2019/20 LSE3 Week 4 predictions
Printed From: National League Rugby Discussion Forum
Category: League Rugby - www.leaguerugby.co.uk
Forum Name: Regional 1
Forum Description: Discuss the 72 clubs in the fifth level of the English game.
URL: http://www.leaguerugby.co.uk/forum_posts.asp?TID=17812
Printed Date: 06 May 2024 at 13:01
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 12.04 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: 2019/20 LSE3 Week 4 predictions
Posted By: Shamrose
Subject: 2019/20 LSE3 Week 4 predictions
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2019 at 12:43
|
The league table is already fragmenting with 5 unbeaten teams, none on two wins, 6 on one and 3 on none. Match of the day has to be Rochford Hundred v Guernsey which should reduce the unbeaten teams but I suspect Rochford and Wimbledon have one eye on their meeting in four weeks as suspect they may well remain unbeaten until that clash CS Stage Dorking LIWG Brighton Sevenoaks Guildford Tring Wimbledon Tunbridge Wells Hertford Rochford Guernsey |
Replies:
Posted By: Undercover Back
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2019 at 13:10
|
Dorking's win over LIWG has imbued me with a previously undiscovered confidence to be more than just a touch risque with my picks this week.... CS 4 v Dorking 1 - Going against the grain for a home upset. LIWG 5 v Brighton 1 - Brighton to feel LIWG frustration from Dorking, LIWG backs to cut loose. Sevenoaks 4 v Guildford 1 - Further upsets to the apple cart with a close home win. Tring 4 v Wimbledon 1 - Anarchy in LSE this week it appears! TW 2 v Hertford 5 - TW supporters will be pleased to know that I haven't picked TW once this year, so can probably start celebrating this as a TW win now. Rochford 1 v Guernsey 4 - After all of the upsets predicted above, it would be rude to go against the underdogs here. At least the 100's BP streak remains alive  I believe this week will go a long way to establishing the pecking order in the run up to Xmas before the inevitable injury crises hits. The last three games are of particular interest, I can hardly wait to be wrong!
|
Posted By: Rugby70
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2019 at 13:16
|
Bedford 1-5 Sidcup CS Stags 1-4 Dorking LIWG 4-1 Brighton Sevenoaks 1-4 Guildford Tring 0-5 Wimbledon Tunbridge Wells 1-4 Hertford Rochford 4-1 Guernsey |
Posted By: Kentish Odd balls
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2019 at 13:32
|
Another week and it doesn't get any easier! Bedford 0 v Sidcup 5 - Bedford's bubble from last season seems to have burst and Sidcup have started strongly. CS 2 v Dorking 5 - Superb result for Dorking at the weekend after righting the wrong of the TW loss. Strong away win. LIWG 5 v Brighton 0 - Brighton won't get any joy here. Comfortable home win. Sevenoaks 4 v Guildford 1 - Sevenoaks too good at home for G's. Tring 1 v Wimbledon 4 - Tring not firing and Dons seem to be on song. Big game going Dons way. TW 0 v Hertford 5 - TW have started well, but Hertford I feel will control it upfront. Rochford 5 v Guernsey 2 - Massive game. Going with the home team.
