Seaton Rangers quit NCL

[Hopping Mad]

Statement from Seaton Rangers:

After a couple of weeks of talks, and soul searching, we’ve made the decision to step back from the NCL to regroup.

With a lot of talented young players coming through, we believe short term the best place for ourselves as a club is in the CARL [Cumbria] league, and we look forward to competing in the league and seeing how we fare.

Next season [2025] sees the 130th year anniversary of Seaton Rangers, and we plan on doing several things to mark that, including a new retro kit to celebrate a huge milestone and those who’ve gone before us.

Thanks to everyone who played their part in making history in the National Conference League: players, coaches, volunteers, sponsors - all of whom made it possible.

Rangers secretary Peter Gilmour told cumbriacrack.com: “The last three seasons while part of such a fantastic organisation have been a wonderful period for our club and we are proud of the fact that we were the first side to be admitted, representing the Allerdale catchment area.

“We have, however, become somewhat victims of our own success with a large number of players from our initial squad joining the local pro ranks.

“That, coupled with long term injuries and issues around commitment to travelling, has led us to this point.

“Since the discussion with the NCL management, in which their support for our continuation in the NCL in 2025 was received, we have lost a further two players to the pro game and that has left us with a young and inexperienced squad of players. After consulting them, we have opted to rebuild in the CARL league for 2025.

“We have an excellent under 16s that have played and travelled in the North West Counties League and next season our under-16s team will also do the same.

“As a club we view this as a short term step and aim to rejoin the ranks of the NCL in the medium term with a young talented and dedicated team."

Edited November 5, 2024 by Hopping Mad

[Impartial Observer]

Apparently Keighley Albion have re joined the NCL as they have been in before but not sure when

  

[Hopping Mad]

On 06/11/2024 at 11:05, Impartial Observer said:

Apparently Keighley Albion have re joined the NCL as they have been in before but not sure when

They were NCL members between 1998 and 2002.

I watched a NCL Division Two game at Keighley Albion (Keighley Albion & Bingley, as they were then) in November 2000. The visitors to the ground at Crossflatts were New Earswick All Blacks.

Edited November 7, 2024 by Hopping Mad