Premiership II plans announced

I know we have only just got back on track, but

Could someone tell me what Steve Diamond has achieved as a coach to be held in high regard?

Did I somehow miss Sale winning in Europe?

My concern is the real motives of clubs who are willing to accept the terms.

I honestly believe RAMS Limited on the whole have their club at heart. 

They have internal loans that must add up to hundreds of thousands, club extensions pitch and floodlights. 

There have been plans submitted for huge housing estates, and suggested moves to a new site . Promises of a new clubhouse. 

I admire their ambition but it is obvious that it is driven by one individual and his family member directors. His presents online in social media is exceptional .

I wouldn't be concerned about the Rams leadership, as a Nat 1 fan who follows several clubs, I've heard and read that Reynolds seems to have his head screwed on tightly and a genuine interest in developing his club to go as far as they can, which is fair enough when there is all this talk of a 'progressive tier 2' etc etc. 

Is he a businessman, absolutely, will he be looking to turn a profit if Rams go fully pro, absolutely, but the question is, who wouldn't be in his position and with his ambition? Many have done so before, some more successful than others, granted. It looks like Rams have been building towards this for at least the last decade, as the online extracts below that i came across show from 2013:

<span style="font-size:17px" ;="">Redingensians Rams have appointed former playing committee chairman Gary Reynolds as the club’s first ever chief executive officer (CEO) in a bid to drive the club forward over the coming years.</span>


<span style="font-size:17px" ;="">It follows the club’s recent AGM when, on top of Reynolds’ appointment, the membership pushed through proposals to create a six-man executive committee that has powers to borrow and build the proposed new clubhouse.</span>


<span style="font-size:17px" ;="">The Executive will be supported by the senior, mini and junior committees in implementing a five-year plan aimed at taking Rams into National Division 1, running six teams each week and increasing the number of young players at the club to more than 400.</span>


<span style="font-size:17px" ;="">Reynolds said: “You have to have goals and ambitions otherwise you don’t bring out the best in people.</span>


<span style="font-size:17px" ;="">“If we get too content with where we are, we will find the grass growing over our knees.</span>


<span style="font-size:17px" ;="">“Reading and Berkshire are stuffed full of young talented players.</span>


<span style="font-size:17px" ;="">“Just look at what (Redingensians director of rugby) Mike Tewksbury achieved with the Berkshire Under-20s. In under three years he developed a side abundant with home-grown talent, took on the rest of the country at Twickenham, and won.</span>


<span style="font-size:17px" ;="">“If I have any real concerns it is that we have not set the bar high enough.”</span>


<span style="font-size:17px" ;="">Re-elected chairman Andy Lynch added: “Creating a central executive with powers to handle Rams’ rugby and commercial affairs was essential to help us go forward.”</span><!--//user/0/com.samsung.android.app.notes/s/clip/clip_text_240207_111356_127.sdocx-->

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<span style="font-size:17px" ;="">What is also worth remembering is that by all accounts this isn't just one club from Nat 1 in talks with the RFU, other leadership groups from Moseley, Albion, DMP and Chinnor have purportedly been considering what the RFU have put forward, it just looks like Rams are the first to go public with their intentions.</span>

I know we have only just got back on track, but

Could someone tell me what Steve Diamond has achieved as a coach to be held in high regard?

Did I somehow miss Sale winning in Europe?