12-04-2017, 16:59
Cheltenham in the north and Coventry in the south seemed geographically challenged.
The biggest trouble is/was the teams involved weren't really bovvered. Chesterfield fielded as many reserves as we could get away with. It is not as if the first choices are worth watching. Nobody came to watch the old Paint Splash either, so it isn't just the introduction of under-age teams that is the root of the problem.
If like T20 cricket the rules were different and the games inherently quickfire and exciting that might breathe life into the Checkatrade, but at the moment the participants are unglamorous and the games don't even create enough interest to feature on teletext or the BBC website ....
The biggest trouble is/was the teams involved weren't really bovvered. Chesterfield fielded as many reserves as we could get away with. It is not as if the first choices are worth watching. Nobody came to watch the old Paint Splash either, so it isn't just the introduction of under-age teams that is the root of the problem.
If like T20 cricket the rules were different and the games inherently quickfire and exciting that might breathe life into the Checkatrade, but at the moment the participants are unglamorous and the games don't even create enough interest to feature on teletext or the BBC website ....