OriginalMrC Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 I've been a bit slack with the updates but we have a great episode this week! No match to talk about this week, but that hasn’t stopped up putting together a special show for you! This week, we complete our Proper Sport sticker collection as we are joined by Richard Shaw-Wright. We talk about expansion, streaming, the growth of the women’s game and PDRL, and, of course, the Bears! New show! We’re joined by the awesome @thersw to talk expansion, streaming and, of course, those @CoventryBearsRL Direct https://t.co/b7Rsi91QFp @ApplePodcasts https://t.co/fY7QSzdyPp @google Podcasts https://t.co/Br4E8JBhQz @YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalMrC Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 A depleted Bears squad travelled to play-off chasing Oldham at the weekend, and unfortunately came home with a 58-6 defeat, but it wasn’t through any lack of effort. We’ve got all the analysis from that game, and we’ll hear the post-match thoughts of Bears head coach Tom Tsang. Not only that, we also chat to Harry Kaufman about his mid-season sabbatical to play rugby league in the USA, we explain how we need YOUR help to cover the Bears’ game against North Wales this weekend and we’ve got news of the Supporters Direct Community Champion Award, which is now open for nominations. Intros & Supporters Direct Community Champion Award details - 00:00:44 Tom Tsang post-Oldham interview - 00:03:47 Oldham analysis - 00:10:47 Harry Kaufman interview - 00:21:49 North Wales preview and call for help - 00:31:22 Direct https://t.co/UFksdOEjUj @ApplePodcasts https://t.co/fY7QSzdyPp @YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalMrC Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 A frustrating day at the office for the Bears on the weekend, who lost 36-12 at home to the North Wales Crusaders despite a try of the season contender from Reece Rance. Our supersub Tim Griffiths stepped in to help us out with this week’s show, meaning we’ve still got match analysis and the post-game views of head coach Tom Tsang. Not only that, there’s also a very special, one-off, Ask Mr G section, where Tim takes on the role usually held by Craig and answers your questions. 00:02:03 - North Wales analysis 00:08:41 - Tom Tsang interview 00:14:06 - Summing up 00:15:54 - Ask Mr G 00:19:46 - Bonus interview with some young Bears fans Direct https://t.co/CBFWOSsw52 @ApplePodcasts https://t.co/fY7QSzdyPp @YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalMrC Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 The Bears rounded off the 2018 season in style with a superb 14-4 victory at home to Hunslet to secure 11th position in Betfred League One and round off their best-ever year. We’ve got all the analysis from the game and the post-match reactions of head coach Tom Tsang. Not only that, we’ve got all the action from the club’s end of season awards - both the official awards and the alternative ones - plus a quick bit of news about some signings for for the 2019 season. Intro and Hunslet win analysis - 00:00:49 Tom Tsang post-match interview - 00:08:30 2019 signings update - 00:15:24 Official end of season awards - 00:19:16 Alternative awards - 01:05:01 Direct https://t.co/a57as9KQ8B @ApplePodcasts https://t.co/fY7QSzdyPp @YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalMrC Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 The Bear Necessities is back for 2019. In our latest episode we've got all the reaction following Coventry Bears’ narrow 16-20 to Leeds Rhinos of the Super League at the Butts Park Arena last Friday night. That means match analysis and the post-match thoughts of Bears head coach Tom Tsang and the Bears Supporters’ Club Man of the Match, Dante Morley Samuels. Also, we hear from rugby league journalist and merchandise aficionado Steve Mascord - fresh from having been part of the commentary team for Friday’s official live stream - and we chat to Rhinos CEO Gary Hetherington about his continued support for the Bears’ efforts and his hopes for Leeds in 2019. Listen now on our website, wherever you get your podcasts or on YouTube! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalMrC Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 We’re back for the new season with a bumper episode! We round up all the news from the draw for the third round of the Coral Challenge Cup, which took place in Coventry on Monday night - we’ll bring you the draw and interviews with RFL CEO Ralf Rimmer, two legendary Coventry athletes in Dave Moorcroft and Kare Adenegan, reaction to the draw from Tom Tsang, Alan Robinson, Chris Barratt and Nick Newman and a return to the podcast for BBC Sport’s rugby league correspondent Dave Woods. We’ll also look ahead to the start of the new Betfred League 1 season this weekend, and preview the Bears’ opening game at home to the West Wales Raiders. Apple: bit.ly/BearsPodiTunes Spotify: bit.ly/BearsPodSpotify YouTube: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 56 minutes ago, OriginalMrC said: We’re back for the new season with a bumper episode! We round up all the news from the draw for the third round of the Coral Challenge Cup, which took place in Coventry on Monday night - we’ll bring you the draw and interviews with RFL CEO Ralf Rimmer, two legendary Coventry athletes in Dave Moorcroft and Kare Adenegan, reaction to the draw from Tom Tsang, Alan Robinson, Chris Barratt and Nick Newman and a return to the podcast for BBC Sport’s