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Paul10 
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 Posted: 18 hours 34 minutes ago at 09:20 |
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So it seems a promotion double header is back on the cards.
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workerbee
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Posted: 17 hours 51 minutes ago at 10:03 |
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Other reports show that RFU still entertaining the return of the 4 clubs, Wasps, London Irish, Worcester and Jersey being fast tracked into the championship. Interesting to see the responses from "Aspirational" Nat 1 clubs and presumably those championship clubs who will not reach Prem 2 criteria " Relegation"??
to fit them into Prem 2.
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Fascinating WB, are you able to direct us more precisely to these 'other reports'?! Personally I don't see how Jersey Reds would slot back in anywhere - there has been no such entity since the cessation of trading last September and subsequent winding up. Jersey RFC is a separate & entirely amateur club, doing well after the turmoil faced by the 'tenants' a year ago & about to embark on a 1st season at level 5. I did see the Times report yesterday about Wasps still targeting Kent, albeit conceding that the proposed new ground near Sevenoaks was a long way off and with the idea of ground sharing with Charlton Athletic FC. The article I'm talking about didn't give any clues about how Wasps would be brought back into the league structure, and didn't mention any other clubs...
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JZSmith
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There have been many reports suggesting the Championship (Prem 2?) will be expanded to fourteen teams from 25/26 and the additional teams will be one from the NL and one other. My opinion is that they will bend over backwards to get Wasps in no matter what.
Have heard some mention of Worcester eventually being resurrected and put in Prem 2 in the future but that seems to be largely driven by the fact the ground still exists. There was some talk of a proposed American buyer for London Irish a while ago along with reports he had big ambitions but little money which admittedly hasn't stopped buyers in the past (takes up back to Worcester doesn't it?) but that seems to have died a death. As for Jersey Reds they seem to have as much chance of a comeback as Eddie Jones does of coming back as England coach.
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Seems to me that Jersey, like London Welsh are following the most sensible course. Rebuild on your amateur team and see what happens. As to Will o'the Wisps, I think L Welsh & Scottish are better known than Wasps and would have a wider local and national supporter base. But who are we to undermine Sweeney plans. He's coming to Cambridge on 5 October (Coventry match) for a meal with his hatchet man O'Shea and a Q&A - should be fun.
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There was the German who wanted to buy Reading FC and Irish. But that seems to have gone quiet. He had family money, but a bad reputation from earlier dealing with a German ladies side. I note that the two other directors of his company have recently resigned - leaving him as a sole director. Reading are now negotiating with someone else. |
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