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saintfield
Ryan - would an indoor league be a possibility in NI? Could EI Sports in Bangor be an option for this aswell?
As for 400 seats - I am not sure that will be enough to fit in the normal crowd at Stormont each week!!
Laurelvale supporter
closer to home for myself........who do u think will replace them in section 1 come the end of the season??
who do you think will be relegated from ncu division 1?
i think dunmurray, cooke or cliftonville
Neil..
I can confirm that the NICA has indeed coached in the Meadowbank Centre and a fantastic venue it is...
Dont want to go into too much detail here but I would envisage an full scale interpro mid winter at underage level being played there in a years time !
ps. They have a viewing gallery of 400 seats!
ref james
as i have already stated the finals have been held over with the agreement of the
sponsor, if that was there wish why would you disappoint them further. you
have stated you think this was the wrong decision and you are entitled to
your opinion and express it but the decision was made right or wrong last year the time for an appeal is past
would respectfully suggest teams concentrate on this years matches as i dont see the point in dragging this out
further
p.s need as many keen people as we can get, keep it up !!
Wayne
See attached for a potential indoor cricket arena in Northern Ireland. I think from memory there has been some cricket practised here by one of the youth teams. Ryan Eagleson may be able to through some light on this.
http://www.magherafelt.gov.uk/leisure/meadowbank-sports-arena/index.php
The schools cup has just begun this past few weeks. Anyone know any results from it?
Who's your favourite to win or any outsiders have a chance?
interesting discussion, it would be good to get a take on who could play in the 20/20 finals day from 2008, i.e can our pro play? Can anyone from the NCU clarify the rules on this?
Also if anyone from Burndennett is reading this could you give me a contact number for your match secretary? thanks or if anyone has a number for anyone at burndennett
Indoor cricket - are there any facilities in Ireland for indoor cricket? Are any facilities capable of being turned into indoor cricket centres? I reckon a lot of interest could be generated in this?
Anybody thoughts
Classic stuff Wayne - I assume you refer to Mr McKee who was knocked out playing for Cliftonville last year (by CSNI), but will take part in the finals of the same competition. LOL
Re Michael McDowell
I am not affiliated to any particular NCU club, but I do have a keen interest in local cricket. I hope that is sufficient for me to be allowed to pass comment.
My point was Michael – why was it just the finals day that were rearranged due to bad weather? If the group stages had been completed by way of ‘proper’ matches then that would seem reasonable, but the fact is that bowl outs were used to determine the finalists so why not the winner?
I’m sure Bangor, North Down, Waringstown, Woodvale, CIYMS, Derriaghy, Carrick and Cliftonville (all the teams eliminated by virtue of bowl outs) may be asking the same questions as me…
If a 2008 competition is being played in 2009 does it go on 2008 registrations? Does that mean clubs with new pros cannot play their pros? We actually had a bowl out against C'ville and one of their 5 bowlers is now playing for us. Can he not play? If it is based on 2009 registrations then surely it is a 2009 comp? It certainly is a bit confusing. The only teams left got there by a bowl out and some big names are not there. With fixture backlogs already would that sunday be better for league and lets have a proper 09 competition??
James
If memory serves it was agreed with the sponsor's to hold back the finals to this year due to the weather.
Had not heard of any complaints about that which team would you be speaking for?
Did I read somewhere that the 2008 T20 finals day would be held this year? Surely that competition should be abandoned or replayed altogether...
The teams already eliminated will surely feel aggrieved that a bowl-out was good enough for them to be thrown out of the competition but not suitable to decide the winner...
Come on NCU - FARCE!!!