|
Posted By: TinyTim
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2019 at 13:43
|
Bedford 0 v 5 Sidcup. Cup to keep the winning run going CS Stage 0 v 5 Dorking. Stags just not at the races LIWG 4 v 1 Brighton. Blues to lose a low scoring game Sevenoaks 1 v 4 Guildford. 2 even looking teams Tring 1v 4 Wimbledon. Dons to strong for Tring Tunbridge Wells 1 v 4 Hertford. to win on the road Rochford 1 v 4 Guernsey. Guernsey to show there class ------------- TNIYTIM |
Posted By: OastHouse1
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2019 at 14:46
|
Posted By: WelshCentre
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2019 at 14:59
|
Bedford 0-5 Sidcup CS Stags 2-4 Dorking LIWG 5-0 Brighton Sevenoaks 1-5 Guildford Tring 2-4 Wimbledon Tunbridge Wells 5-0 Hertford Rochford 5-1 Guernsey |
Posted By: @boatyjames
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2019 at 15:06
|
Bedford 5-0 Sidcup Stags 0-5 Dorking LIWG 5-0 Brighton Sevenoaks 4-1 Guildford Tring 0-5 Wimbledon TW 4-1 Hertford Rochford 4-1 Guernsey |
Posted By: Karlos
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2019 at 16:26
|
Bedford 0 v 5 Sidcup looking strong. CS 1 v 4 Dorking, close game. LIWG 1 v 4 B'ton, Another close game. R100 5 v 0 Guernsey, Game of the week, can anybody stop 100 this season? 7Oaks 4 v 1 Guildford, close game. Tring 0 v 5 Wimbledon, Wimbledon looking very strong this season. TWells 5 v 1 Hertford, TWells back line played well last week |
Posted By: Thames Estuary Man
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2019 at 17:46
|
Toss of a coin on some of these as usual . I’m hoping to watch Rochford v Guernsey as its local and I haven’t time to travel to Sutton to support Westcliff. I think this could be a great game. Bedford 0-5 Sidcup CS Stags 0-5 Dorking LIWG 5-0 Brighton Sevenoaks 5-0 Guildford Tring 0-5 Wimbledon TunW 5-0 Hertford RH 5-0 Guernsey |
Posted By: dave2dave
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2019 at 18:16
|
Bedford 1-5 Sidcup CS Stage 1-5 Dorking -well drilled LIWG 4-1 Brighton-home team Sevenoaks 4-1
Guildford Tring 4-1 Wimbledon – a good chance to upset Tunbridge Wells 4-1 Hertford- Guesstimate Rochford 1-4 Guernsey –Premeditated match
|
Posted By: FEZ ANT PLUCKER
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2019 at 18:49
|
Bedford 2-2 Sidcup-Good start by Cup but this will not be so easy and home side to fight back. Cs Stags 1-5 DORKING-D's win last week was emphatic and they can build on it with players returning. LIWG 5-0 Brighton-Geese will emerge with passion after last weeks defeat and visitors face an uphill task. SEVENOAKS 4-1 Guildford-Oaks will not have many better chances at this level and must not waste this chance. Difficult prediction however. Tring 1-5 WIMBLEDON-Results indicate Tring are not firing as many expected they would,whereas Dons are on fire and have set out their stall. Tunbridge Wells 1-4 HERTFORD-Despite 3 wins for Twells, expect Hertford to take the spoils in a low scoring game. Rochford100 0-4 GUERNSEY-Battle of defences. RH are clearly ambitious and financially backed but so are Raiders who were excellent at Dorking on D1. I think class will tell, but which team has the all round strength. Could go either way. MOTD. This league was difficult to predict last season and even more so this. The RH v Raiders game will answer a lot of questions. Two of the promoted teams have already felt the intensity at L5, but may well settle in as the season progresses. No room for mediocrity or complacency from any side. Good luck to all. ------------- Fezantplucker |
Posted By: carlos fandango
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2019 at 20:52
|
Bedford Sidcup 2-5 Have to go on form with this one CS Stage Dorking 1-4 even Dorking's notorious away form can't persuade me to back CS LIWG Brighton 5-0 No Contest. Sevenoaks Guildford 5-0 ditto Tring Wimbledon 2-5 Tring stuttering start to continue. Tunbridge Wells Hertford 0-5 Injuries cost us the win on Saturday in a very even match. Rochford Guernsey 5-2 Rochford to sneak it but guernsey have a pack capable of competing (especially the hairy prop!!) |
Posted By: Clueless like most
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2019 at 22:32
