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Originally posted by Eastern outpost Eastern outpost wrote:

Originally posted by Rob o'r Bont Rob o'r Bont wrote:

With apologies to W. H. Auden

Start all the clocks, pick up the telephone,
Tell all your friends that he has gone,
Silence the disco prank and with muffled drum
Restore the rugby atmosphere to the Milenium Stadium. 

Let aeroplanes circle rejoicing to the sun
Scribbling on the sky a new era has begun,
Put red bows round the white post of the touchline flags,
Let every player wear 'our game is saved' on their kit bags. 

He tried to ruin my North, my South, my East and West,
If he had his way, West wouldn't be Best,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
He tried to destroy it, and he was wrong.

The stars are needed now: put out every one;
Pick up the moon and restore the sun;
Pour out the champaign and sweep up the wood.
We can restore our game once more; and Wales can be good.



Just when you've been fed too much nonsense on Fever, something like this comes out of the blue. Excellent, worthy of crediting W H Auden rather than apologies.

If a building surveyor looked at the Lewis legacy, he'd be calling in the ground works experts to substantially reinforce the foundations of the professional game.
Have playing numbers gone up or down across wales in the past decade, im hoping you can save me the trouble from googling it
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Eastern outpost Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 February 2015 at 7:11pm
Originally posted by Rob o'r Bont Rob o'r Bont wrote:

With apologies to W. H. Auden

Start all the clocks, pick up the telephone,
Tell all your friends that he has gone,
Silence the disco prank and with muffled drum
Restore the rugby atmosphere to the Milenium Stadium. 

Let aeroplanes circle rejoicing to the sun
Scribbling on the sky a new era has begun,
Put red bows round the white post of the touchline flags,
Let every player wear 'our game is saved' on their kit bags. 

He tried to ruin my North, my South, my East and West,
If he had his way, West wouldn't be Best,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
He tried to destroy it, and he was wrong.

The stars are needed now: put out every one;
Pick up the moon and restore the sun;
Pour out the champaign and sweep up the wood.
We can restore our game once more; and Wales can be good.



Just when you've been fed too much nonsense on Fever, something like this comes out of the blue. Excellent, worthy of crediting W H Auden rather than apologies.

If a building surveyor looked at the Lewis legacy, he'd be calling in the ground works experts to substantially reinforce the foundations of the professional game.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote roy munster Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 February 2015 at 4:37pm
on the surface at national level you could argue hes done a pretty good job.......under his tenure...recruited a world class coach and assistant, 3 six nations titles, world cup semi, wins over the aussies and boks...strong under 20s ...improved facilities across pro rugby...debt reduction down to £14 million....dual contracts eventually went through after years of squabbling

under the surface...what about debenture debts? theres millions there that has to be repaid...the clubs have become poorer, the regions weaker, not sure if playing numbers have changed much? you could argue the wru debts have fallen partly because the funding to regional rugby has been so meagre.......
then how much credit should lewis get for this relatively successful era? or should it be shared with moffo and even Hansen and henry? who by hook or by crook demanded better facilities and regional rugby and more funding for the elite professional end of the game?

believe it or not when mr henry came here I recall he was utterly bemused with the fact a nation so rugby mad and with endless rain didn't have 1 indoor pitch in the whole country....
weve come a long way since then

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Originally posted by Rob o'r Bont Rob o'r Bont wrote:

With apologies to W. H. Auden

Start all the clocks, pick up the telephone,
Tell all your friends that he has gone,
Silence the disco prank and with muffled drum
Restore the rugby atmosphere to the Milenium Stadium. 

Let aeroplanes circle rejoicing to the sun
Scribbling on the sky a new era has begun,
Put red bows round the white post of the touchline flags,
Let every player wear 'our game is saved' on their kit bags. 

He tried to ruin my North, my South, my East and West,
If he had his way, West wouldn't be Best,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
He tried to destroy it, and he was wrong.

