Sir Ian McGeechan's awards of the season
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Topic: Sir Ian McGeechan's awards of the season
Posted By: All the Way
Subject: Sir Ian McGeechan's awards of the season
Date Posted: 05 Jun 2022 at 21:16
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Did anyone read McGeechan’s view on the benefits of no relegation from the Premiership? It was in the Telegraph today: “Positive trend of the season: The emergence of youth
Adam Radwan, Tommy Freeman, Louis Lynagh, Alfie Barbeary, Raffi Quirke, Henry Arundell... I could easily go on. There are so many exciting young players coming through. There are a few reasons for that; the https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2022/06/01/premiership-relegation-return-end-2023-24-season-league-supremo/" rel="nofollow - decision to dispense with relegation for a couple of seasons has emboldened coaches….” |
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Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2022 at 00:04
Hmmm...did he perhaps miss that Radwan's breakout season came in the Championship?
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All the Way wrote:Posted By: Mark W-J
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2022 at 07:43
| That was always touted as one of the potential benefits of ring-fencing, so it's an easy line to fall back on. Most of those players named actually broke-through before this season, and I'm fairly sure that young players have been fast-tracked into the England team by the press since the dawn of the professional era. |
Posted By: Robb
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2022 at 09:04
| How is it emboldening coaches? No relegation = no incentive to fight or innovate. |
Posted By: Camquin
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2022 at 09:07
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Lynagh played in last season's final. I am n ot sure Quins have felt a lot of relegation pressure, more like pressure to retain a trophy. ------------- Sweeney Delenda Est |
Posted By: Mark W-J
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2022 at 09:59
The party line is that no relegation means no risk, therefore coaches can throw untried players in at the deep end with no consequence.
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Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2022 at 10:01
Coo. The Chumpionship obviously got it right too then. FFS. ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: Runitback
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2022 at 11:57
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Radwan's breakthrough came in Nat 1 with DMP . . after Newcastle had lost interest in him! ------------- Run with it |
Posted By: All the Way
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2022 at 12:24
That's right Kimbo, the clubs in leagues below the Prem' have been doing this for decades, sometimes it's the only option and often pays off
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