Wales RL developments

[DoubleD]

2 minutes ago, DEANO said:

But they never did they. Once the money dried up the appetite waned. 

Has it waned?

I seem to remember Wales u16 beating England u16 a few years ago. Strange that considering there’s no interest in the game down there 

[Damien]

1 minute ago, DEANO said:

But they never did they. Once the money dried up the appetite waned. 

Thats why I said imagine.

There are also two lower league clubs in Wales. Keeping that going at a much more difficult lower level suggests the appetite is there.

[DEANO]

4 minutes ago, DoubleD said:

Has it waned?

I seem to remember Wales u16 beating England u16 a few years ago. Strange that considering there’s no interest in the game down there 

Ok you win. The game is buoyant in Wales. Always has been and always will be

[DoubleD]

32 minutes ago, DEANO said:

Ok you win. The game is buoyant in Wales. Always has been and always will be

No need to be petulant, if you going to spread such assertions, at least try and support your argument. Just because the 2 semi pro clubs are at a low ebb doesn’t mean there isn’t any interest in the game there. How do you think they’ve just got a statue sanctioned for 3 Welsh RL greats in Cardiff Bay if there’s no interest? Or Welsh schools continually performing well in the Champion Schools competition?

It wasn’t long ago that York City Knights nearly went out of existence and there was little to no grassroots/junior development going on in York. Would you similarly say there’s no interest in RL in York?

[GeordieSaint]

1 hour ago, DEANO said:

But they never did they. Once the money dried up the appetite waned. 

Delete Wales... insert any club anywhere in the country regarding that statement in bold.

[DEANO]

7 minutes ago, GeordieSaint said:

Delete Wales... insert any club anywhere in the country regarding that statement in bold.

So why then are they no longer in SL

[DEANO]

39 minutes ago, DoubleD said:

No need to be petulant, if you going to spread such assertions, at least try and support your argument. Just because the 2 semi pro clubs are at a low ebb doesn’t mean there isn’t any interest in the game there. How do you think they’ve just got a statue sanctioned for 3 Welsh RL greats in Cardiff Bay if there’s no interest? Or Welsh schools continually performing well in the Champion Schools competition?

It wasn’t long ago that York City Knights nearly went out of existence and there was little to no grassroots/junior development going on in York. Would you similarly say there’s no interest in RL in York?

Every club has good and bad times. I’m wise enough to know my club currently On a crest of a wave will fall off it sooner or later. 

[GeordieSaint]

27 minutes ago, DEANO said:

So why then are they no longer in SL

What? I am saying when the money dries up in any location, interest wanes. 

[fighting irish]

1 hour ago, DEANO said:

Ok you win. The game is buoyant in Wales. Always has been and always will be

No-one is saying that, but it is being played and it is growing (and producing pro players) so that's worth acknowledging and celebrating.

You've just jumped from one extreme to the other like a spoilt child.

As long as the game keeps growing in areas like Wales, Bath, Coventry, Cornwall, Newcastle, London our future is assured.

Can't you find a reason to be cheerful about this? 

[Sir Kevin Sinfield]

It’d take someone investing several million over several years but a strong Super League team in South Wales with home grown players early on is very possible, it’d be great for thx game, it’s a real shame the Celtic Crusaders owner pulled out and they were relocated to Wrexham.

[unapologetic pedant]

On 27/02/2021 at 10:08, fighting irish said:

When he says ''each new club has to run, as a minimum........'' he sounds very authoritarian. The wording is unequivocally proscriptive and that really rankles with me.

Probably best to interpret this as aspirational. 

 

On 27/02/2021 at 10:08, fighting irish said:

 If this is what he's suggesting, I have news for Mr Kear, new clubs don't burst into existence, fully fledged, all guns blazing, with teams covering every age group, the gender spectrum, or the entire range of physical disabilities.

As you say if it`s peremptory, it`s unhelpful. A one size fits all club model also precludes the possibility of clubs specialising and mutually complementing each other. 

Because winning games and getting people through turnstiles have traditionally been the only measures of success, our pro game has been bedevilled by a beggar-thy-neighbour attitude. Thankfully the community game is different.

I think for a while Leigh Miners acted as a female RL hub for a wider area than their immediate vicinity. Then as the numbers grew, more clubs formed women and girls sections.