|
Bedford 0-5 Sidcup CS Stags 0-5Dorking LIWG 5-0 Brighton Sevenoaks 1-4Guildford Tring 2-4 Wimbledon Tunbridge Wells 5-0 Hertford Rochford 5-1 Guernsey |
Posted By: Robb
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2019 at 07:40
|
Bedford 0-5 Sidcup Civil Service 0-4 Dorking London Irish Amateur 5-0 Brighton Sevenoaks 4-1 Guildford Tring 5-2 Wimbledon Tunbridge Wells 5-0 Hertford Rochford 5-1 Guernsey |
Posted By: Miz-23
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2019 at 11:04
|
Bedford 0 - 5 Sidcup - beat us twice last season, won't underestimate them but backing us for the 5 CS Stage 1 - 5 Dorking - pretty sure Dorking don't normally travel well, expecting a lot of tries LIWG 4 - 0 Brighton - blues pack will put put WG under pressure but don't see them winning Sevenoaks 4 - 0 Guildford - first home win for oak's Tring 0 - 4 Wimbledon - wouldn't normally have Tring losing at home, but dons come through tough game Tunbridge Wells 5 - 1 Hertford - Rtw to carry on winning streak Rochford 5 - 1 Guernsey - battle of the packs, R100 to make it 52 wins |
Posted By: Shamrose
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2019 at 14:37
|
Bedford 0-5 Sidcup Bedford having a nightmare start and can only see it continuing as they lost to Sevenoaks who has previously be well beaten by Sidcup CS Stags 0-5 DorkingHopefully D's season now up and running, so more pain for CS LIWG 5-1 Brighton I thought LIWG would be stronger than they have been but will still be too strong for Brighton Sevenoaks 5- 1 Guildford Not a Scooby so going with home team Tring 1-5 Wimbledon Tring ran Rochford closer than the other teams but still feel that Wimbledon will have too much Tunbridge Wells 2-5 Hertford Hertford have played the top two and expect last years form to show through and give TW their first L Rochford 5-2 Guernsey Still not sure about the form line of Rochford and having seen Guernsey think this will be their first real test so will have a better idea after this one
|
Posted By: Morgie Man
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2019 at 16:46
|
Bedford 1-4 Sidcup CS Stags 0-5 Dorking LIWG 5-0 Brighton Sevenoaks 4-1 Guildford Tring 0-5 Wimbledon TunW 5-0 Hertford RH 5-1 Guernsey ------------- when you win say nothing, when you lose say less |
Posted By: Old School
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2019 at 16:51
|
Bedford 0-4 Sidcup CS Stags 0-4 Dorking LIWG 5-0 Brighton Sevenoaks 5-1 Guildford Tring 0-5 Wimbledon TunW 5-0 Hertford Rochford H 5-1 Guernsey |
Posted By: Wally
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2019 at 18:11
|
Bedford 1 - 4 Sidcup CS Stags 1-4 Dorking LIWG 4-0 Brighton Sevenoaks 1 - 4 Guildford Trying 1 -4 Wimbledon TunW 4 - 1 Hertford RH 5- 2 Guernsey ------------- why does it always rain on me |
Posted By: fatbear
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2019 at 19:41
|
Bedford 1-5 Sidcup CS Stags 4-0 Dorking LIWG 5-0 Brighton Sevenoaks 5-0 Guildford Tring 1-5 Wimbledon Tunbridge Wells 1-4 Hertford Rochford 5-1 Guernsey
|
Posted By: Longlivetheking
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2019 at 08:41
|
Bedford 0-5 Sidcup CS Stags 4-0 Dorking LIWG 5-0 Brighton Sevenoaks 1-4 Guildford Tring 1-5 Wimbledon Tunbridge Wells 1-4 Hertford Rochford 0-5 Guernsey
|
Posted By: Moreclubsthantiger
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2019 at 08:54
|
Bedford 2-5 Sidcup Stags 4-1 Dorking Geese 5-0 Brighton Oaks 4-1 Guildford Tring 0-5 Dons TW 0-5 Hertford Rochford 4-1 Guernsey |
Posted By: BigChief
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2019 at 11:25
|
Bedford 0 - 5 Sidcup CS Stags 1 - 5 Dorking LIWG 5 - 0 Brighton Sevenoaks 4 - 0 Guildford Tring 1 - 5 Wimbledon Tunbridge Wells 0 - 5 Hertford Rochford 2 - 5 Guernsey ------------- For the ordinary purposes of conversation, a superficial knowledge of many things goes further than an intimacy with one or two. |
Posted By: Fatty1973
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2019 at 12:42
|
Bedford Athletic 0-5 Sidcup CS Stags 0-5 Dorking LIWG 5-0 Brighton Sevenoaks 4-1 Guildford Tring 1-5 Wimbledon Tunbridge Wells 1-5 Hertford Rochford 5-1 Guernsey |
Posted By: BruceElliott
