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GEORGE DOBELL: We can't criticise the counties for being overly dependent on ECB distributions while so artificially limiting their revenues to ensure they are overly dependent on ECB distributions


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Posted by Peter Maksimczyk on 24/09/2022 at 21:36

Superb article. Sums it up perfectly

Posted by Marc Evans on 24/09/2022 at 20:50

Clearly there needs to be a review of the present county championship, but does anyone really believe filling the gaps of any fixture reductions with gimmicky versions of what we already have is the solution? We need an independent review with no hidden ECB style agendas.

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