Current and former St George’s cricket players say they are concerned over the club’s future after a disastrous start to the new season.And they say they are worried that the East Enders may even have to drop out of the Bermuda Cicket Board’s (BCB) leagues.The club have fielded a full team only once so far this year and are struggling to find players after dropping down to the First Division, following a poor showing last season.They failed to turn up for their Twenty20 game against PHC on Saturday and only managed to field a team against Flatts on Sunday by drawing players from their Under-14 squad.On the previous weekend they couldn’t muster enough players to take on an Evening Cricket League XI but got a reprieve when the match against Warwick wasn’t played due to the pitch at Wellington Oval not being ready.The the loss of nine senior members during the transfer window has severely depleted the team and although four players did join the squad, theyare still reeling from those departures.St George’s player Ankoma Cannonier and former players Clay Smith and Dean Minors believe the issue needs to be addressed as a priority.Cannonier, who was one of the few who went to the club in the off season, said the situation needed to be looked at immediately if the club are to save the team and the season.“We managed to field a full team over the weekend, although we had a few younger players in the side but it’s a bad situation how the team has deteriorated from last year to this year,” said Cannonier.“One of the main reasons I transferred is because I wanted to help them out given the time they were going through.“We lost a lot of players and also the coach who left so the programme was left with no leadership really.“This is an issue that needs to be looked at because it is a prestigious club and being they are a Cup Match team it really needs to be sorted out to preserve the team.“They almost didn’t have a team this year. That would have been a massive blow. This issue needs to be addressed now.”Included in the list of players who exited were Clay Darrell, Detroy Smith, Ricky Foggo, Rudell Pitcher, James Celestine, Richard Todd and coach Smith.Veterans Glenn Blakeney, Herbie Bascome, Sinclair Gibbons and Cannonier came in with Bascome taking the coaching reins.Former player/coach Smith echoed Cannonier’s sentiments and pointed at the missed opportunity of having the likes of Dean Minors and Lionel Cann join the club as coaches as well as players being overseas as the reasons for the team’s demise.“It is very sad that this has happened to such a prestigious club who have a rich history of cricket,” said Smith. “Unfortunately, in the off season nine players transferred and only four came in.“Currently they are suffering because they have an additional four players overseas in school which has left a big hole in the team.“However, I still feel this is no reason for them not to field a team as St. George’s had one of the best Under-14 programmes on the Island last year.“This is when the cricket chairman needs to step up and go house to house and call a special meeting to help rectify this problem. I also feel the indecisiveness of the head coach was a big factor.“They missed a great opportunity of having Dean Minors or Lionel Cann play some role on the coaching staff, which could have made a massive difference.”Minors added: “It was extremely unfortunate for the club not to have been able to field a full team for the past two weeks. I was very pleased yesterday (Sunday) to see St. George’s field a team.“The departure of so many players has placed a huge dent in the programme but I believe that the club has the opportunity to rebuild in the First Division with new young players in the community and move forward.“The issue should be looked at and addressed in the first instance. Unfortunately, one cannot depend on the older players like myself to play from the “Cradle to Grave”, you must look to invest in the youngsters.”