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« on: August 06, 2020, 07:27:59 AM »
It appears he's been offered a two year contract at Gloucester. Whilst I'd have happily seen him back at the Quadrant next season (got to get used to saying this), two year contracts are a bit of a gamble for any clubs at our level,, especially when players are travelling a long way and presumably on good money. Liverpool to Gloucester must be nearly as far as Liverpool to Boston. What happens in the second year If Gloucester get moved sideways into Conference South? Would a player still based in Liverpool want to see out the contract when the away games are in London, Kent, South Coast, etc? Are Truro still in Conference South?
Seems Gloucester have sold the club's "ambition" to a number of their new signings. True, they've got a new ground to move into and there's optimism around moving back into their own city, but I'd be disappointed if they come across as more ambitious than ourselves with a, new ground of our own and a near miss in the play offs. Gloucester is one of those places, like Worcester and Northampton, where the local football team has often played second fiddle to the local rugby side; culturally it is one of those places which may always have a high profile rugby side and a football team operating several levels below. To achieve Gloucester's ambitions and justify what they're spending on players they'll probably need to tap into extra support, and that's going to be hard when a large percentage of the local population prefer different shaped balls.