the following teams have the following number of games left, and only two weeks to play them in

Hemel 2
Underbank 4
Warrington 2
Coventry 4
Nottingham 2
Bramley 5
Kippax 4
St Albans 2
Bristol 3
South Wales 6

Will be a bit off if clubs have their final positions decided by a calculator.

Agree with you there, farce.

[Marauder]

It's all going to be OK next season

[bowes]

It's all going to be OK next season

It will if we get into the NCL.

[Marauder]

It will if we get into the NCL.

Bit of I'm OK jack.

[bowes]

Bit of I'm OK jack.

Not really as Kippax brought their problems on their own head. I do care about where the likes of Bristol end up though.

[Marauder]

Not really as Kippax brought their problems on their own head. I do care about where the likes of Bristol end up though.

I want everyone to be playing but in the environment that best for them and it's been obvious that the summer is not going to fit the majority and it's not going to get better.

[bowes]

I want everyone to be playing but in the environment that best for them and it's been obvious that the summer is not going to fit the majority and it's not going to get better.

For many clubs summer is best for them. Kippax's problem is not summer it's using other clubs' players. The same problem will kill off some NWCL teams in the winter if they fall into the trap of shipping in summer players.

[Marauder]

For many clubs summer is best for them. Kippax's problem is not summer it's using other clubs' players. The same problem will kill off some NWCL teams in the winter if they fall into the trap of shipping in summer players.

I don't think you are aware of how many games are going ahead without 17 players per side or with 17 players being made up of 2nd team and U18's/U17'S and in one case U16's.

Playing in the NCL is not about taking part it's about winning and a lot of teams that have been used to winning and playing at a high standard have been struggling to put a settled side out, It's obvious some clubs will do OK at first as some groups put playing before their family, but time will tell on that one.

I'll ask you a question and please answer it as straight as possible with out going round the bushes, A few years ago Coventry won the RLCN under Troy Perkins, then the wheels fell off and in the last couple of seasons you seem to have clawed yourselves back, "Why did the wheels fall off"

[bowes]

The wheels fell off because the club hit financial troubles when they lost their sponsor and was too reliant on RU players. Furthermore we didn't to my knowledge have a single junior team.

We've never had to call off a first team game in summer and the only one we've had to in our history was after the winter season had already started.

Edited by bowes, 13 August 2012 - 10:05 PM.

[West Country Eagle]

Not being able to play fixtures after the first weekend in September is a bit of an issue IMHO. Our game v Kippax, at their place, was rearranged for the 8th but we were told we couldn't play it then by the RFL after a complaint from another club about the season going on too long and losing some of their players (not Kippax, I should add). Who knows how they'll sort it out. Suspect games will be awarded or points split, which will have an effect on the table. Not that it matters to us as we won't make the play-offs, but it would be nice not to come bottom on merit (a possibility if we have a good couple of weeks), rather than because South Wales (or whoever else) get loads of points from matches that weren't played because of the weather.

Still, we're happy - hit some form at last and playing well. After struggling early on we seem to have finally got up to speed on what's required at this level. Given that we lost our first 11 games that's a bit of a relief.

[bowes]

The other problem with extra games is the playoffs. We have to go to South Wales midweek to fit in. I'd rather have 12 teams and no playoffs but only works if we have all real clubs rather than mongrel ones that use winter players.