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| 21 Mar, 2010 18:45 | Report |
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It'll all end in tears
Round one of the playoffs in the Championship, has been completed and if you think it's tough being a Leeds supporter just imagine supporting Exeter, with all that money and all those players they lost to Nottingham today, and Bristol only just scraped through beating Pirates More shocks to come in this crazy playoff system me thinks.
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| 21 Mar, 2010 18:49 | Report |
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Re: It'll all end in tears
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4 teams in 2 groups in a round Robin, the teams who finish top of their group play the final. Exeter are particularly up against it, losing their first game and having to play London Welsh, the form team.
Isn't there a semi final, and then a 2 legged play off??
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| 21 Mar, 2010 20:37 | Report |
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Re: It'll all end in tears
Here is the RFU's attempt to make the playoff clear.....
Simples
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Quote:The Championship Stage 2
• top 8 teams progress to promotion play-offs
• teams 9-12 progress to relegation play-offs
Promotion play-offs
• 2 pools of 4 teams playing 6 matches (3 home & 3 away)
• teams ranked 1, 4, 5 & 8 play in Pool A
• teams ranked 2, 3, 6 & 7 play in Pool B
• after 6 pool matches, top 2 teams from Pools A & B progress to semi finals
* semi finals weekend of May 8
• semi final draw - 1st Pool A v 2nd Pool B & 1st Pool B v 2nd Pool A
• final May 19 & 26 - the team with the best playing record in Stage 2 will have the choice of whether to be at home for the first leg or the second leg of the Championship final
• winner of Championship final promoted to Guinness Premiership subject to fulfilling entry criteria
Pool A
(1) Bristol Rugby
(4) Bedford Blues
(5) Cornish Pirates
(8) Plymouth Albion/Moseley/Doncaster Knights/Rotherham Titans
Pool B
(2) Exeter Chiefs
(3) London Welsh
(6) Nottingham Rugby
(7) Doncaster Knights/Plymouth Albion/Moseley
Simples
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| 21 Mar, 2010 21:39 | Report |
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Re: It'll all end in tears
That means that whoever is coming up wont be able to recruit GP standard players (as they will all have signed by then), so they will instantly be at a disadvantage. You will also have a real mess on the RFUs hands (at that late in the day) if the ground doesn't then qualify. Thats REAL progress for you!
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Life is what you make of it - you only get 1 so enjoy it
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Re: It'll all end in tears
Perhaps they could get around this by developing GP class players from their own academies/grass roots scouting systems? All the coaches will know what it's like in the Prem so they should be in a position to ID talent that could make it.
Not saying this is ideal, but it seems the only way, and as Loosehead has said on many an occasion, GP experienced players do not come from the womb fully formed; there is a time when they aren't GP experienced, but even so they will be good enough. The trick is to spot them...
To quote the Proclaimers:
"I'm on my way,
From misery to happiness today [...] "
Supporting Leeds was never straightforward
Not saying this is ideal, but it seems the only way, and as Loosehead has said on many an occasion, GP experienced players do not come from the womb fully formed; there is a time when they aren't GP experienced, but even so they will be good enough. The trick is to spot them...
To quote the Proclaimers:
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From misery to happiness today [...] "
Supporting Leeds was never straightforward
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But do the likes of the final 8 have good enough acadamies? If they can spot up and coming players, will they have the necessary experience to handle GP pressure (which lets face it is a step up from the Championship), if they can (thats a big if), the rest of the team have to step up too, otherwise its a certain return for them the next season.
Yes, I agree that GP players don't come 'out of the womb' like that, so to develop them takes time. Is 1 season long enough?
I just hope we can break the mould after several years of trying. Lets just say that the start of the season wasn't awe inspiring, but the form of late (if we can continue it) will definately help us
Life is what you make of it - you only get 1 so enjoy it
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Yes, I agree that GP players don't come 'out of the womb' like that, so to develop them takes time. Is 1 season long enough?
I just hope we can break the mould after several years of trying. Lets just say that the start of the season wasn't awe inspiring, but the form of late (if we can continue it) will definately help us
Life is what you make of it - you only get 1 so enjoy it
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Re: It'll all end in tears
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Who has the right to change the natural order of things, apart from my nurse and Madtyke, that is.
What have I done???
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Madtyke your posts contain a little man in a box that knows more about my computer/laptop then I ever knew, how do you know this. Are you able to hack into my private stuff, porn, ex-girlfriends or the girlie clothes I wear sometimes.
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Just to cheer you up Dragon. I've not smoked for over 25 years now, but, every so often, I still fancy a cig. Having said that, stopping smoking gave me a new lease of life. That is something you can look forward to.
Dragon at 110! Does not bear thinking about!
Dragon at 110! Does not bear thinking about!
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Re: It'll all end in tears
I think I knew her Dad, going back to the thread Munkitastik raised the issue of the team relegated from the championship, like the promoted team they will not know until mid may. How can a club plan for the future, maybe the confusion is a deliberate attempt to introduce ringfencing by another name.
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Re: It'll all end in tears
And Donny beat Nottingham in a great game according to my Dad.
Rumour there is Donny's budget is going down considerably next year, so perhaps ambitions have been tempered by financial and other realities. Shame, but you can't keep swallowing walloping losses. Even great, loyal sugar daddies have boundaries.
Rumour there is Donny's budget is going down considerably next year, so perhaps ambitions have been tempered by financial and other realities. Shame, but you can't keep swallowing walloping losses. Even great, loyal sugar daddies have boundaries.
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| 29 Mar, 2010 13:26 | Report |
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the scandalous thing about this is what's happening in the relegation play offs. bees, who didn't win a match during the whole league season and ended up on negative points, have now won both their play off games so far. if moseley, coventry or roth were to go down it would be a complete travesty.
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Re: It'll all end in tears
Bristol will play Exeter in one of the semi's.
Which ever team goes through to the final will play a relaxed team with no pressure on them.
But we will be safe before our trip to Bath. So it will be Woss, Sale or Newcastle thanking LW, Bedford, Donny or Nottingham.
Which ever team goes through to the final will play a relaxed team with no pressure on them.
But we will be safe before our trip to Bath. So it will be Woss, Sale or Newcastle thanking LW, Bedford, Donny or Nottingham.
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