Who will win the 2017 Lancashire League?

Hopey · Post by **Hopey** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 3:56 pm

Who's going to win the Lancashire League?

I've put a poll together here. I'm rather biased, but I reckon it's going to be a toss up between Ramsbottom, Burnley, Lowerhouse and Clitheroe.

CleggHall · Post by **CleggHall** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 4:00 pm

It's Tod's turn, time the trophy had a trip to Yorkshire!

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 4:03 pm

In all likelihood it will come down to the new pro's coming into the league, there's a lot of talking up about them. The best players don't always make the best pro's though.

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 4:09 pm

Well, I can't bring myself to vote against Colne, but I can't reasonably vote for Colne, so I'm an abstention. Or, if Clitheroe really have signed all the best players, it could be them.

RocketLawnChair · Post by **RocketLawnChair** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 4:14 pm

One of Burnley, Haslingden, Lowerhouse, or Ramsbottom. Clitheroe will do well not sure they've signed all the best players though!.

Foulthrow · Post by **Foulthrow** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 4:21 pm

It'll be interesting to see just how strong Clitheroe are. Remember, they are used to not just winning week in, week out but to usually giving the opposition a good spanking. Might be interesting to see how they get on after they've lost a couple. A bit like if Celtic got to play in the English leagues.

PS - pleased to see that someone else has also voted for 'arrod.

RocketLawnChair · Post by **RocketLawnChair** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 4:35 pm

It will be interesting to see how Clitheroe go in the very first game Foulthrow. I don't think many will tip Enfield for the title but Enfield away is a very tough game for any side in the league.

Foulthrow · Post by **Foulthrow** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 4:43 pm

Can't say I'd be that disappointed to see Enfield win.

Hopey · Post by **Hopey** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 6:48 pm

Clitheroe are getting more votes that I thought they would.

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 7:30 pm

Absolutely nothing more certain than Nelson will win the league this coming season..

bfcmik · Post by **bfcmik** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 7:47 pm

conyoviejo wrote:Absolutely nothing more certain than Nelson will win the league this coming season..

You misspelt the "won't" in that sentence Conyoviejo

cutsy123 · Post by **cutsy123** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 7:48 pm

I must admit i take a bag of cans down lowerhouse on a sunny day but dont even watch the cricket

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 7:56 pm

cutsy123 wrote:I must admit i take a bag of cans down lowerhouse on a sunny day but dont even watch the cricket

Maybe leaving the cans at home and drinking from the bar would be a better way to support the club.

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 8:05 pm

bfcmik wrote:You misspelt the "won't" in that sentence Conyoviejo

Oh you of little faith..

cutsy123 · Post by **cutsy123** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 8:10 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote:Maybe leaving the cans at home and drinking from the bar would be a better way to support the club.

I dont like cricket but i support stan and the team via the function room. Bag of cans and a mooch around with local mates a stone throw from my house is jus fine

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 8:11 pm

'House! (No danger - a racing cert!)

Hopey · Post by **Hopey** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 8:28 pm

House is in the lead

Lowerhouse (31%, 30 Votes)
Great Harwood (13%, 13 Votes)
Burnley (10%, 10 Votes)
Ramsbottom (9%, 9 Votes)
Clitheroe (8%, 8 Votes)
Bacup (6%, 6 Votes)
Haslingden (5%, 5 Votes)
Accrington (4%, 4 Votes)
Enfield (3%, 3 Votes)
Colne (3%, 3 Votes)
Darwen (2%, 2 Votes)
Rawtenstall (2%, 2 Votes)
Church (1%, 1 Votes)
Todmorden (1%, 1 Votes)
East Lancs (0%, 0 Votes)
Nelson (0%, 0 Votes)
Rishton (0%, 0 Votes)

Hopey · Post by **Hopey** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 8:29 pm

cutsy123 wrote:I dont like cricket but i support stan and the team via the function room. Bag of cans and a mooch around with local mates a stone throw from my house is jus fine

How do you support via the function room if you take your own beer?

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 8:35 pm

Hopey wrote:House is in the lead

Lowerhouse (31%, 30 Votes)
Great Harwood (13%, 13 Votes)
Burnley (10%, 10 Votes)
Ramsbottom (9%, 9 Votes)
Clitheroe (8%, 8 Votes)
Bacup (6%, 6 Votes)
Haslingden (5%, 5 Votes)
Accrington (4%, 4 Votes)
Enfield (3%, 3 Votes)
Colne (3%, 3 Votes)
Darwen (2%, 2 Votes)
Rawtenstall (2%, 2 Votes)
Church (1%, 1 Votes)
Todmorden (1%, 1 Votes)
East Lancs (0%, 0 Votes)
Nelson (0%, 0 Votes)
Rishton (0%, 0 Votes)

You have missed my vote for Nelson ?

