About time! : Tue Jun 09, 2009 2:24 pm  

http://www.league.quins.co.uk/news/9836.php I would quite happily give up on the reserves and loan the lot of them to Skolars every week. As a community, London RL needs to use every avenue available to promote the game and the Skolars getting hammered every week isn't good for the game. I can't wait for the howling of abuse once Skolars win their next 9 games, al with bonus points and go on to gain promotion to the championship. Then next year, after Halifax, Widnes Leigh et al are left in their wake, they are fast tracked to SL in 2012...... The future is bright, the future is cockney

http://www.league.quins.co.uk/news/9836.php I would quite happily give up on the reserves and loan the lot of them to Skolars every week. As a community, London RL needs to use every avenue available to promote the game and the Skolars getting hammered every week isn't good for the game. I can't wait for the howling of abuse once Skolars win their next 9 games, al with bonus points and go on to gain promotion to the championship. Then next year, after Halifax, Widnes Leigh et al are left in their wake, they are fast tracked to SL in 2012...... The future is bright, the future is cockney

: Tue Jun 09, 2009 2:56 pm  

Good thing and obviously already in force before being announced as O'Callaghan and Graves were back with our reserves on Saturday after just one game for the Skolars.

Think the numbers should be limited though, three at a time seems enough. Mostly young guys but maybe also senior players recovering from injury.

: Tue Jun 09, 2009 3:27 pm  

I can't believe both clubs haven't started this earlier.

: Tue Jun 09, 2009 3:31 pm  

BringBackRugbyLeagueBiff wrote:

I can't believe both clubs haven't started this earlier.

did you read the subject line?
It makes perfect sense.......I know skolars have and want to maintain their own identity, but I wuld think that the Quins RL Squad (reserves) wouls spank most teams in Championship 1 .....and therefore get Skolars into the next division and nearer a SL Licence...........

: Tue Jun 09, 2009 3:42 pm  

gutterfax wrote:

did you read the subject line?
It makes perfect sense.......I know skolars have and want to maintain their own identity, but I wuld think that the Quins RL Squad (reserves) wouls spank most teams in Championship 1 .....and therefore get Skolars into the next division and nearer a SL Licence...........

You didn't see the reserves result this weekend then?

: Tue Jun 09, 2009 4:15 pm  

Big Graeme wrote:

You didn't see the reserves result this weekend then?

er...yep.
Sat 6 Jun 2:30 RG Harlequins Reserves 60 - 24 Crusaders Reserves

Accademy is different.........reserves are 5th in the table on a 4 game winning streak

: Tue Jun 09, 2009 4:23 pm  

BringBackRugbyLeagueBiff wrote:

I can't believe both clubs haven't started this earlier.

Because this represents a massive policy shift by the RFL, and completely changes the strategic landscape of the Co-Operative leagues. This is the first example of non-SL competitions being used as minor leagues, in the same way the NSW Premier League and Queensland Cup is full of feeder clubs for the NRL.

This is massive. Now the genie is out of the bottle expect to see other Championship sides become the feeder clubs for SL teams - Hunslet for Leeds, Keighley for Bradford and who knows one day (oh please, god, please...) Hull Fc for Rovers...

: Tue Jun 09, 2009 4:26 pm  

Hull Kingston Bronco wrote:

Hull Fc for Rovers...

Naughty.....but funny

: Tue Jun 09, 2009 4:50 pm  

Hull Kingston Bronco wrote:

...........and who knows one day (oh please, god, please...) Hull Fc for Rovers...

: Tue Jun 09, 2009 5:11 pm  

Or Pies for Saints