Ye Olde Place Kick wrote:cracka wrote:Legs Man wrote:What is the future for Sedan Cambrai?
No wins to date this season and only a few goals total over the last couple of matches.
Is it time for them to consider playing in the C grade comp - or would the travel take it's toll and ultimately see them leave Hills Footy?
Lets hope the HFL in it's wisdom (or lack of) determine a better competition structure across all HFL divisions for 2015.
If they sit on their hands as they did when Callington were in dire straights - it could ultimately see the demise of the club itself.
What could the league have done to stop Callington folding.
What where the rules at the time? Could the league have voted Callington into C's but kept any junior teams in the Country div? Was it all the clubs decision to keep playing Country and what did they hope to gain by doing so? Not having a go just trying to understand what happened and what options both parties had.
There was absolutely nothing the League could have done to stop Callington folding. They certainly did sit on their hands because Callington was a problem they wished would go away years ago. But having said that, they didn't have the power to force Callington into Cs anyway. A club has to want to play Cs and it was an option which could have clearly saved the club. But their committee stubbornly refused and insisted they were worthy of more, despite the efforts of many wise people to convince them otherwise, including excellent discussion on this site. The rest is history now.
I would strongly suggest Sedan-Cambrai look at Cs. S/C appear very similar to Milang. We are a thriving club and live within our means. Most of our away games are 75kms or more but it's worth it to win a few games, feel successful and keep the club culture alive. We have kids little kids running around everywhere who will play juniors for us one day. It also keeps us financially stable and very viable becauseplayers, coaches and trainers don't get paid a cent.
Players win awards. Teams win games. Clubs win Premierships.