Editing Buce League (2011) (section)

====2010====

After the [[2010 Buce League]], preparation was quickly made for a successor that year, a winter equivalent similar to the [[2009 Winter Buce League]].

A date was set for the 4th of July, but was eventually delayed by 3 weeks because of the Newcastle soccer season being held back 3 weeks due to a month of rain. Many buce [[players]] also competed in soccer and the organisers believed this would hinder the turnout.

A week before the planned start of the league, the 2010 Buce League was abruptly cancelled, to the shock and disappointment of many fans. The main organiser [[Charlie Rogers]] wasn't convinced the league would have enough support to succeed, and pulled the plug on the league. Though a possible revival of the league was made public, it was never acted on. 

The official reason for the cancellation was officially noted to be because of ''"organising difficulties and lack of interest."'' This was namely because of [[Team Blek]] and [[The Scourge]]'s withdrawal from the league at short notice, noticeably harming Buce's younger fanbase and affecting a large portion of Buce League tradition and spirit. Other reasons included a disheartening assessment of the [[League Balance Strategy]], which concluded that the strategy had not worked in the way that was intended, and had essentially led to controversial league team [[Wu-Tang Clan]] to dominate the competition. The [[Pioneer's Cup]] for 2010 had also not gone as well as expected. While the game itself was noted as being spectacular, many of the [[Challengers]] did not attend and the crowd turnout was minimal.