Upchurch Cricket Club consider Kent Village League appeal

Anon wrote:

Jerry Overbury's response says it all about why many clubs do not like Upchurch.

The fact Upchurch played their overseas player under a different name shows that they knew he should not be playing. If they thought he was ok to play, they would have played him under his actual name.

Instead they tried to pull the wool over the league's eyes and got found out. And now, rather than being contrite they go on the attack and accuse the league of not being able to give them a "definitive answer". I find that very hard to believe. The league rules are perfectly clear and the league is very well run. I am sure they will have been given a "definitive answer"- it was just not the answer they wanted.

It is incredible they they think they have been appallingly treated.

They are not unpopular because of their size and it is not because of their successes (which have been sporadic at best), it is because of their high handed, arrogant, hubristic attitude, which stinks.

The East Kent League are welcome to them.

06 Jul 2010 12:25 PM

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Anonymous wrote:

The fact of the matter is that the KVL rule on overseas players is quite clear and Upchurch should not have used the player in question until they had received clear permission to do so. That's the correct way, not play him until told not to. It's not a question of them becoming the Millwall of Kent cricket ("everyone hates us but we don't care") but a case of doing things correctly as other clubs do.

29 Jun 2010 2:36 PM

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Anonymous wrote:

Given the inflated opinion they clearly have of themselves and their willingness to play outside of the rules i was just wondering why they haven't won more titles??

22 Jun 2010 9:38 AM

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SF wrote:

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21 Jun 2010 5:03 PM

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