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<blockquote data-quote="Penne Rara" data-source="post: 863794" data-attributes="member: 74680"><p>The LNR, clubs and their presidents, easy answer. </p><p></p><p>They have the goods (financial means) and FFR is absurdly dependent on that. As badly as they fancy an agreement, they won't be able to negotiate unless those presidents and benefactors are ready to relinquish some of their rights and priorities to direct their attention towards les Bleus. THEY are the ones who decide how much a player's going to be involved with his club, regardless of him being called in the national squad or not. They are the ones who recruit foreigners, thus impeding new prospects from thriving in their own club. Young french players wouldn't benefit from enough game time until FFR decided to grant them a special status within the new development list after a negotiation with LNR. This is an encouraging step forward, but power is still held by a few wealthy men whose interest is to economically dominate all the other clubs. </p><p></p><p>And I, for one know that this issue doesn't seem to bother most of the fans, otherwise they wouldn't support that system, they wouldn't watch top 14 matches. I decided to stop watching them a long time ago, and if most supporters did that too, it would send a strong message to LNR. However it's not going to be done for obvious reasons.</p><p></p><p>Yes, FFR had to react sooner but now that the damage is done, it's time to amend the entire system, otherwise we will only worsen the situation.</p><p>Unfortunately it's not that easy for FFR to make themselves heard. Did you think it was THAT easy? Who's living in Utopia now?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Penne Rara, post: 863794, member: 74680"] The LNR, clubs and their presidents, easy answer. They have the goods (financial means) and FFR is absurdly dependent on that. As badly as they fancy an agreement, they won't be able to negotiate unless those presidents and benefactors are ready to relinquish some of their rights and priorities to direct their attention towards les Bleus. THEY are the ones who decide how much a player's going to be involved with his club, regardless of him being called in the national squad or not. They are the ones who recruit foreigners, thus impeding new prospects from thriving in their own club. Young french players wouldn't benefit from enough game time until FFR decided to grant them a special status within the new development list after a negotiation with LNR. This is an encouraging step forward, but power is still held by a few wealthy men whose interest is to economically dominate all the other clubs. And I, for one know that this issue doesn't seem to bother most of the fans, otherwise they wouldn't support that system, they wouldn't watch top 14 matches. I decided to stop watching them a long time ago, and if most supporters did that too, it would send a strong message to LNR. However it's not going to be done for obvious reasons. Yes, FFR had to react sooner but now that the damage is done, it's time to amend the entire system, otherwise we will only worsen the situation. Unfortunately it's not that easy for FFR to make themselves heard. Did you think it was THAT easy? Who's living in Utopia now? [/QUOTE]
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