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kempstonblue ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 20 Jun 2020 Location: Kempston Status: Offline Points: 520 |
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I always scratch my head how Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire are individual counties, but Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire (Huntingdonshire part of Cambridgeshire) are East Midlands. The East Midlands has always felt a stronghold of rugby but a single vote. Same as Norfolk, Suffolk and the rest of Cambridgeshire, Eastern Counties single vote.
Democracy in action…
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The older I get, the more the RFU leave me confused.
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Paul10 ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 24 Mar 2023 Location: Milton Keynes Status: Online Points: 675 |
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As a Bucks rugby resident, I share that confusion.
Never made sense to me.
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FHLH ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Cambridge Joined: 19 Apr 2009 Location: Cambridge Status: Offline Points: 5313 |
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Similarly Cambridge University colleges - probably Oxford as well
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"My father told me big men fall just as quick as little ones, if you put a sword through their hearts."
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FHLH ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Cambridge Joined: 19 Apr 2009 Location: Cambridge Status: Offline Points: 5313 |
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Maybe a starting point - strip Army, Navy & Air Force, Cambridge & Oxford Universities to one vote each
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"My father told me big men fall just as quick as little ones, if you put a sword through their hearts."
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FHLH ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Cambridge Joined: 19 Apr 2009 Location: Cambridge Status: Offline Points: 5313 |
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Or form 2 000 new clubs
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"My father told me big men fall just as quick as little ones, if you put a sword through their hearts."
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JohnLowe ![]() British and Irish Lion ![]() Joined: 24 Oct 2015 Location: Doncaster Status: Offline Points: 298 |
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Eddie
I served on what was then the First Division Rugby at the time the Championship was set up and minimum standards were discussed. The only time that there was any suggestion that our funding should be conditional was in relation to health, safety and well being. Thus we had to have specified medical facilities, ambulance in attendance, etc. Around this time Francis Baron was CEO and although he always “drove a hard bargain” he was, in my opinion, always fair and listened to your arguments. It’s interesting to read his observations when he occasionally writes in the Rugby Paper. It might be worth you passing a few of your thoughts past him. John
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Big Eddie ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Status: Offline Points: 5042 |
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Camquin, Thanks indeed. I will get some more toner for my printer and get that into hard copy. If we know the ground we are fighting on we have a start. Thank you to everyone for their contributions. As a first start I am going to put out a poll question on the Clubhouse Chat section. Over the years I have done many of these but often the participation is disappointing. I would ask everyone to encourage members in their clubs to sign up to Rolling Maul and participate.....the greater the participation the more weight the poll will carry with other media and hopefully the RFU A number of forum members have suggested Poll questions and I will try and ensure we have a fair question or questions with no in built bias . I will put the Poll Question/s up tomorrow morning
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''The future isn't what it used to be''
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Big Eddie ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Status: Offline Points: 5042 |
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Thank you John. If you have Francis Baron's details could you send me a private message with his contact details. If not I will use my sources to contact him. The greater weight we have behind this campaign the better. Tomorrow I will also be reaching out to some other senior rugby figures who have already signalled their opposition to King Billy's plan. It is important that we are all singing off the same hymn sheet and not inadvertently running interference for King Billy.
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''The future isn't what it used to be''
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JohnLowe ![]() British and Irish Lion ![]() Joined: 24 Oct 2015 Location: Doncaster Status: Offline Points: 298 |
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Sorry but I don’t have any contact details for Francis. Might be worth contacting Jon Newcombe
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Raider999 ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 18 Jan 2013 Location: Crawley Status: Offline Points: 4450 |
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If the Championship clubs are relegated en-bloc, the obvious thing to do is either:-
A) set up a new league above N1 with 12 teams - additional team promoted from N1 Or B) combine Championship and N1 teams and form 2 divisions of 14 with the 3 extra clubs coming from N2 |
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RAID ON
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