automaticwicky wrote:Goat Herder wrote:Phantom Gossiper wrote:you knnow pidge ur too bloody lippy, i liked u better last yr wen u couldnt buy a wicket and were depressed like a little emo girl

I put forward a few recommendations last night auto around the Club T20 comp, similar to what you suggested (tell me the truth, you spoke to Tommy and plagiarised my ideas..??

). We'll see what comes of it, as obviously the Exec will need to discuss the format and ratify it, but personally, with 2 Clubs putting their hand up to host it, I would think that we can accommodate both.
For what it's worth, I'd like to see the Assoc winner decided on 9/10, with 2 matches played at Adel Luth in the morning (eg; 9:30am) and the Final played at Fitzroy (eg; 1:30 - 2pm) in the afternoon. That way, both Clubs are accomodated - Adel Luth could maybe whip the barby out and sell bacon & egg sangers for brekky, then Fitzies get the barby out for a snag sizzle lunch and we pump a bit of money over the bar. The travel to the 2 venues gives it a real Carnival atmosphere and they are only 10-15mins apart. I think it's a win-win for both Clubs, but that's just my opinion.

Personally id like to see the games all played at one venue, whether thats at Fitzies, Lutherans, Vistas, NEK's or whatever. If we cant agree toss a coin or go to the side that finished highest. If we played at Lutherans we could potentially use the other oval and offer some other teams or B grade teams a game or two as well. Would be a huge day. Think the executive should run with this.....I realise theres not much time but adaptation is the key to evolution according to Charles Darwin.
Ideally, yes one ground would be great. However, hosting it at any of the other grounds other than Adel Luth (2 grounds) would not allow the C&CCA winner to be decided on the same day without disruption to the regular season program. My original suggestion was for it to be held at Adel Luth full stop because that could be achieved (2 matches in the morning and one in the arvo), however I was advised that Fitzroy would be inflexible (??) with their match against NEK, insisting that they host this match. I was just trying to figure out how to keep all parties happy, but as we know, that hardly ever eventuates.

I don't know what Adel Luth is like these days, but back when I was playing the place was a sandpit around (and on) the pitch, especially early in the season, thick kakuya grass on the long side and bare dirt on the short side, and certainly not the best oval to play cricket on in the Assoc. I'm not sure if this is still the case (??).
Anyway, I'm sure the Exec will throw a few ideas around and do what they think is best for everyone concerned. With the concept being new there is bound to be teething problems around the programming of it and not every Club will get what they want. I think the concept will be a success, so it's important we learn from this year's event and make it better next year.