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Cherub 
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Joined: 13 Jan 2020 Location: Addingham Status: Offline Points: 610 |
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 Posted: 10 Feb 2022 at 15:12 |
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Can we not put this topic to bed. It is clear that no one wants this competition and it only exists to make up fixtures in a league that only has 11 teams. Promote Ealing or Doncaster, bring in the top 4 from Nat 1 and let's move on.
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Always trying to stay bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
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kempstonblue
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Posted: 10 Feb 2022 at 15:23 |
Careful. Sounds like common sense talk. We won’t have such talk upsetting our chums at HQ.
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The older I get, the more the RFU leave me confused.
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Thatbloke
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Posted: 10 Feb 2022 at 15:27 |
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Absolutely bang on Cherub!
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islander
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Posted: 10 Feb 2022 at 18:33 |
Your frustration comes through loud and clear Cherub, and I share it, as almost everyone on RM does I'd guess. It depends who you mean by 'we' - if you mean the Championship section of the RM congregation, then no - we can't put this topic to bed as we aren't the decision-making body. If you mean the Championship Clubs, then yes I would like to think that the matter could be resolved eventually, however frustratingly it appears that we aren't at that stage yet, with it seeming highly likely that the '12-teams + Cup' format will remain for 22/23, with Nat 1 clubs having been told clearly pre-Xmas that a maximum of two will be promoted this summer. Again, the slow pace is frustrating for many of us. I would say that what we (the Champ RM people) can/must do is lobby the decision-makers at our clubs to ensure that the proposed restructuring is finalised across the last couple of months of this season and over the summer so that a better format for 23/24 season onwards is 100% agreed and in place by 1/9/22, so that all concerned know where they stand before a ball is kicked for 22/23. And to those who think this should be discussed elsewhere, it relates to the future of the Champ and Champ Cup, so this seems as good a place as any to discuss it.
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Westcoaster
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Posted: 10 Feb 2022 at 20:00 |
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I'm fully with you Islander, a minority on RM who carp on about the championship like a stuck record would do better to direct their frustration at the RFU, rather than fellow supporters, if money is their gripe. The more divided supporters are perceived to be by the RFU, the less likely it is that meaningful and timely decisions to opt for a 14 team league with more regular home games for all will happen.
And yes this is fully about the Championship Cup. It is unwanted by the majority, and is a poor compromise for a fixture list with too many long gaps. I wish the RFU would abandon the idea of having a Cup. And direct their considerable resources towards restructuring the Leagues so that all have more teams within, and more regular fixture lists.
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Come on Jersey........
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