The stars are needed now: put out every one;
Pick up the moon and restore the sun;
Pour out the champaign and sweep up the wood.
We can restore our game once more; and Wales can be good.



quality mind you I think most fans would apply your poem to most departing wru bosses....grabmore and moffo were hardly universally loved lol

Edited by roy munster - 25 February 2015 at 4:21pm
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Had to be done. Smile
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Originally posted by Rob o'r Bont Rob o'r Bont wrote:

With apologies to W. H. Auden

Start all the clocks, pick up the telephone,
Tell all your friends that he has gone,
Silence the disco prank and with muffled drum
Restore the rugby atmosphere to the Milenium Stadium. 

Let aeroplanes circle rejoicing to the sun
Scribbling on the sky a new era has begun,
Put red bows round the white post of the touchline flags,
Let every player wear 'our game is saved' on their kit bags. 

He tried to ruin my North, my South, my East and West,
If he had his way, West wouldn't be Best,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
He tried to destroy it, and he was wrong.

The stars are needed now: put out every one;
Pick up the moon and restore the sun;
Pour out the champaign and sweep up the wood.
We can restore our game once more; and Wales can be good.


one of my fav poems, nicely changed....
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Originally posted by Rob o'r Bont Rob o'r Bont wrote:

With apologies to W. H. Auden

Start all the clocks, pick up the telephone,
Tell all your friends that he has gone,
Silence the disco prank and with muffled drum
Restore the rugby atmosphere to the Milenium Stadium. 

Let aeroplanes circle rejoicing to the sun
Scribbling on the sky a new era has begun,
Put red bows round the white post of the touchline flags,
Let every player wear 'our game is saved' on their kit bags. 

He tried to ruin my North, my South, my East and West,
If he had his way, West wouldn't be Best,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
He tried to destroy it, and he was wrong.

The stars are needed now: put out every one;
Pick up the moon and restore the sun;
Pour out the champaign and sweep up the wood.
We can restore our game once more; and Wales can be good.




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With apologies to W. H. Auden

Start all the clocks, pick up the telephone,
Tell all your friends that he has gone,
Silence the disco prank and with muffled drum
Restore the rugby atmosphere to the Milenium Stadium. 

Let aeroplanes circle rejoicing to the sun
Scribbling on the sky a new era has begun,
Put red bows round the white post of the touchline flags,
Let every player wear 'our game is saved' on their kit bags. 

He tried to ruin my North, my South, my East and West,
If he had his way, West wouldn't be Best,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
He tried to destroy it, and he was wrong.

The stars are needed now: put out every one;
Pick up the moon and restore the sun;
Pour out the champaign and sweep up the wood.
We can restore our game once more; and Wales can be good.



Edited by Rob o'r Bont - 25 February 2015 at 2:45pm
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new guy must be Mark Davies...the only sensible option IMO. 
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Odd comments from Gatland when he doesn't even know who the new CEO is, they may decide he's underpaid, underprotected, doesn't get the support he deserves and hasn't got a long enough contract for all he knows.
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Yes they are probably getting funded. The days of big money being paid at a lower level has decreased significantly to what it used to be. I remember the days of Phil May etc going to Tenby and the big signing on fees players used to get to come back from first clubs to play at a lower level. It still goes on but not at the scale it used to be.
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Having purposely stayed away from the site after Saturday's match to calm down and reflect (something which a few members should have also perhaps done in hindsight) I am now elated to read the news that The Snake is finally slithering off to find a rock to hide under.
I hope that pain and pestulance follow him to the level of anguish and hurt that he has bestowed upon us as a club and fans.
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Originally posted by LLANDRE LLANDRE wrote:

Clubs that declare that they pay players below the premiership do not get any funding. Narberth is one example.


the 99% that don't declare are still getting funded though
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Originally posted by DDF DDF wrote:

Interesting that Gatland feels he's "probably" affected from Lewis's departure.
 

If Wales don't get out of the group stage, I think Gatland will leave
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Clubs that declare that they pay players below the premiership do not get any funding. Narberth is one example.
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Interesting that Gatland feels he's "probably" affected from Lewis's departure.
 
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