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2019 at 14:44
Are you making the trip? Say hello if you do. |
Fatty1973 wrote:Posted By: Not a DoR
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2019 at 15:15
|
Bedford 1-5 Sidcup CS Stags 0-4 Dorking LIWG 5-0 Brighton Sevenoaks 4-1 Guildford Tring 1-4 Wimbledon Tunbridge Wells 1-4 Hertford Rochford 1-4 Guernsey
|
Posted By: DICKON
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2019 at 15:17
|
Bedford 0-5 Sidcup CS Stags 0-5 Dorking LIWG 5-0 Brighton Sevenoaks 5-0 Guildford Tring 4-1 Wimbledon Tunbridge Wells 0-5 Hertford Rochford 1-4 Guernsey
|
Posted By: Surreyben
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2019 at 16:35
|
Bedford Athletic 0-5 Sidcup CS Stags 0-5 Dorking London Irish Wild Geese 5-0 Brighton Sevenoaks 4-1 Guildford Tring 0-5 Wimbledon Tunbridge Wells 0-4 Hertford Rochford Hundred 2-5 Guernsey
|
Posted By: TakethePoints
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2019 at 16:45
|
Bedford 1-5 Sidcup CS Stags 0-5 Dorking LIWG 5-0 Brighton Sevenoaks 4-1 Guildford Tring 1-5 Wimbledon Tunbridge Wells 1-4 Hertford Rochford 1-5 Guernsey
|
Posted By: Ancient Oak
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2019 at 17:17
|
Bedford 0 Sidcup 5 CS Stags 0 Dorking 5 London Irish 4 Brighton 1 Sevenoaks 5 Guildford 1 Tring 1 Wimbledon 5 T Wells 2 Hertford 5 Rochford 4 Guernsey 1 ------------- "Heaven prosper our sport" |
Posted By: Kentish Man
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2019 at 19:06
|
Bedford 0 Sidcup 5 CS Stags 0 Dorking 5 London Irish 5 Brighton 0 Sevenoaks 5 Guildford 0 Tring 0 Wimbledon 5 T Wells 0 Hertford 5 Rochford 1 Guernsey 4
|
Posted By: chxlamw
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2019 at 09:15
|
Bedford 4 - 1 Sidcup CS Stags 1-4 Dorking LIWG 4-0 Brighton Sevenoaks 4 - 1 Guildford Trying 4 -1 Wimbledon TunW 4 - 1 Hertford RH 1 - 4 Guernsey |
Posted By: BruceElliott
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2019 at 10:03
|
Bedford 0-5 Sidcup CS Stags 0-5 Dorking LIWG 5-0 Brighton Sevenoaks 4-1 Guildford Tring 1-5 Wimbledon Tunbridge Wells 5-0 Hertford Rochford 5-0 Guernsey |
Posted By: RedPete
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2019 at 15:12
|
Bedford Athletic 0-4 Sidcup CS Stags 1863 0-4 Dorking London Irish Wild Geese 5-0 Brighton Sevenoaks 1-4 Guildford Tring 1-5 Wimbledon Tunbridge Wells 5-0 Hertford Rochford Hundred 1-4 Guernsey ------------- Compassion for the conned, contempt for the conmen. |
Posted By: thedeadgorilla
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2019 at 15:45
|
Bedford 0-5 Sidcup - easy win for s'cup. 8 bedford players away for wedding. ChiSwick Stags 2-4 Dorking - very tight game hard to call LIWG 5-0 Brighton - easy win for the gators. first time these teams have met since 1988 Sevenoaks 1-4 Guildford - mad mark with 8 turnovers last week. league record. g'ford too strong Tring 0-5 Wimbledon - dons to continue impressive run, with out without snakey hooker T.Wellians 0-5 Hereford - my hometown team to lose this one comfortably Richford Hundy 5-1 Guernsey - ------------- Radders |
Posted By: AlfTupper
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2019 at 18:09
|
Bedford 1-4 Sidcup Cup going well. CS Stags 1-4 Dorking Dorking appear to have got over their awful start . LIWG 5-0 Brighton Geese honk louder than sea gulls. Sevenoaks 1-4 Guildford Guildford could steal it. Tring 4-1 Wimbledon Cow Lane is still not an easy place to come to. Tunbridge Wells 4-1 Hertford Twells to give Hertford a bloody nose. East Rochford 4-0 Guernsey The talk will doubtless all be of tax havens and off shore investments. Some rugby may be played but no bonuses. ------------- The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. |
Posted By: Cannon
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2019 at 19:59
|
Bedford 1-5 Sidcup CS Stags 4-0 Dorking LIWG 5-0 Brighton Sevenoaks 5-1 Guildford Tring 1-5 Wimbledon Tunbridge Wells 1-5 Hertford Rochford 5-1 Guernsey ------------- Rucks and mauls may bust my balls, but whips and chains excite me!! |
Posted By: Welshie
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2019 at 20:14
|
