Fryston warrior Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Some good ties this weekend in barla cup hope Upton give there all as they did last week against us be a tough test away at thornhill and best of luck to queens in there home draw against orrel st James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 20 hours ago, Fryston warrior said: Some good ties this weekend in barla cup hope Upton give there all as they did last week against us be a tough test away at thornhill and best of luck to queens in there home draw against orrel st James BARLA Cup,is that the National Cup that isn't so national any more ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoopdog Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Glorified Yorkshire cup, shame on you BARLA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celtic Rooster Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Don't blame BARLA - they have not done anything different to what they have always done with the BARLA National cup. Blame the clubs for not wanting to enter, either because "We are not entering as we have no chance of winning" or "We are not entering because if we get an away trip to London the coach fare would cripple the club". The National cup peaked in the mid 80's but then attitudes started to change and the "little" teams no longer saw it as a adventure. Once the NCL clubs were more or less banned from entering by the NCL the decline was truly under way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fryston warrior Posted April 16, 2017 Author Share Posted April 16, 2017 I hear what your all saying but if you see the scores from yesterday some very close games and what a wonderful day we had in the cup away in Widnes welcomed with open arms cracking game played in good sprit of the game and welcomed after in the club house by players and supporters good food good banter so take a bow Widnes West Bank thanks for a cracking day and we look forward to the semi final against current champion thornhill up the mighty fryston !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoopdog Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Hence lies the problem! The vast majority of the amateur game now plays summer rugby, so having preliminary or 1st round games a few weeks after most teams have just finished a gruelling season is ridiculous. I do take your point regarding the NCL, however if the competition was available to all the regional teams , and made the trophy worth winning again, maybe the conference teams would think again, a glorified Yorkshire cup wont entice any change. Regards traveling costs etc, think outside the box regionalise the first few rounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggler Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 I went to watch Queens play Orrell St James (Lancashire team in glorified Yorkshire Cup!) in Leeds and it was a good game. I think the criticism of BARLA is a bit unfair here as it is up to teams to enter and the RFL has seemingly 'advised' NCL clubs not to enter so only a handful of these better amateur teams break rank. BARLA put the round dates on during dead weekends in the NCL, but the majority of NCL teams have not wished to participate. That is not BARLA's decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fryston warrior Posted April 16, 2017 Author Share Posted April 16, 2017 It seemed a good game pal Widnes we're saying there are a very good young side the orrel team good win to go there and get the win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoopdog Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 It is BARLA decision to run this competition when most teams are in off season or just starting pre season. While we are on the topic of BARLA , they have overseen the demise of the National cup, County Championship , District competitions , however the biggest failure is in the selection of players selected to play for GB etc, what once was the ultimate honer , only achieved by the very best of amateur talent, is now run on a " who you know " criteria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaKangaroo Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 In other news, it's the WARLA plate and challenge cup finals today in a double header starting with the Plate at 12 and the Challenge Cup at 2. Huddersfield St Joes v Hunslet Warriers 12pm Stunningly v Wigan St Pats 2pm Big Fellas Stadium, Featherstone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fryston warrior Posted April 16, 2017 Author Share Posted April 16, 2017 I will have a walk over thanks for the post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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