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Inu
Jun 5, 2021 8:26:47 GMT
Post by Carnster on Jun 5, 2021 8:26:47 GMT
Just another example of the Community Club ignoring its community, good job we have this site where we can find out a few things. I believe also there's a form of reprieve for the development of the Academy development; I await news from Mystic Meg I do wonder why those in the driving seat never tell the paying passengers where they're going, or even where they are. Perhaps 'they know best about everything' and we are just asked to pay now and again. Salford and Leigh still missed out of the academy u-turn. |
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Post by JJR on Jun 5, 2021 9:28:08 GMT
But apparently the RFL are working with us in some way; what way, what's the problems what's the bid ...can people help?
Sadly we'll never know....until they run a fund for us to contribute to
I just don't understand the isolation, the we know best attitude of a Community Club. So I must admit, I and a good few people I know are losing interest. Why like other SL and Championship clubs don't they engage with the fans?
Wilky was always open and even Marwan was but now we own the Club in some odd way we know nothing.....beyond me..Rant over 😉
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Post by earlybath on Jun 6, 2021 12:48:47 GMT
I know that I am in a minority on here about the Inu situation. No comment from the club thus far so I hope that the `Committee` decide to hold on to a player who has made an ill conceived comment (though has since apologised) on the condition that the rest of the squad are unanimous in his retention. We will see but I don`t hold out much hope.
There are many castigating him for his comments but I seem to remember not long ago - when the club was being bankrolled by MK/JAW - Greg Johnson who had been imprisoned for 2 years in return for `glassing` a lass in a bar was signed in 2014 by the club. So for me the Inu situation pales into insignificance.
Basically as a club we need him. If he was released you can bet your bottom dollar that Leigh will take him on. Financial suicide for the club and you can bet another dollar that if we were NOT a Community Club Inu would be retained. Players are assets of a club although not shown on the Balance Sheet as such. A Bankroller would therefore keep him!
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Post by bonitared on Jun 6, 2021 13:14:34 GMT
I know that I am in a minority on here about the Inu situation. No comment from the club thus far so I hope that the `Committee` decide to hold on to a player who has made an ill conceived comment (though has since apologised) on the condition that the rest of the squad are unanimous in his retention. We will see but I don`t hold out much hope. There are many castigating him for his comments but I seem to remember not long ago - when the club was being bankrolled by MK/JAW - Greg Johnson who had been imprisoned for 2 years in return for `glassing` a lass in a bar was signed in 2014 by the club. So for me the Inu situation pales into insignificance. Basically as a club we need him. If he was released you can bet your bottom dollar that Leigh will take him on. Financial suicide for the club and you can bet another dollar that if we were NOT a Community Club Inu would be retained. Players are assets of a club although not shown on the Balance Sheet as such. A Bankroller would therefore keep him! I agree entirely. Hoping he’s not fired is certainly not the same as condoning what he did but,as a general comment, we are now far too quick with the moral outrage. I’m not a bigot,racist,homophobe. Just a pragmatist who believes punishment should fit the crime. What he did was totally wrong but sacking as a punishment does not fit the crime. Educate him |
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Inu
Jun 6, 2021 13:53:44 GMT
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Post by dixon13 on Jun 6, 2021 13:53:44 GMT
I don't know anymore than the rest of you,but it seems to have gone on for ages.Surely we are not that cash rich that we have a player we are paying but not playing ,His he being allowed to train with the squad or what I just find is strange. I certainly don't agree with what he did,but like I say I just find what is happening strange.
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Post by JJR on Jun 6, 2021 14:05:10 GMT
I agree BR EB, we all get things wrong esp on texts social media etc
Analysing what people say to the nth degree and condemning them on that basis appears to be the modern trend in order for equality etc, whatever equality is.
In my view Inu should be allowed to speak about this, identify his intent and then be judged and the punishment fit the crime, if there is one, and not go overboard or to make an example of him.
I don't think any of us on here, players management supporters etc hold extreme views and we need to see things in a balanced way and certainly not condemn for possibly mis directed texts possibly written in the heat of the moment, which could totally change somebody's life for the worse. We need balance, equality in everything and judge the man for what he is.
And yes Johnson and many others do much worse things in life. Forgiveness is a great quality.
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Post by russ on Jun 6, 2021 17:06:40 GMT
Just another example of the Community Club ignoring its community, good job we have this site where we can find out a few things. I believe also there's a form of reprieve for the development of the Academy development; I await news from Mystic Meg I do wonder why those in the driving seat never tell the paying passengers where they're going, or even where they are. Perhaps 'they know best about everything' and we are just asked to pay now and again. Salford and Leigh still missed out of the academy u-turn. I noticed that too Carnster. Very few if any comments in support plenty for all the others, and then the RFL said they would help Leigh and SRD to work through the process. Shouldn't they have been doing that already? And just after I read on the club website that SRD Academy gave the Wolves a going over on their own midden.