rugby league correspondent Dave Woods. We’ll also look ahead to the start of the new Betfred League 1 season this weekend, and preview the Bears’ opening game at home to the West Wales Raiders. Apple: bit.ly/BearsPodiTunes Spotify: bit.ly/BearsPodSpotify YouTube: Great podcast guys. Packed this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalMrC Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 We’ve got all the analysis of the Bears’ spectacular win against the promotion favourites, and we’ll also bring you the post-match thoughts of head coach Tom Tsang and Bears Supporters’ Club Man of the Match Nick Newman. We also look ahead to this weekend’s first away trip of the season - to Cougar Park for a match against the Keighley Cougars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorks Tim Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Great to see Dave Musson's match report in the local news: https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/rugby/coventry-bears-newcastle-thunder-15880991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalMrC Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 The Bears were blown away by a revitalised Keighley on Sunday in miserable conditions at Cougar Park. But, fear not, it’s only one game and there’s a long way to go yet! We’ve got all the analysis from Sunday’s game - including the thoughts of Bears head coach Tom Tsang - we reflect on the second coming of Cougarmania and we look ahead to this Friday’s Coral Challenge Cup tie away to Doncaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalMrC Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Well, what a day! The Bears marked their temporary stay at Broadstreet RFC by beating Workington Town with a performance that was full of style and tries. We’ve got all the analysis and reaction from a cracking day, including the thoughts of Bears head coach Tom Tsang and a guest appearance from the voice of bears home games and Super League Pod’s Tim Griffiths. Also available on : Apple https://t.co/fY7QSzdyPp Spotify https://t.co/zGgZjac34R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalMrC Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 The Bears played brilliantly but ultimately couldn’t overcome a tough Oldham side on Sunday - we’ve got all the analysis and reaction, including the post-match thoughts of Bears head coach Tom Tsang. Not only that, we get excited about future trips to Ottawa and New York, we hear from one of the Bears’ sponsors - the Property Buying Group - we preview this weekend’s League 1 and Women’s Challenge Cup double header AND we’ve got all the details of Dave’s book, which is now available to pre-order! New episode is live! Details in the thread below, but here’s the links you need to listen Apple https://t.co/fY7QSzdyPp Spotify https://t.co/zGgZjac34R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorks Tim Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Dave was interviewed on BBC Cov & Warks tonight and it's well worth a listen. Covered his new book and Coventry Bears in general and he's an engaging talker and was given the chance to tell lots of good things to the radio audience. He's on at 6.30pm... https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0786jmk It's the Sport at Six prog 31.05.19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalMrC Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 The Bears came back empty-handed in terms of points from their long trip to Cumbria last weekend, but put up a cracking fight against top-of-the-table Whitehaven. We’ve got all the analysis and the post-match reactions of Bears head coach Tom Tsang. We also reveal which Bears players have been called into the England Universities team, we reflect on Nick Newman’s transfer to Newcastle Thunder, we look ahead to this weekend’s visit to Workington AND we give our thoughts on the 2019 season so far, now that we’ve reached the halfway mark – we pick out our favourite players and give the squad an overall grade. Don’t forget to order your copy of Dave’s book – Forward! – which tells the story of the 2018 season for the Bears and is raising money for both the Bears and Rugby League Cares. Get yours before 22 July from http://covbearspodcast.com/book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalMrC Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 It was a tough day’s work on Saturday for the Bears, who didn’t really have much go their way at all against a solid Doncaster side in front of the OurLeague cameras. We’ve got all the reaction and analysis from it, including the thoughts of Bears head coach Tom Tsang. We also look ahead to this weekend’s trip to the capital to do battle against the London Skolars and we find out more about another link between the Bears and Doncaster - our match day reporter Mike Hyde! Intros and welcome - 00:00:43 Tom Tsang post-match interview - 00:02:38 Doncaster analysis - 00:12:33 Mike Hyde interview - 00:24:02 Skolars preview - 00:34:34 Get it on Apple, Spotify & YouTube too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalMrC Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 The Bears got revenge over the London Skolars on Saturday with a terrific victory in the capital. We’ve got all the reaction and analysis from it, and we look ahead to the club’s upcoming move to Rugby for the remainder of the season. We also try to decide if Elliot Hall is ever going to stop scoring tries! Intros & book plug – 00:00:44 Tom Tsang post-match thoughts – 00:03:09 Skolars analysis and Hunslet preview – 00:12:56 Don’t forget to order Dave’s book, which is raising money for the Bears and for Rugby League Cares. Pre-order your copy now at http://covbearspodcast.com/book Available on Apple, Spotify and YouTube too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded pom? Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 No mention of Chris Barratt’s 100th game for the Bears? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalMrC Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 2 hours ago, deluded pom? said: No mention of Chris Barratt’s 100th game for the Bears? Watch this space, we have plans for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalMrC Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 The first ever professional game of rugby league in the birthplace of rugby union sadly didn’t go the Bears’ way on Sunday, as they were beaten by a clinical and impressive Hunslet side. We’ve got all the analysis from the match, along with the post-match reaction of Bears head coach Tom Tsang. We also chat to club captain Chris Barratt who has now reached 100 appearances for the Bears. Intros & book plug - 00:00:46 Tom Tsang post-Hunslet interview - 00:04:03 Hunslet analysis - 00:11:46 Chris Barratt 100 up - 00:21:26 Chris chat, West Wales preview & wrap-up - 00:22:25 Also, don’t forget to order your copy of Dave’s book about the Bears’ 20th anniversary season, which is raising money for the Bears and for Rugby League Cares. Orders close at the end of this week! Get your copy now: http://covbearspodcast.com/book Available on Apple, Spotify and YouTube! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalMrC Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 A bitterly disappointing result for the Bears, who were the victims of a first-ever victory for the West Wales Raiders on Saturday. We look at that game, hear from Bears head coach Tom Tsang and discuss what the rest of the season might hold for the Bears. Intros - 00:00:52Tom Tsang interview - 00:04:00West Wales reflection - 00:15:31 Available on Apple, Spotify and YouTube!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalMrC Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 It was always going to be a tough task for the Bears to topple a promotion-hunting Oldham side, and so it proved to be on Sunday. We’ve got all the reaction from that match PLUS we hand out our own end-of-season awards, as a precursor to the real things this weekend! Intros & welcome – 00:00:47 Tom Tsang post Oldham reaction – 00:02:21 Oldham analysis & Whitehaven preview – 00:12:21 Our end of season awards – 00:21:34 Available on iTunes, Spotify and YouTube! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalMrC Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Last one of the season! The Bears weren’t able to spoil Whitehaven’s championship ambitions, as the West Cumbrians romped to the title in style in the Midlands. We’ve got all the reaction, plus all the winners from the Bears’ end-of-season awards. This is the world’s greatest podcast about the Coventry Bears. This, for the final time this season, is Bear Necessities! Intro & match recap – 00:00:50 Tom Tsang post-match interview – 00:03:47 Bears season summary – 00:09:30 End of season awards – 00:14:50 Can get it on Spotify, Apple and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 What sort of an impact, if any, has Wasps moving to Coventry had on the Bears MrC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalMrC Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 24 minutes ago, Eddie said: What sort of an impact, if any, has Wasps moving to Coventry had on the Bears MrC? There has been some benefits such as 4 Nations and World Cup games at the Ricoh which will benefit the Bears. Bears also had a home game vs Keighley at the Ricoh 3 years ago. Coventry Rugby (owners of the Butts Park Arena) have also not been affected in terms of attendance, and in fact their attendances are up overall. Has to be said there isn't that much cross over between Union and League fans and Wasps haven't affected the Bears in terms of attendance. Despite being largely a side that doesn't win many games attendances have remained at a steady level. Though growth will only come with more success on the pitch. There has been some city wide initiatives that the Bears have been involved in such as 'City of Rugby' though I'd like to see Coventry Rugby and Wasps doing more for the Bears as a successful Bears would be good for their businesses too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fighting irish Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Get new children playing rugby league every season. Try to model what's happening in Newcastle. (Ideally track the numbers and make sure they increase year on year). It is the most effective marketing strategy there is. It is a long winded process but not only will it bear fruit, without this form of marketing all the rest is a waste of money. If you want a self sustaining club/game in Coventry this is the only way to achieve it. Nothing else, will embed the game in your community, create lifelong supporters, provide Super League quality players, fill your stadia, draw in financial backing and ensure success on the field. Good luck, I'm really pleased with your progress to date and I hope you can go from strength to strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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