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castleparknight ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 07 Jun 2012 Location: Doncaster Status: Offline Points: 3013 |
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If Bedford only features the 26 named players I will be very surprised, I think there are a fair few Northampton players who will be featuring for Bedford not on their team-sheet as is. Cov seems to be a tad light on the website (you may be able to clarify when or if the team page will be updated), Ampthill have 42, Caldy have loads (well up on 50) but I suspect that may include their 2nds, Scottish 28 but how many Quins still to feature. Ealing as we know have a large squad which does bump the average up. Cambridge 31, Pirates seems light but not sure if Exeter boys feature. Pretty sure we are below average but take your point regarding median, and the Ealing Caldy effect, not saying we are light on players but we aren’t overloaded. And we don’t have arrangements with Prem clubs to bring in 6 or more each week. Anyhow - less than a week and the fun will start |
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Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny!
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KnightsBoy ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 31 Oct 2010 Location: Doncaster Status: Offline Points: 2844 |
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I think the Amptill squad list is last season's castleparknight, McGuire and strong signed for us
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Kimbo ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 31 May 2007 Location: 'incleh Status: Offline Points: 6396 |
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The (Cov) club's site only lists some of the survivors from last season's squad. My tot-up results from articles detailing re-signings and new signings, hence quite a few more. I also overlooked the three academy grads (Mannion, Ogden and Lane), so the actual total is around 32.
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The Blues ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Status: Offline Points: 4883 |
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To be fair 26 isn't representative of the Blues squad, as we will have some DR's. We often add to it mid-season as well.
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Kimbo ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 31 May 2007 Location: 'incleh Status: Offline Points: 6396 |
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I wouldn't take too much notice of The Rugby Paper's article this week either.
I can't comment on their lists for the other Champ clubs, but at a cursory glance at least nine of those players listed in the Cov squad have moved on (maybe more). Even poorer than usual from the rag.
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Sid James ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 28 Jun 2013 Location: East Yorkshire Status: Offline Points: 1665 |
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Castleparknight,
They are Yorkshire lads. They don't need to go to Suffolk to enjoy the benefits of playing rugby at a reasonable level each week. Why BSE? Not as though it is convenient is it.
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castleparknight ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 07 Jun 2012 Location: Doncaster Status: Offline Points: 3013 |
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I guess the family connection had a say - not saying we couldn’t have arranged something locally. So no argument from me on that front.
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Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny!
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Sid James ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 28 Jun 2013 Location: East Yorkshire Status: Offline Points: 1665 |
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A 300 mile round trip when those lads can get the same level of rugby some 20 miles away. Simply nepotism.
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Runitback ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 22 Sep 2014 Location: North Status: Offline Points: 1220 |
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It does not reflect well on Doncaster, especially as they have /want the Academy in Yorkshire. Surely support clubs locally makes far more sense !!! A rising tide and all that!!
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Run with it
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Cherub ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 13 Jan 2020 Location: Addingham Status: Offline Points: 609 |
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I was wondering if anyone from the actual club at Ampthill could come on this board and explain their policy concerning the announcements of which players have left and which players have joined. The policy appears to be leave things until very late and then drip feed the announcements of new players by position every few days. This started its cycle a few weeks back. Unfortunately a club stalwart then died and quite rightly the announcements were put on hold. However, posts have started to re-appear again on the website, but not about new players. And here we are, one day before the new season starts, and supporters have no real idea of who makes up the squad. And then the club start to make announcements......on Twitter! Is the website no longer the best medium to visit to get updates anymore?
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Always trying to stay bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
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Baggins ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 22 Feb 2013 Location: Ampthill Status: Offline Points: 614 |
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The match day squad is up now and shows many changes from last year. A very strong front row with 2 ex-Saracens first teamers and an England U20s hooker A lot of new names and handful of familiar ones. I am not sure why they don't itemise the comings and goings in detail, I would guess it is just lack of people to do it
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Sid James ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 28 Jun 2013 Location: East Yorkshire Status: Offline Points: 1665 |
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[QUOTE=Runitback]It does not reflect well on Doncaster, especially as they have /want the Academy in Yorkshire. Surely support clubs locally makes far more sense !!! A rising tide and all that!![/QUOTE
Here here. I supported Donny's rise to the top Club in Yorkshire and was happy to see the academy taken away from Leeds who used it simply for recruitment purposes. I doubt we would encourage any of our young players to join a Donny based academy if they simply end up helping out the coach's brother in Suffolk.
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JohnLowe ![]() British and Irish Lion ![]() Joined: 24 Oct 2015 Location: Doncaster Status: Offline Points: 299 |
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Sid - as a Doncaster supporter for over 50 years I fully support the concerns you raised - John
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Baggins ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 22 Feb 2013 Location: Ampthill Status: Offline Points: 614 |
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There is a major write up on the new signings at Ampthill on their website now: Looks like wholesale changes and still a strong Saracens DR link with 1/3 of the match day squad for the first game coming through that route. So once again I expect them to start slowly, finish strongly and end up mid-table This just seems to be the way they roll; every year is wholesale changes, limited preseason and getting stronger through the season as the squad gels. Trust in Turner!!
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