What will be the future of the 120-year-old league where everyone plays at home?

The final area of ​​improvement for the league is representation.

Although there are more than 1,500 football players, nearly 30 referees and a large committee, they are all men.

“I would love to see women’s divisions there,” said Claire Bullock, whose husband plays for NCSF.

“Both of my daughters, they’re eleven and fourteen, they both played football. I’d like to see Downs become more inclusive and I think that would help keep it relevant and support more people,” he added.

Ben Hibbard, captain of the Saints Old Boys FC A Team, said: “We followed in our father’s footsteps and played football but Ace and I have two daughters and those opportunities won’t be available as they are now.”

However, there are also people trying to solve the problem.

“There’s no way public money can do this, so I had a summer festival competition program for juniors with limited football – the women’s lower league bringing private money back into the facility,” club manager Graham Edgell said. Saints Old Boys.