BosworthBear wrote:

Andy wrote:

I'm desperate for us to finish 1st or 2nd (ideally 1st, of course) so we get another game at Edgbaston to make up a bit for having to have 3 games at Rugby School. It's like having extra away games.

Really fed up of these utterly predictable comments! So annoying!

Fed up at me wanting us to play at home in the knockouts?

I do think out grounds are a good thing. Spread it around the county. Most counties do it now, and it’s a really good way of getting youngsters into it.

The point about the pitches and the facilities are relevant though.
Most clubs have 1 place they go; where they know it’ll be up to standard: Kidderminster, Beckenham, Guildford, Cheltenham, Newport, Scarborough.
That being said there are some shockers too, Merchant Taylor’s for Middlesex is awful, Notts had 1 a few years ago that was pretty poor too.
Most clubs seemed to have realised now that they need to put on a decent provision.
And that they need to provide help in regards to the square, sending groundsmen to assist and provide advice, rather than just leave it to chance.

Really enjoyed my day at Rugby yesterday. It is a lovely setting and there were so many families there that wouldn't have attended had the match been at Edgbaston.