BARRETT

Very, very sad indeed. They're a great club with excellent facilities that committee stalwarts have worked for years to achieve. Other clubs are in a similar situation though, and it's only pride and determination that makes them carry on. Some players don't want to commit to the game - if they want a game, they'll turn up and if they don't fancy a game, they won't. Sadly, I don't think Blackbrook will be the only one to drop out of the NCL (fantastic though that league is!) this coming season.

Blimey! You've only been in the NCL two minutes and you're talking like you know it all. I'll send a PM to the NCL and suggest they run everything past you before commenting on here. A little less of the condescending attitude wouldn't go amiss.

They now have Anthony Murray as coach - and he's a great motivator! Muz knows how to get the best out of players, and I suspect he'll do a good job there.

One club offered us 17 'tokens' for food - which only covered the players. Made a complaint that clubs are supposed to have 25 tickets so that the coaches and other officials have refreshments too. The woman replied "if you think we're feeding the waterboys, you can forget it!". Another club asked me to show them where it said in the league rules that clubs have to give 25 refreshments to the visiting club. Generally though, there's usually lots to go around :-)

Well done to the NCL management - especially Trevor Hunt, who has worked tirelessly to bring some great sponsorship and value to the NCL competition!

How are we all doing with the new registration system?

I thought Queens had disbanded. Obviously not - but what did they win to enable them to be included in the RLCC?

subject to acceptance from the remaining member clubs

An error for sure!

'an amount of money given towards the cost of buses' isn't quite the same as 'free travel'. The amount of travel funding that was given to NCL clubs was based on the mileage that each club had to cover to fulfil their travel obligations for the division they were in. Consequently, many clubs received a far smaller amount than others - quite rightly, as clubs in Cumbria for example travelled far more miles than some other clubs. The travel grant was apportioned fairly, when each club was given a specific amount 'per mile' and it would be fair to say that the grant each club received didn't actually cover the cost of two buses. Hardly 'free travel'.

I can't honestly remember the other incentives, and sadly we were never offered 'free travel' (if only!).

Well, there is a Clubs meeting next week and, I imagine, all will be revealed. So us member clubs won't have to wait long. ( It amuses me that the ones who are in the "know" aren't even part of the NCL. So much to say, and nothing to do) If Leigh East avoid the drop to Division Three it will because of the re-structuring of the divisions because Clubs have dropped out. Leigh East have no control of that, it will be decided no doubt by the NCL Committee. Leigh East didn't complain too much when they were double relegated a couple of years ago - so if they get to stay up, well good on 'em!

The NCL is an amateur league which is not run by the RFL, but by volunteers and most certainly not c***s. You should perhaps get up off your ###### and volunteer to go on the NCL committee seeing that you imagine you are the bees knees and know it all. Keep your eyes and ears open for when the AGM is - get yourself nominated and seconded. And while we're waiting for the AGM to come along, put some sensible suggestions together on how our game can be saved.

Ten NCL Clubs?? Don't think so Taxi....... There must be more than ten !!