RFU Survey

Do you have a link?

Sweeney Delenda Est

It does not actually ask anything about format.

It is a typical marketing thing - no real substance.

Sweeney Delenda Est

Westcoaster wrote:

Not sure about that Camquin.

I think the final question gives you ample scope to set out what you'd like to see

I'm to be convinced...

I filled it out a couple of hours-ish ago, and, as I think you did, went to some great lengths to make my points about substantial expansion of the league, plus guaranteed promotion and relegation, etc, but they've already set their moronic stall out on all of that, so...

But we'll see. Maybe.

Our City,
Our Club

Oh, and I may have gone a tad overboard on the subject of their pathetic 'cup' competitions.

Our City,
Our Club

Westcoaster wrote:

And another thing....Friday evening rant Kimbo :-)

Jameson's fuelled.

It's been a crap week(s) Wink

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Our Club

I posted the review, on which apart from most of what the other posters here said I suggested that Academies are attached to Championship Clubs so that emerging players get to play sufficient time at a meaningful level.

Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny!

Why a consultation now (when they've had almost two years contemplating their navels) and why does it take six months?

There's only 2 questions to be answered as far as I can see -

1) How many clubs do you want in your League?

2) Do you want a cup competition?

These prevarifications merely prolong the unknown implications for every club down the pyramid which appears to them to be a complete irrelevance

Edited by Thatbloke - 14 Nov 2021 at 13:25

So what can you actually decide upon until you've answered those two fairly straightforward simple questions - what colour balls you want to play with maybe? It can only mean further delays down the line I'm afraid and sod the rest of you - any sympathies these clubs may have enjoyed have now completely disappeared. Frustrated, bewildered, hacked-off - none of these phrases do it justice but absolute shambles certainly does!

To be honest I don't care what the eventual outcome is anymore - just want it sorted so the the rest of the pyramid (2000+clubs?) know what lies ahead

Edited by Thatbloke - 14 Nov 2021 at 19:32

Lets be honest the full-time staff at the RFU have decided what they want. To them rugby below the Premiership does not exist. Was it not possible to have a zoom/teams meeting of all the clubs involved plus a representative of the NLR with one item on the agenda and decide there and then what was to happen?

Camquin wrote:

It makes most difference at level 3 where it is between zero and seven clubs being promoted.

By level 6 that is a difference of one club per division, and below that less than that.

Now I do not believe the championship will stay at 10 teams, but nor did I think it likely that London Scottish would leave

Yes but I'd argue (as a supporter of a National 1 club so I'm not downplaying it for our teams) that the fact National 2 is simultaneously going to three leagues from two is going to create more problems. I'd argue that just about the worst place to potentially end up at the end of this season is the bottom of National 1, where you simultaneously don't know if you're going down, and if so to what/where...

Edited by billesleyexile - 15 Nov 2021 at 10:31

keep the faith