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Post by 2NFR on Dec 20, 2018 18:40:07 GMT
Royals ... assuming it doesn't rain in Wales (weather forecast for Sunday is ?  ) |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2018 21:27:08 GMT
How often is it that you see a national team face a club side in local cup competition and who's at fault for the lack of a Welsh team in the BBL.
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Post by baldereagle on Dec 22, 2018 21:52:03 GMT
Every time Rocks play their internationals !
To be fair, at least Wales have removed the Severn Bridge toll so Royals fans won’t have to pay
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Post by MansfieldMike on Dec 23, 2018 14:17:03 GMT
0 - 33 Royals after 7 minutes Q1
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Post by notoriousbigz on Dec 23, 2018 14:23:14 GMT
Honestly what is the point of this?
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Post by saintpat on Dec 23, 2018 14:27:52 GMT
What a pile of **** this is!!! How does this help the league at all??? Royals have had to travel 100's of miles, 2 days before Christmas for this crap(oh well, there is an upside after all!!!😂😂).
It's simply embarrassing!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2018 15:22:34 GMT
99-35 heading into the 4th Quarter, just shows how mediocre Basketball is in this country. I feel sorry for the fans paying to watch that
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2018 15:37:53 GMT
118-46 Final score, absolute joke
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Post by notoriousbigz on Dec 23, 2018 15:43:19 GMT
Very worthwhile exercise for all involved. Honest.
I might get the local walking basketball team together to play in it next year, hopefully they get drawn against Leicester Riders or something.
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Post by stevetino on Dec 23, 2018 16:33:02 GMT
Waste of time nearly all the 1st round fixtures, non-events
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2018 16:47:55 GMT
Can't agree. Scorchers put out by EBL opposition. Rocks v Wolves only decided in last Q. Need to look at the benefits of a 16 team competition though. Is there a better way?
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Post by samgray on Dec 23, 2018 16:58:27 GMT
Waste of time nearly all the 1st round fixtures, non-events Pick the best non-bbl teams and it would be fine... |
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Post by stevetino on Dec 23, 2018 17:05:06 GMT
Can't agree. Scorchers put out by EBL opposition. Rocks v Wolves only decided in last Q. Need to look at the benefits of a 16 team competition though. Is there a better way? Wales & Kings just totally destroyed, not good for anybody |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2018 17:12:53 GMT
Kings was the most pointless. Ideally the lesser teams should be at home with the opportunity to make a few quid.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2018 17:20:55 GMT
Or perhaps they should do what the Australians do with their national cup competition in Football, have the lower league sides drawn to play each other in the first round and then have the 2 winners drawn against the lower ranked BBL teams in the QF's.
There has to be some solution to avoid such embarrassing scenes in the future although with the BBL's track record I doubt it.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2018 17:23:57 GMT
That would require a whole host of teams who want to play in the trophy. Given that there's a withdrawal every year it suggests to me there isn't a queue.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2018 12:12:48 GMT
Kings was the most pointless. Ideally the lesser teams should be at home with the opportunity to make a few quid. Totally agree. Though given the refereeing costs (double what we generally pay), you can also lose a few quid. The only thing that Kings and Wales achieved was giving me something to rant about today. |
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Post by Walt Singer on Dec 24, 2018 12:52:08 GMT
If the BBL can invite any 4 teams to make up the numbers to 16, rather than Wales, Kings, etc, I'd rather see teams from near-continent countries, from leagues of a similar standard. Say Dutch, French but not top level. Let's other BBL teams experience playing different opposition, and for home ties, let's BBL fans see something a bit different.
It's an experience in Europe different from Riders' campaign this year. A lot less onerous.
Scheduling would undoubtedly be an issue for the non-Brit teams. Costs - maybe more for some clubs, but Raiders, Rocks, Scorchers all use flights already. You could use easyjet Glasgow-Amsterdam just as cheaply as Glasgow-Plymouth.
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Post by foxprorawks on Dec 24, 2018 17:52:17 GMT
How often is it that you see a national team face a club side in local cup competition and who's at fault for the lack of a Welsh team in the BBL. Didn't Glasgow Rocks beat England in the Commonwealth Games?  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2018 22:11:41 GMT
If the BBL can invite any 4 teams to make up the numbers to 16, rather than Wales, Kings, etc, I'd rather see teams from near-continent countries, from leagues of a similar standard. Say Dutch, French but not top level. Let's other BBL teams experience playing different opposition, and for home ties, let's BBL fans see something a bit different. It's an experience in Europe different from Riders' campaign this year. A lot less onerous. Scheduling would undoubtedly be an issue for the non-Brit teams. Costs - maybe more for some clubs, but Raiders, Rocks, Scorchers all use flights already. You could use easyjet Glasgow-Amsterdam just as cheaply as Glasgow-Plymouth. Teams such as Irish then would be a good addition |
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