Always a Wasp

Quote from: Robson9 on April 16, 2024, 06:58:34 AM

Quote from: Egret on April 15, 2024, 10:31:54 PM

The article reads like self-entitled tosh. SJ has been poor for a long time now

Nothing quite beats his article on the london 7s last year though. Wrote an entire article for the ST on how crap the atmosphere was and how poorly attended it was - unfortunately for him he'd had one too many sherries and posted it the day before the actual event took place. And of course (as his way) doubled down massively on twitter when called out on it. Guy is an absolute melon.

BUT still an influential one with them upstairs.

Indeed, Neil?s, and that was my point. He didn?t write a random article, he was doing someone a favour.

The only way Prem 2 is going to come about is if they are guaranteed unrestricted promotion rights, who in their right mights would take the financial risk otherwise.

With all the Prem clubs losing money already does anyone believe they?ll vote for a Prem 2 that not only has unrestricted promotion rights but whose members are treated as equals when it comes to organising the professional game?

Unless some serious banging of heads together takes place the slow motion car crash that is top tier rugby in England will continue and probably accelerate.

For that reason I see 1 most likely, a glimmer of hope in 3 and approaching zero chance of 2.

 

Unless there is strong political pressure (from the PM), HMRC simply ignore any requests and pleas. You owe it. It is due. Pay or we will see you in Court. Soon. They do not care for the societal consequences.

As far AIUI this isn't an HMRC issue, its a loan from DCMS. So as long as the clubs are paying their taxes it should be none of HMRCs business.

Probably England's best attacking display since well before EJ.

It was also great to see the France of old slinging the ball around in their own 22 and going the length of the field.

Cracking game and some of the best tries of the tournament.

My enjoyment of the game is being restored.

Great entertainment value, if this afternoon's games are only half as good they'll be worth watching.

WTF is Trigger's broom? I've heard of Occam's razor, Planck's constant, Pascal's wager and Pythagoras' theorem,  but just what has Roy Rogers and Trigger got to do with it?

It?s like the apocryphal axe grandad had for years. It had only had 3 new handles and 2 new heads and was a great example of old school craftsmanship.

The more I think about it the more I like the idea of the URC.  Although I could easily get to some away games if they were back in the Prem (Chiefs & Bath) I like the idea of the variety of the URC if I?m mainly watching on subscription TV.

Of course they have imported players, and have done for a while.
England, however, should be smashing Scotland. Money, players, you name it England have more.
Our domestic self interest and rfu incompetence has a lot to answer for. It is beyond Eddie Jones, who was unorthodox in every way apart from tactics, we have not had a progressive coach in terms of tactics since Ashton, and only two since professionalism. Conservative coaches are fine, you need pragmatism sometimes. But it is too easy to blame Eddie for England's woes. It is deeper.

25 years ago we needed an Anglo Welsh league. Looking domestically and internationally at both England and Wales, we need one again.

So much for England players having fewer games and not being released to their clubs in 6N rest weeks, they looked like they hadn't met each other at times and definitely looked over coached and to be forgetting plays. Although TBF the first try was well worked.

Rather than pick up waif and strays from the southern hemisphere they should allow Borthwick to select England players playing overseas. He might not have them for as much time which may be a good thing as there'll be less time to coach spontaneity out of them.

But the main reason for doing it will be to provide some competition to the cosy club that the Premiership is becoming and give players more of an incentive to become adventurous.