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I can confirm Wendy is a lovely lady and our council has been very supportive (which probably helped a lot this time around too)
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in the other code, Midlands Hurricanes (formerly Coventry Bears but now moved to Birmingham) have anecdotally found Birmingham City Council much more supportive compared to Coventry City Council.

So councils count for a lot. 

In fairness, that doesn't surprise me (well, BCC being helpful, not the comparative bit with Coventry) given that they were hugely instrumental in getting Moseley out of the university and onto the common. A decision which saved the club probably as much as the people who put their hands in their pockets - though both were of course necessary. 
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Originally posted by Big Eddie Big Eddie wrote:

Originally posted by OldNick OldNick wrote:

So, no promotion this year.

Or probably ever again when 10+10 comes in.


.....which sensible club would ever want to join the ludicrous loss making cartel called Premiership Rugby

1. It is boring to watch
2. It loses money every single year
3. It appears to be causing life changing irreversible illness
4. It probably doesn't have any realistic future

I like the rugby played in National 2, I love the rugby played in National 1, I am thrilled about the rugby played in the Championship........I have absolutely no desire to watch any Premiership Rugby

As far as I am concerned the Championship is the pinnacle of rugby as I played it and now watch it....



I entirely agree Eddie although I fear with the news that Defaulting Wasps are being parachuted into the Championship next season that division is well on it's way to being as disreputable as the Premiership.

Best stop winning and aim for promotion to the National League the real home of rugby!  
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Originally posted by castleparknight castleparknight wrote:

Originally posted by 373 373 wrote:

Again, the whole designation of sports stadium comes down to government legislation that’s been in place since 1975. For all the arguments about bath, they are actually catered for in the legislation itself. For whatever reason the exemption given to football clubs has never been rolled across to any other sport. Ealing could technically be up tomorrow if the legislation allowed for 5000 capacity rugby stadia (and they got the relevant safety certificate)

If my understanding is correct (big IF) clubs have to be licensed to hold 5k, have a safety certificate in place, and planning permission to extend to 10k. I am under the impression that Ealing did not meet these criteria - factoring in these criteria surely some blame lies on the steps of Ealing? If Doncaster could achieve it, within the prescribed period, surely Ealing with their significant resources could too. I did see some reference to Ealing Council being late with the issue of the safety certificate (not sure if this is factual)- is this the only reason Ealing was rejected? Are they licensed to hold 5k plus? I am sure I saw that Ealing had laid out a proposal to expand the ground in phases, was this a blocker (if so then I think that is poor on the RFU’s behalf as it showed great sense by Ealing).

Either way I do feel for the Ealing supporters and players and hope that some arrangements can be agreed, if not this season then next.
Without knowing the full ins and outs of why the Ealing bid was rejected it’s difficult to say. Although it’s fair to say that Ealings stadium woes have been going on for years. Notable that Broncos had to move as the stadium wasn’t up to scratch for the Super League either. So it’s not just an RFU thing. 
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Originally posted by billesleyexile billesleyexile wrote:

in the other code, Midlands Hurricanes (formerly Coventry Bears but now moved to Birmingham) have anecdotally found Birmingham City Council much more supportive compared to Coventry City Council.

So councils count for a lot. 

In fairness, that doesn't surprise me (well, BCC being helpful, not the comparative bit with Coventry) given that they were hugely instrumental in getting Moseley out of the university and onto the common. A decision which saved the club probably as much as the people who put their hands in their pockets - though both were of course necessary. 
You've been misled.
Coventry Bears still play in Coventry.
The other lot are a breakaway.
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Originally posted by Kimbo Kimbo wrote:

Originally posted by billesleyexile billesleyexile wrote:

in the other code, Midlands Hurricanes (formerly Coventry Bears but now moved to Birmingham) have anecdotally found Birmingham City Council much more supportive compared to Coventry City Council.

So councils count for a lot. 

In fairness, that doesn't surprise me (well, BCC being helpful, not the comparative bit with Coventry) given that they were hugely instrumental in getting Moseley out of the university and onto the common. A decision which saved the club probably as much as the people who put their hands in their pockets - though both were of course necessary. 
You've been misled.
Coventry Bears still play in Coventry.
The other lot are a breakaway.

fair point - I meant the semi-pro bit rather than the whole club
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I am very pleased that Doncaster Knights now have the structure in place to meet the minimum criteria, but the real thing here is it does give the power brokers the stick with which to beat Ealing.  

For club Rugby to flourish there must be automatic promotion and relegation plus the additional incentive of a play off to keep the interest up for others in the league.
The winners of the league MUST be rewarded with promotion. It has to be what happens on the field of play. For example if Wasps are bizarrely placed in the Championship next season (ignoring all reasons why they shouldn’t) they will visit Ealing as other previous relegated teams have. What is the difference between playing them in the Prem or in the Championship?  

The way to grow the game is to retain interest. No promotion = no interest.

If Ealing win the league they deserve the opportunity to play in the Prem, as we did at Clifton Lane at the turn of the century. Beating Saracens in front of over 5,000 there in 2001 will never be topped.
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