thanks also found this:
http://nottsview.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02 ... ealed.html
Has anything changed since last September when rumours were making the rounds:
"Everything will depend on how they decide to try and make it work.
So guessing something like N & S London, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Wales, South of England, Nottingham and Birmingham.
8 squads presumably about 16 players each. 3 or maybe 4 overseas stars. To try and tap into local support a Lancashire franchise would probably pick 8 or so from the current county squad, and buy in 4 or 5 from Durham or Derby. So leaving about 15 / 16 of their full county squad members out of the fun and games.
Burning questions would be:
What else is going on at the same time?
Will (all or just a selection of) England players be made available?
Will there be championship matches arranged at the same time?
Will other (first class) games happen e.g. North v South to keep purists happy?
Would franchise players not in the final XI / XII be loaned back to their county?
Or would that be too much competition and ECB would ban all 1st XI cricket during their new showcase?"