McGrath’s delight at comp’s continued success
Corona League president Mike McGrath was pleased with the success of the competition’s second season, one which saw records being set as well as the introduction of new boys North Village to the league.In its second year in existence, the league continued to grow in fan support as well as competition between the clubs as rivalries slowly begin to take shape.For Vasco, it was a year about being public enemy number one, after they went the whole 22 game league schedule undefeated, dropping only two points the entire campaign.Traditional powerhouses Tuff Dogs, Robin Hood, BAA and Lobster Pot surely wouldn’t have liked to be included in the long list of scalps the champions got, but everyone fell victim to a Vasco team head and shoulders above the rest.Although it was something of a surprise in having a side go unbeaten, McGrath believes that record will only enhance the play of the challenging clubs for the upcoming season.“I think that we have had another successful season with all the teams involved enjoying themselves and being proud to be a part of the Corona League,” said McGrath.“The weather some weekends wasn’t the kindest it could have been but the league was still well supported by the –spectators as well as the players.“Vasco have had a very good season and it gives all the other teams something to aspire to which is a good thing but it might make pre season training for the other teams a bad thing as they try to catch up with them.“The league is competitive and all the teams will want to reach the top so I expect Vasco’s performance will only make the league even more competitive next season.”The addition of domestic powerhouse Village also added to the dynamics of the league, with the club winning the Bistro Cup in their first seaso.Noting that adding the extra team voided the problem of bye weeks in the schedule, the boss is happy with how the new format worked out looking towards the future.“North Village joining has turned out to be the great fit we all hoped it would be,” said McGrath.“Being able to accommodate more people that enjoy playing football and giving the original teams extra games to play while losing the bye week has been great for everyone.“Not only have North Village fitted into the family of the Corona League well but they managed to walk away with some silverware in their first season.”