Stuff the supporters!
By Frank Stormont
June 25 2011
Fixtures committee set the worst set of fixtures on the New Year weekend with supporters having to travel an average of 425 miles fo follow their teams!
RFU Fixture Committee
ignore the supporters
The fixtures are now out and the committee have done a great job for the Christmas weekend. The total distances between the clubs for the six fixtures is just 439 miles.
Why could they not do the same for the following weekend? They have set fixtures that have the highest distances being nearly three times the previous week.
Why don't they just reverse fixtures in future seasons? So that you play home and away Christmas and New Year. This could be a good for business and the supporters. Please listen to the people that pay the gate money and keep the clubs running!
Stuff the supporters!
Posted by: Unofficial Plymouth Albion (IP Logged)
Date: 25/06/2011 13:51
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Re: Stuff the supporters!
Posted by: stonehousealbion (IP Logged)
Date: 25/06/2011 18:39
Don't complicate an already difficult matter by bringing common sense into it, Frank!
Come cheer up, my lads - 'tis to glory we steer!
Come cheer up, my lads - 'tis to glory we steer!
Re: Stuff the supporters!
Posted by: Igwok Dominus (IP Logged)
Date: 25/06/2011 18:52
A bit aggressive Frank, given that we have Pirates away for the first & Donny at home for the second - couldn't be much better for us.
I also doubt there would be many who would appreciate a reverse fixture against opposition who inflicted a serious pasting the weekend before.
My body is a temple - I desecrate it every day
I also doubt there would be many who would appreciate a reverse fixture against opposition who inflicted a serious pasting the weekend before.
My body is a temple - I desecrate it every day
Re: Stuff the supporters!
Posted by: Black Pig (IP Logged)
Date: 26/06/2011 07:43
I think we have come off far worse than you ! Infact you have come off quite well ! You have a visit to us for the first game and we then have to go to Bedford on new years day ,Very well planned By the RFU i don't think.Why could they not have given both ot us a game with Bristol over the Holiday period
Re: Stuff the supporters!
Posted by: Frank S (IP Logged)
Date: 26/06/2011 23:28
Yes we did not do bad, but how many of the Bedford supporters will make the trip on a bank holiday weekend.
I am complaining for theleague as a whole!
The facts speak for themselves.
Chrstmas 4 of the six away teams travel travel less than 100 miles to get to the fixture, one only 10! The other two travel 111 and 156.
New year every away team travels more than 100 two over 300
Always forwards never backwards!
Albi Albi Albi
I am complaining for theleague as a whole!
The facts speak for themselves.
Chrstmas 4 of the six away teams travel travel less than 100 miles to get to the fixture, one only 10! The other two travel 111 and 156.
New year every away team travels more than 100 two over 300
Always forwards never backwards!
Albi Albi Albi
Re: Stuff the supporters!
Posted by: 1spy (IP Logged)
Date: 04/07/2011 22:44
New Years day. The Pirates play Bedford 346 miles up the road.The administration of Rugby is run by idiots.The New Year fixtures should be Local.Good Luck Albion this season.