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<blockquote data-quote="coolbawn" data-source="post: 595873" data-attributes="member: 70385"><p>[So somethings got to get wrecked eh?] Not sure about the spirit or meaning of that, Tallshort, but it got me thinking.</p><p></p><p>If Ian Ritchie and Bill Beaumont at the RFU aren't threatening PRL in public because they are working away in private and if they came up with the following, do you think it might cause everyone to accept it instead of marching over the cliff:</p><p></p><p>7-7-8-2 teams to England, France, Raboland and the 2 winners so Raboland can guarantee each country one - but only one - place</p><p>The most antagonistic/complacent people in each camp are quietly eased out of the HEC board</p><p>The rest will work together to make the next TV deal a bigger pot</p><p>The Franglais will get even more % of it than the current 33-33-8-8-8-8 but even Raboland will get a bit more because the pot will be bigger</p><p>The Amlin drops the weakest teams and therefore becomes an acceptable competition for clubs not in the HEC</p><p>The Franglais will use their extra domestic (and HEC) TV money from BT and ?? to recruit even more overseas players and try to dominate the HEC for years</p><p></p><p>I suspect some will say "No" because:</p><p>It's not about money in England - it's about power</p><p>The French want more teams in their league</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="coolbawn, post: 595873, member: 70385"] [So somethings got to get wrecked eh?] Not sure about the spirit or meaning of that, Tallshort, but it got me thinking. If Ian Ritchie and Bill Beaumont at the RFU aren't threatening PRL in public because they are working away in private and if they came up with the following, do you think it might cause everyone to accept it instead of marching over the cliff: 7-7-8-2 teams to England, France, Raboland and the 2 winners so Raboland can guarantee each country one - but only one - place The most antagonistic/complacent people in each camp are quietly eased out of the HEC board The rest will work together to make the next TV deal a bigger pot The Franglais will get even more % of it than the current 33-33-8-8-8-8 but even Raboland will get a bit more because the pot will be bigger The Amlin drops the weakest teams and therefore becomes an acceptable competition for clubs not in the HEC The Franglais will use their extra domestic (and HEC) TV money from BT and ?? to recruit even more overseas players and try to dominate the HEC for years I suspect some will say "No" because: It's not about money in England - it's about power The French want more teams in their league [/QUOTE]
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