The RFU's continuing incompetence

L33 wrote: A thoughts on the below Clive Norling wrote: touchlineexpert wrote: Eddie, What is it exactly you think the RFU should be doing to support grassroots clubs in your neck of the woods? 1) Not cutting back on travel expenses, in fact, paying a far greater percentage than they are now, to EVERY club who is in a league at whatever level - why should the RFU pay any travel expenses ? Name another sport that does ?  2) Not asking clubs to pay for match officials - agree  3) Spending money on training match officials - agree  4) Building the 100 x 3G pitches THEY PROMISED after RWC 2015 - rough cost of 3G pitch £750k x 100 = £75m - could this funding be better spent improving floodlights / pitches across the country, would it have more of an impact ?  5) Reducing the cost of Test match tickets -supply and demand - Twickenham on a match day could sell out x3  6) Increasing the test match ticket allowance to clubs - this can be done if club create new team within their club and grow 7) Getting a website that works and doesn't need a degree in IT to use when you're a volunteer 8) Not playing all England games at Twickenham, make the game accessible to everyone, wherever they are in the country - there are positives and negatives to this, if they move the games to St James Park / Old Trafford / Anfield the RFU only receive the gate money, everything else would go to the stadium. Imagine the difference in £££ if they play at another venue rather than Twickenham (hospitality/ beer etc ) 9) Organising a proper 2nd team league, instead of leaving it up to the clubs - Yes i agree - move with the times and support the growth of 2xv rugby. There are questions in the recent survey that's gone out to players and coaches regarding this.  10) Re employ all those RDO's that they sacked, so as they can get back out in the field, spread the game and get more participation, instead again of leaving it to the clubs ... That is off the top of my head without even thinking deeply about it, Big Eddie though might have totally different views ....

1) The RFU set up the leagues, not the clubs, by definition, the RFU should contribute, I'm sure Darlington Mowden Park who spend £70k a year on travel would not agree with your sentiment

4) You miss my point re the AGP pitches, they DO NOT HAVE ANY MONEY left, so your £75 million (it was actually going to cost £50 million) being better spent and having more of an impact is just not going to happen, that is my point about the mis management and lying to junior clubs about what the RFU were going to do for them

5) Twickenham would sell out if the Dagenham Girls Piper Band played rugby against anyone from another country, the point is the average grass roots supporter is being priced out in favour of the prawn sandwich corporate client who knows absolutely nothing about rugby apart from some guy called Johnny Wilkinson is playing fly half for Engalnd ..... irony in case you misssed it

6) So we sacked all the RDO's, so you as a club go and get more players and do our job for us and we'll reward you, yes your right but that favours clubs in high density population areas, how do Furness RFC get all these extra players? Think that is called discrimination ....

8) Lost revenue by moving games around the country? I suppose you have a point but since the RFU couldn't get an alcoholic p**sed in a brewery, that argument falls on it's face somewhat ... if any of them up there had a half decent business brain, the game would not be in the state it is at the moment

9)"Move with the times" not sure that would stand up in a court of law! .... Yes you're right a survey has gone out but as ever with the RFU, the questions have been loaded so as they get the replies they want so as they can then justify their actions afterwards

I note that you've not answered either questions 7 or 10, so you're in agreement with me that GMS is not fit for purpose and all the RDO's should not have been sacked ....



Edited by Clive Norling - 09 Mar 2020 at 22:02

So, touchline, who and where is IRFC 🤔

BeeBumble wrote: So, touchline, who and where is IRFC 🤔

Ilfracombe?

It's Iona for me.

Puli. wrote: All wrong .... it’s Istanbul (suits a turkey)