dkw Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 9 hours ago, ChristianB said: I believe all of our matches, starting with next week's away to North Wales Crusaders, are *free* on the OurLeague app. Excellent stuff, cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshmagpie Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Men vs boys at Swinton against West Wales. Tough to watch. West Wales look cobbled together, completely unfit and devoid of much know-how. I am actually quite gobsmacked at some of the shapes on the Raiders boys. 42-0 at half time. Swinton barely out of second gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Chopra Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 21 minutes ago, welshmagpie said: Men vs boys at Swinton against West Wales. Tough to watch. West Wales look cobbled together, completely unfit and devoid of much know-how. I am actually quite gobsmacked at some of the shapes on the Raiders boys. 42-0 at half time. Swinton barely out of second gear. I suppose it's only game 1 so we shouldn't rush to judgement, but... it's starting to look like the situation is doing more harm than good for those Welsh youngsters in the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssexRL Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 39 minutes ago, Toby Chopra said: I suppose it's only game 1 so we shouldn't rush to judgement, but... it's starting to look like the situation is doing more harm than good for those Welsh youngsters in the squad. 82-4 in the end. Not great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLNew Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 39 minutes ago, Toby Chopra said: I suppose it's only game 1 so we shouldn't rush to judgement, but... it's starting to look like the situation is doing more harm than good for those Welsh youngsters in the squad. It’s embarrassing, it comes from owners who seem to be very clueless about running a club. Feel sorry for their head coach as the club didn’t decide till it was too late to plan for a season, crazy. I know more experienced coaches were interested, players too but the club just buried their heads. Crackers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshmagpie Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Toby Chopra said: I suppose it's only game 1 so we shouldn't rush to judgement, but... it's starting to look like the situation is doing more harm than good for those Welsh youngsters in the squad. Interesting you say that. Of the 17 today only 7 were born in South Wales. The rest are students from the west of England or from elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronicler of Chiswick Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Phew, that was close, but the Cru just edging it 36-34. I'd imagine that the Rochdale coach is not a happy camper, with his side giving away four kickable penalties! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FearNothing Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 bl00dy hell...heart failure!! 16-0 up and then winning by 2 in a high-scoring game...wish I'd been able to go to see it. Hopefully that's our Scare For The Season match, and most of the rest will be more plain sailing!! cru....Cru.....CRUSADERS!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Chopra Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 44 minutes ago, welshmagpie said: Interesting you say that. Of the 17 today only 7 were born in South Wales. The rest are students from the west of England or from elsewhere. Interesting. Although even the westcountry students are a good thing if it's widening the game's talent pathways. I look at the Skolars and Cov/Midland and see all the great work they're doing bringing through new players from their own patch, and it doesn't actually matter if they lose more than they win. It should be the same for WWR, but getting shellacked by 50+ points every week, year after year, isnt going to keep those players in the game, especially trekking over to Llanelli. I know the owner has put resources in, so I feel loathe to criticise, but it's getting harmful now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead man inc Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, Toby Chopra said: ...I look at the Skolars and Cov/Midland and see all the great work they're doing bringing through new players from their own patch, and it doesn't actually matter if they lose more than they win... My sentiments exactly. With the mind numbing cuts to central funding i would be happy with Skolars just being able to survive & put out a team of London based/London produced players each week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langpark Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 On 26/03/2022 at 19:21, ATLANTISMAN said: Not too bad i nearly went today however the weather is so lovely decided to go to the pub and then back home to watch the CC:) Wish I had gone to Skolars now:) Paul So... because the weather was lovely, you opted to stay indoors rather than outdoors? I must admit, I am struggling to understand your logic there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogledd Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 1 hour ago, FearNothing said: bl00dy hell...heart failure!! 16-0 up and then winning by 2 in a high-scoring game...wish I'd been able to go to see it. Hopefully that's our Scare For The Season match, and most of the rest will be more plain sailing!! We were playing some really attractive rugby for the firt 20 minutes and I though this is going to be an easy win....but then Rochdale had some luck and some interesting decisions go their way and they were back in the game....and every time Crusaders looked to pull away again back came Rochdale with their big forwards crashing over to score. The ref was very consistent with his off side and high tackle decisions but there were some curiosities which I'd love to see again. Well done to Hornets for putting up resistance but I think you ought to buy your timekeeper a new watch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLANTISMAN Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 1 hour ago, langpark said: So... because the weather was lovely, you opted to stay indoors rather than outdoors? I must admit, I am struggling to understand your logic there Around 2 hours+ drive from where I live in deepest Kent to North London on a Saturday even the Broncos in Ealing used to be around 1 hour 45 mins. p P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssexRL Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 1 