Mutley Cat wrote:
just read moors report which took 7 days moore (see what i did there ) than when they won ... crigg should hang there heads in shame asking for as many of the team to be available to play as possible. to be fair the ref should of made sure that it was 12 a side at all times and that although inconvenient crigg would have to have 6 subs . it makes the victory look a sham to realise that moore had to put up with there 12 players getting into a game plan .
im that annoyed about this i think that if any video or dvd evidence exists then it should be hand delivered to the houses of parliament for the sports committee to raise as an urgent question . the same happened the week befor at cas would you know.
staninngley away this week.... i shall be counting
p.s.
I think when you're a parent it's quite easy to be blinkered when it comes to your own child's team. Whilst it may be amusing to ridicule other clubs and coaches, I think you need to remember that it's an amateur sport and the coach in question gives up a lot of his own time to coach these kids, as well as being a parent himself. I know for a fact he will do anything to look after those players, and I don't think you can ask for anymore than that, regardless of whether you're Crigg, Eastmoor or anyone else. I think anyone who gives up their own time deserves a little bit more respect than bashing on a public forum, especially when you've given as much to the game as him and his family.
As you said, they're also struggling to get a full side together each week. Trust me, it's not much fun when, as a 9/10/11 year old, you turn up on a match day not really knowing whether you'll have enough players to actually start the game. And then you get comments like "in fact just coming home with nothing stolen is a bonus". If someone comes on here and is thinking of taking their kids to a local club, they would not take them to Eastmoor when they read things like that. And then you wonder why they turn up with 12 players. It's a shame, as Eastmoor is a cracking club. I know how frustrating junior rugby can get, but I think people need to remember that it is just that, junior rugby.