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fosdyke99 wrote:the game is going backwards with these clowns in charge,i remember in the 60s and 70s the a team has they were called played nearly every week,very occasionally if a team cancelled a match with no good reason,they were heavily fined.you only have to look at the nrl reserve structure and how good it is to know that our game is years behind.the attitude seems to be who cares about youth and the reserve structure.just fill the team full of aussies and other overseas players.i would limit the quota system to 2 per team.
The old A team system produced players for a semi-pro game. The Australians have much more money. Neither reflect the current situation for top flight RL in this country.
It’s not a case of not caring, it is a case of there being no money to fund it properly. There is an argument for cutting the quota to provide more opportunities and free up a bit more budget. But consequences may include inflationary pressure on non-quota player wages, lower quality games and (even) less competitive balance.
'Thus I am tormented by my curiosity and humbled by my ignorance.' from History of an Old Bramin, The New York Mirror (A Weekly Journal Devoted to Literature and the Fine Arts), February 16th 1833.
fosdyke99 wrote:the game is going backwards with these clowns in charge,i remember in the 60s and 70s the a team has they were called played nearly every week,very occasionally if a team cancelled a match with no good reason,they were heavily fined.you only have to look at the nrl reserve structure and how good it is to know that our game is years behind.the attitude seems to be who cares about youth and the reserve structure.just fill the team full of aussies and other overseas players.i would limit the quota system to 2 per team.
World cup cancelled European championships cancelled About 2000 fans at the magic bash at York at the weekend (which I had no idea was on until I saw it on twitter at the weekend) Teams not playing reserve teams I imagine magic crowds will be poor this weekend too with an uninspiring fixture list and train strikes
The game is in big trouble, IMG have got their work cut out!
Dave K. wrote:Leigh reserve game cancelled, the 6th game Leigh have cancelled this season, as well as they are doing with the first team, this is really poor.
and they expected an A grade licence! (after all isnt that why they took over the Leigh womens team?)
Steve0 wrote:World cup cancelled European championships cancelled About 2000 fans at the magic bash at York at the weekend (which I had no idea was on until I saw it on twitter at the weekend) Teams not playing reserve teams I imagine magic crowds will be poor this weekend too with an uninspiring fixture list and train strikes
The game is in big trouble, IMG have got their work cut out!
IMG is a waste of time and money for Rugby League..Its just a think tank The game needs private equity and a lot more terrestrial TV with well thought out kick off times. Whilst RU is in a financial turmoil the time is right for Rugby league to start to push back and regain some of the old power over Union
bonaire wrote:IMG is a waste of time and money for Rugby League..Its just a think tank The game needs private equity and a lot more terrestrial TV with well thought out kick off times. Whilst RU is in a financial turmoil the time is right for Rugby league to start to push back and regain some of the old power over Union
Problem is, no terrestrial channel will pay the same amount sky are paying, our TV deal runs out in October and there's been no news on any potential bidders, which means sky will likely come in at the last minute with a further reduced deal and we'll have to take it.
Also IMG can't be successful if whatever they suggest, clubs reject, IMG suggested scrapping magic weekend as it detracts from the cup final, clubs said no...probably the same clubs that will moan in a few years that the game is dying
Joined: Jan 30 2004 Posts: 8185 Location: Never never land away with the fairies
With some clubs investing and taking the reserves set up seriously while some others seem to prefer pretending they are running a reserves team & system then maybe a deduction of SL point should be the penalty for clubs that are continuously failing to fulfil fixtures. There should be no real excuse for not being able to fulfil the reserve fixtures at all. Whats the point spending money on consultation etc with IMG if clubs are going to shoot the game itself in the foot by their own actions?
I really enjoy long walks especially when they are taken by people I don't like!
If part time Newcastle can run a reserve team and an academy there is absolutely no excuse for any super league teams not to run one, teams like Leigh and Huddersfield should be given a warning and if nothing changes, heavy fines should be given out.
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