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Originally posted by islander islander wrote:

Really interesting piece by Ronan O'Gara illustrating the differences between the PRO14 and the Top14




Great article. Should be printed off and plastered all over Twickenham.
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Originally posted by gerg_861 gerg_861 wrote:

Originally posted by islander islander wrote:

Really interesting piece by Ronan O'Gara illustrating the differences between the PRO14 and the Top14




Great article. Should be printed off and plastered all over Twickenham.


And sent too prem clubs who want to get rid of relegation
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Originally posted by billesleyexile billesleyexile wrote:

Originally posted by marigold marigold wrote:

No relegation would allow the top clubs to take a chance with a young player or even a young English coach! It may also encourage a less risk averse form of the game which would certainly be more exciting to watch than the box kick fest currently being served up. 

Doesn't mean they'd take the chance though does it - and look over at Rugby League, they ringfenced superleague and it brought the rest of the game to its knees - to the extent that the RFL had to step in and end the ringfence. At the cost of long term damage to every club outside the 12/14/12 (they also couldn't make their mind up how many teams were in SL....). Turns out that when you take a free gangway away from everyone outside the top flight (even those of clubs who will never get there) then fans and sponsors walk away, followed by players and investors. The psychological knowledge that you *could* is more important than the reality that you *won't* - but both are crushed by *can't*.

Absolutely. Look at what happened to Bradford Bulls (sold their stadium and now are forced to leave their 70+ year home), Harlequins RL (relegated after getting smashed every season and looking likely to stay down after their one year return) and Crusaders RL (vanished without a trace under a mountain of debt).
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Points: 2167 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Pappashanga Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Jan 2020 at 11:52
Such a well written and persuasive article. by Ronan O'Gara.
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