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<blockquote data-quote="Prestwick" data-source="post: 97437"><p>My mouth dropped when I read this in the Telegraph but lets face it, this isn't just the RFU ramming it through.</p><p></p><p>If you actually read the article, the club owners were present at the meeting or there via video link and they agreed to it. Not strongarmed, not forced into it, they agreed <u>through their own free will</u>.</p><p></p><p>So if English rugby really does go down the toilet (which knowing how we do things in the UK, it probabbly will), <u>please don't just blame the bloody RFU because the Club owners should shoulder just as much responsibility for this venture.</u></p><p></p><p>Personally, I hope it works. The Clubs are going to get <u>heaps of extra cash</u>, <strong><u>power on the board of European Rugby</u></strong> and will be able to play star players without having to worry about insurance, pay and medical costs.</p><p></p><p>I wish people would stop trying to portray this as if the RFU have just gone and done a number on the Clubs. If the Clubs are so damn bloody amazing, then they should be intelligent enough to know what a good deal is and what a bad deal is.</p><p></p><p>Therefore, shouldn't you guys be wanting to raise a few <em>pointed</em> questions at the next Northampton/Leicester/Bath AGM over how they have seemingly sold out? Nah, you can't do that, much easier to take pot shots at the RFU instead <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Prestwick, post: 97437"] My mouth dropped when I read this in the Telegraph but lets face it, this isn't just the RFU ramming it through. If you actually read the article, the club owners were present at the meeting or there via video link and they agreed to it. Not strongarmed, not forced into it, they agreed [u]through their own free will[/u]. So if English rugby really does go down the toilet (which knowing how we do things in the UK, it probabbly will), [u]please don't just blame the bloody RFU because the Club owners should shoulder just as much responsibility for this venture.[/u] Personally, I hope it works. The Clubs are going to get [u]heaps of extra cash[/u], [b][u]power on the board of European Rugby[/u][/b] and will be able to play star players without having to worry about insurance, pay and medical costs. I wish people would stop trying to portray this as if the RFU have just gone and done a number on the Clubs. If the Clubs are so damn bloody amazing, then they should be intelligent enough to know what a good deal is and what a bad deal is. Therefore, shouldn't you guys be wanting to raise a few [i]pointed[/i] questions at the next Northampton/Leicester/Bath AGM over how they have seemingly sold out? Nah, you can't do that, much easier to take pot shots at the RFU instead :P [/QUOTE]
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