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Originally posted by fatbear fatbear wrote:

Looks like Chinnor and Cambridge will have competition for the Not The Prem Cup.....

The big question is will Chinnor and Cambridge allow the other Championship clubs in, will be have to buy in and what will be that price with you both being the rights holders of the competition? Wink
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Personally I think the Championship clubs should have stuck at it and persuaded TNT to back them.  TNT loved Blues having a good go at Bath and Knights turning over Sale.

The clubs who played got better fixtures this year than last.

It does get boring playing the same clubs 4 or 5 times a season! First time I have said this but I may prefer a 16 club Championship in that case without a cup.  Even if it will create more mis-matches and more one-sided games at least we see someone different.
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If people want a 3-minute summary of this story without helping pay the salary of the person who wrote it, it's covered by the guy who wrote it on the Times podcast The Ruck - scroll to 57 minutes into yesterday's episode... a fairly blunt assessment of where this leaves Prem/Champ relations.


it's usually a pretty good listen, altho' the majority of this episode got pretty technical about Ireland & France ahead of 6N decider, hence offering you the time-stamp for the Champ discussion.


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Originally posted by The Blues The Blues wrote:

Personally I think the Championship clubs should have stuck at it and persuaded TNT to back them.  TNT loved Blues having a good go at Bath and Knights turning over Sale.

The clubs who played got better fixtures this year than last.

It does get boring playing the same clubs 4 or 5 times a season! First time I have said this but I may prefer a 16 club Championship in that case without a cup.  Even if it will create more mis-matches and more one-sided games at least we see someone different.

I concur with this, better to influence from the inside. What were the Champ expecting the response to be? This basically gives the Premiership exactly what they wanted anyway. 


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Originally posted by Stalwart* Stalwart* wrote:

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.

I'm with you on this.  Cov have had 2 bumper gates and rekindled old rivalries to boot.
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I wonder why no announcement and whether this leak to the press is a negotiating tactic?

Anyone with strong feelings on this matter, may I suggest emailing The Ruck as mentioned on the podcast. The powers that be listen I’m sure as they constantly worry about what the press say…


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Yes, ten clubs got bumper gates.

I am sure if they were offered the same structure again, they would have taken it - even if it meant cutting four clubs off without games or income. You can be sure, Worcester would have been one of the ten invited teams.

There is no honour among thieves or Championship Chairmen.

So, it is only common sense to assume the deal on offer was considerably worse.

We know that the premiership wanted the Cup at the start of the season, when the Lions players were not available. 

I suspect became impossible for a semi-pro side to fit in the cup and then 26 league matches.
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Apparently the demand from the Prem was for only top 6 Champ clubs to be in the cup. The Champ apparently are not going to resurrect any cup per this article. Seems sensible if disappointing.
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Assuming the article is correct, it is gratifying to see the Championship clubs sticking together. 
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