Arthur Crabtree wrote:Stroke of luck for Hants undeniably. But rightly their stroke of luck. If there was any justification at all for relegating Durham, it was because they hadn't been playing on a level playing field with their competitors (as if anyone is, but that's a different argument). Most closely, they weren't competing fairly with other teams in their league. And Hants played Durham for their own survival in the last game of the season.
And as someone says above, CC1 relegates two teams this season, that's the arrangement. And so, it has relegated two.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:I did say the idea of a level playing field is dubious. But that's the intension.
Many won't like the way this season was set up, and the changes to the divisions. But arguments along those lines were lost when the season started.
There's a difference between Sussex going down, having played a season in C2 and failing to get promoted, and Hants who failed in direct competition, even down to the last game. This feels like a blind alley. Each event triggers off its own new narrative which becomes entangled with other new occurrences. But the last thing that happened can more easily be righted with fewer consequences. This happens all the time.
westoelad wrote:The stated rule for relegation is the 2 teams with the lowest points. Durham weren't one of those teams. They were demoted for issues of finance -they didn't meet the criteria for relegation.
Hants, Yorks, Glamorgan, Northants and Warks have all recently had to seek bail outs because they weren't self- financing. So how didn't these clubs create unlevel playing fields? And why did they avoid sanctions?
westoelad wrote:The stated rule for relegation is the 2 teams with the lowest points. Durham weren't one of those teams. They were demoted for issues of finance -they didn't meet the criteria for relegation.
Hants, Yorks, Glamorgan, Northants and Warks have all recently had to seek bail outs because they weren't self- financing. So how didn't these clubs create unlevel playing fields? And why did they avoid sanctions?
westoelad wrote:The stated rule for relegation is the 2 teams with the lowest points. Durham weren't one of those teams. They were demoted for issues of finance -they didn't meet the criteria for relegation.
Hants, Yorks, Glamorgan, Northants and Warks have all recently had to seek bail outs because they weren't self- financing. So how didn't these clubs create unlevel playing fields? And why did they avoid sanctions?
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