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<blockquote data-quote="Bluemoon" data-source="post: 935548" data-attributes="member: 38204"><p>But there lies the problem. There had to be less teams. We had the debate on here a million times what should have happened in the first place, but the WRU were skint at the time and only benefactors could afford competitive professional rugby, hence we had the five teams that the money men wanted. It's a professional game and we can't keep up financially with Ireland, France and England with four, let alone ten teams.</p><p></p><p>... will you not support them because they are Kardiff, or because you want a team in the rct valleys? What you have suggested about a straightforward 'takeover' is exactly compounding the problem people have with the other two pro teams. The "I will never be a blue" issue will be a problem at the Scarlets and Ospreys if one retains their identity. It'll be worse for them as well as Newport was always the main rival for Cardiff. It has to become a neutral pro team if they really are going to try to make it work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluemoon, post: 935548, member: 38204"] But there lies the problem. There had to be less teams. We had the debate on here a million times what should have happened in the first place, but the WRU were skint at the time and only benefactors could afford competitive professional rugby, hence we had the five teams that the money men wanted. It’s a professional game and we can’t keep up financially with Ireland, France and England with four, let alone ten teams. ... will you not support them because they are Kardiff, or because you want a team in the rct valleys? What you have suggested about a straightforward ‘takeover’ is exactly compounding the problem people have with the other two pro teams. The “I will never be a blue” issue will be a problem at the Scarlets and Ospreys if one retains their identity. It’ll be worse for them as well as Newport was always the main rival for Cardiff. It has to become a neutral pro team if they really are going to try to make it work. [/QUOTE]
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