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The RFU weren't really overly concerned about "maintaining the stability of playing structures" when they railroaded the 12-team Championship proposal through, were they?

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May 2011: Status Quo: "Down down, deeper and down"

Totally agree. The RFU should keep their noses out of the GP and concentrate on their own patch.

Generally it would be fair to say that you get a much clearer view of the abilities of a company, manager, rugby player. Anything or anyone operating in a competitive environment really, when things are not going your way.

Its easy when things are running smoothly.

The National side has been badly malfunctioning for close on 6 years now.
The top end of the game is under the control by the RFU yet we have as far as Im aware we have heard not one peep from this organisation about the mess over which they preside or what they are doing about it.

Apart from Rob Andrews pathetic attempt to blame Clive Woodward last year.

Here we go again...

Question: 1 so are the GP clubs not members of the RFU then?

-----"-: 2 Why should the governing body not question the GP?

---"---: 3 Are not the players members of the Union paying their annual subs

The GP Clubs are not revolving around themselves (many fans would prefer that of course) they are part of the Rugby Football Union of Clubs whether you like it or not


The only answer would be to break away



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I contend they should expend their energies getting their own house in order.

If they feel the need to interfere with the club scene then maybe they should start with greatly reducing the number of overseas players employed.

And one step up the food chain, dealing with the Saxons issue regarding selection.

for over a hundered years the football league ran the top four divisions whilst all their members were also in the FA, what's wrong with rugby running under similar lines?

I'm not sure more GP games instead of the anglo-welsh cup is actually a good thing, especially as the clubs sunk their own boat by picking cr@p sides in the old Anglo-Welsh.

Theres talk of reducing squad numbers on the one hand and increasing the number of games on the other.

Either way its the players who get shafted.

What happened to all that talk of player burnout? And that all started before the playoffs were introduced...

Make your mind up whingebasher.

BB

Er, fewer players and more games = more burnout? Try that.

Alternatively...

More games same squad...Shafted
Same number of games smaller squad...shafted

More games AND smaller squad...double shafted

whingebasher - - sorry - my point was that you started off ranting about the RFU then moaned about things that were nothing to do with the RFU.

BB

It was really about burnout, but I thought Id squeeze in a quick RFU rant for good measure.

Fair enough, whingebasher.

BB

This continous war between the Prem owners and the RFU has become hugely detrimental to Rugby.

I have most reluctantly come to the view that this circle cannot be squared and that the Prem Owners/Clubs should be disaffiliated from the RFU.