sentences:  A form slump between 1989–90 and 1992–93 saw Blue Demons withdraw from the top flight National League in 1993.It was determined by then Club Chairman Barry Deasy that continuing their participation at senior national level would jeopardise the future of the club and make it impossible to maintain their juvenile and junior structure.In 1997, the club entered an intermediate squad in the Sprite National Cup to test their strength and standards in the hope of re-entering the National League in 1998.