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RE - Feeder Clubs & Wylie
Well said Wylie...
Incredible the amount of garbage that people subscribe to...!
It really is the ultimate insult that some imbeciles are now suggesting we feed higher clubs...!
FGS - wise up and think before you open you unquantified mouths (Ivan you take me to the fair)
Maybe anyone below section one should doff their caps appropriately as well...!
Just to correct Ivan McCombe, Larne has never been a "feeder club" for Ballymena or any other club. In most cases were players have left Larne it has been instigated by the club they move to. I believe another player may have been enticed away from Larne this winter!
It's very easy for some members of clubs in the Premier League or Section 1 to have this attitude that the lower league teams should "feed" them players but for the majority of the lower league clubs who lose these players it is very disheartening.
Although I must point out that if a player leaves I always wish the individual concerned the best when they choose to leave.
Ivan -I know what you mean but could a club really decline to be promoted? Seems a bit perverse to strive for a league all season then refuse promotion. Maybe an administrater could advise?
Just to remind all clubs that I available to score for the 2013 season. If you require any further details please do not hesitate to contact me. As one of the three scorers on the Ireland panel in the NCU I have vast experience at all levels. So if you are interested please contact me at any time. My mobile number is 07876454263
Just a final reminder about the Level One Umpires Training Course which is due to commence on Tuesday 29th January 2013. If you wish to attend please contact me as soon as possible. The course will be led by Keith Smith the Training Officer for NIACUS and we would stress the importance of this to all clubs. The shortage of umpires is of great concern to NIACUS and we wish to stress the need for clubs especially bigger clubs to nominate and send even one member to the training.
Re: Dee
We have discussed this at Millpark quite often is it in the rules that players can be loaned for a season??? i think and this isnt a slight on Waringstown or North Down but maybe they wouldnt be keen incase the player enjoys and and doesnt want to return?? great point tho
i also agree with clarence feeder clubs would be an ideal way forward but that should include the bigger clubs sending some of their younger players to the feeder club.
This would surey speed up their development and therefore the bigger club has a player better prepared in a shorter time.
it would be interesting to see what north down or Waringstown , to name 2 clubs, would consider a partnership like this with a smaller club
re jason; you've gotta know by now that it can't be the umpires fault every time you fail (hang on that's every time you bat) honest i'm jokin really enjoy your season and thanx
Ronnie, The bar takings at our place will take a huge hit lol. Seriously though good luck in your new endeavour, im sure you will have the coat on again sometime soon. (T6 tournament at our place)
Ronnie you’ve made my year with your sabbatical its safe to bat again haha only joking mate will miss your trips to Millpark this season hope to see you back again in the near future!!! Id planned to do the umpire course this season myself but I cant commit to the times that its held ive a 2 yr old running about who I hardly get to see as it is.
hi everyone i've taken on a new venture and won't be available to umpire this comin' season i genuinely will miss it big time. i would recommend to any true cricket enthusiast to give umpiring a go. there is no better place to watch a game from than directly behind the bowlers arm. and dont believe all the nonsense you might hear,it's really not as confrontational as some would want to make you believe. and housty aint the tyrant he'd like to think he is. (tongue firmly in cheek of course)
Player movements have always been part of the game. The Ballymena team I played in in the 80's included players from all over the place recruited mainly by Jim Boyce. Harry Cook moved to Lisburn and then Waringstown winning 4 Senior One league medals along the way. Even Paddy O'Hara moved from Carrickfergus to Muckamore to then play at a higher level in the early 70's. Any player worth his salt should want to play at the highest level possible regardless of international inspirations. I agree with Clarence that feeder clubs is a great way forward. Millpark have produced players for Waringstown, Ards for North Down, Larne for Ballymena. I think clubs can decide what level they aspire to , how much they want to spend to achieve that and players can equally find clubs to match their ambitions and if a club wants to pay them or get them a car or a job good luck to them. And a word of caution. Half the lies we hear , aren't true. I take the talk of what's on offer with a pinch of salt. From now in I think we will see more and more top players moving to the Premier League clubs and maybe even soon clubs will chose not to be promoted into that elite group.
Andrew - People may question their moves whenever they hear that one of the "more established Premier clubs" was asked to sort out a job & car at least for one of the individuals, so goodness knows what CSN sorted for him...
not sure that the NCU is "least affected". I have read with interest the latest "feature" and I reflect back on some of the big spending clubs from the early years of the "professional era". Some of those clubs now languish in the lower leagues so I wonder do they ever reflect on the cost/benefit of the outlay? Are there lessons to be learned from AIL rugby vis-a-vis the proposed regional league? 2 Ulster sides at the bottom of 1B and none in 1A seems a poor return for all the money that was ploughed into the professional game. Will the apparently cash rich Leinster sides dominate? Just some musings in the long evenings in Buckna!!
Why should anyone question the moves of these two young players to CSNI. Im sure both players felt it was the best move at this time for their careers.
Well aware that other Premier clubs were snubbed in favour of their moves so obviously they have given this plenty of thought. Im sure they both realise that they will get plenty of opportunities at this club, as supposed to playing at a more established top premier club. I would imagine this has been the determining factor in their moves.
