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<blockquote data-quote="j&#039;nuh" data-source="post: 762313" data-attributes="member: 55446"><p>I think it's a bad idea:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Our England U20s currently come from the academies of 12 different clubs. Remove access to the top flight for 7-8 of them and their academies disappear too. Our depth is England's greatest asset, we shouldn't be working to remove it.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">4-5 clubs is not enough to cover England. Our population is massive compared to those that are regionalised. We have too many people into the game for it to work. If you set up a region with a home stadium in Gloucester for example, consider how far Exeter fans will have to travel. I'm not even sure most Bath or Wuss fans would travel that far. Without massive expansions of stadiums, you also cut the number of tickets that can be sold on any one weekend. We need to be moving in the opposite direction: expansion.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">We can't block clubs from signing foreign players under Kolpak, so what happens when our 4-5 teams fill up with these? Our academy players won't even get a game, they would have to play in a tier below until they are ready.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I think you'll need to make a case for why it should happen. I'm not convinced our club set-up is failing us, and I'm not convinced that if it were, it cannot be made better by making improvements to the league as it is.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Most of our internationals play for the top 6 teams in the league, that are already involved in the Champions Cup. We already have exposure to top tier club rugby.</li> </ul><p></p><p>Personally, I think there are two fairly easy things that can be done to improve our players:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Central contracts, allowing us to limit the amount of rugby our internationals play</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Shifting the season, so wet weather is the exception and our players are taught to play a more flowing game</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="j'nuh, post: 762313, member: 55446"] I think it's a bad idea: [LIST] [*]Our England U20s currently come from the academies of 12 different clubs. Remove access to the top flight for 7-8 of them and their academies disappear too. Our depth is England's greatest asset, we shouldn't be working to remove it. [*]4-5 clubs is not enough to cover England. Our population is massive compared to those that are regionalised. We have too many people into the game for it to work. If you set up a region with a home stadium in Gloucester for example, consider how far Exeter fans will have to travel. I'm not even sure most Bath or Wuss fans would travel that far. Without massive expansions of stadiums, you also cut the number of tickets that can be sold on any one weekend. We need to be moving in the opposite direction: expansion. [*]We can't block clubs from signing foreign players under Kolpak, so what happens when our 4-5 teams fill up with these? Our academy players won't even get a game, they would have to play in a tier below until they are ready. [*]I think you'll need to make a case for why it should happen. I'm not convinced our club set-up is failing us, and I'm not convinced that if it were, it cannot be made better by making improvements to the league as it is. [*]Most of our internationals play for the top 6 teams in the league, that are already involved in the Champions Cup. We already have exposure to top tier club rugby. [/LIST] Personally, I think there are two fairly easy things that can be done to improve our players: [LIST] [*]Central contracts, allowing us to limit the amount of rugby our internationals play [*]Shifting the season, so wet weather is the exception and our players are taught to play a more flowing game [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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