Kim wrote:One change Id make is getting rid of the heavy roller again. The players don't like it, not a single groundsman wants it - and it creates boring cricket. In Div one there have already been more draws than in the whole of 2011 and we are getting more games like current Notts V Sussex one where they are still in the first innings after 3 days.
Last week or maybe the week before the sun came out and every game was drawn. Its not good.
Alviro Patterson wrote:Theoretically eight city franchises could be created for Premier League Cricket; London, Southampton, Bristol, Cardiff, Birmingham, Nottingham, Leeds, Manchester. Have two regional groups of four who play each other twice (6 games), top 2 in each group through to finals day.
The level of success would be mixed though; London and Birmingham have a wide catchment area, Manchester and to a lesser extent Leeds if they are affiliated to their popular football clubs, Nottingham with a hardcore fanbase. Not sure how successful Bristol and Southampton would fare, whereas Cardiff doesn't have a cricket fanbase to fall upon or even top class Welsh cricketers.
Most of the support is going to be artificial and is either reliant on bored football fans or overseas cricket fanatics who might relate to the franchises, very difficult to sustain success when cricket is not the national sport and participation at grassroot levels is dwindling.
Durhamfootman wrote:...and lots of people watch the IPL on ITV... People will watch anything if it's marketed properly. You adopt a team, I suppose.
I'd hate it, but there you go, that's just me........ lots of people would go for it if you had enough fireworks, loud music and half naked dancing girls.
Durhamfootman wrote:I reckon that your average Joe from Wolverhampton, who knows little about cricket but enjoys watching the IPL on ITV has a favourite player and would follow whichever team that that player plays for...
SaintPowelly wrote:T20 franchise wouldnt work for numerous reasons.
Durhamfootman wrote:SaintPowelly wrote:T20 franchise wouldnt work for numerous reasons.
the first reason being that powelly wouldn't like it
hopeforthebest wrote:Durhamfootman wrote:SaintPowelly wrote:T20 franchise wouldnt work for numerous reasons.
the first reason being that powelly wouldn't like it
I think the idea of moving the centre of gravity from counties to cities will end up with the situation they have in Australia where the quality of the state teams has fallen along with spectator support. If anyone believes you can have a city based franchise T20 competition without adversely affecting the counties, they are wrong.
Durhamfootman wrote:I didn't say it would be easy, D/L, the thread asks what I would do.
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