Hopey · Post by **Hopey** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 8:37 pm

Did you vote on the link?

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 8:39 pm

Hopey wrote:Did you vote on the link?

Yes,just now..

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 8:45 pm

conyoviejo wrote:Yes,just now..

You'd have been better off not bothering if you still voted for Nelson.

Hopey · Post by **Hopey** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 8:51 pm

Dark Cloud wrote:You'd have been better off not bothering if you still voted for Nelson.

It's registered, but what he said above... Haha

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 10:01 pm

Hopey wrote:It's registered, but what he said above... Haha

The Crystal ball says different..he he

1Simpleton · Post by **1Simpleton** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 10:38 pm

Looking forward to the new season, sunny days and getting out of the house. I know nothing of the new teams but have voted for Burnley but watch Lowerhouse when away. Noted Great Harwood are second favourites. Are they good alongside Clitheroe? Also are they playing 20/20?

Hopey · Post by **Hopey** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 6:49 am

All the new teams okay in all competitions. There is a Twenty20 finals day this year though.

Hopey · Post by **Hopey** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 6:51 am

No one fancy East Lancashire?

Lowerhouse (34%, 43 Votes)
Burnley (12%, 15 Votes)
Great Harwood (11%, 14 Votes)
Bacup (8%, 10 Votes)
Clitheroe (7%, 9 Votes)
Ramsbottom (7%, 9 Votes)
Haslingden (4%, 5 Votes)
Accrington (3%, 4 Votes)
Rawtenstall (2%, 3 Votes)
Enfield (2%, 3 Votes)
Darwen (2%, 3 Votes)
Colne (2%, 3 Votes)
Nelson (2%, 2 Votes)
Rishton (2%, 2 Votes)
Todmorden (2%, 2 Votes)
Church (1%, 1 Votes)
East Lancs (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 128

cutsy123 · Post by **cutsy123** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 7:35 am

Hopey wrote:How do you support via the function room if you take your own beer?

Renting the room for functions

Hopey · Post by **Hopey** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 8:41 am

cutsy123 wrote:Renting the room for functions

I'll let you off then.

1Simpleton · Post by **1Simpleton** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 8:42 am

A finals day sounds good in principle. Hopefully stewards from the clubs will be there to nip trouble in the bud and not disgrace the sport. Granted you can drink all day anyway buy there will be 4 teams there, some with a tribal axe to grind.

I agree clubs need to survive if visitors are taking alcohol in then maybe a Levy

RocketLawnChair · Post by **RocketLawnChair** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 9:20 am

1Simpleton wrote:A finals day sounds good in principle. Hopefully stewards from the clubs will be there to nip trouble in the bud and not disgrace the sport. Granted you can drink all day anyway buy there will be 4 teams there, some with a tribal axe to grind.

I agree clubs need to survive if visitors are taking alcohol in then maybe a Levy

LHCC are quite relaxed about people bringing their own cans. Working on the simple principle get them there first. Most then do spend something on the ground as the day goes on? be it in the bar or in the tea room or on the raffle etc etc Putting rules in place and extra charges in place tends to put people off.

I would imagine the LHCC committee would confirm the policy works for them.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 9:25 am

I've no idea who might or might not be in contention for the league but I would have thought Burnley's chances have been lessened with the departure of Vishal Tripathi. It has to be difficult when you lose an amateur batsman who scored almost 1,000 league runs last year.

I do confidently predict that Nelson will have no points by the end of the first day (I think it is Nelson who are without a game).

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 9:30 am

ClaretTony wrote:I've no idea who might or might not be in contention for the league but I would have thought Burnley's chances have been lessened with the departure of Vishal Tripathi. It has to be difficult when you lose an amateur batsman who scored almost 1,000 league runs last year.

I do confidently predict that Nelson will have no points by the end of the first day (I think it is Nelson who are without a game).

Burnley have signed 4 opening batsmen to replace V and will be playing all 4 at once.

1Simpleton · Post by **1Simpleton** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 9:31 am

A point well made Rlc and taken.

RocketLawnChair · Post by **RocketLawnChair** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 10:11 am

By modern day standards Lowerhouse have had some huge crowds In the last 7 or 8 years, probably nothing like the halecyon days of the great pros but I would say they've comfortably past the 2000 mark on 3 or 4 occasions possibly more.

A lot of hard work Is put into the social media side of the club. And coupled with Stans hard work with the junior section and a warm and friendly welcome with a relaxed approach it seems to attract a crowd..

