Jump to content

David Shepherd

Coach
  • Posts

    2,455
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    4

Posts posted by David Shepherd

  1. 45 minutes ago, Rene_Artois said:

    Fev could go from no halves to 5 in space of weeks. Seems to be a lot of panicking going on in championship.  Need to chill out!

    Desperate times. We'll have no halfbacks at the weekend. 3 injured, 1 suspended and Danny Addy (who's been filling in at 6) also suspended.

  2. On 30/06/2024 at 23:01, dealwithit said:

    FFRXIII is amateur run compared to successful sporting bodies. If England wants a competitive and profitable mid year event, it’s not enough to just turn up. 
    1) share marketing resources 

    2) promote the game in community in the lead up

    3) provide coaching and player development support. The depth of coaching is shallow in France.

     

     

     

    4. Don't stage an international in a city where tens of thousands of potential spectators are reasonably likely to be in the city centre celebrating winning the Top 14.

    • Like 2
    • Thanks 1
  3. On 28/06/2024 at 21:40, Whippet13 said:

    Me too, drove up from Girona today. Here to watch the England games but looking forward to the Fev game too. Been a hot day and still 28 degrees at 1030pm, fortunately the beer and wine is very cold. Thunder storms and cooler weather (24 degrees) forecast for tomorrow apparently, should make for a good afternoon/evening of RL.

    I'm a broken man. Got swept up in Stade Toulouse's celebrations in the city on Friday night, then thought hair of the dog (and then some, and then some more) was the answer on Saturday. Stumbled into my hotel at 3:30am having lost my key, don't think the receptionist was too impressed with my poor recollection of GCSE French.

    Can't remember much about either international and am quite glad I can't remember the Fev game, but I know I had a blast of a weekend.

  4. 1 hour ago, Damien said:

    That's fantastic news if it will alleviate any financial issues.

    On a side note are Fevs assets protected in any way? Too many RL clubs are now where they are because of unscrupulous individuals over the years.

    Only "A" class shareholders can do anything with the land. There are several hundred of them and you're only allowed one each, regardless of how much money you've put in via "B" shares (Campbell etc).

    • Like 3
    • Thanks 1
  5. 2 hours ago, Dave T said:

    This just doesn't look like it's working for the sport. Obviously the more important number is the combined Sky, BBC and SL+ number for the games, but 55k is just not great. 

    For years I've been shot down by some people for suggesting that we need to be getting coverage on the main channels and I've been told that main channels don't make a difference and if people want to watch, they will. The evidence has always been that this is not the case, and figures like this just aren't good enough. 

    The BBC coverage being tucked away, or being substandard just isn't really doing anything.

    Hopefully this year is a test bed, but maybe we need to follow the numbers and stop talking about how youth watch TV and getting next to no viewers. 

     

    Not sure BBC3 is the right channel. Never going to get big numbers on such a poorly viewed niche channel. Needs to be on BBC2 at a minimum.

    • Like 3
  6. I still think the grading system is largely the right thing to do. But the fact that London's fate was sealed before the season started exposes a fatal flaw in the system. If London somehow manage to fight their way to 11th, their reward is being cast adrift. Why even bother?

    Is it even 1 up, 1 down? Could TOXIII also replace Cas? Could Bradford replace Leigh?

    This could have been so much better if any "B" winning the championship could replace any other "B" that finishes bottom of the pile. There still an incentive to become an "A" and guarantee your place, but without the embarrassment the sport could potentially suffer. 

  7. 54 minutes ago, Gooleboy said:

    Another fine effort, no disgrace in losing that one. We were right in it until their last try. The sin binning's took their toll on us, but I am baffled as to why Josh was given 10 minutes. 

    Taking someone out off the ball when it was likely they'd have scored is what it looked like, but I was 100 yards away with rain all over my specs.

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.