Exiled Bear
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Great to see some familiar names from the old Bearsfans site signing up, as well as some new ones! Please keep spreading the word about the forum, the more the merrier!
I've been wondering about how the allocated seating is going to work this season. I guess the club are assuming that there will be some level of restrictions on numbers for part or possibly all of this season, hence the need to allocate seats for matches, which is fair enough. Allocated seating isn't a problem for international matches, as you know that the pitch will always be near the middle of the square. However, for county matches, the pitch can often be quite far over to one side or the other, so certain stands can sometimes be a long way from the pitch, in which case you'd choose where to sit accordingly. I'm not really sure what the club can do about this, unless they try and keep the pitches as close to the middle as possible, but I can see it being quite annoying arriving at the ground to find that your allocated seat is miles from the pitch. I guess if restrictons are lifted then moving around the ground may be possible, as in pre-Covid times, but I'm not sure what could be done otherwise?
According to the government roadmap, the potential date is 17th May, although whether that date stays the same remains to be seen. However the club are, quite reasonably, asking why things like theme parks can open on 12th April but fans can't go to outdoor sporting events, where distancing will be easy to maintain.
Pujara has been picked up in the IPL auction for the first time in seven years, which could complicate things...
The Telegraph are reporting that we are in discussions with Pujara about signing as our overseas player for the County Championship:
Great news that OHD has signed a two year contract extension!
https://edgbaston.com/news/bears-award-hannon-dalby-two-year-contract-extension-to-2023/
I also enjoyed the forum last night. Good news that the club are aiming to recruit overseas batsmen for both the championship and the T20.
Welcome to the new Warwickshire CCC fans forum! When the old forum disappeared rather suddenly last year, I soon found myself missing the discussion of all things Warwickshire County Cricket Club, particularly given the lack of cricket through the summer. I decided to try and get a new forum up and running, and, with the help of Terry, have eventually got round to sorting it out. Please let me know if you find any bugs, or have any suggestions for improvements.
Feel free to use this thread to introduce yourself, if you so wish. Otherwise, enjoy the new forum!
Exiled Bear