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Div 3 North 2019-20
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2019 4:27 pm
by Mick Norris
Welcome to Euwe's North Sea Tigers
Division 3n Confirmed Fees paid
1 3Cs 2
2 Bolton and Worsley
3 Bradford DCA Knights A
4 Bradford DCA Knights B
5 Bradford DCA Knights C
6 Cheddleton 2
7 Euwe's North Sea Tigers y y
8 Holmes Chapel
9 Jorvik
10 Manchester Manticores 2
11 Manchester Manticores 3
12 Manchester Manticores 4
13 Manx Liberty 2 y
14 Shropshire 1 y
15 Shropshire 2 y
16 Spirit of Atticus B y y
I'm expecting there to be 4 Manticores teams, but a final decision has yet to be made
Re: Div 3 North 2019-20
Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2019 10:36 am
by Mick Norris
We now have 15 teams confirmed and paid
If Bolton & Worsley make it 16 it would be good
Re: Div 3 North 2019-20
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 9:12 am
by Mick Norris
Final version
Division 3n Confirmed Fees paid
1 3Cs 2 y y
2 Bolton and Worsley y y
3 Bradford DCA Knights A y y
4 Bradford DCA Knights B y y
5 Bradford DCA Knights C y y
6 Euwe's North Sea Tigers y y
7 J'Adoube 1 y y
8 J'Adoube 2 y y
9 Jorvik y y
10 Manchester Manticores 2 y y
11 Manchester Manticores 3 y y
12 Manchester Manticores 4 y y
13 Manx Liberty 2 y y
14 Shropshire 1 y y
15 Shropshire 2 y y
16 Spirit of Atticus B y y
16 16
Which would make it simple if all teams were going to play all 5 weekends, but they're not, so not so easy
Re: Div 3 North 2019-20
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 5:43 pm
by David Robertson
Mick Norris wrote: ↑Sun Sep 29, 2019 9:12 am
Which would make it simple if all teams were going to play all 5 weekends, but they're not, so not so easy
Easy enough, no? Two Pools again, A & B. If defaults or withdrawals come, they'll likely be in rd 8-11 and affect only Pool D. Or have I missed something?
Re: Div 3 North 2019-20
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 6:21 pm
by Mick Norris
We had a team default last season in weekend 4 so that would muck up the final pool matches
Re: Div 3 North 2019-20
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 6:40 pm
by David Robertson
Yes, that could knacker things rather. But what to do? Teams have a duty of care, both to the set-up they join; and to each other, to ensure an orderly competition. If they can't manage that, no one else can manage it for them
Re: Div 3 North 2019-20
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 7:30 pm
by Mick Norris
Absolutely
The problem is the pairings for the final weekend when last year we knew in advance that Manx 2 were missing
Keeping enough triangular pairings for the last 3 rounds is almost impossible in those circumstances when other teams might miss a day too
Re: Div 3 North 2019-20
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 8:25 pm
by MartinCarpenter
Any idea who J'Adoube are?
Re: Div 3 North 2019-20
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 9:25 pm
by David Robertson
Cheddleton 2 & Holmes Chapel, in some form merged. Or not
Re: Div 3 North 2019-20
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 5:32 pm
by MartinCarpenter
Thanks. That's logical enough
Re: Div 3 North 2019-20
Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2019 8:44 am
by Mick Norris
David Robertson wrote: ↑Sun Sep 29, 2019 9:25 pm
Cheddleton 2 & Holmes Chapel, in some form merged. Or not
Might be challenging for a promotion spot then
There seems to be a wider spread of ability than last season, or am I just imagining that?
Re: Div 3 North 2019-20
Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2019 7:46 pm
by MartinCarpenter
Overall? Surely not - we've lost the really strong team(s) from some earlier years.
Maybe one or two more weaker ones, depending quite where everyone lands up.
Re: Div 3 North 2019-20
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2019 7:48 am
by Mick Norris
Maybe, although we are in the unusual position of retaining a team that finished in a promotion place; we also have the return of Bradford A, who appear to have been promoted every year they have played in this division?
J'adoube 1 should be stronger than average too; and J'adoube 2 slightly weaker too, and with the return of Shropshire 2 there's another potentially weaker team; will be interesting to see how Bolton & Worsley are after this summer's arguments, and how strong Manx 2 are on the weekends they play
Looking forward to seeing Euwe too
Re: Div 3 North 2019-20
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2019 9:38 am
by MartinCarpenter
Bradford A really weren't that strong in Div2 last year, although likely to be a little stronger back on home ground.
We'll find out
No idea who'll get promotion. I'm not sure if there's even one team who you'd say really
want it this time round.
Re: Div 3 North 2019-20
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2019 9:50 am
by Mick Norris
I know what you mean; we definitely want MM2 promoted, but have some strong players who only don't want to travel to play in Div 2
3Cs 2 and Shropshire 1 both have tried hard and been a little unlucky; it never looked like Cheddleton 2 would make it, but J'Adoube 1 might