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<blockquote data-quote="Amiga500" data-source="post: 591792" data-attributes="member: 56767"><p>F**k right off you arrogant prick.</p><p></p><p></p><p>You ever wonder why the rest of the world labels (unfairly or not) the English as arrogant? Read your post back to yourself.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>As far as I am aware the Pro12 had already conceded on a qualification format. The competition size may still be an outstanding issue.</p><p></p><p>The money distribution is definitely an outstanding issue. The PRL want more given to the RFU from the ERC and they want a higher proportion given to them by the RFU (or, I wouldn't be surprised if they want to bypass the RFU entirely). That is a big sticker as far as I am aware.</p><p></p><p>The BT deal is also another big sticker.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You should be more careful about considering long-term consequences.</p><p></p><p>Welsh rugby will be in much the same boat in 15 years. You just haven't realised it yet.</p><p></p><p></p><p>If the regions become feeders to the French/English then their crowds will dwindle (even further), their youth programs will suffer and kids will aspire to play for Swansea or Cardiff in soccer, not Ospreys or the Blues.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The national team is the only thing keeping Welsh rugby in the public's mind at the minute. It is never sustainable to have the equivalent of built a skyscraper on foundations of quicksand.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Amiga500, post: 591792, member: 56767"] F**k right off you arrogant prick. You ever wonder why the rest of the world labels (unfairly or not) the English as arrogant? Read your post back to yourself. As far as I am aware the Pro12 had already conceded on a qualification format. The competition size may still be an outstanding issue. The money distribution is definitely an outstanding issue. The PRL want more given to the RFU from the ERC and they want a higher proportion given to them by the RFU (or, I wouldn't be surprised if they want to bypass the RFU entirely). That is a big sticker as far as I am aware. The BT deal is also another big sticker. You should be more careful about considering long-term consequences. Welsh rugby will be in much the same boat in 15 years. You just haven't realised it yet. If the regions become feeders to the French/English then their crowds will dwindle (even further), their youth programs will suffer and kids will aspire to play for Swansea or Cardiff in soccer, not Ospreys or the Blues. The national team is the only thing keeping Welsh rugby in the public's mind at the minute. It is never sustainable to have the equivalent of built a skyscraper on foundations of quicksand. [/QUOTE]
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