Ealing & Cov fail Premiership entry audits

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   Although not directly a National 1 issue, this affects the whole of Rugby given the current situation & also the latest revelations of the Newcastle financial position + possibility of loans from other clubs, and the stories abound about a club being catapulted into the Championship. Not to mention London Irish who are targeting a 2026 return. 
Why can’t they give financial support to the likes of Ealing & Coventry to help them over the line?

https://www.cityam.com/premiership-rugby-ring-fenced-again-as-ealing-and-coventry-fail-rfu-tests/

So yet again it is rewarding failure on the pitch but denying ambitious clubs who have been successful. No, they seem to want to resurrect the old guard, which means that clubs like Ealing & Cov will find it even harder to gain promotion. This cannot be right.

Am I the only one who thinks we are in a parallel universe?

Phasers on stun. Beam me up Scotty.

Time for a song I think in advance of the confidence vote later this month.

A Change is gonna come - Sam Cooke
https://youtu.be/fPr3yvkHYsE?si=XwE5U8twYGIUvC6X

Edited by Rothman2 - 22 hours 19 minutes ago at 15:26

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Rothman2 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List World Cup Winner Rotherham Joined: 20 Jan 2010 Location: Derby Status: Online Points: 12310	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rothman2 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Ealing & Cov fail Premiership entry audits Posted: 22 hours 45 minutes ago at 15:00
	Although not directly a National 1 issue, this affects the whole of Rugby given the current situation & also the latest revelations of the Newcastle financial position + possibility of loans from other clubs, and the stories abound about a club being catapulted into the Championship. Not to mention London Irish who are targeting a 2026 return. Why can’t they give financial support to the likes of Ealing & Coventry to help them over the line? https://www.cityam.com/premiership-rugby-ring-fenced-again-as-ealing-and-coventry-fail-rfu-tests/ So yet again it is rewarding failure on the pitch but denying ambitious clubs who have been successful. No, they seem to want to resurrect the old guard, which means that clubs like Ealing & Cov will find it even harder to gain promotion. This cannot be right. Am I the only one who thinks we are in a parallel universe? Phasers on stun. Beam me up Scotty. Time for a song I think in advance of the confidence vote later this month. A Change is gonna come - Sam Cooke https://youtu.be/fPr3yvkHYsE?si=XwE5U8twYGIUvC6X Edited by Rothman2 - 22 hours 19 minutes ago at 15:26

tigerburnie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List World Cup Winner Joined: 10 Jun 2012 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 3936	Post Options Post Reply Quote tigerburnie Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 hours 4 minutes ago at 19:41
	It has always been thus, back in the days of amateurism, clubs would not offer fixtures to clubs trying to rise up the ladder. There is still an element of it amongst some posters on these forums, I have seen clear examples where some would like leagues outside of the Premiership ring fenced, there is not really a feeling in rugby of building up, it is definitely about dumbing down to protect the interests of those who consider themselves the chosen ones. Some of it class snobbery that Ellis Genge has spoken about, but some of it just protectionism, this is a rugby problem, but it also reflects life outside of the sport. To paraphrase Pink Floyd "money it's a gas, just keep your hands off of my stash".

JZSmith Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List British and Irish Lion Joined: 27 Aug 2024 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 209	Post Options Post Reply Quote JZSmith Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 1 hour 30 minutes ago at 12:15
	I reckon Ealing and Coventry have inadvertently dodged a bullet to be honest. Why anyone wants to play in the financially and morally bankrupt Premiership is beyond me. Having said that I can fully understand why clubs would want to escape the basket case that is the Championship. The best way is down!

Nat1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List British and Irish Lion Joined: 31 Dec 2023 Location: Not given Status: Offline Points: 270	Post Options Post Reply Quote Nat1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 1 hour 1 minutes ago at 12:44
	I agree, the league below the Champ is the place to be for regular, competetive nationwide rugby that has jeopardy at each end of the table come April every season. On the issue of Ealing and Cov not passing the criteria for promotion, apologies if I have misread or misunderstood, but was the criteria that had to be met not outlined and agreed to by the Prem and Champ last year? If so, surely it is not a suprise that if those criteria have not been met, that those clubs would not be eligible. Were they a black and white set of requirements? If the goal posts have been moved during the last year then that is obviously a very different matter.