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| Quote: ratchet "With regards Stirlingshire Saints nonscense, the NL clubs are businesses just like the SL clubs so why should they be treated differently. Is it to keep them at there own level.Very few SL players come from the NL clubs but though the SL academies so surely its the SL clubs that should be limited by your arguement. NL clubs can't compete for the best youngsters so your idea will not breed more internationals just limit the overseas signings in the NL. eg. more average british players. This is not intended to have a go at the NL but it annoys me when SLs failures are blamed on others.'"
Firstly I am not blaming any failures on the National League. I also do not believe the clubs should be kept at their own level but frankly with the quality of imports being brought into the NL clubs, it isn't going to be raising any level either.
The fact very few British SL players come through the National Leagues is the exact reason for my point. How on earth is any British kid going to make any level if at a side not playing a high standard anyway, his progression is blocked by yet another average Antipoedean ? What sense does that make ?
The lower leagues should be used as a breeding ground for British talent and if a side reaches the standards of SL level with that talent, all the better.
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| Quote: Stirlingshire Saint "Firstly I am not blaming any failures on the National League. I also do not believe the clubs should be kept at their own level but frankly with the quality of imports being brought into the NL clubs, it isn't going to be raising any level either.
The fact very few British SL players come through the National Leagues is the exact reason for my point. How on earth is any British kid going to make any level if at a side not playing a high standard anyway, his progression is blocked by yet another average Antipoedean ? What sense does that make ?
The lower leagues should be used as a breeding ground for British talent and if a side reaches the standards of SL level with that talent, all the better.'"
Utter bull.
SL teams can have in some cases as many overseas players as they please where as lower league teams are restricted to 1 (Championship) and 2 (Chamionship1). Surely the amount of overseas players in SL is the main factor in 'blocking' British youngsters coming through.
There are no average antipodean players in the Championship, if they we're average why would clubs shell out to bring them over ?
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| Quote: RecreRebel "Utter bull.
SL teams can have in some cases as many overseas players as they please where as lower league teams are restricted to 1 (Championship) and 2 (Chamionship1). Surely the amount of overseas players in SL is the main factor in 'blocking' British youngsters coming through.
There are no average antipodean players in the Championship, if they we're average why would clubs shell out to bring them over ?'"
Is this supposed to be taken seriously ?
In a competition which is of the standard of an average amateur game, there are no average foreigners ? Please......they are all average and shouldn't be taking the position from a British lad.
For your information, if it was upto myself, the quota would be limited a lot more in SL as well.
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| Its not even worth getting involved fellas. You should know by now the rules are :
1. super league = closed shop unless you're invited
2. no club outside super league shall have the audacity to try and join the party, unless invited and flavour of the month
3. the point of existence of any club outside super league is to bring through and develop british players and give them to super league for free
4. If number 3 is not done we will have a league full of aussies and keep losing international matches - on the NL clubs heads' be it
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| Quote: freddies wig "Its not even worth getting involved fellas. You should know by now the rules are '"
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| Quote: Stirlingshire Saint "Is this supposed to be taken seriously ?
In a competition which is of the standard of an average amateur game, there are no average foreigners ? Please......they are all average and shouldn't be taking the position from a British lad.
For your information, if it was upto myself, the quota would be limited a lot more in SL as well.'"
A typical comment from another one eyed armchair supporter. The username says it all really.
To say the Championship is of the standard of the average amateur game is utter lunacy, if that was the case then all the amateur teams in the Challenge Cup would be playing at the weekend wouldnt they? Or have all but 1 been knocked out?
Stop drinking the Whisky mate.
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| Quote: RecreRebel "A typical comment from another one eyed armchair supporter. The username says it all really.
To say the Championship is of the standard of the average amateur game is utter lunacy, if that was the case then all the amateur teams in the Challenge Cup would be playing at the weekend wouldnt they? Or have all but 1 been knocked out?
Stop drinking the Whisky mate.'"
Dear me.
Spot the National League supporter.
Look, just an observation but the National Leagues are like watching paint dry, even with all these awesome foreigners.
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| Quote: Stirlingshire Saint "Dear me.
Spot the National League supporter.
Look, just an observation but the National Leagues are like watching paint dry, even with all these awesome foreigners.'"
Deffo watching the wrong sport.
Off to moronball with you!
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| Quote: Stirlingshire Saint "Dear me.
Spot the National League supporter.
Look, just an observation but the National Leagues are like watching paint dry, even with all these awesome foreigners.'"
I havent seen any "National League" games on tv this year. If you are on about the Championship, simple. Dont watch it.
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| Quote: Stirlingshire Saint "Dear me.
Spot the National League supporter.
Look, just an observation but the National Leagues are like watching paint dry, even with all these awesome foreigners.'"
Nobody's forcing you , so which NL/Championship matches have you attended so far this year ?
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| Quote: Stirlingshire Saint "Dear me.
Spot the National League supporter.
Look, just an observation but the National Leagues are like watching paint dry, even with all these awesome foreigners.'"
Seems you don't have many positive takes on Super League either.
Quote: Stirlingshire Saint "We have professional rugby players in the SL who cannot pass accurately to both sides, thats how bad the situation is.'"
You could go and watch men in skirts tossing off the caber - maybe that'll keep your paint wet?
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| Quote: Stirlingshire Saint "Dear me.
Spot the National League supporter.
Look, just an observation but the National Leagues are like watching paint dry, even with all these awesome foreigners.'"
The entire 17 at Leigh for the past two games have been GB-qualified (i'd say England, but McConnell and Watson are Scotland and Welsh internationals respectively). If anything, there are far more 'average' foreign players (in terms of being comparitive to other players at that level) knocking about in Super League than there are in the Championships. Certainly tended to be a case of quality, not quantity, when it comes to foreign players at this level (which, might I add, way above the "standard of an average amateur game", as Challenge Cup results would back up).
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