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<blockquote data-quote="truthteller" data-source="post: 936911" data-attributes="member: 77056"><p>I cant believe everyone still arguing over this 16 years later, scarlets are scarlets ..cardiff blues or rfc whats the difference? blues is a new name so it feels inclusive for non cardiff rfc fans...newport gwent dragons was a merger of newport and ebbw vale and was the gwent team,, they got extra money to do this...eventually became just dragons....its not the best name but they play at newport they represent all fo gwent so why cant fans just embrace it and appreciate the opportunity they have....ospreys are a region merging together neath swansea bridgend aberavon maesteg etc etc if it was just called swansea rc wuld all these club fans have really followed it? i dont think the names would have chnaged this massively either way tbh</p><p></p><p>We simply must make the best of what we have now and simply work together far better and more cohesively</p><p></p><p>we are where we are...the national team is booming, the facilities are world class at test level and superb in llanelli and swansea, cardiff arms park is ok and their training facilities are superb, rodney (dave) parade has improved a great deal on and off the field. its an old school ground with atmosphere when full. if it was simply 4 regions run by the wru would all this be better or worse? would we lose the benefactors ? can we afford that? no chance....but maybe wru could keep the wages down a bit and control the internal market with more central contracts etc i really do think the regions need to stick closer to salary caps again though, if it means losing the odd star so be it....at the end of the day pumping funds into the academies and development like the all blacks do will get a better long term reward. WRU keep up your payments on your new £40 million loan, keep prudent, keep trying to keep the wage inflation down, keep looking at more NDC's, keep maximizing record revenues, find the best sponsorship deals , kit deals, stadium name sale deals, keep improving relations with the regions and share your knowledge and assets with them. Share national coaches from time to time, share business acumen, meet regularly to discuss keeping wage inflation down, ndc's. Also sending specialists to the regions when negotiating tv and sponsorship deals. It need not be us and them and distrust. we are all part of the same body. welsh rugby....Its collaboration compromise and negotiation....not eye for an eye dog eat dog as we saw last week</p><p></p><p>But also need to find a bit more funding for regional rugby imo...oh and forget north wales region for at least 5 years just keep improving the north wales clubs academy and RCG1404. hopefully that can become a factory belt of talent for all of welsh rugby. stop kids going across the english border and yes maybe one day we can revisit a north wales region idea.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="truthteller, post: 936911, member: 77056"] I cant believe everyone still arguing over this 16 years later, scarlets are scarlets ..cardiff blues or rfc whats the difference? blues is a new name so it feels inclusive for non cardiff rfc fans...newport gwent dragons was a merger of newport and ebbw vale and was the gwent team,, they got extra money to do this...eventually became just dragons....its not the best name but they play at newport they represent all fo gwent so why cant fans just embrace it and appreciate the opportunity they have....ospreys are a region merging together neath swansea bridgend aberavon maesteg etc etc if it was just called swansea rc wuld all these club fans have really followed it? i dont think the names would have chnaged this massively either way tbh We simply must make the best of what we have now and simply work together far better and more cohesively we are where we are...the national team is booming, the facilities are world class at test level and superb in llanelli and swansea, cardiff arms park is ok and their training facilities are superb, rodney (dave) parade has improved a great deal on and off the field. its an old school ground with atmosphere when full. if it was simply 4 regions run by the wru would all this be better or worse? would we lose the benefactors ? can we afford that? no chance....but maybe wru could keep the wages down a bit and control the internal market with more central contracts etc i really do think the regions need to stick closer to salary caps again though, if it means losing the odd star so be it....at the end of the day pumping funds into the academies and development like the all blacks do will get a better long term reward. WRU keep up your payments on your new £40 million loan, keep prudent, keep trying to keep the wage inflation down, keep looking at more NDC's, keep maximizing record revenues, find the best sponsorship deals , kit deals, stadium name sale deals, keep improving relations with the regions and share your knowledge and assets with them. Share national coaches from time to time, share business acumen, meet regularly to discuss keeping wage inflation down, ndc's. Also sending specialists to the regions when negotiating tv and sponsorship deals. It need not be us and them and distrust. we are all part of the same body. welsh rugby....Its collaboration compromise and negotiation....not eye for an eye dog eat dog as we saw last week But also need to find a bit more funding for regional rugby imo...oh and forget north wales region for at least 5 years just keep improving the north wales clubs academy and RCG1404. hopefully that can become a factory belt of talent for all of welsh rugby. stop kids going across the english border and yes maybe one day we can revisit a north wales region idea. [/QUOTE]
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