Merthyr RFC set to become new force in Welsh Rugby

mikey_dragon wrote:Should be a good team, just a shame it's only a welsh premiership. We need proper A teams to be bridging the gap towards professionalism, rather than this semi-pro league. The WP is good for U18s and U20s academy players but beyond that there isn't much use for it.

ScarletSpiderman wrote:

mikey_dragon wrote:Should be a good team, just a shame it's only a welsh premiership. We need proper A teams to be bridging the gap towards professionalism, rather than this semi-pro league. The WP is good for U18s and U20s academy players but beyond that there isn't much use for it.

It needs players like Pete the meat and Co., as they are the gnarly old pros who know the tricks of the trade.  The kids learn more from competing alongside/against them, than they do playing amongst their own ages.

RiscaGame wrote:Maybe the league needs older pros. It doesn't need silly buying, unless they want more Jonny come lately fans who switch from ponty to them? Stan must know it won't turn pro. Even if they decide on swapping a region, it won't be 73 clubs Dragons now. A new pro region would clearly be from the North. So good on Stan being rich enough to blow money for nothing.

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PhilBB wrote:

LordDowlais wrote:

PhilBB wrote:The standard was pretty low, in all fairness, in the bits I saw.

It was, what it was. Why can't we just take it for that ?

Look, I noticed stone motif could not wait to correct me about teams from Gwent winning things, so how come he did not feel the need to come on here and comment about the standard of rugby in those games ?

I'm not sure why you're asking me to answer for 'stone motif' when, on another thread right now, you can't even answer questions for yourself.

But you're right to point out it is what it is: not a very good standard of rugby.

being a Cardiff supporter you would know all about that, I find it ironic that the supporters of the two biggest underachieving professional sides in Wales feel the need to come on here and point this out.

What was it you were telling me at the start of the season ? Cardiff Blues would do much better this time around. How did that work out for you ? Like I told you at the time, Cardiff Blues are a shambles of a professional club, run by a bunch of cowboys.