The Cornwall RLFC Thread

[Scubby]

Finding the local players in Cornwall will be a challenge, but I suppose it's all relative.

Edited November 2, 2021 by Scubby

[Just Browny]

39 minutes ago, Mumby Magic said:

, maybe some London born players too 

Not sure if you are joking, but no London-based player will be looking at this and going, 'ooh great, another local club'.

23 minutes ago, Gav Wilson said:

I got you fam...

Right, get them in Super League.

[Barley Mow]

1 minute ago, Just Browny said:

Not sure if you are joking, but no London-based player will be looking at this and going, 'ooh great, another local club'.

Right, get them in Super League.

Yeah, Barrow is closer to London!

[Gav Wilson]

1 minute ago, Barley Mow said:

Yeah, Barrow is closer to London!

I just googled that because I thought you were being ridiculous, but there's only 18 miles difference 

[Eddie]

1 hour ago, DEANO said:

Credibility 

With who though? 

[Eddie]

13 minutes ago, Scubby said:

Finding the local players in Cornwall will be a challenge, but I suppose it's all relative.

If I was a player with no family ties I’d rather spend my summer in Cornwall than in any of the other 11 league one locations. 

[DEANO]

1 minute ago, Eddie said:

With who though? 

The sporting public

[Toby Chopra]

14 minutes ago, Scubby said:

Finding the local players in Cornwall will be a challenge, but I suppose it's all relative.

Relative to what? The existing stsndard in L1? They'd get walloped like WWR, possibly worse. 

[gingerjon]

15 minutes ago, Scubby said:

Finding the local players in Cornwall will be a challenge

And sponsors and spectators.

What with it being a pretty sparsely populated area with some of the highest levels of poverty in the country.

But they'll have done all the research they need on that. Bound to have done.

[Gav Wilson]

1 minute ago, DEANO said:

The sporting public

I'm not sure League 1 rugby league is on the sporting public's radar tbh mate. 

[Barley Mow]

24 minutes ago, Gav Wilson said:

I just googled that because I thought you were being ridiculous, but there's only 18 miles difference 

In a straight line, I make Barrow 15 miles closer to London.

Edited November 2, 2021 by Barley Mow

[DEANO]

Just now, Gav Wilson said:

I'm not sure League 1 rugby league is on the sporting public's radar tbh mate. 

Probs not but rl is. Making complete fools of themselves yet again

[Gav Wilson]

1 minute ago, DEANO said:

Probs not but rl is. Making complete fools of themselves yet again

Its really not that deep mate. If Cornwall don't succeed, nobody outside the game will bat an eyelid.

[Eddie]

5 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

And sponsors and spectators.

What with it being a pretty sparsely populated area with some of the highest levels of poverty in the country.

But they'll have done all the research they need on that. Bound to have done.

More sneering, you have no idea what research they’ve done or what sort of reception they’ve had in Cornwall, so why not wish them well and wait to find out more? 

[Eddie]

Just now, Gav Wilson said:

Its really not that deep mate. If Cornwall don't succeed, nobody outside the game will bat an eyelid.

Indeed, I wouldn’t have a clue if someone set up a Union club and it didn’t work out, and if that did happen it wouldn’t reflect badly on RU as a game. 

[DoubleD]

For those not in the know, St Helens have been supporting lots of grassroots development in Cornwall in recent years - schools have been playing and the Rebels have been looking at setting up satellite youth clubs. That said it’s in its infancy and some way from supporting a professional club 

[gingerjon]

Just now, Eddie said:

More sneering, you have no idea what research they’ve done or what sort of reception they’ve had in Cornwall, so why not wish them well and wait to find out more? 

If everything is as good as the wide-eyed seem to believe then my sneering will make not a blind bit of difference.

[DEANO]

2 minutes ago, Eddie said:

Indeed, I wouldn’t have a clue if someone set up a Union club and it didn’t work out, and if that did happen it wouldn’t reflect badly on RU as a game. 

Except we’ve tried and better tried. It doesn’t work. Better to have a strong northern game than a diluted national one

[GUBRATS]

10 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

And sponsors and spectators.

What with it being a pretty sparsely populated area with some of the highest levels of poverty in the country.

But they'll have done all the research they need on that. Bound to have done.

London is massively populated and generally very affluent 

[Mumby Magic]

20 minutes ago, Just Browny said:

Not sure if you are joking, but no London-based player will be looking at this and going, 'ooh great, another local club'.

Right, get them in Super League.

No but logistically may make more sense than say Cumbrians. Maybe a Broncos link up??

 

In addition isn't there an airport down there.

 

[Northern Eel]

36 minutes ago, Gav Wilson said:

Cornish Rebels is pleased to finally be able to publicly pledge our support and welcome to the news of the new professional Rugby League club Cornwall RLFC...

This is, in my mind, a crucial piece of good news.

[Gav Wilson]

Just now, Mumby Magic said:

In addition isn't there an airport down there.

 

Cornwall's RLFC's gaff is 25 miles from Newquay airport yeah.

[gingerjon]

2 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

London is massively populated and generally very affluent 

I too like to make irrelevant comments to make it look like I have a point.

[GUBRATS]

2 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

I too like to make irrelevant comments to make it look like I have a point.

Fish where the fishes are 

[Dunbar]

I wish every club, every team and every player that plays Rugby League the best of luck.