I like both codes of rugby. netball now there is a rubbish game

Great move if true.. let us all take the blinkers off and stop hating another code/sport because of history. In this day and age people will obviously still hold grudges and have reservations, thats understandable, however Quins RU have gone from 1st division to play-off positions in 1/2 years under Mark Evans. Admittedly the team is run by a different and very well disciplined respected man - Dean Richards...who is a mirror image of a certain Brian Mc.

I think this has the potential to rocket us forward, with "one club" running two codes...they are not competing with eachother, there can be "one structure" in place so both teams can work to meet targets, train together, gain advice/experience from eachother... Oh and its clearly better than us worrying about Ian L leaving and us being broke.

I guess I'm one of those rare breeds of rugby fan, I can enjoy and understand the strengths and weaknesses in both codes. I'm sure we'll get the very anti on both sides - those on this board and RL in general who can't stand the thought of us having a nice stadium, future stability and a more than strong financial base to keep us in Superleague past the 3 year licence renewal period. With also those Quins RU fans that I must admit can be very blinkered and closed to the thought of a league outfit even being allowed to warm up on the Stoop pitch!

Lets rid ourselves of this boring hatred for Union and I'd say the exact same to them....League should be given every chance and is an awesome sport itself.

Anyway, enough rambling....I hope this comes to fruition and Quins Rugby can be a great success in both codes/tournaments.

OPEN YOUR EYES AND LIFE CAN BE FUN!!

hang on a minute.......oh yeah...you're right

I said £20. Not £25.

So opinions should be censorted on message boards if others might not like them and throw a paddy if someone dislikes Rugby Union?

I'd like to see you try and throw me you english tw@


Happy St Patricks Day to be sure!

So because Penguin doesn't like Union, their fans won't bother coming to watch RL?

Have a laugh.

I can also understand the rules of both as well as the tactics used, I have even played Rugby Union, but I cannot enjoy Rugby Union as a sport and I cannot enjoy the RFU. Tough. Get over it and stop bleating about how we should all be sympathetic towards RU and get into it. I'm not going to go and speak to staunch RU supporters and tell them how their sport is sh*t and they should start watching RL, its their opinion, they are welcome to their crummy, inferior sport, and its highly unlikely they will ever change their mind. And neither will I.

Rugby Union can collapse and disappear for ever for all I care. Heres to hoping!

Is this the same announcement that David Hughes hinted at at the season launch. He said then " in a few weeks..........."

During the Spanish Civil war in the 1930s the republicans had a song with the line -
" one day soon all Spain will be a republic".

They are still waiting............

Are we tooling up to invade Twickenham?

Marvellous.

Harlequins Rugby League appoint General Manager www.league.quins.co.uk/news/9432.php

Harlequins Rugby League appoint General Manager www.league.quins.co.uk/news/9432.php

Quote ="steve@code13"Harlequins Rugby League appoint General Manager www.league.quins.co.uk/news/9432.php'" As I was reading it I was thinking isn't that the bloke from HKR. So is this bloke basically CEO then?

Quote ="steve@code13"Harlequins Rugby League appoint General Manager www.league.quins.co.uk/news/9432.php'" As I was reading it I was thinking isn't that the bloke from HKR. So is this bloke basically CEO then?

Great news - seems to have all the right credentials. I wonder what the HKR fans think, why did he leave them?

You would think that the club could spell Surrey on its website though!

Just out of interest, where do you think the majority of London based Academy & younger Reserve players learnt to play rugby?

At least 3 of the current fringe first team squad are ex-union players - do they disgust you?

Netball is damn good! Now hockey, that sucks ass.

As far as I'm concerned they could have appointed Clive Woodward provided he did a good job for us. I get more than a little cheesed off with this bizarre inferiority complex that a number of League supporters have about RU, which (it might pain them to realise) isn't bothered one way or the other about us.

steady on....don't get carried away

So it looks like we are going with a CEO for Harlequins 'Football' and having a general manager in charge of the RL opertaions reporting to the CEO?

Easy now - say what you like but don't diss hockey pal!

FFS.......where's the other sports thread on this site

Sound sports management is a benefit regardless of what sport it is being used to run.

Will Quins RL become a Rugby Club.........well you already are.
The only real thing now is that you share resources.

It makes logistical, and financial sense to bring both roles under 1 hat.

I said showpiece games, our showpiece games are the Challenge Cup Final and the Grand Final.

I know we only have limited information, but it looks like a step in the right direction.

Spot on, it is quite simple. If we don't get more bodies through the gate (and quick) we won't have a club to support, if Mark Evans and the new GM can get people interested in paying money to watch the team I couldn't give a flying one what their background is.

you should know better as a mod....don't ruin a perfectly good foundationless rant with cold hard logic

Shame on you.