Bleep1673 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Cavendish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyther_Matt Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, Bleep1673 said: What existing team in Chorley? Chorley Panthers, Josh Charnley’s original community club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cumbrian Mackem Posted April 5, 2021 Author Share Posted April 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, Bleep1673 said: What existing team in Chorley? Chorley panthers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommygilf Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 1 minute ago, Hela Wigmen said: They can claim it but is it legitimate when there was 85 years between the two? In other walks of life, plenty of people claim legitimacy connected to something with an even bigger time gap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 1 minute ago, Tommygilf said: In other walks of life, plenty of people claim legitimacy connected to something with an even bigger time gap! Danny Dyer claims to be Human. Cross threaded from TV Thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Irlam Hornets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 https://swintonlionsrlfc.co.uk/news/lions-legend-bob-fleet-strengthens-ties-with-devon-sharks/ Devon Sharks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumby Magic Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 22 minutes ago, Bleep1673 said: https://swintonlionsrlfc.co.uk/news/lions-legend-bob-fleet-strengthens-ties-with-devon-sharks/ Devon Sharks Tbh we're talking former clubs not potential clubs. I know Devon are a good run club. Like poor jokes? Thejoketeller@mullymessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, Mumby Magic said: Tbh we're talking former clubs not potential clubs. I know Devon are a good run club. I know..... I'm just giving them a shout, with links to a former GB & Swinton great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 47 minutes ago, Bleep1673 said: What existing team in Chorley? https://chorleypanthers.leaguerepublic.com/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronicler of Chiswick Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Gooleboy said: We had Kent Invicta playing at Maidstone who failed to draw any sort of support, so who would invest in setting a team up where it has failed miserably before? Average gate was 731, which was respectable enough for those days. If the club had gone to Chatham as was first rumoured, then it might well still be around. It was the bizarre shift to Southend that killed it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind side johnny Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 5 hours ago, Pulga said: Hmmmm. It's something I think I have to give more thought. I'd keep the county name I think for the larger population. Use the word "Invicta" for the team then, for a sense of county unity. That has a real ring to it, don't you think? Sport, amongst other things, is a dream-world offering escape from harsh reality and the disturbing prospect of change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Tommygilf said: In an ideal world for the RFL you'd have at least 1 club in each of the 8 "regions" of England (thinking the ones formerly used in the European elections) in the "professional leagues" to be the apex of the game in that region. And in fairness, when the All Golds, Hemel Stags and Oxford were in the League they had all the regions of the UK (let alone just England) bar the East of England, East Midlands, Scotland and Northern Ireland covered by at least 1 League club. Newcastle Thunder seem to be the obvious example of what you'd want these clubs to look like. 100% if there were three or four more clubs like Newcastle the game would be in a good place, but you need people prepared to spend a lot of money to do that, and they are understandably thin on the ground. If I ever won Euromillions I’d do it in Norfolk though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 22 minutes ago, Chronicler of Chiswick said: Average gate was 731, which was respectable enough for those days. If the club had gone to Chatham as was first rumoured, then it might well still be around. It was the bizarre shift to Southend that killed it off. That's pretty damn good for that time and level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalMrC Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Hela Wigmen said: They can claim it but is it legitimate when there was 85 years between the two? You are right they are two different clubs, and I don't think anyone at the Bears would claim its the same club. This would be the case if someone started a club in any of these other towns. However, the Bears play in the same ground as the original team, and there are some, albeit tenuous, links between the two clubs. A lot of research has gone into the history of RL in Coventry and there is a long history of the game in the city. This article recently written by club president Ron Banks will give you some good insight https://www.coventrybears.com/blog/q7d6utb1ho12pqd6t13j3uork7y5df Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 44 minutes ago, Blind side johnny said: Use the word "Invicta" for the team then, for a sense of county unity. That has a real ring to it, don't you think? Which is why they died in Essex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 56 minutes ago, Eddie said: https://chorleypanthers.leaguerepublic.com/index.html OK, Point taken, it is a long way between Chorley & Hastings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooleboy Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 3 hours ago, Chronicler of Chiswick said: Average gate was 731, which was respectable enough for those days. If the club had gone to Chatham as was first rumoured, then it might well still be around. It was the bizarre shift to Southend that killed it The crowds it attracted couldn't sustain it, it went bankrupt in the first year and had a takeover, and owed money to other Clubs. The average attendance was swelled by home Cup ties against Castleford and St Helens. Their first home game against Cardiff attracted nearly 2k, but it was down to 500 for the second game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris Wanchuk Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Don’t forget Mansfield Marksmen, great lager! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooleboy Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 17 minutes ago, Morris Wanchuk said: Don’t forget Mansfield Marksmen, great lager! Even being kind it wasn't the best Lager. A few Featherstone lads turned out for them. Made the Second Division Play Offs in one season with a decent team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris Wanchuk Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 52 minutes ago, Gooleboy said: Even being kind it wasn't the best Lager. A few Featherstone lads turned out for them. Made the Second Division Play Offs in one season with a decent team. They served it in the Spaniard in Wakey, I remember it being like rocket fuel, however I was a juvenile at the time lol. The Mansfield bitter now that was rank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooleboy Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, Morris Wanchuk said: They served it in the Spaniard in Wakey, I remember it being like rocket fuel, however I was a juvenile at the time lol. The Mansfield bitter now that was rank! Correct, The Spaniard was a Mansfield Brewery Managed House. We used to goin there after going in The Graziers and the Black Rock first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbear Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 2 hours ago, Gooleboy said: The crowds it attracted couldn't sustain it, it went bankrupt in the first year and had a takeover, and owed money to other Clubs. The average attendance was swelled by home Cup ties against Castleford and St Helens. Their first home game against Cardiff attracted nearly 2k, but it was down to 500 for the second game. Typical of expansion at that time. Football club thinks what a great idea to have an RL team to offset its own running costs, until the RL makes no contribution as the crowds barely cover the wage Bill, not the stadium rent. Football club then closes RL club down. Maybe they would have survived as a smaller, cheaper operation in Kent, they sure as hell weren’t going to in Essex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooleboy Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, Oldbear said: Typical of expansion at that time. Football club thinks what a great idea to have an RL team to offset its own running costs, until the RL makes no contribution as the crowds barely cover the wage Bill, not the stadium rent. Football club then closes RL club down. Maybe they would have survived as a smaller, cheaper operation in Kent, they sure as hell weren’t going to in Essex. It was a bizarre move going to Southend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssexRL Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 22 minutes ago, Oldbear said: Typical of expansion at that time. Football club thinks what a great idea to have an RL team to offset its own running costs, until the RL makes no contribution as the crowds barely cover the wage Bill, not the stadium rent. Football club then closes RL club down. Maybe they would have survived as a smaller, cheaper operation in Kent, they sure as hell weren’t going to in Essex. Off topic but think Kent could have sustained a league club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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