Quote Originally Posted by northern_swan View Post
I agree the outcome hasn?t been as intended by northern. However I think the concept has merit.

Perhaps next year they could look at an England FA cup style concept where different levels of teams are brought in progressively.
Eg, community teams could play a/some rounds (depending on entries), then the tier 2 clubs come in, then the tier 1 come in towards the end.

The whole concept falls down however when a club forfeits every age group when drawn away to a regional club as happened this year.

Another option may be entering the zones community rep teams (the ones that went to Tamworth) to give that initiative more merit, as opposed to community teams, though I note Medowie were comfortable winners over Singleton in the 14s Plate.

All in all, I?m not normally a big fan of many things northern does, but in this instance I applaud them for trying something new
Not a bad shout, but yes this gives something different for our kids to play in a different environment and tournament. Pre-Season Cup gave the kids the environment to play a group stage and then potentially finals, the league gives them the promotion relegation, then just a league to make finals and now the mid season cup is a good knock-out experience. Additional competition matches is a good things