GMCL: WHERE DO WE START?

After what seemed an interminable - though understandable - wait, we have now received confirmation of our league placements for the start of the GMCL in 2016. Both 1sts and 2nds face former NMCL teams but have also been drawn with various local sides and a few ones pretty new to us. There are some really exciting local derbies to look forward to, plus a few games that look pretty tough on paper! Overall, as a club I don't think we could be any happier with how we've been placed, though we suspect the relative strengths and weaknesses of other 2nd XIs may see a few changes in the first few years of the league and our 2nds arguably face a tougher set of sides than the 1sts!

Here's how the divisions look: note that both sides will play 22 league games through the season.

GMCL Division 4 West	GMCL Division 5 Central
Bury CC 2nd XI East Lancs Paper Mill CC Egerton CC 2nd XI Elton CC 2nd XI Elton Vale CC Flixton CC 2nd XI Radcliffe CC 2nd XI Roe Green CC 2nd XI Tottington St.John's CC Walshaw CC 2nd XI Winton CC 2nd XI Worsley CC 2nd XI	Bamford Fieldhouse CC 2nd XI Bolton CC 2nd XI Bolton Indians CC 2nd XI Brooksbottom CC 2nd XI East Lancs Paper Mill CC 2nd XI Edenfield CC 2nd XI Newton Heath CC Tottington St Johns CC 2nd XI Woodbank CC 2nd XI

We are especially pleased to be playing against Brooksbottom, with whom we compete in the annual Boxing Day challenge, Woodbank, with whom we tour and have especially strong playing and social connections, and Elton, Walshaw and Bury, all of whom we have strong connections to. We're relishing the challenge that the GMCL will bring, and hope that efforts to strengthen the playing, coaching and off-field sides of the club will bear fruit come April!