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kcab sfrawdder Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done But he with a chuckle replied That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried. So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin On his face. If he worried he hid it. He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn’t be done, and he did it!:9005.jpg



Quote: UllFC "I agree, Toulouse are at a far more advanced stage, and also would provide a geographical 'derby' for Catalan.'"


Plus they actually have a RL team at the moment and are working very hard to get to the required level needed ,

While I disagree with them being in the Championship I cannot fault the effort they appear to be making to draw crowds and buid a fan base worthy of SL

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[quote="King Street Cat":1wa9s43t]Some might look at this as being harsh but I think it's fair. When are the Rugby League going to stop persisting with this fantasy expansion. If it hasn't worked by now, it never will! I'm all for reaching out to a wider audience with our game but not at the expense of historical clubs in the homelands.[/quote:1wa9s43t]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_6731.jpg



Quote: Starbug "Plus they actually have a RL team at the moment and are working very hard to get to the required level needed ,

While I disagree with them being in the Championship I cannot fault the effort they appear to be making to draw crowds and buid a fan base worthy of SL'"
What is it about their inclusion in the Championship that you disagree with?

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Quote: headhunter "What is it about their inclusion in the Championship that you disagree with?'"


The way the focus is almost totally on getting into SL

The excemption from relegation although if they had not been I think they would not have finished in the bottom 2

The declaring by the RFL that they would be allowed 5 quota players because " they have already signed them " , and yet they only announced who they were 2/3 months later

The cost to RFL central funds that could have been better spent

Apart from that I have no problem with them , I had a good time down there and wish them well [ in fact I'd stick them in SDL next season if it was up to me ] for the future

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NZ became world champs with one NRL club and a stack of players at other NRL clubs in Oz. We need to get at least one or two French players in every SL squad, get them competitive and watch French RL grow. Top down development in non RL areas rarely works, Celtic and Quins prove that. Unless there's a massive long term financial commitment I wouldnt go near a Paris SL club. The RFL dont do common sense though.

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I am totally shocked by the rampant level-headedness in this topic!

Stade in SL? They would aim for LER in 2012, Championship in 2015 and SL in 2018. Maybe they could accelerate that by a couple years, no better.

I think the RFL will have one eye squarely on how Celtic do, if they continue to struggle they will be unlikely to back another rootless expansion no matter what Stade promise, though the potential is worth investigating.

No matter what they say, this is great publicity, and a clear answer to the question - why was the Oz match played in Paris?

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Quote: Tre Cool "Top down development in non RL areas rarely works, Celtic and Quins prove that.'"


We have never had top down development though with a club that has had plenty of money behind it to allow the club to grow. All of our expansion clubs have struggled from the start due to a lack of finance and thus have had to cut corners with regards to marketing, player development etc.

Rugby Union with the likes of Sale and Newcastle have shown what can be achieved if millionaire owners are willing to bankroll a club. Even Leeds Tykes get bigger attendances than some League clubs such as Harlequins and have got to where they are due to having a wealthy owner. Even the likes of Saracens and London Irish have moved from their traditional bases and grown massively due to having plenty of money behind them. The same can be said in France where the likes of Stade Francais and Toulon have grown from more or less nothing due to having owners that are prepared to bankroll the club

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'when my life is over, the thing which will have given me greatest pride is that I was first to plunge into the sea, swimming freely underwater without any connection to the terrestrial world' Yves Le Prieur, the real inventor of the aqualung:



Quote: Leyther_Matt "Will RL ever learn?'"


Is this rhetorical icon_lol.gif

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//www.pngnrlbid.com [quote="bUsTiNyAbALLs":9q9d2t35]Do not converse with me you filthy minded deviant.[/quote:9q9d2t35] [quote="vastman":9q9d2t35]My rage isn't impotent luv, I'm frothing at the mouth actually.[/quote:9q9d2t35]:



Quote: Starbug "The way the focus is almost totally on getting into SL '"

yet you argue for promotion/relegation by saying removing t gives clubs nothing to aim for,

Quote: Starbug "The excemption from relegation although if they had not been I think they would not have finished in the bottom 2 '"

yet you argue Championship clubs cant afford them in that league, yet your willing to force them upon smaller clubs in a lower league because of what is in a large part (especially this season) luck

Quote: Starbug "The declaring by the RFL that they would be allowed 5 quota players because " they have already signed them " , and yet they only announced who they were 2/3 months later '"


because they had the same amount of overseas players as salford the year before (when you didnt complain) seems a bit of a grasp at straws

Quote: Starbug "The cost to RFL central funds that could have been better spent '"


in your opinion,

i disagree, i think it is good they gave championship clubs a little bit of money in this instance

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//www.pngnrlbid.com [quote="bUsTiNyAbALLs":9q9d2t35]Do not converse with me you filthy minded deviant.[/quote:9q9d2t35] [quote="vastman":9q9d2t35]My rage isn't impotent luv, I'm frothing at the mouth actually.[/quote:9q9d2t35]:



Quote: Tre Cool "NZ became world champs with one NRL club and a stack of players at other NRL clubs in Oz. We need to get at least one or two French players in every SL squad, get them competitive and watch French RL grow. Top down development in non RL areas rarely works, Celtic and Quins prove that. Unless there's a massive long term financial commitment I wouldnt go near a Paris SL club. The RFL dont do common sense though.'"


Top Down development has a better record than bottom up development in RL

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I don't agree with Starbug but I think he is being consistent.

Quote: SmokeyTA "yet you argue Championship clubs cant afford them in that league, yet your willing to force them upon smaller clubs in a lower league because of what is in a large part (especially this season) luck'"

Champ and Champ1 sides can't afford it, it has to be subsidised by the RFL. So the RFL could just as easily subsidise either level.

Quote: SmokeyTA "because they had the same amount of overseas players as salford the year before (when you didnt complain) seems a bit of a grasp at straws'"


No, rules were set for this year, stringent rules. These rules were not enforced for TO for spurious reasons. If the RFL had been more honest about it I think 'Bug wouldn't bring it up.

Quote: SmokeyTA "in your opinion,
i disagree, i think it is good they gave championship clubs a little bit of money in this instance'"

It's always our opinions. I think TO in the Championship is good promotion of that compettition, that's my opinion. Starbug reckons that the travel money would have been better spent promoting the Champ clubs directly.

I think TO in the Champonship is great, I disagree with Starbug, but I don't agree with the points you are making.

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Quote: belgianxiii "I don't agree with Starbug but I think he is being consistent.'"

you did manage to ignore one though didnt you 4.01953125:5
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