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Post by Mr Pond on Oct 26, 2017 14:18:15 GMT
Rugby back at the Mem or the UWE? bristol could host a rugby league club from 2019 after a proposal for Oxford and Gloucestershire All Golds to merge and form a new team in the city was accepted by the Rugby Football League. The two League One clubs will not compete in 2018, and will instead focus their efforts on creating a viable club to join the third tier in 2019. The plan depends on significant financial backing and RFL approval. League One will consist of 14 clubs instead of 16 in the 2018 season. RFL chief operating officer Ralph Rimmer said: "There is an expectation on all clubs in the professional game to offer a clear strategy that demonstrates their plans to help grow and strengthen the sport in future years. "Oxford and Gloucester have come to the conclusion that the best way for them to now move forward is by creating a new club in Bristol that is backed by significant support and investment. "The RFL board has accepted this and is looking forward to seeing further detailed plans for the new club in due course." Earlier in October, plans for a New York rugby league team to follow Toronto Wolfpack into the English game were submitted to the RFL. Toronto were promoted from League One to the Championship, the game's second tier, at the first attempt in 2017. The consortium for the New York club hopes to get the go-ahead in time to enter the competition in 2019 at Championship level. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/41761769 |
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Post by casey12a on Oct 26, 2017 14:25:23 GMT
Part of Bristol Sport at UWE with Bristol Rugby Union? Would anyone else in Bristol want to invest in a Bristol Rugby League team?
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Post by mjhgas on Oct 26, 2017 16:09:12 GMT
Over to you Mr Lansdown!
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Oct 26, 2017 16:20:36 GMT
Yeah, sounds like a job for Bristol Sport Limited, Rugby Department, League Subdivision. Wouldn't be surprised if Lansdown has already shown an interest.
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Post by Iliveinbidefordgas on Oct 26, 2017 16:28:09 GMT
Scary thing is mr Lansdown will probably build another stadium just for rugby would not even surprise me at all rugby at uwe scared 😟
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Post by Topper Gas on Oct 26, 2017 16:55:30 GMT
Perhaps this explains why the UWE said they intended continuing alone with the stadium plans when we pulled out. Although I doubt RL in Bristol could attract 2,000 gates let alone 22,000.
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Post by pirate49 on Oct 26, 2017 17:04:57 GMT
Least of our concerns at the moment.
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Post by badengas on Oct 26, 2017 17:09:47 GMT
If we started with 13 players we'd have a good chance of finishing with 11 anyway.
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Post by abbeygas on Oct 26, 2017 18:14:22 GMT
I hope SL is behind it cos no fecker is gunna watch that sh**e.
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Post by Captain Jayho on Oct 26, 2017 20:52:40 GMT
Sounds like a new Steve Letdown franchise in the making. Good luck to him.
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Post by piratesquarters on Oct 26, 2017 21:16:45 GMT
Perhaps this explains why the UWE said they intended continuing alone with the stadium plans when we pulled out. Although I doubt RL in Bristol could attract 2,000 gates let alone 22,000. Can you post a link to this, as I don't recall it? |
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Post by bluestone on Oct 26, 2017 21:34:32 GMT
We really don't want rugby back at the mem IMO, it would ruin what has become a lovely pitch.
I don't think DC would be happy with it either given he has been critical when the grass hasn't been mown short enough!
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Post by gas2 on Oct 27, 2017 2:23:16 GMT
He's got more money than sense
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Post by Gasshole on Oct 27, 2017 4:14:57 GMT
He's got more money than sense Even if he was a bum, he would still have more money than sense.  |
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Post by philbemmygas on Oct 27, 2017 6:14:38 GMT
Pantsdown would not move rugby away from Ashton Gate; they need the gate money to go back into the coffers with a view to being sustainable one day  As for building a stadium to house a sport that has little more than grassroots support in the area, I would think that is beyond the realms of possibility even for that meglomaniac.  |
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Post by LJG on Oct 27, 2017 6:34:33 GMT
Am I the only one who doesn't see any reference whatsoever in that article to stadium plans?
Why the hell would they have anything to do with UWE? A brand new second tier club with no support base in a sport that has absolutely no following in this region and suddenly a 22,000 seater stadium is required? 200 seats would be too many. Honestly some people's imaginations are better than JK Rowling's.
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Post by countygroundhotel on Oct 27, 2017 8:17:28 GMT
Am I the only one who doesn't see any reference whatsoever in that article to stadium plans? Why the hell would they have anything to do with UWE? A brand new second tier club with no support base in a sport that has absolutely no following in this region and suddenly a 22,000 seater stadium is required? 200 seats would be too many. Honestly some people's imaginations are better than JK Rowling's. Any of the established rugby league clubs would be over the moon if they had the demand for a 22,000 seat stadium |
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Post by curlywurly on Oct 27, 2017 8:35:03 GMT
History shows that any attempt to take rugby league out of its northern heartland is not commercially successful. Don't get me wrong, I like the game, but I can't see there being many more punters paying at the turnstile for a Bristol Rugby League club than there would be at Gloucester or Oxford. Hence, I'm just hoping that this is nothing to do with us and possibly another distraction for the newly cash rich Duke of Guernsey.
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Post by Gasshole on Oct 27, 2017 8:38:30 GMT
Could be a flop.
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Post by LJG on Oct 27, 2017 8:49:56 GMT
Am I the only one who doesn't see any reference whatsoever in that article to stadium plans? Why the hell would they have anything to do with UWE? A brand new second tier club with no support base in a sport that has absolutely no following in this region and suddenly a 22,000 seater stadium is required? 200 seats would be too many. Honestly some people's imaginations are better than JK Rowling's. Any of the established rugby league clubs would be over the moon if they had the demand for a 22,000 seat stadium Exactly. St Helens - one of the most popular RL clubs - only get an average crowd of something like 12,000. |
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