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#Post#: 116813--------------------------------------------------
Re: clubs to face squad limits under new regulations to cut
costs
DIR By: Brown Bottle
Date: December 13, 2023, 9:45 am
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--- Quote from: never sleep link ---
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> I'm guessing because I don't know the makeup of the Saints
Prem Cup squad.
> Was it made up of 23 Saints players.
> Or X Saints Players + Y Bedford players.
>
> On the other hand, for Quins, the make up was 100% Quins
players (I think). But, in reality, many of those Quins players
turned out for Scottish in other games in the same competition.
(there was no rule about being cup-tied.)
>
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Sorry but what's the Prem Cup got to do with it? Also you keep
comparing two very similar arrangements yet coming to different
conclusions about them, while admitting that you don't know
exactly how they work. 😁
#Post#: 116831--------------------------------------------------
Re: clubs to face squad limits under new regulations to cut
costs
DIR By: never sleep
Date: December 14, 2023, 2:06 am
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The prem cup games need to be played and you need 23 players for
each game.
#Post#: 116833--------------------------------------------------
Re: clubs to face squad limits under new regulations to cut
costs
DIR By: Camquin
Date: December 14, 2023, 3:31 am
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Do we know that there will be a Prem Cup next year?
#Post#: 116834--------------------------------------------------
Re: clubs to face squad limits under new regulations to cut
costs
DIR By: Fearless Fred
Date: December 14, 2023, 3:52 am
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--- Quote from: Camquin link ---
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> Do we know that there will be a Prem Cup next year?
>
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I can't see it going away, especially now we're down to 10
teams. Clubs need the games to keep the players match-ready and
to have the revenue (even from the smaller gates).
#Post#: 116839--------------------------------------------------
Re: clubs to face squad limits under new regulations to cut
costs
DIR By: Quinten Poulsen
Date: December 14, 2023, 4:49 am
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--- Quote from: never sleep link ---
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> The prem cup games need to be played and you need 23 players
for each game.
>
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So in theory we could put 3 squads out and have some players
left over to provide colour commentary.
#Post#: 116842--------------------------------------------------
Re: clubs to face squad limits under new regulations to cut
costs
DIR By: Brown Bottle
Date: December 14, 2023, 4:59 am
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--- Quote from: never sleep link ---
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> The prem cup games need to be played and you need 23 players
for each game.
>
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Wow! That's exactly the same number you need for Premiership
games too!
#Post#: 116845--------------------------------------------------
Re: clubs to face squad limits under new regulations to cut
costs
DIR By: JammyGit
Date: December 14, 2023, 5:06 am
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I'm gutted the championship teams still think they're a mini
premiership, I'm all for smaller premiership squads in the
context of a much greater integration with the championship
sides. I think other countries have a much more sensible
approach to this. Then again my ideal world also includes
amateurs not having to choose between playing or watching their
pro team, and for everyone to be able to watch the lower level
teams that have several players who have a real opportunity for
a callup to a team at the highest level
#Post#: 116856--------------------------------------------------
Re: clubs to face squad limits under new regulations to cut
costs
DIR By: Quinky
Date: December 14, 2023, 6:22 am
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--- Quote from: never sleep link ---
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> The prem cup games need to be played and you need 23 players
for each game.
>
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Is there also a requirement for clubs to have travelling subs
too, or is this just a standard precaution?
#Post#: 116887--------------------------------------------------
Re: clubs to face squad limits under new regulations to cut
costs
DIR By: Which Tyler
Date: December 15, 2023, 12:19 am
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Just for the sake of comparison, from what I can see of the
clubs' websites:
Bath have 44 senior and 30 academy
Bristol have 47 and 37
Exeter have 81 total (they don't separate)
Gloucester have 36 and 22
Harlequins have 48 and 26
Leicester have 42 and 31
Newcastle have 43 and 16
Northampton have 56 total (they don't separate, and I think they
exclude players they've loaned out)
Sale have 55 and 11
Saracens have 43 and 15
So that's 4* clubs with <60 and 2 with >80
It's also 683 players, 80 of whom would have to be culled (and
there's only space for 17 of them in the other clubs, and even
that depends on the age profiles of each squad)
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