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If thats reference to the Town facebook post I cant see anything unprofessional on his behalf, we signed him in a position where we have very good players already and the coach deemed them better players, Good luck to him for the future

Thats the most sensible suggestion otherwise games are going to be essentially dead rubbers for a large chunk of the season the more at stake the more marketable games become The one league set up has to happen but as always the devil is in the detail.... From a Town point of view weve assembled a good squad for League one its now how do you find and fund the players needed to try and compete for say a top 8 place in the amalgamated divison

Thats why I believe the proposal if rumour is to be believed is to regionalise below Premier and NCL One so at present wouldnt affect Kells Egremont or Wath Brow

That was the local CARL rule, The community game operational rules changed that. Essentially original amateur club is meant to get priority but players can dual reg with any amateur club they wish now and where it used to be first season only players could dual register now there is no such restrictions in place

Its called Dual Registration

I believe two games in division two didnt go ahead and got rearranged at very short notice. East Leeds v Hull Dockers being one The issue I would suggest is that lower down the NCL pyramid some teams are travelling with less than 17 and scratch sides which could be avoided by regionalisation

Personally think the NCL should run them as NCL regional Cumbria etc

4 regional premier divisions say Cumbria Lancashire Pennine and Yorkshire with the top two qualifying for a play off series where the two grand finalists are then promoted into NCL divison one?

Why would they when his options would appear limited?

He definately met the criteria of the post

Both of those combinations would be good. If Carter was 13 Stephenson Graham and Farrer would bring good impact off the bench as middles. Id say some games we will need the finesse at 13 others the extra big body in the middle. If Hutton is out I would play Zarrin on the wing and CWT fullback

Hopefully a solution is found to have Town and Haven on seperate days if both get to the third round, Leigh is a great draw they will travel in big numbers

Some production line at Millom. Blinkhorn has signed for Haven, Lupton and Ruddy who will only be 17 turning 18 on trial at Town and Barrow thats three great young players who all play hooker

A number of teams will be playing in the NWC good news for local bus companies if nothing else

In 2025 there will be no West Cumbria Youth league at Under 14, 16 or 18 age groups The Barrow and District open age league is on its last legs A sport in decline at all levels

Sure tonight will be a huge success, the amount of planning and work in general that must have gone into making this event happen must have been phenomenal not to mention managing to keep it all under wraps Well done all at the club

The club must be holding out hope of persuading him to commit for 2025

second that

The money on offer at Barrow appears to be much better than either Town or Haven can afford

The last rumour was he had a job in Wolverhampton and was on the radar of Midlands Hurricanes, its silly season with rumours well and truly

I seen an article yesterday that said Hull FC Hull KR and the local league in Hull had worked together and raised participation numbers by 67% that kind of arrangement locally would be a great starting point but resources dictate Emulating the Furness Raiders would be the most beneficial thing for our two professional clubs its paid huge dividends for Barrow as a pathway for bringing local talent with good habits into their set up You make a number of great points DTTRR as always and the game in Cumbria needs both national and local solutions to move forward albeit its easier said than done, as at all levels of the game in this area we are understaffed at Board, committee and management levels

Why would he not he thank him? I would imagine as a fan and a press reporter Muzza has been someone who has been easy to deal with for Callum and he appreciates that. Muzza has put his heart and soul into the club, travelling a large number of miles to do so for what I would imagine was a modest wage and despite his best efforts the team has come up short this season. He is not alone in that either and all deserve a thank you even if the season has not been anywhere near what was expected

Even more of an occasion now with Buffer calling it a day and it being his last game at home for the club.

Are there still Match Commissioners in the championship?

Could not agree more with you. A local think tank is needed to discuss the way forward or the future of the sport in Cumbria is bleak