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gerg_861 
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 Topic: Champ clubs pulling out of Premiership CupPosted: Yesterday at 20:24 |
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Is the headline of a story in the Times, but I do not subscribe.
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Robb
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Posted: Yesterday at 20:29 |
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Pulling out over the Premiership clubs treating the Championship clubs like crap?
Why am I not surprised?
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Posted: Yesterday at 21:12 |
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Behind a paywall; what’s the essence please?
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Posted: Yesterday at 21:41 |
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Ive read it.
It seems the Championship clubs have withdrawn from next seasons competition in protest because they are not being recognised as equal partners. Apparently it will feature 2 x five team groups which will guarantee 4 home games, they say, making it a more lucrative competition. Also it says that Ealing will not get promoted/have a chance of promotion as they don’t meet the criteria. The authorities are so out of touch it is unreal. We want our game back. Can we have a body that puts the WHOLE of Rugby first. Edited by Rothman2 - 21 hours 51 minutes ago at 23:56 |
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We replaced the 57 old farts - who were democratically elected, if anyone chose to stand - with an unelected professional board we cannot replace. The main reason people did not stand was, aside from the odd jolly at the patch, the job - if done properly - actually took hours and hours of visiting local clubs each weekend. We see this on every volunteer organisation, contested elections are rare, as there simply are not enough volunteers. And remember, Will thought they were old farts, because they stood up for the small clubs against the professionals. What we have now is an effective cartel with no control. But like Tom Ilube, Bill is the symptom, not the disease. |
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gerg_861
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Posted: 23 hours 3 minutes ago at 22:44 |
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If that is all accurate, then I am done. I will continue to support the amateur club, but I won't waste any more of my emotional energy on Ealing. I just find myself angry about the obvious injustice instead of enjoying the spectacle.
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If this is the case I'm not convinced it's the right way forward. Sounds a bit like cutting of your nose to spite your face. The games against Prem teams have attracted big crowds for Champ clubs bringing in much needed income.
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Not sure I agree with that Stalwart but I am fed up of fighting City Hall so I will park it there. I’ll just stick to following this great game. Interested parties can read the article on line and make their own minds up. Edited by Rothman2 - 12 hours 50 minutes ago at 08:57 |
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Posted: 10 hours 35 minutes ago at 11:12 |
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Plenty of discussion on this topic here too: I can see both sides of the argument. The Championship clubs should stick together as one, but are they not harming their financial prospects in the process? I've heard that clubs like Pirates, Coventry and Ealing have all had record or bumper attendances recently, which they otherwise wouldn't have had. It might sound defeatist but isn't something better than nothing. Or, what about a knockout competition with some of the Welsh Super Rugby sides as an alternative - Anglo-Welsh matches would get the crowds in. Probably too complicated though. Edited by Nat1 - 10 hours 32 minutes ago at 11:15 |
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The message I got on Saturday at the "Not the Prem Cup" match was not that the Championship clubs walked out, more that we were not offered anything. |
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Posted: 10 hours 2 minutes ago at 11:45 |
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This may help chaps:
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I can see, from the article, why The Champ clubs have withdrawn. I just hope a cup competition can be arranged which doesn't simply mean we play the same clubs we play in the league. The Premiership cup, with only Prem teams in it sounds pretty boring TBH.
As has been said, the cup this season has been a big financial boost for The Pirates, even though we didn't progress out of the group. We had sell out games against Exeter and Gloucester and thoroughly enjoyed our day out at Kingsholm. Looking at the article it seems a ring fenced Premiership is pretty much a given in reality. Maybe a blessing - The Championship will be the pinnacle of the national rugby pyramid and The Premiership will be a bit of bore with no relegation and the same teams playing a lot of meaningless games over the season, then doing it again in the cup. For many years we strived to get a suitable stadium in Cornwall so we had the chance to get into the top flight. That has now disappeared, but I'm actually quite relieved. Who would want to be in the financial basket case that is Premiership rugby? We're working hard to make the cub sustainable and improve the facilities at The Mennaye, and I'm quite content if we can do that and stay in The Championship. We also have vibrant mini/junior/colts sections and The Pirates Amateurs provide a pathway to senior rugby for lads when they finish Colts rugby. The Ams team, this season, sit at the top of their league (level 7) and are made up of 13/14 players in the match day squads who have graduated from the Penzance and Newlyn junior section. Edited by Stalwart* - 5 hours 43 minutes ago at 16:04 |
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I agree with this sentiment based on the facts so far. I loved 4000 at the Quins match at Vallis Way.
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Posted: 3 hours 47 minutes ago at 18:00 |
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Wonder if this could lead to the championship clubs telling the Prem clubs to keep their DR/loan players?
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Looks like Chinnor and Cambridge will have competition for the Not The Prem Cup.....
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Posted: 1 hour 15 minutes ago at 20:32 |
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Please let this be the name of the "new" competition.
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Posted: 27 minutes ago at 21:20 |
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If there are going to be two more teams in the Championship next season, do we really want a Championship Cup? Home crowds to see the same opposition will hardly excite and more away travel will drain the account.
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Agree completely. We'd be better off arranging friendlies against the likes of The Navy etc. |
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