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    Posted: 17 May 2023 at 09:54
Any ideas when they're likely to be out.   Planning to do, you see.
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Well, as Wasps might be in there somewhere, and of course, London Irish are also now in the running, I am guessing the fixture list will not be released for sometime yet. I often wonder if my team, Ampthill, have ever regretted getting promotion to an under-funded league where the only place they can go is down.
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Planning !!! I refer of course to the RFU, PRL etc.
Fixtures, we have no idea of the format for the Championship, so heaven only knows when fixtures might be out  Unhappy
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The RFU have at least set a deadline for LI and Wasps to find their elbow with both hands and a map.
What odds on them extending it?
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Originally posted by Cov kid 42 Cov kid 42 wrote:

Planning !!! I refer of course to the RFU, PRL etc.
Fixtures, we have no idea of the format for the Championship, so heaven only knows when fixtures might be out  Unhappy
Pretty sure the PRL will not have anything to do with the Championships fixture list, I think the Arrrrrgh F U make a mess of that all on their own.
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I believe the words used regarding London Irish is suspending - does that not mean to temporarily prevent from continuing. As such I do not see mention of "but we will slot you in to the Championship for a season"
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Originally posted by Whistle watcher Whistle watcher wrote:

Any ideas when they're likely to be out.   Planning to do, you see.
This is for France d2 of course?

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The 'surely the fixtures will be out soon?' question is traditionally asked every year at around this time...

Experience suggests they won't be with us soon. Over the last 10 seasons they've been issued 6 times between 22-25 June. There was one early year (2017 - 9 June) and one late one (2016 - 8 July). The other 2 years were Covid-affected: no summer announcement at all in 2020, and a late one (21 July) the following year.

On top of the trend above, there are quite a few uncertainties at present, as others have mentioned. All we've had so far is dates for the Prem/Champ Cup - 5 weekends starting 2nd w/e of Sept - and an indication the league will start on w/e of 21 Oct.
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Originally posted by Cherub Cherub wrote:

Well, as Wasps might be in there somewhere, and of course, London Irish are also now in the running, I am guessing the fixture list will not be released for sometime yet. I often wonder if my team, Ampthill, have ever regretted getting promotion to an under-funded league where the only place they can go is down.

Regrets? When you have played your town cousins Blues in competition?
The older I get, the more the RFU leave me confused.
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Originally posted by kempstonblue kempstonblue wrote:

Originally posted by Cherub Cherub wrote:

Well, as Wasps might be in there somewhere, and of course, London Irish are also now in the running, I am guessing the fixture list will not be released for sometime yet. I often wonder if my team, Ampthill, have ever regretted getting promotion to an under-funded league where the only place they can go is down.


Regrets? When you have played your town cousins Blues in competition?


True. That is a positive. A packed Goldington Road. Oodles of atmosphere. Yet Sky, or anyone else, cannot sell it. Meanwhile, on their cricket channel, they will happily show every single ball bowled in a five day test match between West Indies and Sri Lanka, where there are more players on the pitch than there are in the crowd. I have heard that NASA want to hire some of these cricket grounds to train their astronauts. Seemingly it is perfect due to their lack of atmosphere……
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Originally posted by Cherub Cherub wrote:

Originally posted by kempstonblue kempstonblue wrote:

Originally posted by Cherub Cherub wrote:

Well, as Wasps might be in there somewhere, and of course, London Irish are also now in the running, I am guessing the fixture list will not be released for sometime yet. I often wonder if my team, Ampthill, have ever regretted getting promotion to an under-funded league where the only place they can go is down.


Regrets? When you have played your town cousins Blues in competition?


True. That is a positive. A packed Goldington Road. Oodles of atmosphere. Yet Sky, or anyone else, cannot sell it. Meanwhile, on their cricket channel, they will happily show every single ball bowled in a five day test match between West Indies and Sri Lanka, where there are more players on the pitch than there are in the crowd. I have heard that NASA want to hire some of these cricket grounds to train their astronauts. Seemingly it is perfect due to their lack of atmosphere……

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Originally posted by Cherub Cherub wrote:

 

True. That is a positive. A packed Goldington Road. Oodles of atmosphere. Yet Sky, or anyone else, cannot sell it. Meanwhile, on their cricket channel, they will happily show every single ball bowled in a five day test match between West Indies and Sri Lanka, where there are more players on the pitch than there are in the crowd. I have heard that NASA want to hire some of these cricket grounds to train their astronauts. Seemingly it is perfect due to their lack of atmosphere……

I think it's more that globally more people want to bet on West Indies v Sri Lanka than do on Bedford v Ampthill. On that basis it's got nothing to do with how many spectators are in the ground - the Sky Cricket channel will make its money from syndicating the broadcast.
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Originally posted by billesleyexile billesleyexile wrote:

Originally posted by Cherub Cherub wrote:

 

True. That is a positive. A packed Goldington Road. Oodles of atmosphere. Yet Sky, or anyone else, cannot sell it. Meanwhile, on their cricket channel, they will happily show every single ball bowled in a five day test match between West Indies and Sri Lanka, where there are more players on the pitch than there are in the crowd. I have heard that NASA want to hire some of these cricket grounds to train their astronauts. Seemingly it is perfect due to their lack of atmosphere……


I think it's more that globally more people want to bet on West Indies v Sri Lanka than do on Bedford v Ampthill. On that basis it's got nothing to do with how many spectators are in the ground - the Sky Cricket channel will make its money from syndicating the broadcast.


Think the clue is in the name - CRICKET channel - I would suspect the rights are not very high.

However, considering they have no domestic RU rights I would have thought the Championship ought to be able to sort out a deal. With Sky - any extra income would be good.

Oh sorry, forgot the RFU control the rights and pocket any income.
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So wasps to the bottom of the pyramid......that should make things interesting 
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So Richmond stay up?
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We do not know, though we believe that the Prem cup needs 24 teams.
Which would imply they do.

In which case Esher should stay up - and so on.
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Shouldn't Rams go up and Richmond go down? Smile
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Or they re-vamp the prem cup thing and make it for 20 teams instead which, with London Irish int he precarious position they're in, might come to fruition.

Crikey.  11 in the Champ and 9 in the Prem...
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Originally posted by Jester10 Jester10 wrote:

Shouldn't Rams go up and Richmond go down? Smile

or alternately the RFU could give a Championship place to a different club with no ground and no players that is currently a figment in Laurence Dallaglio's imagination.
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Originally posted by Jester10 Jester10 wrote:

Shouldn't Rams go up and Richmond go down? Smile

Totally -  a team that wins 22 league games and losses out on point difference for promotion. RFU must promote a proper rugby club. Wink
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