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<blockquote data-quote="McTallshort" data-source="post: 575347" data-attributes="member: 53362"><p>Sorry but that is rubbish! When I was a junior playing at Burton (in the 80s) we played clubs from Handsworth, Sutton Coldfield, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Solihull, plus Coventry and Lichfield. The annual tournament was always held in Handsworth and was a massive affair. </p><p></p><p>Rugby in Birminghams problem is (well its not actually a problem) is that most people who love their rugby are normally playing it on a Saturday or helping out at their local club. This is the real reason why rugby will always struggle to replicate the supporter numbers Soccer does because Rugby is a players game, football is a fans game. Why do the Welsh regions struggle for bums on seats? because on a saturday the vast majority of rugby people are playing for their local club, thats the same in England and the same in the Scottish borders. Players will make an exception if they get tickets for an international but week in week out they only care about their local club, going to watch a game at the region or the bigger club in Northampton is a one in while treat but nothing more.</p><p></p><p>If this means we can support no more pro teams than we do now then so be it, I wouldnt want more professional clubs at the expense of the grass roots game particulary here in England and certainly wouldnt want to see any more franchise operations coming into the game that have no historic connection to the local area.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="McTallshort, post: 575347, member: 53362"] Sorry but that is rubbish! When I was a junior playing at Burton (in the 80s) we played clubs from Handsworth, Sutton Coldfield, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Solihull, plus Coventry and Lichfield. The annual tournament was always held in Handsworth and was a massive affair. Rugby in Birminghams problem is (well its not actually a problem) is that most people who love their rugby are normally playing it on a Saturday or helping out at their local club. This is the real reason why rugby will always struggle to replicate the supporter numbers Soccer does because Rugby is a players game, football is a fans game. Why do the Welsh regions struggle for bums on seats? because on a saturday the vast majority of rugby people are playing for their local club, thats the same in England and the same in the Scottish borders. Players will make an exception if they get tickets for an international but week in week out they only care about their local club, going to watch a game at the region or the bigger club in Northampton is a one in while treat but nothing more. If this means we can support no more pro teams than we do now then so be it, I wouldnt want more professional clubs at the expense of the grass roots game particulary here in England and certainly wouldnt want to see any more franchise operations coming into the game that have no historic connection to the local area. [/QUOTE]
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