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Date Posted: 11:57:44 02/20/05 Sun
Author: Piglet
Author Host/IP: host81-132-101-117.range81-132.btcentralplus.com / 81.132.101.117
Subject: Newport Funding

I see from the media that Tony Brown has announced yet another withdrawal from funding Dragons. Now we know that the Dragons and Newport RFC are under common ownership. If Brown really means it this time then it will clearly mean that their Board will be short of money. Does this mean that they will cut the financial support to the Premier Division team in favour of the Region? Does it mean that Dragons will have to adopt a truly regional approach and seek to place their players with other Gwent teams, on suitable financial terms, rather than simply place them with Newport? Will any of the Gwent teams (our own included) be prepared to work with Dragons at all bearing in mind the well documented way they have behaved previously?
My final point is a challenge to the Newport management. You have found it easy with a professional squad in a league of semi professional clubs. Are you willing to accept the challenge of trying to run a premier team and having to balance the books as (the bulk of) the rest of have to.
Neath next then?

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Hi Piglet, i doubt you will get a reply because as ive been told many times before, this is a message board about Ebbw Vale and strictly Ebbw Vale only, plus you have said Newport and not N******, so obviously your an anti-Ebbw, pro Newport supporter. Make sense? Of course not, but try telling that to some of the people on this board. Rant over, im off to watch Scrum V. (NT) -- Rhys J, 16:54:38 02/20/05 Sun
- Now I didn't expect to see that. Didn't you say you'd never come here again? Not that it bothers me one iota who posts on here as long as it's not the wums and trolls. Anyway, you'll find that the new forum has a section for people to discuss the Dragons or regional rugby.if they want to. (NT) -- Graham, 19:04:10 02/20/05 Sun
- I thought you promised us you wouldnt post here again. (NT) -- -, 04:51:27 02/21/05 Mon
Goodbye newport dragons! It means little to me... (NT) -- Alan, 18:09:31 02/20/05 Sun
If you read my post you will see that it relates directly to Newport RFC. I should not have mentioned Neath in the same message but the issue of professional squads playing in a league expressly set up for semi pro teams is a little rant that I can never miss! (NT) -- Piglet, 20:31:36 02/20/05 Sun
- It's a good post piglet, and it's an issue that some of us have talked about frequently at the games. (NT) -- Graham, 20:55:59 02/20/05 Sun
Lots of good points here; not that any will be answered by them. But heck, let's focus on the rest of the season at ECP. Three more wins and security! (NT) -- AD, 21:03:02 02/20/05 Sun
- Hi AD. The safety situation (as I see it) is inside this message. Have a read and judge for yourself mate. -- Graham, 21:59:36 02/20/05 Sun
  - I can see Caerphilly winning 3 games, Llanharan none and newbridge none. We're safe (NT) -- -, 00:24:03 02/21/05 Mon

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