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KnightsBoy ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 31 Oct 2010 Location: Doncaster Status: Online Points: 2795 |
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WEvans ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 08 Dec 2016 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 1456 |
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I agree. My definition for credible rugby would be National League downwards.
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cheshire exile ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 05 Feb 2009 Status: Offline Points: 2495 |
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Because you’ve criticised clubs (unnamed) for “excessive “ use of D/Rs and loanees without quantifying what you mean.
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KnightsBoy ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 31 Oct 2010 Location: Doncaster Status: Online Points: 2795 |
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Thought I was having a pop at the RM users who had a go at London Scottish for their links with Quins when other clubs in the championship use the DR/loan system just as much and with similar numbers. I think fielding 10 loaners/DRs is too much Edited by KnightsBoy - 22 Aug 2024 at 19:02 |
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Kimbo ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 31 May 2007 Location: 'incleh Status: Offline Points: 6377 |
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Two are too many IMO. Yes, my opinion. (I know Cov had two loaners last term, but they were at least signed to contracts at the end of the season, so that's something). |
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FHLH ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Cambridge Joined: 19 Apr 2009 Location: Cambridge Status: Offline Points: 5331 |
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I seem to have pushed some buttons here - sorry ![]() As it happens, my personal opinion is that players should be paid up subscribing club members. However, I know that D/R and Loan players are within the current playing arena. |
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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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maire23 ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 11 Apr 2019 Location: Nottingham Status: Offline Points: 345 |
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To be honest though not all clubs are lucky enough to be rich full timers. Some clubs can only afford to operate on narrow squads so if say a front row gets injured then borrowing a player might be the only option they have.
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Kimbo ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 31 May 2007 Location: 'incleh Status: Offline Points: 6377 |
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And that's absolutely fine. I see no issue in emergency loans. It's the wholesale drafting in of DRs/loaners I can't get.
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workerbee ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 20 May 2009 Location: Wirral Status: Offline Points: 911 |
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The rule in the Championship is up to 13 Academy/DR's/ Loans in the match day squad. However it does compromise Club Identity unless all you want is to get promoted. However I question the rationale, for example how does London Scottish consider the possibility of promotion when they are effectively supported by Harlequins and this goes for a number of other Championship clubs.
I believe that one of the Criteria for Prem 2 is for clubs to demonstrate that they are aspirational, presumably this means "Wanting to be promoted"
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Paul10 ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 24 Mar 2023 Location: Milton Keynes Status: Offline Points: 693 |
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- somewhere north of £200,000 seems correct.
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I didn't have a paywall block for a change.
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Monkey Magic ![]() British and Irish Lion ![]() Joined: 20 Nov 2015 Location: Congleton Status: Offline Points: 176 |
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And if say if you "borrow" players from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Ospreys or another URC club (as they're from another union they have to be "temporarily" fully registered as you can't loan between unions) it is perfectly possible to field a full starting 15 and even a full squad of 23 and not use any of your own players- although the latter has not yet been done- I think. |
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Monkey Magic ![]() British and Irish Lion ![]() Joined: 20 Nov 2015 Location: Congleton Status: Offline Points: 176 |
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Halfway though last season LS were averaging 12 DR's/Loans per game so I guess that's too many......
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Exiled_Scots ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() London Scottish Joined: 18 Aug 2008 Status: Offline Points: 2589 |
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Curious to see the Caldy supporting crew now wading into the bash LS, when the club have operated fully within the rules established by the RFU. Maybe it would reflect better on their club, if they had been present and vocal when their former Head Coach was named and shamed as an abuser of RFU match officials and correctly banned for too short a period, completely contrary to RFU rules. Where’s Big Eddie who was such an advocate of the so called “village club” in his heyday? Never a word out of him to condone the actions of the Caldy Head Coach. Mean while back on topic and in the real world both Cambridge & Chinnor will not participate in the Championship Cup this season. Edited by Exiled_Scots - 24 Aug 2024 at 23:18 |
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Watch Out - The Scottish Phoenix Club is on the Up!!
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Big Eddie ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Status: Offline Points: 5043 |
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Wow! Big Eddie has been laid low for several weeks by his 5th bout of Covid that is where he has been, However, I am surprised that Exiled Scots expected me to have condoned the incident he refers to. Why would I ever do that ?? I wasn't at the game when the incident occurred but I did receive another side of the unedifying story which did somewhat explain to me how and why this out of character episode occurred. This all occurred last season and Caldy's Head Coach has now served his full RFU punishment.
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