Rob-RoyalTinribRob-Royal I know all that but you asked the question and you can dress it up all you like to justify the argument.....
At the end of the day we've gone from a club where we were competing to buy players to a club that now sells it's best talent. Players know this, agents know this and sadly we all know it....you can claim it's for the benefit of the club and it's long term future financially (and to a certain extent I can understand this) and you can also make it sound like it's to the benefit of the players too with the relationship with the club, but try telling that to the paying public if what they see on the pitch starts going t1ts up...
We've got to keep finding jems, nurturing talent in the academy and the production line needs to keep providing to sell on....is that a sustainable model to work to?[/quote]
Isn't that the norm for most football clubs?
Depends what you mean by 'most' - there are many football clubs and somebody has to buy for you to be able to sell....
I think that RFC have become very good at it in the past 5 years.
My point, is that sustainable to stay in the championship or get promoition?
it certainly does appear to be