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Inu
Jun 6, 2021 17:17:40 GMT
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Post by redunderthebed on Jun 6, 2021 17:17:40 GMT
It was Warrington college team Russ, not the Wolves Academy
Our development academy is going well in their college league. Unbeaten I think. There’s a big difference between a development academy and an elite academy though
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Inu
Jun 6, 2021 18:18:39 GMT
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Post by JJR on Jun 6, 2021 18:18:39 GMT
As was said on the Beeb by the pundits. If we are going to take this seriously it's got to be started in school teams, town teams , community clubs then academies.
Don't think schools RL exists in Salford but in Wigan, St Helens etc it thrives.
Has the Foundation not tried to sort schools RL out? Because in my view that's where we need to start.
in the not too distant past, the legendary Don Preston, town and Lancashire schoolboy coach, brought amongst lots of others Betts and Morley thro the Salford schoolboy RL system. Possibly a message there.
And it would really increase crowds
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Inu
Jun 6, 2021 20:02:23 GMT
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Post by twistthemellonman on Jun 6, 2021 20:02:23 GMT
There's a huge area within stockport and further chesire that's a massive untapped area. My son had both Warrington and Wigan representatives in his school the other year offering free tickets and opportunities to train at their local clubs. The whole concept is absolutely mad. The amount of parents and kids I've spoke to who don't have a clue we exist is madness.
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Inu
Jun 6, 2021 20:03:17 GMT
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Post by twistthemellonman on Jun 6, 2021 20:03:17 GMT
There's a huge area within stockport and further chesire that's a massive untapped area. My son had both Warrington and Wigan representatives in his school the other year offering free tickets and opportunities to train at their local clubs. The whole concept is absolutely mad. The amount of parents and kids I've spoke to who don't have a clue we exist is madness. i ve forget it gets even worse! John Wilkin was there the year before Covid! |
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Inu
Jun 6, 2021 21:05:56 GMT
Post by JJR on Jun 6, 2021 21:05:56 GMT
People nearer the ground, just over the bridge in Urmston don't know we exist.
We must have dozens of schools within a 10 mile radius but not sure what the Club or the Foundation does about them. Mind you as you might realise from this Forum, we know v little about the plans of anything within the Club, That's if we really have any strategic, marketing or development plans. The Uninclusive Community Club; the secret society.
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Inu
Jun 6, 2021 21:31:02 GMT
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Post by andyjc7 on Jun 6, 2021 21:31:02 GMT
Rugby league isn’t really played in Salford schools , pre COVID my son was in year 9 (13 years old) and the only rugby they had was a 9 a side comp - he’s at Moorside and played against Walkden , Buile Hill , St Ambrose , St Patrick’s and Swinton High
8 min games with normal rules and people from Salford ran it but it was all a bit half arsed as in nobody was looking for kids to get on a pathway or get to play at a local club etc
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Inu
Jun 6, 2021 21:43:22 GMT
Post by JJR on Jun 6, 2021 21:43:22 GMT
Rugby league isn’t really played in Salford schools , pre COVID my son was in year 9 (13 years old) and the only rugby they had was a 9 a side comp - he’s at Moorside and played against Walkden , Buile Hill , St Ambrose , St Patrick’s and Swinton High 8 min games with normal rules and people from Salford ran it but it was all a bit half arsed as in nobody was looking for kids to get on a pathway or get to play at a local club etc Going thro the motions without a plan; ticking boxes? Must start with 13 a side games in schools, inter school then inter city games. |
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Inu
Jun 7, 2021 6:47:05 GMT
Post by Carnster on Jun 7, 2021 6:47:05 GMT
There's a huge area within stockport and further chesire that's a massive untapped area. My son had both Warrington and Wigan representatives in his school the other year offering free tickets and opportunities to train at their local clubs. The whole concept is absolutely mad. The amount of parents and kids I've spoke to who don't have a clue we exist is madness. I started playing RL as a kid in Stockport and my Dad was the chairman of Stockport Saints. At the time it was a brand new club, but certainly attracted plenty of interest. Certainly there is untapped talent in the town, but its RU clubs are very active at suppressing RL in the area. Going as far as telling kids that they'd be banned from their RU clubs if they ever played RL. It's an area that hasn't changed in that regard. I think the trouble with breaking into south Manchester is that it just isn't exposed to anything RL in general. I know that many years ago RL got a foothold in schools in the area through hard work by the Stockport Saints club, the excellent development officers and people like Les Bettinson and various RL players and coaches. Stockport had training sessions held by the French National coach and Salford players came and held sessions on a number of occasions. The interest is there, but it needs to be worked at. I have no idea what, if anything is left from those times years ago. I suspect nothing, which is a massive shame. |
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