From what I hear out of the Premier division Pilkington Recs, Blackbrook, Ashton and Clock Face Miners have asked about switching plus about 15 from the lower leagues. Whether more will follow I don't know but some clubs are allegedly looking at the Pennine League as a winter option. Whether there will remain a remnant NWCL I have no idea.

Word out of Ashton and Pilks is they have both signed to move to summer with Blackbrook and Clock Face meeting on Thursday, as you have also stated there are around 15 other teams from below the prem also planning to ditch winter rugby, it will only be a matter of time until all the other teams have no choice to move.

There'll be some winter diehards enter the Pennine League but in the long run with all juniors west of the Pennines playing summer then most players will know no other season IMO.



Yorkshire it would take an Ice Age to persuade them to go summer.

Ashton haven't signed to summer.



We've balloted all the players with a firm decision due soon pending some clarification from the RFL regarding some seemingly conflicting information received. As a club we've successfully fielded teams over winter & summer for the past 2 years and we might well continue that in the short term, if we do in fact switch at all.



My own view is that the summer league structure will end up very much like the existing NWC set-up with clubs having to work up through the leagues as the long standing ones have had to do.

Widnes St Maries are the latest club to vote in favour of moving to summer with Blackbrook voting tomorrow

Have you now signed for summer, I saw something on twitter yesterday saying that you will be moving across

From the premier division the following will be playing summer this season, anyone heard on the lower leagues



Bank Quay

Pilks

Brook (vote tonight but 99% certain)

Ashton

Widnes St Maries

Barrow Island

Simms Cross



How long before Golborne, WSC, Clock and shevi make the move??

Heysham have said on twitter they are switching

They voted by quite a large margin in favour of summer last night.

After speaking with David Lowe yesterday there are a lot more names than those listed above who have now formally applied to join (ie not the original 'declaration of interest'). I believe in the Wigan area this includes Cuthberts and Spring View. he mentioned Rylands amongst others I can't recall. It looks a matter of time before the whole NWC comes over as looking at the switchers there aren't going to be many left to play.

Yes, both open age teams confirmed.

Blackbrook and Clock Face just confirmed their move to summer, below is the current list of teams who will be in the NWML



North West Men’s League confirmed teams:



Accrington Panthers ARLFC

Adlington Rangers ARLFC

Ashton Bears ARLFC

Bamber Bridge ARLFC

Bank Quay Bulls ARLFC

Bank Quay Bulls "A" ARLFC

Barrow Island ARLFC

Blackbrook ARLFC

Blackbrook ARLFC "A"

Blackpool Sea Eagles RLFC

Blackpool Stanley RLC

Bolton Mets ARLFC

Bolton Union RLFC

Bridge Bar Bandits RLFC

Burnley & Pendle RLFC

Burtonwood Bridge ARLFC

Bury Broncos ARLFC

Cadishead Rhinos ARLFC

Chester Gladiators ARLFC

Chester Gladiators" A" ARLFC

Chorley Panthers ARLFC

Clock Face Miners ARLFC

Crewe & Nantwich Steamers ARLFC

Crosfields ARLFC

Culcheth Eagles ARLFC

East Lancashire Vikings RLFC

Eccles ARLFC

Ellesmere Port ARLFC

Fleetwood Sharks RLFC

Folly Lane ARLFC

Folly Lane "A" ARLFC

Halton Simms Cross ARLFC

Heysham Atoms ARLFC

Hindpool Tigers

Hindley ARLFC

Hindley ARLFC "A"

Hindley ARLFC "B"

Ince Rose Bridge ARLFC

Latchford Albion ARLFC

Latchford Albion "A" ARLFC

Leigh East ARLFC

Leigh Miners Rangers ARLFC

Leyland Warriors ARLFC

Little Hulton Reds RLFC

Liverpool City

Liverpool Buccaneers ARLFC

Lymm RLFC

Mancunians RL

Manor Park RL

Newton Storm ARLFC

Oldham St Annes ARLFC

Pilkington Recs ARLFC

Pilkington Recs "A" ARLFC

Portico Vine ARLFC

Rochdale Cobras ARLFC

Rochdale Cobras "A" ARLFC

Rochdale Mayfield ARLFC

Rylands ARLFC

Saddleworth Rangers ARLFC

Skelmersdale Titans RLFC

Thatto Heath Crusaders ARLFC

Ulverston ARLFC

Waterhead ARLFC

West Bank Bears ARLFC

Widnes St Maries ARLFC

Widnes St Maries "A" ARLFC

Wigan Riversiders RLFC

Wigan Spring View ARLFC

Wigan St Judes ARLFC

Wigan St Patricks ARLFC

Wirral Warriors RLFC