Half Way Mark - Promotion and Relegation

Park Ranger

Pretty sure last season we didn't have a runaway leader..... Park Ranger had a season away? Missed out last year and 5 points separating two 6 at xmas

Ah that has stirred the memory. Those b****y leather balls used by the lower sides at Headingley well into the 80s. They weighed a ton, were more round than oval, and,when wet, any clearance kick had a maximum flight of about 10 yards.

Very interesting at the top - difficult to see the winner coming from outside the top 3 (Richmond, Rosslyn Pk or Rams) although Chinnor might have an outside chance.

Hull Ionians and Canterbury look doomed, with Rotherham having a lot to do to climb above Birmingham Moseley.

Looks like 2 northern and 1 southern team being relegated as per normal.

There is also the Leeds debacle to factor in - most informed guesses suggest they will fold if they get relegated thus losing the RFU subsidy which would mean only 2 being relegated, possibly Rotherham's best hope?

I feel that any team in the top 7 still have a chance at winning the league, I think January will be a telling month with some big matches to be played - 

Latesthe rumouron Rotherham Titans chat coach Antony Posa has resigned .

This is not a rumour. He has gone. The guy came with strong credentials but this is a professional league.
We may as well spend the second half of the season getting things in place to launch a return from National 2N next season.
In the Prem and Championship it became all about money but it would seem to be a more level field so to speak. That said, the London based (or within easy reach of London) clubs are gravitating to the top as there are clearly more opportunities for city careers in a part time set up.

Roth has a proud history but that is what it is.....history. In the here and now we are not competing . Yesterday is a case in question. Getting hammered by a team who we comfortably beat at the Lane earlier in the season so there must be coaching issues as the squad assembled were one of the favourites to be competing at the other end.
We won at Chinnor so there clearly is ability but any new coach needs to be experienced at Championship level, know what it takes to get out of this league and be ruthless and let them know what it means to wear the shirt. The ability to run through walls.
All this takes money and ambition but whether the directors have the pockets and appetite for it is another matter. Those guys have single handedly saved the club ever since it went belly up when we got relegated from the Prem 15 years ago. They deserve better.

Keppeltitan wrote: We were told yesterday there would be no new coach this season with Jenks taking over the coaching duties. People on Titans chat keep saying what good players we have so why are we getting soundly beaten every week . One other point apart from Fergus Mulchrone how many Sale Sharks players did Sale have in their squad yesterday.