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[jimmy]

Probably more to do with Sky wanting to show a game on the Saturday. It strikes me that if you're after a football orientated audience that playing T20 at 3pm on a Saturday during the football close season might not be the worst idea. They're used to turning up at that time and it would also facilitate some away support?

On the question of franchises, which now seems to have an unstoppable head of steam, who on here would go to watch a super team at Lords or The Oval, or even Stratford? I don't think I would.

I wouldn't watch a super team in my back garden so definitely wouldn't pay to do it.

but how many people who only watch t20 give a damn about who they are watching or where it is, just get the beers in.

[Andy]

I wouldn't watch a super team in my back garden so definitely wouldn't pay to do it.

There would be no room for a run up in my back garden. Coming to think of it, with the amount of mud outweighing the grass I could think of a more appropriate sport.

[IlfordEagle]

Probably more to do with Sky wanting to show a game on the Saturday. It strikes me that if you're after a football orientated audience that playing T20 at 3pm on a Saturday during the football close season might not be the worst idea. They're used to turning up at that time and it would also facilitate some away support?

On the question of franchises, which now seems to have an unstoppable head of steam, who on here would go to watch a super team at Lords or The Oval, or even Stratford? I don't think I would.

I certainly wouldn't go to a franchise game , I support Essex NOT London or whatever name is dreamed up.
A fair proportion of T20 watchers at Chelmsford  are genuine Essex fans but a sizeable minority are only there for the beer & really have no idea what is going on in the game, to give an example on Saturday in the first over someone was moaning at Davies to get on with it when Roy was actually on strike!!

I wouldn't watch a super team in my back garden so definitely wouldn't pay to do it.

but how many people who only watch t20 give a damn about who they are watching or where it is, just get the beers in.

[Valentines Park]

T20 in its current guise is for the chop, & Essex with it, so why should even the piss heads who attend these games give a monkey's?

[sufcessex]

I wouldn't watch a super team in my back garden so definitely wouldn't pay to do it.

There would be no room for a run up in my back garden. Coming to think of it, with the amount of mud outweighing the grass I could think of a more appropriate sport.

It would be a one step run up in my back garden although i'm not sure 22 "superstars" would all fit in my garden, those not batting would have to watch from the upstairs window.

[sufcessex]

T20 in its current guise is for the chop, & Essex with it, so why should even the piss heads who attend these games give a monkey's?

This is the problem but if you look at Football and Rugby they don't need "super teams" to survive.

[Valentines Park]

This is the problem but if you look at Football and Rugby they don't need "super teams" to survive.

Welsh rugby has "super teams" based on regions & attendances have gone down because fans don't like to watch merged teams.

From a selfish point of view I'd be glad if Essex were cast aside by franchise T20 cricket.

They would then have to concentrate on cricket of the actual variety.
   

[Valentines Park]

with the amount of mud outweighing the grass I could think of a more appropriate sport.

Jessica Ennis needs to get fighting fit I suppose

[sufcessex]

This is the problem but if you look at Football and Rugby they don't need "super teams" to survive.

Welsh rugby has "super teams" based on regions & attendances have gone down because fans don't like to watch merged teams.

From a selfish point of view I'd be glad if Essex were cast aside by franchise T20 cricket.

They would then have to concentrate on cricket of the actual variety.

No, we would put all our eggs into the T20 cup a three or four team tournament with Derby and a couple of other counties left adrift from a franchise.

[Valentines Park]

No, we would put all our eggs into the T20 cup a three or four team tournament with Derby and a couple of other counties left adrift from a franchise.

I keep forgetting about that stupid floodlit tournament.

You're right of course.

Bugger.

[Andy]

with the amount of mud outweighing the grass I could think of a more appropriate sport.

Jessica Ennis needs to get fighting fit I suppose

It's still Ennis-Hill...apparently.

[Valentines Park]

with the amount of mud outweighing the grass I could think of a more appropriate sport.

Jessica Ennis needs to get fighting fit I suppose

It's still Ennis-Hill...apparently.

That's the spirit