Stellenbosch coach Steve Barker says there are pros and cons in the relegation of Cape Town City and Cape Town Spurs demotion to the amateur ranks leaving The Maroons as the only Premiership side in the Western Cape.
Stellies started their first season as the only Cape side in the Premiership by beating AmaZulu 3-2 in the MTN8 quarterfinals at Cape Town Stadium on Sunday, booking a semifinal date with Sekhukhune United.
City were relegated from the Betway Premiership after losing the play-offs, while Spurs finished 15th in the second tier to plummet to the ABC Motsepe League.
I am not here to speak on behalf of what happened with the other clubs ... obviously, we would like to have Cape teams still being professional and playing in the PSL, Barker said.
This Citys relegation means theres extra travel for us. I think, as everyone knows, Cape teams probably have to travel the most in the league, so not having any derby is disappointing for us.