gittinsfan

An enjoyable read,well done.

Looked up the video on U Tube and you're right,it's well worth a watch. It shows the respect that Kevin and the club have for the supporters.

To be fair I don't think the accusations of negativity were aimed at you.

Hooley Gledhill Brown Although it seems a bit unfair to single out three from a wonderful team performance.

I think the Batley players will be going all out to win for Lingard's sake as much as their own.It may not be quite the same at Halifax.

The poster did'nt suggest they did.But you knew that and still could'nt resist the sarcastic comment.

The Halifax forum should make for interesting reading.What an unbelieving result.Well done Batley

Because if we had 2loanees in the team we'd have scored 80.

So in theory a player could DR to a different club every week.And in theory he could play against the same club every week.Unlikely I know but possible under current rules.

A very interesting read.Thank You. Also another fine example of your superb record keeping.

McGowan White Meadows Very difficult to pick 3 from a massive team effort.Well done all.

I've read a few but it was a few years ago now and I could not give you much detail.I do know I found them a good read.

I'd like to thank him for his brilliant contributions to Batley over the years and wish him the very best for the future. I may even have a few bob on Cas next season. LOL.

The first one should be red all day long and the puncch at least a yellow.

It would have helped provide the transparency everyone goes on about.

I wonder exactly what the clubs did'nt know about when they voted.

You're assuming every club is going to buy into this in a big way.Some will do enough to maintain their SL position.Given the obstacles in place I see very few Champ clubs being capable of mounting a realistic promotion attempt. i really hope this new system is a massive success.However I have my doubts.

If the SL clubs I'm thinking about had ambition for the last 20 odd years we might not be where we are now.I don't think they'll be filled with burning ambition now.Only time will tell.

From a self preservation point of view,they don't need to strive for a cat A.They only need to keep a high B.No Championship club will be able to compete and overtake them

I think 12 cat A clubs within 12 years is a pipedream.Some SL clubs will realise that to stay safe they can spend more on infrastructure than the team.Therefore the product on the field will suffer.As usual self preservation will take over.I have seen on here teams already criticised for not spending the full cap.

And how many decades is this short term transition going to last?

I'm still trying to fully understand this.At what stage of the season and/or how often are the Grade scores re-assessed?Apologies if this has already been explained.

I'm yet to be convinced this won't lead to a closed shop SL.Some on here seem to think this will be a good thing for the game but I am not one.

Purely self interest like every other club.The expected grade A clubs are'nt voting for the good of the game.

I'm not trying to argue here,but have'nt I read on here that certain weightings will come into play.Are they transparent? Or have I misread?