Cardiff Blues

Eye Jay · Post by **Eye Jay** » 24 Jan 2006 08:15

What a waste of money

String · Post by **String** » 24 Jan 2006 12:32

along with llanelli, newport and neath-swansea !

wiggy29 · Post by **wiggy29** » 24 Jan 2006 16:55

But look what its done for welsh rugby, four of probly our best players now playing outside wales a couple of injuries and we can't pick a strong enough team to defened the six nations, out of four sides that is the pinnical of welsh rugby and with most of the welsh rugby supporters left out in the cold. At least when we had club rugby we could compete in europe in both competitions rember how far Carephilly got.

String · Post by **String** » 24 Jan 2006 17:04

Blame moffet. He claimed he wanted "regional" rugby then went and implemented exactly the opposite giving us superclub rugby. He removed most fans from the game, hasnt saved money as the new superclubs are losing more than the old ones, made too small a player base and basically destroyed the game.

I can see welsh rugby being entirely amateur again before long. The superclub professional tier isnt sustainable and while it continues to alienate most rugby fans in Wales, never will be.

is steve going? · Post by **is steve going?** » 26 Jan 2006 17:34

String wrote:Blame moffet. He claimed he wanted "regional" rugby then went and implemented exactly the opposite giving us superclub rugby. He removed most fans from the game, hasnt saved money as the new superclubs are losing more than the old ones, made too small a player base and basically destroyed the game.

I can see welsh rugby being entirely amateur again before long. The superclub professional tier isnt sustainable and while it continues to alienate most rugby fans in Wales, never will be.

String, you are so right .

Eye Jay · Post by **Eye Jay** » 28 Jan 2006 21:36

Still a waste of money

wiggy29 · Post by **wiggy29** » 28 Jan 2006 21:50

What can we expect with pepole like Stewart Hall saying " we need to go to three superclubs with one feeder club " sorry newport you are next in line for the media.
Now you will know how the rest of us feel.

String · Post by **String** » 28 Jan 2006 22:52

You mean mike hall. The one eye cardiff cretin.

Superclubs will NEVER work in wales. they alienate the vast majority of the fan base.

1,2 or 3 superclubs makes no difference - they'll all lose money due to lack of crowds.

The only way the welsh professional game has any chance of survival is by inclusive regions not the bastardised mess moffet created which we're currently stuck with.

is steve going? · Post by **is steve going?** » 01 Feb 2006 08:46

String wrote:You mean mike hall. The one eye cardiff cretin.

Superclubs will NEVER work in wales. they alienate the vast majority of the fan base.

1,2 or 3 superclubs makes no difference - they'll all lose money due to lack of crowds.

The only way the welsh professional game has any chance of survival is by inclusive regions not the bastardised mess moffet created which we're currently stuck with.

String is right again (oh! how I hate to admit it.

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Eye Jay · Post by **Eye Jay** » 01 Feb 2006 11:28

What Mike Hall always forgets to mention of course is that he started his career at Maesteg in an era when there was real club rugby.

That's why I always find his patronsing attitude to 'less fashionable' (sic) clubs like EV so galling.

What a prat - never done a day's proper work in his life.