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[Mistress_Marlowe]

Excellent news. I always keep an eye on Hemel, they're the closest I'll get to a home town team. Unless anyone wants to help me set up the Aylesbury Avengers...?

[raoul]

Excellent news. I always keep an eye on Hemel, they're the closest I'll get to a home town team. Unless anyone wants to help me set up the Aylesbury Avengers...?

Funny you should mention that because I'll be working in Aylesbury through the week for the next 18 months and I wouldn't be surprised if there aren't a few more northern boys on the job that would want a game. I went down for hemels first pre season sesh last week and even though they say they were short on numbers as is normally the case at this time of year, the lads that were there were all good craic.

[bowes]

Google South Bucks Bulldogs to see the new club around there though looks like they're Wycombe based.

[Samuel]

With Northampton and Hemel Hempstead in the Championship, all we need is Coventry and Bristol next and then the Championship 1 is looking like a fantastic recruitment and promotion vehicle for our game in the Midlands and the south.

Does anyone know what the rules will be for promotion and relegation between Championship and Championship 1 from 2013 onwards?

[Mike S]

Having criticised the choice of Northampton on here, then it is only appropraite I should congratulate Hemel, a club that has showed they can do the travelling and are there for the long term

I really hope they can become one of the leading lights at this level and I share the previous posters view that if there are to be two more then bring on Bristol and Coventry.

I do understand the concerns of any team from Cumbria who end up in this division and would like to see the RFL help with travel even if say for journeys over a certain distance

We could have by my reckoning ten semi pro non heartlands teams in 2013, that really is an achievement and a challenge. Ten inlcudes Gateshead and Catalan but not Sheffield

[bowes]

With Northampton and Hemel Hempstead in the Championship, all we need is Coventry and Bristol next and then the Championship 1 is looking like a fantastic recruitment and promotion vehicle for our game in the Midlands and the south.

Does anyone know what the rules will be for promotion and relegation between Championship and Championship 1 from 2013 onwards?

It's supposed to still be 2 up 2 down subject to minimum criteria but not sure if it will work in practice.

[PhilCarrington]

Having criticised the choice of Northampton on here, then it is only appropraite I should congratulate Hemel, a club that has showed they can do the travelling and are there for the long term

I really hope they can become one of the leading lights at this level and I share the previous posters view that if there are to be two more then bring on Bristol and Coventry.

I do understand the concerns of any team from Cumbria who end up in this division and would like to see the RFL help with travel even if say for journeys over a certain distance

We could have by my reckoning ten semi pro non heartlands teams in 2013, that really is an achievement and a challenge. Ten inlcudes Gateshead and Catalan but not Sheffield

Can't believe Catalan are semi pro and the game in the south of France has been going long enough that it shouldn't be described as "non-heartland".
Good to see Hemel finally making the step up.

[Wellsy4HullFC]

Having criticised the choice of Northampton on here, then it is only appropraite I should congratulate Hemel, a club that has showed they can do the travelling and are there for the long term

I really hope they can become one of the leading lights at this level and I share the previous posters view that if there are to be two more then bring on Bristol and Coventry.

I do understand the concerns of any team from Cumbria who end up in this division and would like to see the RFL help with travel even if say for journeys over a certain distance

We could have by my reckoning ten semi pro non heartlands teams in 2013, that really is an achievement and a challenge. Ten inlcudes Gateshead and Catalan but not Sheffield

Semi pro? Catalan? Eh?

There are loads of semi pro teams in France.

[deluded pom?]

Excellent news. I always keep an eye on Hemel, they're the closest I'll get to a home town team. Unless anyone wants to help me set up the Aylesbury Avengers...?

Never had you down as a suverner MM. The Aylesbury Ducks surely?

[deluded pom?]

I'd suggests it's the people of east London that are really paying for the Olympics.

Thanks for that nad. Now has anybody got a contact for George Osbourne so I can claim my tax back?

[tw15]

Bears...Stags...

I know the sport is gay-friendly, but is Graham Norton picking the names?

Edited by tw15, 20 February 2012 - 09:14 PM.

[The 4 of Us]

Bears...Stags...

I know the sport is gay-friendly, but is Graham Norton picking the names?

Reminded on the Michael McIntyre joke about Man Utd, Man City!

What about Manly?

[gingerjon]

Bears...Stags...

I know the sport is gay-friendly, but is Graham Norton picking the names?

Someone is going to have to explain this to me.

[The 4 of Us]

Someone is going to have to explain this to me.

I suspect you have to be appropriately minded to get such a double entendre from such monikers.

Lord knows what he would do with Love Rockets and Bucking Broncos?

[Stag Fan]

For clarification there will be a press conference at Pennine Way on Tuesday 21st Feb @ 12 noon. Whether that is to dismiss or comfirm the rumour will be annouced then.

[brooza]

For clarification there will be a press conference at Pennine Way on Tuesday 21st Feb @ 12 noon. Whether that is to dismiss or comfirm the rumour will be annouced then.

Or to announce pancakes as a replacement for bacon sarnies

Edited by brooza, 20 February 2012 - 10:09 PM.

[tw15]

Someone is going to have to explain this to me.

http://en.wikipedia....r_(gay_culture)
http://en.wikipedia....disambiguation)

Edited by tw15, 20 February 2012 - 10:12 PM.

[gingerjon]

Or to announce pancakes as a replacement for bacon sarnies

Ernie is always full of crepes.

[Stag Fan]

Or to announce pancakes as a replacement for bacon sarnies

We have no plans to recruit any French players.

[Stag Fan]

Ernie is always full of crepes.

I will report this post as having no substance.