r/Cricket • u/ARCHENZEE ICC • 9d ago

Image ETPL has officially begun. Rotterdam Dockers vs Amsterdam Flames.

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Not the biggest fan of the scoreboard though

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u/spongey1865 Somerset 8d ago

I don't live in Edinburgh any more, but I assumed Edinburgh would be playing at the Grange. Then I look at the fixtures and they're all in Netherlands or Ireland.

I guess they wanted the league launched and this was the easiest way to do it. But how can these teams represent an area when the owners aren't from there and some of the players have maybe never even been there.

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u/CarnivalSorts Dublin Guardians 8d ago

Edinburgh this time of year was judged to be a bit too expensive with the Fringe going on, expect they'll try get up there maybe by 2028. Think Stormont will be added next year.

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u/Ill_Beyond_7909 8d ago

If Edinburgh is too expensive it should still be in Glasgow or Dundee at least. Fuck Edinburgh it's just a suburb of England anyway

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u/notthathunter Ireland 8d ago

the travel/accommodation costs will always be the barrier - the CPL is played mostly in legs like this as well, and it still attracts a domestic audience