BATHURST Football Club, City Colts, has come in for some harsh criticism after not even signifying their intentions from Western Premier League president Jim Auld after the region’s premier football competition held its annual general meeting in Dubbo on Sunday.
Expecting bumper nominations for the 2012 season, Auld was left scratching his head when the competition received just the one additional nomination on top of the five sides which contested last year’s premiership.
Orange based club Barnstoneworth will join Lithgow Workmens Club, Orange Waratahs, Dubbo FC, Westside Panthers and Orana Spurs in this season’s WPL competition.
“Fielding a side can be tough, but you only have to look at Lithgow Workies.
“They struggled in the early years, but now they’ve done extremely well,” Auld said.
“They’ve won under 18s titles in 2010 and 2011 and the first and reserves have made the semis.”
Auld said a draw for the WPL competition will be released in the coming weeks, with Barnstoneworth to inform WPL officials on how many sides they’ll field in 2012.
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