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Off Topic Ospreys, Wales & BIL

Discussion in 'Swansea City' started by Taffvalerowdy, Dec 9, 2016.

  1. swanseaandproud

    swanseaandproud Well-Known Member

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    My sadness is the amount of talent we have in welsh club rugby that never get a look in today.....They dont get the exposure because its all about the regions now and there are some great talented rugby players being missed out there....
     
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  2. Taffvalerowdy

    Taffvalerowdy Well-Known Member

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    That’s very true
     
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  3. Taffvalerowdy

    Taffvalerowdy Well-Known Member

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    Mike James has replaced Roger Blyth as Chairman.

    Makes sense given that he and Rob Davies are / have been the main financial backers
     
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  4. Matthew Bound Still Lurks

    Matthew Bound Still Lurks Well-Known Member

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    Neath never did embrace the regional "Club " scene and rightly so imo , a big Club with enough dissenters of regional rugby to affect the support of the Ospreys .I hear HMRC are very interested in the financial aspects as well so things both on and off the field aren't looking good
     
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  5. FrankfurterBlue

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    I thought the original lack of embrace was due to Cuddy (now bust) (at Ospreys) and the wood guy who went bust (at Neath) were not on good terms?
     
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  6. Taffvalerowdy

    Taffvalerowdy Well-Known Member

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    Originally they were close, then Cuddy fell out with Hawkes. At that point, Neath became sidelined..... at Cuddy’s behest!
     
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  7. PGFWhite

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    Has Hawkes still got an interest?
     
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  8. Taffvalerowdy

    Taffvalerowdy Well-Known Member

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    No - Cuddy/Cuddy Associate bought Hawkes out
     
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  9. Taffvalerowdy

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    Decent win against the Turks
     
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  10. PGFWhite

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    It'll keep them quiet for a few months <laugh>
     
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  11. Taffvalerowdy

    Taffvalerowdy Well-Known Member

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    I wouldn’t bank on it <laugh>
     
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  12. swanseaandproud

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    Great game .....Very close and entertaining game.....
     
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    I was in the Plough yesterday afternoon and hardly anyone, including me,knew the game was on.
     
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  14. ValleyGraduate12

    ValleyGraduate12 Aberdude's Puppet
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    Haven't watched a single game this season and I refuse to because the WRU killed welsh rugby when they signed with Premier Sports.
     
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  15. Taffvalerowdy

    Taffvalerowdy Well-Known Member

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    Me too!
     
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  16. PGFWhite

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    They killed Welsh rugby years ago<ok>
     
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  17. ValleyGraduate12

    ValleyGraduate12 Aberdude's Puppet
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    Agree, when they went regional. Atmospheres and followings not been the same since.
     
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  19. Taffvalerowdy

    Taffvalerowdy Well-Known Member

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    Thank God we’ve got a ‘World Class Coach’ or we’d have lost at Rodney Parade ..... oh, hang on .....
     
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  20. Taffvalerowdy

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    Neath back in Court end of January.

    I’m told that even if the Company folds, the Club (in a new guise) will fulfill its fixtures for the rest of the season but ..... Timing is everything, as the transfer window closes in January....
     
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