what level is GB Community Lions RL ? in relation to the french squad for example ?

They are the GB amateur side.

sounds a bit one-sided then doesn't it ?

They did France A 20-16 in April.

blimey,must be a decent outfit then ! all the same it looks a strong french squad - good to see BG in charge

did you read his article in the Rugby League Express a couple of weeks ago ?

Wish I could have done but it isn't too frequently available on the Costa Brava. I really need to renew my subscription.
What was the gist of it?

I'll try to send a copy of it to you - it's a good article tinged with bitterness towards certain un named french officials who have been less than helpful to him.He didn't mention names but a certain short,fat french president springs to mind.

Club before country. Just sounds like senyor Guasch is acclimatising to life as a Super League chairman.

yes,definitely - our fat friend was adamant his 'big names' would not be available for the recent Alitalia Cup games - Thomas was genuinely injured and unable to play tho' I thought his replacements Munoz & Greseque were excellent - M.Larrat is trying to change things but may find it difficult to convince the fatman to change his ways...

Maybe one idea is for Bobbie to say that any player who dosn't turn up for training and feels they can't represent their country without a valid reason won't be pulling on the blue for the foreseeable future.
Could lead to a few players telling Guasch to (insert your own joke).

I can see the fatmans point of view,wanting to protect his prize assetts ie Clint etc but every team who allows their players out on international duty face the same problem - my football team lost the services of Micha

I can see the fatmans point of view,wanting to protect his prize assetts ie Clint etc but every team who allows their players out on international duty face the same problem - my football team lost the services of Michael Dawson during the World Cup and you see the effect it's had on the Spurs back four,but that's life ! It's always a contentious issue club v country in any sport

France A, that's the same team tat played in the 4 Nations minus Fakir and Elima, no?
Who's the captain?
Club v Country, clubs should get a cut of the profits, proportional to the number of their players involved. You could add an incentive there by giving clubs tickets to sell.

For France A read France u25s [size=50(I think)[/size

Spot on Cata

Nine set for Great Britain Community Lions debut.

[url=http://www.code13rugbyleague.com/2010/11/nine-set-for-great-britain-community-lions-debut/Head coach Jimmy Taylor has named his 17-man team for next Wednesday’s game in Carcassonne and the new look side will hold a final training session at Wigan St Patricks ARLFC on Sunday before flying out from Liverpool John Lennon airport on Monday morning.[/url

Dragons quartet of Martins, Gigot, Barthau & Simon not cleared to play by Dragons boss BG

Senyor Guasch doing his bit for the development of international rugby league again.

this will REALLY wind up up our Bobby again ! - don't know how long he will put up with this situation...

Pala, D.Guasch, Jamil from UTC & Robin from Villeneuve in to replace Dragon quartet

The Great Britain Community Lions went down to a 24-6 defeat to France U25s in Carcassonne last night.
Despite a tremendous effort from the Lions the French outfit – which contained several players with Super League experience – proved to be too strong.

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T Cardace, Mendes-Varela, Robin, Bentley

G Guasch (4)

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T Leyland

G Precious

Half time: 8-0

Who got moms?

David Guasch.

So Guash Senior did do something for the French international side, forcing the coach to blood promising youngsters instead of giving another runout to proven players who would have wasted their time in that game.

yes quite,funny old game sometimes isn't it ?

David Guasch is a decent player and I can't recall him having a bad game whenever I seen him play - no nepotism here,gets his place on merit IMO