hour ago, langpark said: So... because the weather was lovely, you opted to stay indoors rather than outdoors? I must admit, I am struggling to understand your logic there Particularly given there is decent beer at Skolars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Stein Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 34 minutes ago, ATLANTISMAN said: Around 2 hours+ drive from where I live in deepest Kent to North London on a Saturday even the Broncos in Ealing used to be around 1 hour 45 mins. p P You wouldn't have wanted to drive in that part of London yesterday. A friend of mine left Hemel at 1 and arrived a couple of minutes after the second half kicked off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RugbyLeagueGeek Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 3 hours ago, Toby Chopra said: I look at the Skolars and Cov/Midland and see all the great work they're doing bringing through new players from their own patch, and it doesn't actually matter if they lose more than they win. Today's Midlands squad only had 1 Midlander in it. There was 1 Irishman and the rest were all northerners. Didn't see yesterday's Skolars squad. 3 hours ago, Toby Chopra said: It should be the same for WWR, but getting shellacked by 50+ points every week, year after year, isnt going to keep those players in the game, especially trekking over to Llanelli. If Midlands Hurricanes had got 7 Midlanders in their squad, is there a risk they would they be losing by 50+ every week? This is the challenge for these expansion teams - do they play local players and risk heavier defeats, or do they put performance first to the detriment of the development of local players? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBranger Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Less than a hundred and 4 points . summat to work on . It's all about progress and attitude. Keep at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalMrC Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 16 minutes ago, RugbyLeagueGeek said: Today's Midlands squad only had 1 Midlander in it. There was 1 Irishman and the rest were all northerners. Didn't see yesterday's Skolars squad. If Midlands Hurricanes had got 7 Midlanders in their squad, is there a risk they would they be losing by 50+ every week? This is the challenge for these expansion teams - do they play local players and risk heavier defeats, or do they put performance first to the detriment of the development of local players? The larger Midlands squad has some more locally based players and some in todays squad are based in the midlands (albeit originally northerners). That's the conundrum though. The coventry bears went down the midlands based player route before and while they were certainly much more competitive than the Raiders still struggled. Ultimately developing local based players who are good enough takes a long time. Now its about getting the best players with the right attitude. Not the best result today but signs of being competitive and will be tough to beat at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cw25 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 On 26/03/2022 at 15:06, dkw said: Is that paid? Free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Chopra Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 8 hours ago, UBranger said: Less than a hundred and 4 points . summat to work on . It's all about progress and attitude. Keep at it. That sentiment might... just... be appropriate if it was year 1. But it's year 4 and if anything it's getting worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilCarrington Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 On 27/03/2022 at 18:14, Toby Chopra said: Interesting. Although even the westcountry students are a good thing if it's widening the game's talent pathways. I look at the Skolars and Cov/Midland and see all the great work they're doing bringing through new players from their own patch, and it doesn't actually matter if they lose more than they win. It should be the same for WWR, but getting shellacked by 50+ points every week, year after year, isnt going to keep those players in the game, especially trekking over to Llanelli. I know the owner has put resources in, so I feel loathe to criticise, but it's getting harmful now. Isn't that seven more locals than North Wales Crusaders fielded? Maybe RFL funding should encourage clubs to take players from their own locality rather than shipping them in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clwydianrange Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 21 minutes ago, PhilCarrington said: Isn't that seven more locals than North Wales Crusaders fielded? Maybe RFL funding should encourage clubs to take players from their own locality rather than shipping them in. What distance do you require so that you are happy with our team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalMrC Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 11 hours ago, PhilCarrington said: Isn't that seven more locals than North Wales Crusaders fielded? Maybe RFL funding should encourage clubs to take players from their own locality rather than shipping them in. What funding is that then? If local players are good enough they'll get in the side. And relatively speaking North Wales have a few 'local' players in their team bearing in mind their catchment area likely extends into England and doesn't just stop at the Welsh border Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilCarrington Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 On 29/03/2022 at 22:04, clwydianrange said: What distance do you require so that you are happy with our team. Wales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogledd Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 On 29/03/2022 at 21:42, PhilCarrington said: Isn't that seven more locals than North Wales Crusaders fielded? Maybe RFL funding should encourage clubs to take players from their own locality rather than shipping them in. RFL funding? The funding that has been cut bu over 60% - that funding. How does that encourage ANY League 1 team to develop anyone - but yes,we do have a Foundation and two Wheelchair teams in the national leagues (one in Super League and one in the Championship) and are trying hard to encourage local players with North Wales Origin....and we do have, and have had Welsh players in our squad since our inception. 1 hour ago, PhilCarrington said: Wales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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