Viking Warrior
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Pleased to agree with you, this morning our view was condemned as a "fantasists view on how retreating the heartlands to fewer clubs will somehow improve inclusion. Stuff like this is not debate because it doesn't follow previous opinion or the structure of the debate, it's to get reactionary counter argument".
I listed 10 clubs and made the mistake of including Salford whose Boss has no guarantee of longevity and wants to short circuit competition with money, and wants to win everything.
I should have included Widnes instead because although I do point to their difficulties financially they are resurrecting a strong infrastructure and are only two thousand fans off breaking even. I'd like to think a Widnes in a 10 club comptetetive even league could easily attain that magic figure.
in sundays programme for the wire game, there was an interview with matt beech, and he said that he will continue investing money into the club as he sees it as a good viable venture which will in turn help his own business, he has already put finance directly into the club as has roddy snedden,
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At least Widnes would have had a chance to get promoted back to SL and Sheffield would have expanded the game to a big city, a major plank in your argument against " small pit village " teams.
As I understand it, if you had your way Widnes would cease to exist at all and be sucked into a merged club at Warrington which would have ended Widnes' contributions to SL and indeed RL for all time.
only if saints and wigan merged as well...............over my dead body.
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The debts are important. See Griff's post 2112.
Mr. Sadler said Castleford had debts that if called in on relegation could see the club wiped out altogether.
This is why the idea that if two clubs are relegated this will make the Championship stronger seems very wrong IMHO?
totally agree parky, licensing should stay beyond all doubt, the promised land can be reached if a club is determined enough to organise itself off the field as well as on it, widnes is a good example, and i am certain featherstone would make the step up sooner rather than later. a return to P&R is a retrograde step thought up by a pair of buffoons in red hall..........
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talking of sports finance and rich backers, it is a sobering thought that liverpool fc were within days of collapse before fenway sports bought the club....if one of our top football clubs can be in so much of a mess what chance do rugby league clubs have??
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exactly hindle, hanbury, cahill and winterstien and white have been excellent for us.
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widnes fans are rightly excited by the likes of mellor, hanbury,cahill etc etc, we have spent so many years signing bargain basement players who any other team wouldn't touch. now we have superb players in our team at long last.
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not at all mate, kev was superb for us at times this season...
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He's ex Wigan so I'd presume so.
we wont have to offer a brown envelope for him either! unlike a certain team who play in blue and white.
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no need kev is already on a 4 year deal, and nice of you to recognise how talented he is.......
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about bloody time too................now for stefan marsh
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i think i may be one of the very few who actually saw peter gentle play, he played for nottingham against highfield at hoghton road sthelens.
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are wood and rimmer on a hell bent mission to destroy rugby league in britain? academies are the lifeblood of the clubs and have more non fed trained players is once again pacifying the clubs who just don't make the mark............
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i'd take him at widnes.....
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wonder if they have re-signed brett waller? he battered the widnes pack in the cup tie this season.....
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we've been there, done that and it was a disaster. The late great Mansfield Marksmen.
we also went back to london and south wales after failures down there.......so what's your point??
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how about mansfield? just down the road and a nice ground to boot.
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i despair of my club..........................i really do!!
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liam finn played for halifax in super league...........
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shock horror, featherstone beaten by a super league team.......
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totally agree, when widnes were last in super league we had tied up a deal for a kiwi international scrum half only for his agent (who just happened to be our coach) negotiated a deal with another club which gave him a bigger kick back, although the players contract was lower than the one offered by widnes...............
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Believe he wanted a guarantee of playing 6 but Noble won't give it. Maybe he will be 2nd choice at Salford with the big signing next week.
Not sure about good attitude, he certainly had a falling out at Saints, not heard any problems at Salford
nah gaskell is much better than hohaia............
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totally agree, scott taylor commits a serious shoulder charge on gaz o'brien and it is deemed penalty sufficient, whereas a dragons player commits the same offence on the same player and gets 3 matches...............teflon wigan once again.
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crusaders by 20, no doubt the fans will turn out in large numbers, if they can take over 100 to thatto heath then i am sure the final will be a wall of noise from them.
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the nearest station to the LSV is newton le willows, which is only about 4 miles from the ground.
The never-ending League Restructure debate (Many merged threads)
in The General Rugby League Forum
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absolutely garbage idea......................