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I agree that the rules are the rules and ultimately the 193's should not have been late. I wasn't there last night so can't comment on what was said and who turned up when, but, as a 193 player I can say that I feel pretty hard done by to be kicked out of the league under rule 34 for not completing all of our fixtures. We had every ambition of fulfilling this fixture last night but circumstances meant that we were running late. We have now been kicked out of the league and Told to reform the squad as a new team in the bottom division.
My opinion is that this is too harsh a punishment to fit the crime (of being 30 or even 2 minutes late). The league and its management should be doing all in its power to protect and retain as many teams as possible, not encouraging them to split up.