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Re: National Hybrid Contracts
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 11:28 am
by Banquo
fivepointer wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 10:25 am
I'm fairly encouraged by what Sweeney has said. Now is the time to deliver. Its crunch time.
I'd give you decent money he won't be around to see it even start to change.
Re: National Hybrid Contracts
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 12:14 pm
by twitchy
Puja wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:58 am
Was just about to post that Sweeney confirmed 25 hybrid contracts in his speech.
He's not wrong in that this is a unique time to reshape the English game, with the clubs at their least powerful and bolshy since before 1996, finally down to the 10 team league that will avoid most calendar clashes, and just about every aspect of the domestic game on the table, available for negotiation. This "relaunch", if done right, could be the opportunity to transform rugby in this country and create something sustainable and powerful and helpful to the England team.
All comes back to whether you trust Sweeney and the RFU as being capable of doing that though.
Puja
I really just meant the bolded quote.
Re: National Hybrid Contracts
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 12:21 pm
by Puja
twitchy wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 12:14 pm
Puja wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:58 am
Was just about to post that Sweeney confirmed 25 hybrid contracts in his speech.
He's not wrong in that this is a unique time to reshape the English game, with the clubs at their least powerful and bolshy since before 1996, finally down to the 10 team league that will avoid most calendar clashes, and just about every aspect of the domestic game on the table, available for negotiation. This "relaunch", if done right, could be the opportunity to transform rugby in this country and create something sustainable and powerful and helpful to the England team.
All comes back to whether you trust Sweeney and the RFU as being capable of doing that though.
Puja
I really just meant the bolded quote.
I was defending the bolded quote as well - if he gets this right, then English rugby could indeed be on the cusp of something spectacular. Get all our resources pulling in the same direction for the first time since the outbreak of professionalism? I've no doubt we'd see results from that, if it can be done.
The ifs are big though.
Puja
Re: National Hybrid Contracts
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2023 6:12 am
by twitchy
Puja wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 12:21 pm
twitchy wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 12:14 pm
Puja wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:58 am
Was just about to post that Sweeney confirmed 25 hybrid contracts in his speech.
He's not wrong in that this is a unique time to reshape the English game, with the clubs at their least powerful and bolshy since before 1996, finally down to the 10 team league that will avoid most calendar clashes, and just about every aspect of the domestic game on the table, available for negotiation. This "relaunch", if done right, could be the opportunity to transform rugby in this country and create something sustainable and powerful and helpful to the England team.
All comes back to whether you trust Sweeney and the RFU as being capable of doing that though.
Puja
I really just meant the bolded quote.
I was defending the bolded quote as well - if he gets this right, then English rugby could indeed be on the cusp of something spectacular. Get all our resources pulling in the same direction for the first time since the outbreak of professionalism? I've no doubt we'd see results from that, if it can be done.
The ifs are big though.
Puja
I dunno, I just don't think that is what those words mean. Ireland, in with a great shout of winning the world cup would be doing something spectacular.
England, with all it's resources clawing it's way back from the edge of a cliff isn't.
How ridiculous does this look.
I just find the hyperbole quite embarrassing and unnecessary.
Re: National Hybrid Contracts
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2023 3:08 pm
by Banquo
Jersey reds don’t merit much sympathy, though their players and staff do. Their behaviour over the last 6 months has been especially bad; that said, the RFU need to be much better at financial risk assessment when allowing clubs to compete in say the champ.