however, you need 12 teams a division...what do you want t happen when teams drop out?

Well we've suffered enough of it in the past few years! Maybe abit of karma!

My only motivation behind championing us to go up would be to get away from Cumbrian Div 3!

Fair enough but if teams drop out of Division 2 then thats shocking

Ha fair point! Although if Askam and Dalton are in thats 2 trips!

Can I just say we at Spring View haven't been told we got promotion to division 2 so don't know were this has come from

Conspiracy!

I know what you're saying, however i think we'll be glad to drop down a division to 3 for this season, new young team, we have quite a few 18's coming up, with a new coach so i think it'll stand us in good stead.

I promise Div 2, it's been a nightmare, you automatically know as Div 2 is full of a lot of A teams, if the 1st team has a free weekend the 2nd team gets flooded with 1st teamers and it's wrong.

I know you are supposedly only supposed to have 4 1st teamers but all teams play well over that, i promise at 1 point or another this year teams that play in Div 2 will see this.

Pilks 'A' going strong and hopefully going to division 3. Were have you heard that we r struggling?
I am gutted to hear that new springs have folded. We have had some classics against you lot and its the game i look forward to the most.

I was just going off stuff that was apparently said at one of our meetings. Obviously wrong, apologies to you both, I only heard it second hand and shouldn't have put it on here really.

And I agree mate, not sure what will come of this 'merger' as I haven't heard anything apart from on here. But even then I think it will be too late to get back the players that are training at other teams.

We had some classic games against you men, first one I played in was the draw at our place a couple of years ago and I've played in them all since. Good memories of the first couple of games but I had shockers in both games last season.

Good luck to you men next year.

Good numbers at training, but its the same group of lads who like to train but when it comes to matchdays they bottle out. Pain in the a*se big time. Quite a few young kids too.

Still no sign, I really do think we should know the make up of the divisions at least by now, especially when coaches want to arrange friendlies to get their team ready for the particular teams they may play against.

Im told it's been announced at the league meeting tonight. If anyone hears anything let us know!

Not sure about anyone else but NWC Div 5 is as follows:

Bolton Mets
Bury Broncos
Chorley Panthers
Crossfields A – up from Div 6
Eccleston Lions
Newton Storm
Rylands A – up from Div 6
St Helens Wild Boars
Westhoughton Lions
Widnes Tigers – down from Div 4
Wigan Bulldogs
Wigan St Cuthberts A – up from Div 6

Can't wait!!!!

Any idea on the opening fixtures mate?

NWC Div 3 10/11.

Spring View
Burtonwood
Irlam
Haresfinch
Langworthy
Ulverston
Higginshaw
Hindpool
Heysham
Widnes St Maries
Pilks A
Golborne A

Bring it on!

Division 2

Widnes West Bank
Adlington Rangers
Wigan St Judes
Askam
Ince Rose Bridge
Orrell St James
Dalton
Wigan St Pats
Woolston Rovers
Latchford Albion
Halton Farnworth Hornets

anybody know division 4 structure?

Cronus was dependant on my texts from the meeting...Bury v Newton is on day 1. I've passed the scheet on for another official to scan in so havent bothered with the others. Bury go to Eccleston in week 2 and the stand out fixture for us in a Bury - Bolton derby on Grand Final day!!! Good day that is going to be!

14 teams in Div 6 by the way...including a new Chester team, while Ellesmere Port have not joined but will be elooking for friendlies over the season.

assuming its all of last years with three up from 5 - Watehead, Hindley, Rochdale Cobras and a Irlam, Spring View (and another?) up to 4 (Unsure whats happened to Blackpool though as they were below Widnes Tigers who have gone into 5.)

Division 4

SADDLEWORTH RANGERS (relegated 3rd from bottom of division 3)
WEST BANK SWANS (relegated 4th from bottom of division 2)
BAMBER BRIDGE
LEYLAND WARRIORS
LEIGH CENTRAL LIONS
CADISHEAD RHINOS
ROCHDALE MAYFIELD
ECCLES
BLACKPOOL STANLEY (saved from relegation)
HINDLEY (promoted 1st from division 5)
ROCHDALE COBRAS (promoted 2nd from division 5)
WATERHEAD (promoted 3rd from division 5)

all very strange especially when the two teams at the bottom of division 3 Langworthy Reds and Hindpool weren't relegated, Irlam,Pilk's and Higgenshaw were promoted as expected and Widnes Tigers were relegated to division 5 .

Division 6 line-up is as follows (I think)...

Accrington
Ashton Bears A
Blackbrook A
Blackpool Scorpions A
Chester
Fitton Hill
Folly Lane A
Halton Simms
Haydock A
Irlam Hornets A
Leigh East A
Little Hulton
Rochdale Cobras A
Widnes West Bank A

4th Sept.

Westhoughton v Wild Boar
Bury v Newton
Crosfields v Eccleston
Cuthberts v Widnes T
Wigan Bulldogs v Chorley
Rylands v Bolton

Blimey, that is going to be a strong division.

Is the new Chester side in Div 6 anything to do with Chester Gladiators who play in the Summer Conference & NW Merit League?

Division 4 looks tasty, glad we went up. Local derbies for us with Waterhead, Saddleworth and the big fixtures against Rochdale Mayfield should be a ball!!!!!

Hindley too, thought they may go up a few divisions but hey it makes our season more fun…always close games between Rochdale Cobras and Hindley.



Don’t know much about other sides….used to play Bamber Bridge in my Milnrow days about 7 or 8 years ago...good games!!! and Cobras played Leigh Central in a cup game in our 1st season, we got spanked



Looks like it going to be fun for our 2nd team too, looking forward to it as im playing for the 2nds this year!!!!