Having watched adamstown a lot this year and a bit of valo despite results they arnt that far off the rest of the comp. results always sound worse than the performances suggest. Eg losing 4-0 in any game in football sounds like the team have been dominated from start to finish but this isn’t the case.
I agree there should be relegation and maybe these two teams would be more beneficial going down and rebuilding then coming up.
But after the result last night and new Lambton pushing edgey a couple weeks ago surely it’s now the time NNSW expand the NPL. 12 team with 4 extra games only helps the younger players of our region to develop and I think there’s enough quality to fill two more teams.
New Lambton and Belswans should be promoted then relegation should start next season. This gives buds and valo time to get their “young teams” ready and if they arnt good enough they should go down.
Maybe nnsw could also look to add the Taree team that play in the NpL youth into Newfm senior football too, as these kids have no where to go once they turn 17. coffs has enough quality too but that’s probably too far travel in semi pro and amateur comps.