Bedford 0-5 Sidcup CS Stags 1-5 Dorking LIWG 4-1Brighton Sevenoaks 4-1 Guildford Tring 1-5 Wimbledon TW 1-5 Hertford Richfield 5-1 Guernsey |
Posted By: Storm
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2019 at 22:16
|
Bedford Sidcup 0-5 CS Stage Dorking 1-4 LIWG Brighton 5-1 Sevenoaks Guildford 1-4 Tring Wimbledon 5-1 Tunbridge Wells Hertford 2-4 Rochford Guernsey 1-4 ------------- Be straight with me and...... |
Posted By: Gumbo's Ghost
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2019 at 00:56
|
Early days, but here's hoping Combe are on the way back! I should try to keep my hand in. Bedford Sidcup 0- 4 Bedford seem to have fired late last season and may still do so again!
CS Stags Dorking 1-4 Big relegation derby but if you believe everything Dorking tell you , wise up! LIWG Brighton 5-1 Brighton seem to be finding the step up pretty challenging. Sevenoaks Guildford 1-4 Kent's wealthiest may need to go to their pockets again soon! Tring Wimbledon 0-4 Not that sure from what little experience I have of Tring. Rumour has it that Wimbledon are absolutely desparate for success! Tunbridge Wells Hertford 0-5 Bye, bye TW ! Hope we do not see you soon! Rochford Guernsey 1-4 Not my banker by any means given home advantage and Rochford's impressive money fuelled run. Sides coming up also tend to beat sides going down but I have a hunch!. |
Posted By: Insignificant Tick
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2019 at 07:36
|
"Sevenoaks Guildford 1-4 Kent's wealthiest may need to go to their pockets again soon!" OE's, Blackheath, Canterbury, TJ's, Westcombe Park & Medway won't agree with you giving Oaks that title.
|
Posted By: alacadoo trainee
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2019 at 08:23
|
Bedford 0 v Cup 5 Brexiteers 4 v Dorking 1 Irish 5 v Beach boys 0 7/8oaks 4 v Guildord 1 Tring 4 v wombles 1 Tonbridge 0 v Hertford 5 1000s 1 v islanders 4 |
Posted By: thedeadgorilla
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2019 at 09:41
------------- Radders |
Posted By: Dangerous Dave
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2019 at 11:25
|
Bedford 0-5 Sidcup CS Stags 1-5 Dorking LIWG 5-0 Brighton Sevenoaks 5-1 Guildford Tring 1-5 Wimbledon Tunbridge Wells 1-4 Hertford Rochford 1-4 Guernsey ------------- #YAMS |
Posted By: dave2dave
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2019 at 17:38
|
So Tring beats Bedford by 19 then Sidcup beat Tring by 4 Then Bedford beat Sidcup by 1  |
Posted By: Rugby70
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2019 at 23:57
| It’s called an amateur club dealing with injuries and players going to Japan! Players don’t commit to the rugby season like yesteryear and when you are managing a smallish squad results will differ. TJs on the road today at Bournemouth, thumped them, but cancelled their 2s game last night through lack of players. Preferences are different now and especially so in National One and Two. Our Club was lively until the last bell, but if you are going to change the model of your club through paying players, then you are potentially killing off your 2s,3s and so on. It’s a Club’s individual choice but we have seen casualties and there will be more. Grassroots is the key. |
Posted By: Ancient Oak
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2019 at 16:25
|
Thank you "the dead gorilla" for hauling "Gumbo's Ghost over the coals for purveying fake news. Sevenoaks have never and still do not pay players - period. ------------- "Heaven prosper our sport" |
Posted By: Moreclubsthantiger
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2019 at 22:21
| That’s a lie!!! I know a welsh lad there whom I’ve played alongside. I can assure you he is receiving a match day win bonus. That sir is being paid!!! You can get off your high horse now!! |
Posted By: Insignificant Tick
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2019 at 08:59
|
#lessbrainsthantigger
|
Posted By: Clueless like most
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2019 at 10:19
|
TJs on the road today at Bournemouth, thumped them, but cancelled their 2s game last night through lack of players. Kent table shows TJs 2s top of the table in their league. Perhaps they rested some squad players rather than play a friendly game?
