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<blockquote data-quote="RedruthRFC" data-source="post: 1042338" data-attributes="member: 58362"><p>Bristol spent 5 consecutive seasons in The Championship without being destroyed. The likelihood of destruction depends on the owner(s) / benefactor(s) willingness to cover the increased losses created by the reduction in match day revenues and sponsors. The fan base have their part to play in this - the first time Bristol were promoted from The Championship, their average attendance was higher than some Premiership clubs. The next season, London Irish bounced back with an average attendance that dwindled through the season to the point that they played in front of less than two thousand people in one match. Had they had to wait another four years before getting their shot at promotion, who knows how much their attendances would have shrunk and hence how much larger their shortfall would have grown.</p><p></p><p>That assumes that the parachute payment would be extended to cover the additional years in The Championship. I don't see why it wouldn't be as it wouldn't be getting spent on anything else with the Premiership being ringfenced over that period. At the moment, the demoted team tends to try and keep their Premiership squad together, not just to ensure promotion straight back up, but because London Welsh and Bristol mk. 1 showed how difficult it is to turn a Championship winning team into a Premiership surviving team in the off season. Depending on the conditions on winning the next promotion spot available, it's possible that teams wouldn't need to spend as much on players, at least in the first couple of seasons.</p><p></p><p>All in all, it wouldn't be easy and it demands discussion, but I don't see why relegation in this scenario should mean the end of any club.</p><p></p><p>Has anywhere that didn't have an existing tradition made a success of regional / provincial rugby? Given how parochial English rugby is, I can't see there being a cat in hell's chance of it working here. Whether that's a good or bad thing for the national game is another question.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RedruthRFC, post: 1042338, member: 58362"] Bristol spent 5 consecutive seasons in The Championship without being destroyed. The likelihood of destruction depends on the owner(s) / benefactor(s) willingness to cover the increased losses created by the reduction in match day revenues and sponsors. The fan base have their part to play in this - the first time Bristol were promoted from The Championship, their average attendance was higher than some Premiership clubs. The next season, London Irish bounced back with an average attendance that dwindled through the season to the point that they played in front of less than two thousand people in one match. Had they had to wait another four years before getting their shot at promotion, who knows how much their attendances would have shrunk and hence how much larger their shortfall would have grown. That assumes that the parachute payment would be extended to cover the additional years in The Championship. I don't see why it wouldn't be as it wouldn't be getting spent on anything else with the Premiership being ringfenced over that period. At the moment, the demoted team tends to try and keep their Premiership squad together, not just to ensure promotion straight back up, but because London Welsh and Bristol mk. 1 showed how difficult it is to turn a Championship winning team into a Premiership surviving team in the off season. Depending on the conditions on winning the next promotion spot available, it's possible that teams wouldn't need to spend as much on players, at least in the first couple of seasons. All in all, it wouldn't be easy and it demands discussion, but I don't see why relegation in this scenario should mean the end of any club. Has anywhere that didn't have an existing tradition made a success of regional / provincial rugby? Given how parochial English rugby is, I can't see there being a cat in hell's chance of it working here. Whether that's a good or bad thing for the national game is another question. [/QUOTE]
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