Re: Dual reg... : Sun Dec 11, 2016 9:54 am  

Fax4Life wrote:

Totally agree I have said it before look at Gaelic Football do they care about expanding their game outside Ireland? = No, yet they get big crowds and the game is very strong over there.

Not sure that's a fair comparison. Yeah, they get big crowds but only for a handful of games. Watch the National League games coming up in February and they're pretty sparsely attended.

But, at grass roots level, the game is strong and that's reinforced by the local GAA club often being the social hub in rural areas.

Re: Dual reg... : Sun Dec 11, 2016 3:01 pm  

Last season we lost out to teams that used DR, it's part of the rules even though a hell of a lot of us don't like it so not using it is like playing with 1 hand tied behind our backs. I think we need to embrace it until it is no longer, though I can't see that happening as SL clubs are dropping their second string / reserves.

Re: Dual reg... : Sun Dec 11, 2016 6:16 pm  

We might benefit from dual reg, but I question the choice of club. If Salford are at risk of bottom 4, and our goal is top 4, then we're not far off our last dual reg effort, with a team now in the same league as us.

Re: Dual reg... : Sun Dec 11, 2016 8:39 pm  

I'd have preferred Leigh, but maybe they're not ready for the switch in emphasis. We have a small squad, but with a reserve team of youngsters who can and should be pushed forward when/if they're ready. Possibly not deliberate, but I think a DR deal with a SL team with no reserve team is good thing - it means that their genuine fringe players (just missing out on a 1st team 17 outing) should be available if we want them. It's down to RM to make sure he takes on the Salford players that have missed out on an SL team place and want to show that they deserve better.

Re: Dual reg... : Sun Dec 11, 2016 9:11 pm  

HXSparky wrote:

I'd have preferred Leigh, but maybe they're not ready for the switch in emphasis. We have a small squad, but with a reserve team of youngsters who can and should be pushed forward when/if they're ready. Possibly not deliberate, but I think a DR deal with a SL team with no reserve team is good thing - it means that their genuine fringe players (just missing out on a 1st team 17 outing) should be available if we want them. It's down to RM to make sure he takes on the Salford players that have missed out on an SL team place and want to show that they deserve better.

Dont know the rules now youve linked but if possible i would definitely inquire about ben Reynoulds even if it's only on a week to week basis while he continues training with leigh

Re: Dual reg... : Mon Dec 12, 2016 1:04 pm  

Thouhts on where Fax are as a club at this point in time.
DR, hate it with a passion and it would be great if we could go it alone but without a wealthy benefactor when so many of our rivals are using it, to compete with them,especially the better teams is a tough ask to say the least.
Likewise to have any chance of getting the crowds back we need to have a winning side that's at least in the mix and as above it's getting harder and harder to do that standing alone as we are at the moment.

Re: Dual reg... : Mon Dec 12, 2016 10:27 pm  

j.c wrote:

Dont know the rules now youve linked but if possible i would definitely inquire about ben Reynoulds even if it's only on a week to week basis while he continues training with leigh

No better than what we have. Any of the halfs we have would have looked world beaters behind Leighs pack last year.

Re: Dual reg... : Mon Dec 12, 2016 10:39 pm  

Greg Florimos Boots wrote:

No better than what we have. Any of the halfs we have would have looked world beaters behind Leighs pack last year.

A lot of his time was spent at dewsbury last season.
I think he's going to be a really good player but with Hampshire coming in am not sure how much game time he's going to get which is a shame in my opinion

Re: Dual reg... : Wed Dec 14, 2016 8:04 am  

I hate duel reg,,,and the thing is fax have been and potentially still could be a bigger club than Salford...
The game is broken...

Re: Dual reg... : Wed Dec 14, 2016 2:43 pm  

Fev 1979 wrote:

I hate duel reg,,,and the thing is fax have been and potentially still could be a bigger club than Salford...
The game is broken...

I agree, but the issue is that at the moment we aren't and that's why we need DR.

Rubbish situation which to be honest I don't think any fan of any club would realistically want to be part of.