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<blockquote data-quote="McTallshort" data-source="post: 575422" data-attributes="member: 53362"><p>Secondary schools have never played a great deal of rugby and never will (my school never played it) but kids are not denied access because there are plenty of clubs in the West Midlands that provide mini rugby, it is up to the kids and their parents to get involved and will add that junior rugby is triving at the minute and is bigger than its ever been regards Moseley well I remember watching Moseley play at Ireland Avenue (Nottingham) and Welford rd but times have changed, 800 supporters is not enough to sustain a pro club, Nottingham have only just escaped folding a number of times with better crowds than that. Yes its would be great if every club got a crack at the big time but you have to be realisitic unless you have good crowds and a decent business model then you are better off accepting life as a good local club in the lower tiers. Over ambition can kill clubs look at London Welsh. One point I will add, Rugby in the West Midlands and Staffordshire is as strong as anywhere else in the country, it doesnt need a pro team to prove that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="McTallshort, post: 575422, member: 53362"] Secondary schools have never played a great deal of rugby and never will (my school never played it) but kids are not denied access because there are plenty of clubs in the West Midlands that provide mini rugby, it is up to the kids and their parents to get involved and will add that junior rugby is triving at the minute and is bigger than its ever been regards Moseley well I remember watching Moseley play at Ireland Avenue (Nottingham) and Welford rd but times have changed, 800 supporters is not enough to sustain a pro club, Nottingham have only just escaped folding a number of times with better crowds than that. Yes its would be great if every club got a crack at the big time but you have to be realisitic unless you have good crowds and a decent business model then you are better off accepting life as a good local club in the lower tiers. Over ambition can kill clubs look at London Welsh. One point I will add, Rugby in the West Midlands and Staffordshire is as strong as anywhere else in the country, it doesnt need a pro team to prove that. [/QUOTE]
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