Re: Dual reg... : Fri Dec 09, 2016 1:49 pm  

diggory compton wrote:

It's the way forward, and will do Fax a bit of good.Hudd Shay, you know it makes sense.

Never heard such nonsense, Ian.

You're clearly happy to see the club run into oblivion.

Re: Dual reg... : Fri Dec 09, 2016 4:29 pm  

griff1998 wrote:

Never heard such nonsense, Ian.

You're clearly happy to see the club run into oblivion.

Not at all Griff,I really do think Fax will benefit from this,as Salford are not running a reserve team next season,so a few Salford players will become available,and believe me RM is no fool, he will use this arrangement to his advantage.

Re: Dual reg... : Sat Dec 10, 2016 8:47 am  

What happens when we're a few months into the season and Salford have a few players injured too ?

We have teams turning up shorthanded. As we saw last season. It's not speculation or scaremongering - it's reality.

We'll have clubs asking supporters to turn up with their boots soon. Just in case.

Re: Dual reg... : Sat Dec 10, 2016 9:51 am  

griff1998 wrote:

What happens when we're a few months into the season and Salford have a few players injured too ?

We have teams turning up shorthanded. As we saw last season. It's not speculation or scaremongering - it's reality.

We'll have clubs asking supporters to turn up with their boots soon. Just in case.

I agree and looking at the bigger picture the game at lower levels just seems to be dying without any stuctured RFL initiatives to re generate interest and growth.
Having semi pro games where 12 players turn up or 13 with no subs should be sending alarm bells ringing within the RFL ranks.
All I see is fantastic heartland clubs like Whitehaven/Workington/Barrow grounds crumbling and doing their utmost to survive. Versus a totally disproportionate emphasis on costly speculative growth initiatives in France/London and now Canada.(I am aware that they have a money man sponsoring st the moment) There appears to be no strategic plan to me -just a governing body untouchable and not in touch with the grass roots of the game.
I believe in buidling from your foundations bottom up. RFl foundations look to be pretty insecure to me.

Re: Dual reg... : Sat Dec 10, 2016 11:20 am  

Yup LTD, pretty spot on.

Re: Dual reg... : Sat Dec 10, 2016 11:52 am  

griff1998 wrote:

What happens when we're a few months into the season and Salford have a few players injured too ?

We have teams turning up shorthanded. As we saw last season. It's not speculation or scaremongering - it's reality.

We'll have clubs asking supporters to turn up with their boots soon. Just in case.

Fax won't be turning up with 12 players. We might only have a first team squad of 24, but have a full reserve squad as well. Youngsters they may well be, but 4 of the 2016 batch have graduated through to our first team squad for next season.

Re: Dual reg... : Sat Dec 10, 2016 2:43 pm  

Living The Dream wrote:

I agree and looking at the bigger picture the game at lower levels just seems to be dying without any stuctured RFL initiatives to re generate interest and growth.
Having semi pro games where 12 players turn up or 13 with no subs should be sending alarm bells ringing within the RFL ranks.
All I see is fantastic heartland clubs like Whitehaven/Workington/Barrow grounds crumbling and doing their utmost to survive. Versus a totally disproportionate emphasis on costly speculative growth initiatives in France/London and now Canada.(I am aware that they have a money man sponsoring st the moment) There appears to be no strategic plan to me -just a governing body untouchable and not in touch with the grass roots of the game.
I believe in buidling from your foundations bottom up. RFl foundations look to be pretty insecure to me.

Re: Dual reg... : Sat Dec 10, 2016 5:24 pm  

Living The Dream wrote:

I agree and looking at the bigger picture the game at lower levels just seems to be dying without any stuctured RFL initiatives to re generate interest and growth.
Having semi pro games where 12 players turn up or 13 with no subs should be sending alarm bells ringing within the RFL ranks.
All I see is fantastic heartland clubs like Whitehaven/Workington/Barrow grounds crumbling and doing their utmost to survive. Versus a totally disproportionate emphasis on costly speculative growth initiatives in France/London and now Canada.(I am aware that they have a money man sponsoring st the moment) There appears to be no strategic plan to me -just a governing body untouchable and not in touch with the grass roots of the game.
I believe in buidling from your foundations bottom up. RFl foundations look to be pretty insecure to me.

Anyone who thinks the game doesn't have a problem is a crazy fool.

Re: Dual reg... : Sat Dec 10, 2016 5:40 pm  

Living The Dream wrote:

I agree and looking at the bigger picture the game at lower levels just seems to be dying without any stuctured RFL initiatives to re generate interest and growth.
Having semi pro games where 12 players turn up or 13 with no subs should be sending alarm bells ringing within the RFL ranks.
All I see is fantastic heartland clubs like Whitehaven/Workington/Barrow grounds crumbling and doing their utmost to survive. Versus a totally disproportionate emphasis on costly speculative growth initiatives in France/London and now Canada.(I am aware that they have a money man sponsoring st the moment) There appears to be no strategic plan to me -just a governing body untouchable and not in touch with the grass roots of the game.
I believe in buidling from your foundations bottom up. RFl foundations look to be pretty insecure to me.

Totally agree I have said it before look at Gaelic Football do they care about expanding their game outside Ireland? = No, yet they get big crowds and the game is very strong over there.

Re: Dual reg... : Sun Dec 11, 2016 1:30 am  

Spot on as always LTD