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Originally posted by Big Eddie Big Eddie wrote:

Attending yesterday's Caldy v Nottingham Championship fixture enabled me to chat about the RFU's stance with a number of people way closer to the action than I am. I was somewhat dumbfounded to learn that the executive branch of the RFU really do believe the current schism in the game is down to poor communication by the executive branch and the remedy is within their hands through better PR.

It beggars belief..........who an earth do these people think they should be accountable to? 

Like all second rate politicians they seem to believe they can fool all of the people all of the time!

If anyone has real evidence how much money the executive are pi**ing away on fees to management consultants, PR advisors and media bol**cks please do let us know.

I totally understand your point Eddie but I really don't believe many people can be dumbfounded by their total lack of awareness can they?
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Originally posted by JZSmith JZSmith wrote:

I totally understand your point Eddie but I really don't believe many people can be dumbfounded by their total lack of awareness can they?

I was one such person because in my cynicism I didn't for one minute think that Beaumont, Sweeney and the rest of the Executive Board really considered that the open rebellion (which of course has existed for years but has not been sufficiently well organised) was all down to poor communication and a bit of spin, PR and a glad handing roadshow would get everything back on track.

Well blow me down with a feather, from one of the conversations I had with an insider it seemed possible that the Executive may actually believe this total bol**x ........it isn't their actions that everyone is outraged about .......it is just a reaction to how poorly they have put it all across.

If the Executive really does believe this they are stupid beyond belief......another view could be that the Executive have picked off 13 or so community clubs to be the beneficiary of a bit of glad handing by the nation's favourite lock forward and this will quell the rebellion ........what planet are they on?
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I don't think that they think that at all.
But I think that they think they can spin it that way.
Most clubs are so busy struggling to survive, so they have not engaged with the rebellion.

If they can say, look, we went on a consultation exercise, and after we explained it, only 200 voted against us - they can then spin that as there is nothing to worry about - they can claim the other 1500 or so back them, even if they have abstained or simply sent in blank proxy forms.
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.................and with one meeting on the morning, seven in the afternoon and only 4 in the evening, who can say that these are truly accessible? Confused
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