| Topic: | Reply | |
| Posted by: | Andrew OSullivan | |
| Date/Time: | 15/02/25 10:23:00 |
There are a lot of very confident pronouncements in this thread but I don't think anybody, even those closely associated with the clubs would be able to say exactly what is going to happen here. Firstly, the idea that the money that Irish would bring into Brentford is immaterial needs more thought. PSR rules put a premium on internally generated revenue and this will become more so when the new Squad Cost rules come in. Brentford is an exceptionally well run club but the regulations work against them because they scrapped their academy therefore don't have revenue to book from home developed players. I don't know how comfortable they are within the required ceilings but extra cash from renting the ground out will help. As for Irish going into the URC, it is hard to see that as anything other than a negotiating tactic. The IRFU is already facing complaints about the way funds are distributed among the provinces and Irish rugby, although strong, doesn't have the depth to support five teams. As England probably won't pick URC players even if they are based in England, then London Irish wouldn't benefit from the salary offset of having either English or Irish internationals. On the other hand, if they do secure a stadium with a decent capacity such as the Gtech, the English Premiership will welcome them with open arms. The professional sport in this country is desperately short of cash and Irish are a unique proposition guaranteeing large crowds. At this stage I would say there is a better than even chance of them coming to Brentford as a Gallagher Premiership team given that it suits everybody's interests and Eddie Jordan has the skills and funds to make it happen. |
| Topic | Date Posted | Posted By |
| London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 14/02/25 10:41:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 14/02/25 10:54:00 | Richard Greenhough |
| Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 14/02/25 11:14:00 | Peter Cozens |
| Re:Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 14/02/25 12:02:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 14/02/25 12:51:00 | Alex Cavell |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 14/02/25 13:42:00 | Denis I. Fox |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 14/02/25 17:34:00 | Julian Pavey |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 15/02/25 08:46:00 | Brian Green |
| Reply | 15/02/25 10:23:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 15/02/25 10:31:00 | N V Brooks |
| Re:Reply | 15/02/25 19:08:00 | Peter Cozens |
| Re:Re:Reply | 15/02/25 23:11:00 | Denis I. Fox |
| Reply | 16/02/25 07:59:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 16/02/25 20:55:00 | Denis I. Fox |
| Re:Reply | 17/02/25 09:51:00 | Peter Cozens |
| Reply | 17/02/25 10:35:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 17/02/25 17:09:00 | Peter Cozens |
| Reply | 18/02/25 09:31:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Reply | 18/02/25 12:24:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 18/02/25 19:26:00 | Peter Cozens |
| Re:Re:Reply | 19/02/25 09:30:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Re:Re:Re:Reply | 19/02/25 16:57:00 | Peter Cozens |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply | 20/02/25 09:04:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply | 20/02/25 10:03:00 | Peter Cozens |
| Reply | 21/02/25 09:10:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Reply | 21/02/25 11:55:00 | Michael Robinson |
| Reply | 21/02/25 12:21:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 21/02/25 13:47:00 | Michael Robinson |
| Reply | 21/02/25 14:52:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 21/02/25 15:53:00 | Michael Robinson |
| Reply | 21/02/25 17:35:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 21/02/25 19:47:00 | Michael Robinson |
| Re:Re:Reply | 21/02/25 21:07:00 | Simon Hayes |
| Reply | 22/02/25 07:56:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 24/02/25 10:13:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Reply | 25/02/25 16:54:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 25/02/25 17:11:00 | Richard Greenhough |
| Reply | 25/02/25 17:42:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 27/02/25 09:11:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Reply | 28/02/25 08:58:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 28/02/25 10:46:00 | Richard Greenhough |
| Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 28/02/25 15:22:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 15/02/25 10:31:00 | Denis I. Fox |
| Reply | 15/02/25 10:54:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Rugby at GTech | 02/03/25 11:33:00 | David Tyler |
| Reply | 04/03/25 08:53:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 04/03/25 10:59:00 | N V Brooks |
| Reply | 04/03/25 15:08:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Reply | 05/03/25 08:29:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Reply | 08/03/25 10:17:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 10/03/25 04:17:00 | Ian Mortimer |
| Reply | 10/03/25 15:26:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Reply | 11/03/25 08:30:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Reply | 12/03/25 17:23:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 06/08/25 10:07:00 | Peter Cozens |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 06/08/25 10:27:00 | Michael Robinson |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 06/08/25 12:29:00 | Denis I. Fox |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 06/08/25 12:48:00 | Andrew Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 06/08/25 13:05:00 | Michael Robinson |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 06/08/25 19:53:00 | Andrew Jones |
| Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 20/03/25 10:56:00 | Richard Greenhough |
| Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 21/03/25 17:54:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Reply | 24/03/25 17:05:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 24/03/25 18:30:00 | Denis I. Fox |
| Re:Re:Reply | 27/03/25 17:17:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Reply | 02/04/25 07:51:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 14/04/25 11:45:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Reply | 17/04/25 09:14:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 17/04/25 14:18:00 | Denis I. Fox |
| Re:Re:Promotion & relegation | 17/04/25 16:16:00 | Richard Greenhough |
| Re:Re:Re:Promotion & relegation | 17/04/25 20:12:00 | Denis I. Fox |
| Reply | 19/04/25 10:10:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 19/04/25 15:40:00 | Denis I. Fox |
| Re:Re:Reply | 22/04/25 10:04:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Re:Re:Re:Reply | 02/05/25 13:14:00 | Francis Rowe |