Always a Wasp
General Category => Wasps Rugby Discussion => Topic started by: mike909 on March 20, 2020, 10:35:04 AM
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The Rugby Football Union has announced the end of the season for all league, cup and county rugby in England, except the Gallagher Premiership, PA reports.
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It will be interesting to see what they do with promotion and relegation. Newcastle must be anxious.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/51974684
I suppose the pragmatic view would promote Newcastle.....having 15 from 15 wins......
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It will be interesting to see what they do with promotion and relegation. Newcastle must be anxious.
They could hardly not promote Newks. After all the EAs are getting relegated regardless.
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The Sarries/Newcastle down/up is easy enough. Sarries was already confirmed and Newcastle as good as. Can't envisage any complaints from Ealing/Pirates etc.
Problem then is what they do through the pyramid. Yorkshire are far enough adrift at the bottom of the Championship to make that an easy call, but not so with the top of Nat 1 to replace them. Just looked at Nat 2, and in the southern section there are 4 teams within about 6 points at the top, whereas Caldy are top of Nat 2 North with 25/25, 29 points clear with only 5 to play, so will already have believed promotion was 100% assured. I've not looked any further down than that, but I'm sure there are other examples where promotion and relegation will be very contentious.
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Could see them being told to make preseason friendlies ‘playoffs’ to work our who should go up and down
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The Sarries/Newcastle down/up is easy enough. Sarries was already confirmed and Newcastle as good as. Can't envisage any complaints from Ealing/Pirates etc.
Problem then is what they do through the pyramid. Yorkshire are far enough adrift at the bottom of the Championship to make that an easy call, but not so with the top of Nat 1 to replace them. Just looked at Nat 2, and in the southern section there are 4 teams within about 6 points at the top, whereas Caldy are top of Nat 2 North with 25/25, 29 points clear with only 5 to play, so will already have believed promotion was 100% assured. I've not looked any further down than that, but I'm sure there are other examples where promotion and relegation will be very contentious.
Agree re Newcastle and EA's
Probably time for the RFU to take soundings and take their time now - as it was always likely the games would be cancelled. Best to have clubs' agreement?
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Decision on promotion/relegation on April apparently
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Well I guess that's that then.
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At least I can officially walk the dog.
Felt this was coming so raided B&Q today plus got a hair cut. Now got to find things to paint!!
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At least I can officially walk the dog.
Felt this was coming so raided B&Q today plus got a hair cut. Now got to find things to paint!!
Will have to do one two hour walk with our dog, rather that the morning and afternoon ones. Bought a Davenport at auction last week for restoration. No excuse for not doing an A1 job! Cannot send my wife out on one of them as she is high risk on two counts.
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Am I allowed to ask what a Davenport is? I thought it was a piece of furniture.
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Am I allowed to ask what a Davenport is? I thought it was a piece of furniture.
It is a small compact writing desk with drawers at the side rather than at the front
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And there was me thinking it was a classic motor car! :-[
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And there was me thinking it was a classic motor car! :-[
Me too, or a motorbike!
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It could also of course be a large American sofa! But I think it is probably the desk.
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Indeed, it is the desk.
Spooky this morning though. Out walking the dog and my phone pings.
Text from GOV.UK CORONAVIRUS ALERT
New rules in force now : you must stay at home. More info and exemptions at gov.uk/coronavirus Stay at home. Protect the NHS. Save lives.
It poses a couple of questions : how do they have my mobile number? Are they using GPS tracking? Big Brother scenario!!
Anyone else experienced this?
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I think the mobile providers do the messaging, maybe the same service for if the balloon goes up and we have to run for cover.
But, there could be a drone tailing you, any buzzing noises?
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It will interesting when I go out later and take the wife's phone!
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Indeed, it is the desk.
Spooky this morning though. Out walking the dog and my phone pings.
Text from GOV.UK CORONAVIRUS ALERT
New rules in force now : you must stay at home. More info and exemptions at gov.uk/coronavirus Stay at home. Protect the NHS. Save lives.
