Ribblesdale League votes for expansion (From Lancashire Telegraph)

• "Hardly one to ‘cast the first stone’ mate, your own posts are not without spelling errors.
  
  But before this gets turned into a debate on who is the thicker of the short planks why is it a ridiculous comment that players will leave if a club is relegated? The only recent example of this occurring was 3 years ago when Blackburn Northern were demoted a division and that is exactly what happened, resulting in the club folding before the start of the following season.
  
  Neither do I see the logic in the idea that less cricket improves standards and think the comparisons between the first class game and the Ribblesdale League are completely irrelevant.
  
  This decision has left the Ribblesdale League at a crucial crossroads in its history. The proof of the pudding will depend upon the number and quality of other clubs who decide to join and could go either way. Unless a good number of additional clubs can be recruited very quickly I can see some very dark days ahead.
  Finally congratulations to my old mate Chucker on his opening day performance."
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