Quote Originally Posted by the-deviant View Post
It?s a wonder what these lower NL1 clubs will do in a couple years as they get relegated and clubs like Croatia, Suns and Kotara inevitably get promoted. Will the committees at the likes of Thornton and Southy be happy to play 3rd division with all those reliant juniors.
This is a really good question and one that will definitely play out over the next few years.Senior clubs dropping down and clubs without youth ranks will rise and it will result in some medium term issues that NNSW better be prepared for.Regardless,these outcomes are a good thing because it shows the promotion/relegation system works and rewards teams that deserve to be there rather than legacy programs getting a free ride.It also shows the strength of the ZPL level and hopefully raises every level as they push up.I dont think Lakes dropping down last year had a massive impact on their youth and I dont think New Lambton doing the same this year will either.Whoever is the first to drop into ZPL will may be a bigger test case but lets see how it goes.