It poses a couple of questions : how do they have my mobile number? Are they using GPS tracking? Big Brother scenario!!
Anyone else experienced this?
Government trying out the system by the looks of it...doesn't look targeted but would they tell us if it was :)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52017451
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Don't us a step counter or FitBit type app, it could be used in evidence against you...
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Poxy text woke me up at 7.00am this morning.
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Also if you have a passport, driving licence or involved with tax (should be all of us really) you are on their system. No real surprise we are getting this.
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I don't have one. Maybe I don't exist!
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I don't have one. Maybe I don't exist!
Of course if you have any social media we have all the information we need about you.
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I don't have one. Maybe I don't exist!
Of course if you have any social media we have all the information we need about you.
All my social meeja stuff is registered through my French email address.
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I don't have one. Maybe I don't exist!
Of course if you have any social media we have all the information we need about you.
All my social meeja stuff is registered through my French email address.
Perhaps you should change your handle to le fantôme ;D
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I don't have one. Maybe I don't exist!
Of course if you have any social media we have all the information we need about you.
I generally don't..that explains it. I hope Johnson never needs me in a hurry!
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They are being sent by the mobile providers on behalf of the government. I got mine about 15 minutes ago.
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I don't have one. Maybe I don't exist!
Of course if you have any social media we have all the information we need about you.
As someone who's day job involves investigations, social media is a gem of a tool. The amount of cases I've gathered evidence for because people don't get the concept of privacy settings is astonishing.
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I don't have one. Maybe I don't exist!
Of course if you have any social media we have all the information we need about you.
As someone who's day job involves investigations, social media is a gem of a tool. The amount of cases I've gathered evidence for because people don't get the concept of privacy settings is astonishing.
Yep totally. I don't tweet, Facebook or anything. People think privacy settings stop intelligence gathering- quite silly really.
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Facebook has really good privacy settings. If you use them, nobody will see anything you don't want them to see.
The problem/benefit, depending on which side you're on, is many people stupid enough to post incriminating pictures/statuses etc don't use them at all.
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The big problem with Privacy settings is that they changed and were made tighter, however there are plenty of sites where archives of pre-privacy versions of Facebook/Twitter/Instagram exist.
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I see the FA have scrapped everything below the 2nd tier of non-league football with all results voided as if the season never happened. This despite a few cubs apparently already having secured promotion. Not a particularly satisfactory solution, but ultimately perhaps the most sensible, however much certain clubs will feel cheated of what they had achieved. Wonder if the RFU will end up going down a similar route. Still leaves the question of promotion and relegation between the Championship and Premiership unresolved as it would be ridiculous to allow Sarries to stay up for another season with the deduction still hanging over them, and in that case there will still need to be a replacement.
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If government persons are now saying that we could be in lockdown for 6 months (which is probably a minimum) then wrapping up this season should come soon. Six months takes us towards the end of September which could mean another late start to next season (if at all). Possibly a shortened pre-season.
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If government persons are now saying that we could be in lockdown for 6 months (which is probably a minimum) then wrapping up this season should come soon. Six months takes us towards the end of September which could mean another late start to next season (if at all). Possibly a shortened pre-season.
Read the full details behind the headline of this evening's government briefing and in fact what was said was that it could be as long as 6 months before we return to normal life. Restrictions will be reviewed every 3 weeks and any return to something approaching reality will be gradual. Specifically said that it does not mean 6 months of lock down.
What they will be at great pains to make clear is that when restrictions begin to be lifted that we must all resist the inevitable temptation to throw whopping great parties left, right and centre.
Anybody's guess where professional sport might fit into that. Rugby more so than many other sports will need a significant training and conditioning period before they can throw themselves back into full competitive action, whether or not that is played in front of spectators.
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I seriously suspect the "lockdown" will be far closer to six months than three weeks. Also think the constraints will get tougher more in line with Europe as our fatality numbers rise. Far too many people just sauntering around.