National 3 Midlands 2012/3

A thread for general news/gossip.

I think Nuneaton will be the weakest out of those teams...Mike Umaga has left and they've been reliant on a core group of class players. Warwickshire rumour mill is suggesting they will struggle to keep hold of them for next season. And whilst this happened to Broadstreet when we were relegated from Nat 2, Nuneaton don't have a strong 2nd/3rd/4th team to fall back on.

I have seen them a few times and they are no mugs and will finish comfortably top half. Very well run and organised club and very welcoming for away fans . Nice people and good addition to Nat 3.

By do a dudley you mean finish 2nd or go straight up from M1W to N2?

Yes some interesting teams in the league this season anda lot will obviously depend upon who recruits or loses players.

One of the reasons Freddy is moving is likely to be money. He will no doubt say it is also development.
Try checking your facts before making such statements because I can assure you that Mitch won't be coming cheap either.


Edited by Touch judge - 27 May 2012 at 14:36

Ok so let's deal with the usual argument from Hinckley. I've no doubt that all the above are true, as I would expect from any town rugby club, fed by one of the best state rugby schools in the country. Good luck with the £750k mortgage, oh sorry we shouldn't be discussing financial details in public. Maybe you're going to have to charge £10 to get into every game next season.
My original post was on topic, you are the one who decided to turn it into look at us aren't we great. Am I bitter, no, players move on for whatever reason, something your chairman should remember after his programme notes when we visited Leicester road last season, Greasley and Keeling approached us FACT.
You want facts. Last season South had its most successful season ever finishing 3rd in the league and winning the county cup 2 FACTS. The 2 players mentioned are currently playing for a Leicestershire side that has 10 South players in the squad FACT. That squad is coached by the Hinckley coach and suddenly they are moving FACT. One of the players mentioned is local to South, and yet has decided to move o a new club, where the current number 1 is the player keeping him out of the county side in that position FACT. The financial details were being discussed openly at the county game on Saturday FACT.
I like Hinckley, town centre is a bit rough though, I like your club, and I know that many of the players are friends. What rankles a little is a club standing up and saying look what you did and said about us, and then doing the same thing themselves.
Good luck for next season and I look forward to our games.

Agreed on the league especially with he return of our friends from Ampthill. Their shenanigans cost you dear last time.
At least our pitch is level!!!!!
Great county game, forwards we're excellent but backs played their part as well. To be the 2nd penalty of the 3 was more a PT than the 3rd.
Surrey will be tough it's almost a home ie for them, and they must be decent to go up to Cumbria and get a win.

Yes it did we got a default taste of the fruits of N2S thanks to Ampthill and we haven't forgot it! Personally at this level I think the North have the braun and the South have the brains backed with the finance so Surrey is the tougher final for Leics. I cant see them having a pack like Leics so that should be the focus. We have had that ref a few times and he's been woeful with the whistle at the scrum and breakdown on every outing!

We do love each other and it's great we are all now at same level with ALL local lads in all 3 teams. Lions on the other hand oh how we wish that one bonus point didn't save them from the drop as it would have made all our seasons to get a shot at them! Well enjoy the trips away and hopefully we get to see your lovely hills next year.