|
Posted By: Kentishman
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2019 at 10:37
 Keith I’m not sure which of the 2 Welsh boys you are talking about but I would be keen to know which it is. I happen to know them both very well and can assure you they are not being paid. I remember the President buying a jug of lager for the boys after a game. Is that payment? If so, does he also get in trouble for buying beers for the opposition?!!
|
Posted By: Kentishman
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2019 at 10:49
I forgot to say.... are you a lier or just a moron? Not sure which of the Welsh boys would want to play with you. With a name like “moreclubsthantiger” perhaps that’s a reflection on your own need to move for the money??!!! |
Posted By: Moreclubsthantiger
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2019 at 14:22
| You sure do like an argument don’t you, you strike me as another keyboard warrior the way you come across with your words. I wonder if you’d use these in person?? |
Posted By: Cannon
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2019 at 15:44
|
Oh I do love these holier than though forum posts, it will always go down to what a persons view on paying players is. Such a pity Kentishman let himself down with his grammar!! I'm sure Oaks are "whiter than white" now and with the current RFU rules for paying players they are playing by the rules. I'm sure certain local Kent clubs are just waiting for evidence to hang each other after the Medway debacle. At the time there were some interesting comments on how rife paying was in Kent and how blinkered the enquiry was. ------------- Rucks and mauls may bust my balls, but whips and chains excite me!! |
Posted By: Kentishman
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2019 at 17:39
Simple fact is that you have come on here stating facts that are simply lies. I would happily call you a moron to your face. |
Posted By: Kentishman
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2019 at 17:48
Hi Cannon, the important difference between my comments on here those of our tiger friend are that mine come from a factual standpoint. His, I’m afraid, are all fabricated lies intended to cause trouble. Nobody has been on here claiming their club is “whiter than white” but to categorically say that a club is paying match fees, when it is not, is totally out of order. He needs to step up or shut up. Hope that grammar was ok for you!!
|
Posted By: Moreclubsthantiger
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2019 at 20:45
|
If ever your team play Cornish come and say hello and I’ll buy you a pint Mark.
|
Posted By: Kentish Odd balls
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2019 at 21:19
Payment doesn't have to be in match fees..... I'm not one to stir the pot, but being local to Sevenoaks and knowing plenty of current coaches and players at most of the clubs in my area (TJs, T Wells, 7 Oaks, Combe etc) that the "we don't pay anything" I feel is a bit stretched. Whilst money may not change hands, 7 Oaks has had its fair share of "foreign" players in recent years. Now 7 Oaks is lovely and it may be the case that players travel from the other side of the world of their own accord to live and work there....or it may not be. What I think isn't based on any facts, just talking with well connected people in the local rugby network. I try to take everything I hear in the rugby circles with a pinch of salt but equally there usually isn't smoke with at least some embers. Or it may genuinely be a load of twaddle! This will probably be construed as a "dig". It's really not. Out of all of my local clubs, I've always liked 7 Oaks and the way they have operated in recent years. With an incredible emphasis on "one club" and creating an atmosphere that people want to be involved in. Hat's off to all involved. But one thing you will have to accept at this level is that you won't change what people think of your club when it comes to the whole "payment" issue. Not that I see it as an issue if it's done in the right way. The rumor mill is rife and stubborn. Just enjoy the ride. No one really cares what's going on outside of these forums anyway. 7 Oaks is enjoying incredible success at the moment. |