North Division 1 Clubs Edge Towards Third Fixture. | |
08 February 2012 The Marine Harvest North Division 1 clubs seem to be edging towards a third fixture format for the 2012 shinty season. Camanachd Association Competitions Director Richard Gall and Operations Manager Astie Cameron held a conference call with representatives from the seven clubs concerned on Wednesday 8 February 2012. Following Kinlochshiel's promotion to the Scottish Hydro Premier Division, and no North side relegated from shinty's top flight, Marine Harvest North Division 1 will be a seven team league for the 2012 shinty season. A straight home and away fixture list would see the sides having just 12 league games with the final league fixture scheduled for as early as the first Saturday in July 2012. A third round of fixtures would extend the season into September 2012. Following a discussion, the clubs voted 4-3 in favour of a third fixture, and this would will see each team having an additional three home and three away games. Their clubs' views will be put to the Camanachd Association Board members on Thursday 9 February 2012 and they are likely to support the introduction of the additional six league fixtures and the new fixture list could be issued as soon as later the same day. |