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Once again pro RL makes me ask just why the f I bother with it 

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8 minutes ago, DavidM said:

Yes names mean a lot to fans . It’s a huge thing to them . 

Name change with representation ala the proposal

Or

Licence bought and team moved ala Hemel. 

 

Priority right

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2 minutes ago, TboneFromTO said:

Name change with representation ala the proposal

Or

Licence bought and team moved ala Hemel. 

 

Priority right

Not arguing the rights or wrongs pal , just saying it’s bound to be a big thing for fans to  rebrand a name with all the history attached . You’re never gonna get everyone on board and those against shout loudest . 

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4 minutes ago, The Future is League said:

Yes i look forward to them fans who objected to the name change now dipping into their own pockets to keep the club running.

They're celebrating and telling all and sundry that they'd rather watch a pure club in the ... whatever amateur league they can think of ... than a rebranded Manchester Lions (Swinton) in any competition.

I mean, the chances of an amateur Swinton even making it to the start line of any competition are remote. But at least they've got their purity. And that's all that matters here.

Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett)

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3 minutes ago, The Future is League said:

Yes i look forward to them fans who objected to the name change now dipping into their own pockets to keep the club running.

I suspect what will now happen is that some sort of new board consisting of small-time local 'business people', a couple of ex-players and maybe a supporters trust representative will be formed, none of them with two bob to their name, and the club will continue to decline into obscurity whilst playing nowhere near  'Swinton'...

Pretty sad really, because it looked like they were moving forward, both on and off the field, these past few months.

 

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1 minute ago, paulwalker71 said:

I suspect what will now happen is that some sort of new board consisting of small-time local 'business people', a couple of ex-players and maybe a supporters trust representative will be formed, none of them with two bob to their name, and the club will continue to decline into obscurity whilst playing nowhere near  'Swinton'...

Pretty sad really, because it looked like they were moving forward, both on and off the field, these past few months.

 

Not sure how much it costs to run a team at their level, but these so called fans will need deep pockets.

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A really shocking decision and I suspect there are things we don't even know re: behaviour of some fans. I considered Swinton as a bit of a model to follow in terms of trying to make a struggling club sustainable in the longer term. Sadly I think now this is the beginning of the end for Swinton. 

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1 minute ago, OriginalMrC said:

A really shocking decision and I suspect there are things we don't even know re: behaviour of some fans. I considered Swinton as a bit of a model to follow in terms of trying to make a struggling club sustainable in the longer term. Sadly I think now this is the beginning of the end for Swinton. 

I hope you’re wrong but I suspect you’re not 

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23 minutes ago, OriginalMrC said:

A really shocking decision and I suspect there are things we don't even know re: behaviour of some fans. I considered Swinton as a bit of a model to follow in terms of trying to make a struggling club sustainable in the longer term. Sadly I think now this is the beginning of the end for Swinton. 

Honestly they are not. 

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It doesn't seem to be two minutes wince loads of RL fans flocked to a game at Sale for what might have been their swansong in order to show support from the wider RL community.

Maybe we shouldn't have bothered after all.

Sport, amongst other things, is a dream-world offering escape from harsh reality and the disturbing prospect of change.

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18 minutes ago, Tommygilf said:

Manchester Rangers should be admitted immeadiately 

Too late. They don't exist as a semi pro entity anymore and are only doing grass roots projects. 

Got to blame the RFL again on this one, they should've rolled out the red carpet for Manchester Rangers but instead made impossible demands and encouraged other greater Manchester clubs who are barely on life support to rebrand. Another stupid decision coming home to roost. 

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The club hasn't played in Swinton for approx 25 years. I can understand wanting to retain the Swinton name if there were realistic plans to move back into Swinton in the next few years, but lets face it, unless there's a closet billionaire Swinton fan lurking somewhere who decides to invest heavily in the club, the chances of them moving back into Swinton in another 25 years is currently virtually zero. How many years would they need to play outside Swinton to realise that being called Swinton doesn't really make sense anymore? 

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