GarrytheGOAT wrote:What changes could the PDCA make to resurrect the season? It is a terrible image for the competition having a side lose by an innings and nearly 600 runs!!! Even when sides like OTH and Riverside were at their lowest they still weren't this bad.
Do they thank E.P for their effort in trying to resurrect a team after the mess that last seasons players have put them in and kick them to a lower grade?
What team would want to come up? they all seem to be a bit scared at the prospect of playing in a higher division?
Success brings numbers in on a Saturday night, why would any club want to go up if they don't think they have the cattle?
ATCO: Thier list is about the same, perhaps slight improvement on last season, I'd probably have them as favourites atm but at the end of the day, they only won Grade 3 last season so they should not be expected to go to Grade 1 mid season.
Enfield: I would rank #2 in this grade atm with an improved list, didn't make the Grade 3 GF last season so shouldn't be considered.
Eyre Royals: List is weaker than last season, finished 4th out of 6 in Grade 2 last season, not ready.
North Pines: The bag or allsorts in the comp, can beat anyone on their day, can fail miserably the next, no chance.
Parafield Gardens: Will have some good wins during the season but there is no chance of them going up.
Salisbury West: It's their B Grade, can't go up.
I think it just demonstrates that the comp is at it's most competitve being 6 team divisions, the association can't force people to play two day cricket, all they can do is accommodate for people who wan't to play the game in the genre the choose to.