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<blockquote data-quote="FrenchFan" data-source="post: 863766" data-attributes="member: 70871"><p>It's not the fans that make the decisions. Saying 'people need change their mind' doesn't do it because fans are not in charge. No one is driving the Provinces agenda at any level in our rugby. Ask any one.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>But it's not the fans who say it's the best competition in the world! The press is saying that. Many fans here take the **** out of the Top 14. They can see its</p><p>many defects. Vast majority of fans I know are joking or complaining about the foreign players in our league. But they didn't recruit them! the clubs did. Nobody in Toulouse thinks the Top 14 is the best competition. The fans who know their rugby are hyper critical of the league.</p><p></p><p>It's funny how the clubs get the blame for everything with you. But you haven't said a word about the main culprit... FFR. For the last 20 years every time the union had the opportunity to bring in reforms - they have backpedaled. After the 1995 WC in SA FFR talked and talked and talked about contracting the</p><p>internationals. They never jumped the gun. They had many opportunities to go into power sharing with the clubs. They pussied out every time. They can talk a blinder about everything and that's all unions do. They are run by talkers.</p><p></p><p>Laporte got elected and promised he would introduced union contracts for the internationals earlier this year. And since he got elected he's gone all quiet on the subject. He has one vice-president (Serge Simon) dedicated full time to the cause. Where is he? It's up to him and Laporte to make it happen. They are in charge of the national team no one else is. They have to negotiate with LNR or better, bypass the LNR pricks, and <em>negotiate directly with each club</em>. Who is stopping them. Time for FFR to get their finger out.</p><p></p><p>The clubs are not going to change just to suit the national team. It's up to FFR to drive the reforms that we know are necessary. The clubs are not going to do it for the union.</p><p>You are living in Utopia all right <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FrenchFan, post: 863766, member: 70871"] It's not the fans that make the decisions. Saying 'people need change their mind' doesn't do it because fans are not in charge. No one is driving the Provinces agenda at any level in our rugby. Ask any one. But it's not the fans who say it's the best competition in the world! The press is saying that. Many fans here take the **** out of the Top 14. They can see its many defects. Vast majority of fans I know are joking or complaining about the foreign players in our league. But they didn't recruit them! the clubs did. Nobody in Toulouse thinks the Top 14 is the best competition. The fans who know their rugby are hyper critical of the league. It's funny how the clubs get the blame for everything with you. But you haven't said a word about the main culprit... FFR. For the last 20 years every time the union had the opportunity to bring in reforms - they have backpedaled. After the 1995 WC in SA FFR talked and talked and talked about contracting the internationals. They never jumped the gun. They had many opportunities to go into power sharing with the clubs. They pussied out every time. They can talk a blinder about everything and that's all unions do. They are run by talkers. Laporte got elected and promised he would introduced union contracts for the internationals earlier this year. And since he got elected he's gone all quiet on the subject. He has one vice-president (Serge Simon) dedicated full time to the cause. Where is he? It's up to him and Laporte to make it happen. They are in charge of the national team no one else is. They have to negotiate with LNR or better, bypass the LNR pricks, and [I]negotiate directly with each club[/I]. Who is stopping them. Time for FFR to get their finger out. The clubs are not going to change just to suit the national team. It's up to FFR to drive the reforms that we know are necessary. The clubs are not going to do it for the union. You are living in Utopia all right :D. [/QUOTE]
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