Impact of Championship changes
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Topic: Impact of Championship changes
Posted By: Duncang
Subject: Impact of Championship changes
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2020 at 09:33
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Well, lots of reports that next season the Championships funding will be halved which could be catastrophic for some of the clubs in the Championship. Will there suddenly be lots of players no longer contracted? Will the RFU continue this and cut Nat 1 funding in half? Surely this is ring-fencing by the back door with a good chance the Premiership A League will become the de facto 2nd division? ------------- Up the Titans |
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Posted By: Runitback
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2020 at 09:59
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I think the funding cut will lead to a significant number of foreign players leaving the Championship and journeymen retiring, although not welcome the cut in funding, it might well reward well run clubs with loyal, well supported players. It might also create a sugar daddy league!!!! ------------- Run with it |
Posted By: marigold
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2020 at 10:05
| Duncang, what Nat 1 funding? Lots more players will have to get full time jobs away from rugby and see rugby money as a nice top up rather than a main wage. The A league is a joke. One London Prem club had 8 'guest' players to get a squad out for its last match. The Championship will still remain the 2nd Division but with only 50-60% of its players full time. Who knows some of the clubs may decide to attempt to become financially viable and go fully part time? |
Posted By: stonehousealbion
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2020 at 10:14
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I reckon some Nat 1 clubs will be better prepared for such a brutal change to finances than some of those in the Champ. Never mind the likes of YC, other clubs accustomed to the current financial model could be token over the edge. Prem A offers no kind of spectacle to "neutral" supporters. Cuts on this scale will merely buttress PRL clubs and potentially reduce the market at L2/L3, which must have significant consequences for young player development nationally - the apparent raison d'etre for the RFU these days. Madness. ------------- Come cheer up, my lads - 'tis to glory we steer! |
Posted By: Toulouse
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2020 at 11:07
| It makes you wonder how many Nat 1 teams would actually want to get into the Championship? Rich southern clubs with sugar daddies will not be bothered by the reduction in funding, so the Championship may become a new South East league! RFU making a total pigs ear of things as usual!!!! |
Posted By: Rabbie Burns
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2020 at 12:09
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Clubs living within their means won’t be bothered by the cuts in fact it could be better for recruitment as there could be more players available at a better base cost. In fact it makes transition to the Championship more viable ------------- So many Christians not enough Lions |
Posted By: marigold
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2020 at 12:39
| Why would any Nat one club want to go into the Championship? -especially with potentially no RFU funding after next season. Next year the Champ season will run from early Sept to the middle of May yet only have 22 league matches. The Champ Cup is hopeless from every angle. Whoever gets relegated from the Prem goes straight back up so the league winner is decided before the season starts -unless they go bust. Nat 1 is highly competitive, meaningful matches each week, season done by end of April and most clubs therein are proper rugby clubs to visit. No brainer really. |
Posted By: Jester10
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2020 at 14:37
Well put. The RFU are ring fencing the Premiership by stealth. They are an utter disgrace. ------------- Enjoying life! |
marigold wrote:Posted By: stonehousealbion
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2020 at 15:37
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That is exactly how the Guardian describes it: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/feb/11/championship-clubs-rfu-brutal-slash-funding" rel="nofollow - https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/feb/11/championship-clubs-rfu-brutal-slash-funding Which begs the question of "What next?". If current funding allows the Champ to be "pro", then halving that will make it "semi-pro"... Should L2 revert to to a 16 team/30 game league, but with less jam in the sandwich for each club? Thereafter, two up/down with L3? Could make things more competitive down here - especially in the transition season. ------------- Come cheer up, my lads - 'tis to glory we steer! |
Posted By: lobina
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2020 at 16:38
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I have to say I prefer this league to the one above more meaningful games and no silly cup matches. For me if Albion didn't get promotion it would not be a problem. ------------- Don't let the cranberrys grind you down. |
Posted By: billesleyexile
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2020 at 16:42
Provided we stay in the damn thing I completely agree. Much prefer it down here to up there. ------------- keep the faith |
Posted By: Albionlass
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2020 at 17:02
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Agreed to both above posts .  And i thought the basis of the RFU funding the Championship to a degree was to afford the teams the luxury to go full time and to encourage them to get ground criteria up to Prem spec which bath's ground fail to achieve .  ------------- Lifes a journey . Never a race . |