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So how many did you play and how many cancelled

Lose to Doncaster is your season over or do you think you will still make the playoffs also if you don’t will Leon still be with you next year

How many league games did your team actually play in the Pennine League and how many were not fulfilled by other teams. You continually try to put Summer rugby down and as I have previously said I prefer Winter rugby as well but lets face facts the Pennine League last season was a joke no continuity of fixtures and in the Championship am I correct 14 games in nine months plus cup games no wonder teams and players lose interest.

Thought it was a house on wheels and a horse

I think your attendance average will now gradually drop as the season goes on and out of curiosity what would your average attendance be without the Bradford match included. Also other teams cannot wait for York to visit them with there army of supporters have you filled a coach yet

Looking in the League Express you have played seventeen matches how many have you actually played it seems at least half the teams have pulled out of your division. I sympathise with you as you are a staunch believer in winter rugby and I am also but you must find it hard the support the way the Pennine League is run. Does it have a date when the season ends because I do not believe it is has tried to work with other leagues like you have previously said it has and by not doing this it is harming itself.

Marauder can you please if you know how many teams are still playing in each league as the tables make it look as if all the teams are still playing or have completed their fixtures for the season. Am I correct in saying earlier on in the season you were comparing the percentage of fixtures fulfilled in both the Pennine and Yorkshire League do you know the percentages now. Also do you have any involvement with the Pennine League if so can you explain why there is no fixture list at the start of the season. I honestly think the only problem with the league is that teams are not playing regular and can go weeks without playing a game and the players get fed up. Thanks.

See only one Pennine League Fixture played on Saturday out of six and by the look of it East Leeds have pulled out and I dont think you can blame anybody for leaving and giving the YML a go it must be impossible to be as bad as the Pennine.

Anymore teams leaving the Pennine League now that the Yorkshire Mens League is about to start to be honest you cannot blame them. The Pennine League started in September and there are teams in each league who are not even half way through their fixtures and this is after seven months so how long does the league drag on for. To go to the extreme Doncaster Toll Bar and East Leeds at this rate their seasons would finish in another eleven months as they are only playing on average one game a month. Personally think as I have said before supply a fixture list at the start of it and stick to it rather than making it up as you go along get rid of or play the regional cups etc at the end of the season and stop blaming other Leagues when it is clearly the Pennine League who is at fault so sorry luckymutz are cannot agree with your comment. It seems the Pennine League wants everything to revolve around them. It may seem I am not in favour of winter rugby but I am totally the opposite I still look for games to go watch but on the odd occasion have got there and the game is cancelled. Finally does anybody know when the finishing date for the Pennine League is. Sorry about my rant from a totally p****d off supporter so I even sympathise even more for players. .

Davo I think you are the clown . I personally would like as much information as possible put on the forum by the NCL so we know the information is correct . It would also create interest on the forum and the information could be discussed on it and our opinions as supporters may be noted by the NCL.

Is the present fixture list for this week up to date as there are no cancellations showing if it is great

Is this because teams are cancelling or fixtures not been given to East Leeds. Like I said previously the Pennine League must be the only one that cannot supply a fixture list for a full season at the start or are we just making allowances for teams to pull out when it suits them. Would teams think more about leaving and fulfilling fixtures if they had to pay a entrance fee which would be held by the league with fines etc deducted out of it and whats left returned at the end of the season to teams or saved by the league for the following season and topped up if required for fines which have been paid the previous season. I know this seems a bit extreme and would mean teams which are not committed probably would not join meaning smaller leagues but at least teams remaining would be less likely to cancel games or pull out of the league and we would be able to be provided a season long fixture list at the start..

Marauder you don't mention Boothtown and Silsden who have pulled out of that division. From the start of the season nine teams so far have pulled out of the four divisions which is just short of 20% of the teams. Why I suggested earlier it was like a friendly league you partly answered me why have the option of cancelling two games and would it not be better to complete the league and Barla National cup fixtures before playing the Yorkshire cup, Pennine Cup and District cup which are not that well supported. Finally have Brighouse folded the results show several 30-0 results so to me it seems you are just juggling figures to suit.

Going through the league tables this morning noticed how the numbers of games played by teams in the same league varies so much why is this. Surely the answer would be to give a fixture list at the start of the season and stick to it. The league seems to be run like a friendly league would it not be better to charge a signing on fee which the league could then use to deduct fines etc for non fulfilment off fixtures. I know this seems extreme but would teams make more effort to fulfil fixtures than cancelling on a Thursday night and causing players from the opposing team to lose interest in the game.

Have they folded noticed they have conceded a lot of games thought at one point in the future they were going to be a top team. With the management team in place and the facilities which were excellent they had a lot of coverage. r