Re: Reserves : Fri Oct 13, 2023 6:37 pm  

bonaire wrote:

With the news that another Div 1 team has gone out of business i would have thought instead of trying to think of a way to keep Div 1 running that S/L clubs who want to have a meaningful Reserve grade weekly fixture list enter a team for 2024 in div 1.
Seems that there are only six or seven teams including ourselves capable of or wanting to produce a decent reserve side so it would be beneficial to both the S/L clubs and to the RFL as it gives then a lot more time to think about what to do with Div 1
I am certain that S/L clubs who opted for this could fulfill the scheduled so called reserve fixtures with academy players given the games this season seemed to be every two weeks or even cancelled.

Great idea that tbf. Should be mandatory for SL teams to fulfill a reserve team schedule or find something else that works for those willing to put the effort into a reserve grade. Think a lot of NRL have gone down the path of having their own team in NSW cup now.

Re: Reserves : Fri Oct 13, 2023 8:34 pm  

bonaire wrote:

With the news that another Div 1 team has gone out of business i would have thought instead of trying to think of a way to keep Div 1 running that S/L clubs who want to have a meaningful Reserve grade weekly fixture list enter a team for 2024 in div 1.
Seems that there are only six or seven teams including ourselves capable of or wanting to produce a decent reserve side so it would be beneficial to both the S/L clubs and to the RFL as it gives then a lot more time to think about what to do with Div 1
I am certain that S/L clubs who opted for this could fulfill the scheduled so called reserve fixtures with academy players given the games this season seemed to be every two weeks or even cancelled.

Makes a lot if sense this.

Re: Reserves : Mon Oct 16, 2023 9:18 am  

I agree completely with Bonaire. Makes perfect sense to me

[Chris71]

Re: Reserves : Mon Oct 16, 2023 10:16 am  

Marcus's Bicycle wrote:

bonaire wrote:

With the news that another Div 1 team has gone out of business i would have thought instead of trying to think of a way to keep Div 1 running that S/L clubs who want to have a meaningful Reserve grade weekly fixture list enter a team for 2024 in div 1.
Seems that there are only six or seven teams including ourselves capable of or wanting to produce a decent reserve side so it would be beneficial to both the S/L clubs and to the RFL as it gives then a lot more time to think about what to do with Div 1
I am certain that S/L clubs who opted for this could fulfill the scheduled so called reserve fixtures with academy players given the games this season seemed to be every two weeks or even cancelled.

Makes a lot if sense this.

Probably too much sense for the powers that be at the RFL though.

Re: Reserves : Mon Oct 16, 2023 11:31 am  

Think it’s got unanimous support from everyone on here.

Wonder if anyone at the club have considered such an option and suggested it?

Good question to ask Dan in his next q&a?

Re: Reserves : Mon Oct 16, 2023 12:17 pm  

If you timed it right as well so that say hull FC reserves played at home when the first team are away, you might actually get decent attendances too

Re: Reserves : Mon Oct 16, 2023 12:18 pm  

bonaire wrote:

With the news that another Div 1 team has gone out of business i would have thought instead of trying to think of a way to keep Div 1 running that S/L clubs who want to have a meaningful Reserve grade weekly fixture list enter a team for 2024 in div 1.
Seems that there are only six or seven teams including ourselves capable of or wanting to produce a decent reserve side so it would be beneficial to both the S/L clubs and to the RFL as it gives then a lot more time to think about what to do with Div 1
I am certain that S/L clubs who opted for this could fulfill the scheduled so called reserve fixtures with academy players given the games this season seemed to be every two weeks or even cancelled.

I think there's a glitch in the matrix, hull2524 has liked one of Bonaire's posts

Re: Reserves : Mon Oct 16, 2023 1:00 pm  

Steve0 wrote:

I think there's a glitch in the matrix, hull2524 has liked one of Bonaire's posts

For all that Bonaire cops for a lot of flak (some deserved) he's come up with an excellent suggestion. The only downside is that those at RFL headquarters don't have any idea of how to organise the proverbial p*ss up in a brewery so probably doomed to die at birth.

Re: Reserves : Mon Oct 16, 2023 1:24 pm  

Hessle Roader wrote:

For all that Bonaire cops for a lot of flak (some deserved) he's come up with an excellent suggestion. The only downside is that those at RFL headquarters don't have any idea of how to organise the proverbial p*ss up in a brewery so probably doomed to die at birth.

Yeah inevitably it'll be a league 1 specific cup competition to disguise them having to play each other 4 times a season

Re: Reserves : Mon Oct 16, 2023 2:07 pm  

Steve0 wrote:

I think there's a glitch in the matrix, hull2524 has liked one of Bonaire's posts

We best mates really