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Points: 3416 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Apr 2021 at 16:41
The issue you have is that the championship haven’t finished this season and will not have released players or recruited any for next season so there is probably a lot of players unsure what is going to happen next year which probably adds to the inactivity in Nat 1. Players who joined for last season haven’t played yet so the likely hood is if you were happy with your signings for last year and they have agreed to stay this year probably won’t be much movement
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Points: 418 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Apr 2021 at 16:42
Originally posted by Kimbo Kimbo wrote:

Another re-signing.
One assumes there will additional, better, players too?
I was rather expecting to see DMP mounting a challenge before now.
Unless the pandemic has truly caused a severe hiatus in the ambitions of the other clubs, then the old sporting adage of 'standing still is going backwards' could well be self-fulfilling here.
Still, there's plenty of time, so maybe not all is lost yet.

Come on Kimbo...... a little to early in the process to be trying to get bites from us? I am sure there are new signings on the horizon however all about a good solid core and backbone. 

Any news from your end? Or are you content in picking at others currently CryWink
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Points: 6610 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Apr 2021 at 17:25
We're actually doing rugby stuff and planning ground improvements, so not much.
Hey, don't worry, I'm only playing Wink
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Originally posted by Kimbo Kimbo wrote:

We're actually doing rugby stuff and planning ground improvements, so not much.
Hey, don't worry, I'm only playing Wink

I am not worried my friend lol. 

Would argue 'doing rugby stuff' should include getting a squad together for next year however WinkLOL
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Points: 6610 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Apr 2021 at 18:40
I'd be exceptionally surprised if they weren't tbh.
Although with only 10 teams in the league it probably doesn't need to be quite so deep!
Ridiculous situation when you're trying to run a pro club, let's face it.
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Points: 418 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Apr 2021 at 19:03
Completely agree - impossible to plan or develop a competitive squad. RFU is so focused on ringfencing the premiership its beyond belief - 

even if you just look at the front row requirements - it seems every Prem team need 12 props in a squad excluding academy as seemingly a modern day prop cant switch from tight to loose or vise versa. Regardless that at the start of the game the ref calls all front rows - hooker, tighthead or loosehead. In the case of injury you should be able to cover. 

It seems the RFU and Premiership are trying to make Champ and bellow, amateur level at best and dare I say it even all leagues to be local level only 




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Just for my mate Kimbo 

A couple of re-signings at DMP

https://www.mowdenpark.com/news/mackenzie-resigns-for-202122-2613285.html Great to see Cal sign heart of a lion hard as nails and a all round great club man

https://www.mowdenpark.com/news/mowden-resign-fisher-2612705.html Dave Fisher has also re-signed for next year, always playing with his heart on his sleeve 

Both gentleman have developed some core routes in Darlington now with young families, this is where our level of rugby should be heading people you want to be there.

Any playing debating their future for next year looking at the current retentions of the DMP core squad they should seriously consider a move up north.
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Ah, be still my beating heart.
For a moment I thought you'd signed some new players...
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Points: 418 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 May 2021 at 23:29
Originally posted by Kimbo Kimbo wrote:

Ah, be still my beating heart.
For a moment I thought you'd signed some new players...

Any news from your good self reference retentions or new signings  for next season? Nobody would like to see you trolling DMP without any positive or constructive responses 😂🤣🤫
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News I hear is 2 development squad back rows and a 2nd row are moving up the west cost. 

Mr Knox is moving on along with 2 backs I can’t recall the actual names but for what I can remember is it a centre wills/Willis maybe and a utility back (sorry no idea of the name)

Any chance you could confirm any of these?
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Points: 6610 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 May 2021 at 10:56
Nah. No recruitment (or otherwise) news whatsoever.
I'd be surprised if Knocker moved very far, although I wouldn't be all that surprised if he did move on, assuming a few of the missing backs become available for next season 
As for back-rowers, that's certainly our strongest suit this season (even if two first-picks were unavailable yesterday; injury for one and out for the season, and new baby arrival for the other, so hopefully available for the Jersey trip unless he's suckling Wink).
It'll be interesting to see the size of the squad given the reduction of league size.


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I believe Cambridge have announced they will have an announcement soon.
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Points: 418 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 May 2021 at 21:20
Euan McKirdy has re-signes with DMP for his second season with the club 13 tries from 22 appearances last term, not bad from the young scrum half

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Ohhhhhhh.

(Just for the hell of it LOL).
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Points: 418 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 May 2021 at 21:49
Jealousy from the righteous lol

Originally posted by Kimbo Kimbo wrote:

Ohhhhhhh.

(Just for the hell of it LOL).
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Originally posted by front5 front5 wrote:

Jealousy from the righteous lol

Originally posted by Kimbo Kimbo wrote:

Ohhhhhhh.

(Just for the hell of it LOL).
Haha. Yep. That'll be it.
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Points: 3052 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 May 2021 at 12:09
The Chinnor side to play Esher today in a behind closed doors friendly under the adapted laws. Only Kieran Goss was a regular last season, although Oscar Heath made one substituute appearance



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Esher are sending 19 players to Chinnor as follows:

Matt Lowes, David Coutts, Theo Skoumbourdis, Adam Bullett  ©, Hugh Sloan, Cam Wilkins, Harvey Scott, Fin McBrearty, Lorcan Dow, Izzy Moore-Aiono (L Irish), Joe Vajner  (L Irish)

Rory Morgan (L Irish), Harrison Friday, Sam Morley (vc), Tom James, Myles Rawstron-Rudd, Dan Rowland, Felix Gilbert, Rhodri Adamson

2 new forwards, 3 returning; 5 new backs - new captain and vice-captain
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Points: 4309 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 May 2021 at 17:35
Chinnor 0-33 Esher final score
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First time I can remember in the past 20 yrs Chinnor ever being shut out at home in any fixture. 
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