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[johnnyw]

My club as been struggling to get numbers for matches in the last year and with another club opening locally it was decided to pull the plug today. It was disappointing but I was expecting it to happen.

Has any one had their clubs closed before?

[johan95]

Yeah, my colts team last year shut down. It was shocking as I went to training the week before and all seemed fine and dandy, then the next week I turned up and was told the club had shut down..

Bit of a shocker...

[legger123]

I think this may happen to my sunday club! :/

[The_Bird]

A club just down the road from us folded just before Xmas, although most of the players that remained have joined our club and enabled us to create a 3rds so all good!!. Suprised your league allowed another club to be created with one struggling next to it, was a merge not an option?

[johnnyw]

I was after buying a fair bit of new gear for the younger players aswell to try and get them interested. It will have to go to my new club now.

Suppose this means I need a new helmet for next year so as my last club used green colours and my new club is maroon

[Ayrtek Cricket]

step into my office mate....just sorted out Piranha with a couple of Premiers as it happens

[ppccopener]

sorry to hear that,lot's of clubs in Middx where I play are in trouble-but not many have actually closed yet.it might however be a matter of time.
Many grounds owned by the local Council now want 'rateable rent' for the land. i.e. ignoring the fact you may be providing a service to the community by having say 4 colts age groups, and now want to be paid as if it was a property.
I know of one 100 year old club who had their rent quadrupled in 2 years.My original club stopped in 2004 and we had to merge with a rival club to survive.This type of merger is becoming more common.

[johnnyw]

A club just down the road from us folded just before Xmas, although most of the players that remained have joined our club and enabled us to create a 3rds so all good!!. Suprised your league allowed another club to be created with one struggling next to it, was a merge not an option?

When I mean near it is 20 minutes away but that is near for a club in Ireland as I used to have to drive 40 minutes to my club

[johnnyw]

step into my office mate....just sorted out Piranha with a couple of Premiers as it happens

I was planning on buying one off Andy but I dont think he has them in stock yet?

[Ayrtek Cricket]

Get urs sent back and can flip it to maroon...he got his first delivery on Friday....think he was keeping the maroon one for himself though

[The_Bird]

When I mean near it is 20 minutes away but that is near for a club in Ireland as I used to have to drive 40 minutes to my club

Lol there's about 6 clubs within 10 miles where I play in Cornwall

[uknsaunders]

You'd be surprised what leagues do. We are trying to get a 2nd XI up this season and this requires full use of our ground. It's hired to another team every other Saturday, who have the league chairman and cricket chairman in their ranks. Funny enough we've had no end of issues with the league, last of which is our 1s/2s being scheduled to play at home on the same week. Self interest run amok. If this new club have powerful friends or money, then the fact it harms another club won't matter.

[The_Bird]

You'd be surprised what leagues do. We are trying to get a 2nd XI up this season and this requires full use of our ground. It's hired to another team every other Saturday, who have the league chairman and cricket chairman in their ranks. Funny enough we've had no end of issues with the league, last of which is our 1s/2s being scheduled to play at home on the same week. Self interest run amok. If this new club have powerful friends or money, then the fact it harms another club won't matter.

Every ones related down 'ere its like one big happy family

[uknsaunders]

Many clubs in the Thames Valley have merged due to numbers. Alot of clubs now with 3/4/5 teams as resources get pooled and pitches reduce. My old local rivals have gone from 3 teams to 1 and without their Chairman bailing them out, they'd folded by now.

[joeylough]

I can see this happening to my club soon. there is a lack of junior members with no under 13 or 17 with a lack of players for the 2nd XI play most weeks with 8 people which is never good.