Nonsense

It's about cutting the cloth to fit.

If Worcestershire/Somerset can generally break even then all of them can.

(the ECB encouraging clubs like Glamorgan to get into horrendous debt to become test grounds shouldn't be used as an excuse to kill the county game). Likewise the ECB pissing money away on stupid stuff shouldn't be an excuse to destroy the domestic game.

It's like suggesting we'd be better off forming the tractor canaries with Ipswich and playing as the East anglia braves or something. Exactly the sort of bulls**t that people who have no care for the sport or its history would suggest.

How does reducing the number of traditional, established, professional clubs improve the opportunities for players to come through the system? It just makes it more niche. They tried it with the rugby and, as far as I can tell its just ripped the heart out of the domestic game even further with no discernable benefit. A three tier setup reduces the games and makes more of them count.

Posted By: Cardiff Canary on December 30th 2021 at 13:19:18

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Best dissection of the Ashes debacle I've read so far (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 30, 11:33:46
- If I were in charge of the ECB (Other Sports) - DiscoDale, Dec 30, 12:27:45
  - I think those in charge of English cricket are genuinely idiotic (Other Sports) - paulg, Dec 30, 18:08:40
  - I'd bullwhip all batsman ,on the square at Lords. (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 30, 15:15:18
  - I concur with 1-7, but particularly 3 (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 30, 13:01:31
    - I’d go for a much smaller county championship (Other Sports) - CWC, Dec 30, 13:07:50
      - Nonsense (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 30, 13:19:18
        
        Isn't the problem that with 18 first class counties the talent is spread too thinly? (Other Sports) - mr carra, Dec 30, 13:22:48
        
        Yes (Other Sports) - CWC, Dec 30, 14:13:05
        
        That's the argument (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 30, 13:36:25
  - I’d promote the use of anthracite (n/m) (Other Sports) - Augustus Pablo, Dec 30, 12:31:18
- Woss gorn orn wuh yor squirrels though? (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 30, 11:36:31
  - Heh - I'd seen that on the news before it was posted here (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 30, 11:50:43
    - No wonder it was furious..😄 (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 30, 12:21:18
      - Don't even get them started (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 30, 12:25:15

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