Hopey · Post by **Hopey** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 10:24 am

RocketLawnChair wrote:By modern day standards Lowerhouse have had some huge crowds In the last 7 or 8 years, probably nothing like the halecyon days of the great pros but I would say they've comfortably past the 2000 mark on 3 or 4 occasions possibly more.

A lot of hard work Is put into the social media side of the club. And coupled with Stans hard work with the junior section and a warm and friendly welcome with a relaxed approach it seems to attract a crowd..

Thats nice to hear! (But I am biased as previously stated!)

On that theme, we're running a Twitter Grand National Horse sweep for a pint if your intererested here

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 10:41 am

Firstly I don't think the success of Lowerhouse as come because of the locals desire to sup warm beer cans. It's a very well run club by all accounts.

99% of local clubs rely solely on bar takings to keep their club going, to play your part in keeping them going it's best to use the bar facilities. Lowerhouse will need someone to play against for you to enjoy your nice summer day drinking beer at the cricket.

RocketLawnChair · Post by **RocketLawnChair** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 10:47 am

Quickenthetempo wrote:Firstly I don't think the success of Lowerhouse as come because of the locals desire to sup warm beer cans. It's a very well run club by all accounts.

99% of local clubs rely solely on bar takings to keep their club going, to play your part in keeping them going it's best to use the bar facilities. Lowerhouse will need someone to play against for you to enjoy your nice summer day drinking beer at the cricket.

I know I help run it!

It might help if some of the clubs didn't put the beer prices up when they entertain Lowerhouse on that score.

arise_sir_charge · Post by **arise_sir_charge** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 10:55 am

Quickenthetempo wrote:Firstly I don't think the success of Lowerhouse as come because of the locals desire to sup warm beer cans. It's a very well run club by all accounts.

99% of local clubs rely solely on bar takings to keep their club going, to play your part in keeping them going it's best to use the bar facilities. Lowerhouse will need someone to play against for you to enjoy your nice summer day drinking beer at the cricket.

Bar takings are equally as important to Lowerhouse as they are to any club.

If you have nobody in your ground, nobody will buy ale or food.

If you have 100 people in your ground each with a few cans in a bag the chances are they may buy a pint or a pie as the day progresses.

Get them to turn up before worrying about how much they are going to spend whilst there!

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 10:59 am

arise_sir_charge wrote:Bar takings are equally as important to Lowerhouse as they are to any club.

If you have nobody in your ground, nobody will buy ale or food.

If you have 100 people in your ground each with a few cans in a bag the chances are they may buy a pint or a pie as the day progresses.

Get them to turn up before worrying about how much they are going to spend whilst there!

Do you think that's the only reason they turn up because they can bring their own beer?

Maybe the pub trade will do better if they let people bring their own in?

RocketLawnChair · Post by **RocketLawnChair** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 11:11 am

I have yet to see anybody walk through the gate at Lowerhouse with a slab of 24 on their shoulder. What I have seen thousands of times is folk who have come onto the ground with a small cool bag of cans drinking from the bar towards the end and after the game. That's probably to wash down the meat and potato they've bought whilst waiting to see if they've won the raffle.

RocketLawnChair · Post by **RocketLawnChair** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 11:11 am

Quickenthetempo wrote:Do you think that's the only reason they turn up because they can bring their own beer?

Maybe the pub trade will do better if they let people bring their own in?

What a ridiculous statement followed by a ridiculous argument.

Spoiling the thread back to the cricket.

Foulthrow · Post by **Foulthrow** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 11:28 am

1Simpleton wrote:Looking forward to the new season, sunny days and getting out of the house. I know nothing of the new teams but have voted for Burnley but watch Lowerhouse when away. Noted Great Harwood are second favourites. Are they good alongside Clitheroe? Also are they playing 20/20?

I do apologise for the rise in votes for Harwood - some of our lads have been alerted to this link and have been on voting for GHCC - I really don't think we'd be anywhere near second favourites TBH.

Hopey · Post by **Hopey** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 11:53 am

Foulthrow wrote:I do apologise for the rise in votes for Harwood - some of our lads have been alerted to this link and have been on voting for GHCC - I really don't think we'd be anywhere near second favourites TBH.

Ha! It was pretty biased of me to put it on our site - obviously LHCC would be getting the most votes.

Steve-Harpers-perm · Post by **Steve-Harpers-perm** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 12:07 pm

Could be long season for Rawtenstall!

ashtonlongsider · Post by **ashtonlongsider** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 12:08 pm

Must admit I'm a bit out of touch with the LL. That said I follow the fortunes of Nelson (place of birth), Bacup the team I used to watch as a youngster (Roy Gilchrist et al) and Burnley for obvious reasons. As long as its one of this trio I'd be happy.