Bryn Cunningham in the Daily Telegraph - stop thinking about winning
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Re: Bryn Cunningham in the Daily Telegraph - stop thinking about winning
Unless mistaken the Salary Cap for English Clubs is £5M whilst our cost last year was £6.5M not sure what Scotland and Wales or though I suspect it is lower … is it not just the French that have the financial weight and I don’t know about the Saffers…
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Re: Bryn Cunningham in the Daily Telegraph - stop thinking about winning
Tell that to Dave Ewers. If his legs really have gone, he could hit you in the back of your head with one of his championship medals as you’re running away.
Look, what everyone seems to be missing here by blaming recruitment and the likes of Les Kiss and Dan McFarland (who both worked relative wonders in making a sow’s ear closely resemble a silk purse at times) is that the nine counties have managed to produce about the same number of decent players between them over the last ten years with only Stockdale cutting it as an international (for about three seasons anyway).
Given that Bryn is only allowed to bring in an occasional NIQ, other Provinces cast-offs and the Irish granny brigade, what the feck are you expecting and which Province has recruited better?
Re: Bryn Cunningham in the Daily Telegraph - stop thinking about winning
Jr73. Are you actually Bryn?
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The problem is exacerbated by the utter shambles that should transition young players into the sphere of the academy from clubs and less traditional as well as the traditionally strong rugby schools. Parochialism and amateurism is rampant. Promising players are turned off by being ignored, often for far less capable players from other clubs and schools or even within their own club. A few years ago I was at a training session at one of my local clubs. One of the coaches from the academy arrived and after less than 3 minutes said, "Nobody here." That was it. He then got in his car and fecked off to the embarrassment of the club coaches. I had been encouraged to go along to see one player in particular by my friend, a former senior club head coach and player. He was right. The young fellow was fantastic. He got shafted later by the club hierarchy being controlled by 2 older players. He gave up and that was all she wrote.
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sadly a story that can be repeated provincewidejacothelad wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:46 am The problem is exacerbated by the utter shambles that should transition young players into the sphere of the academy from clubs and less traditional as well as the traditionally strong rugby schools. Parochialism and amateurism is rampant. Promising players are turned off by being ignored, often for far less capable players from other clubs and schools or even within their own club. A few years ago I was at a training session at one of my local clubs. One of the coaches from the academy arrived and after less than 3 minutes said, "Nobody here." That was it. He then got in his car and fecked off to the embarrassment of the club coaches. I had been encouraged to go along to see one player in particular by my friend, a former senior club head coach and player. He was right. The young fellow was fantastic. He got shafted later by the club hierarchy being controlled by 2 older players. He gave up and that was all she wrote.
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Re: Bryn Cunningham in the Daily Telegraph - stop thinking about winning
Yep endemic- nothing has changed since I was at school 30 years ago and since.... Old boys network
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Always as and sadly always will be ….CIMANFOREVER wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 5:50 pm Yep endemic- nothing has changed since I was at school 30 years ago and since.... Old boys network
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