| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 19:46 - Jan 12 with 3402 views | Togg |
It's a no brainer. Develop St Helens. First class Cricket has more or less gone. The surrounding area of Brynmill has loads of pubs and restaurants. Ideal for when teams from outside Wales come and play. What a location opposite the sea. |  | |  |
| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 19:50 - Jan 12 with 3392 views | Whiterockin |
| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 19:46 - Jan 12 by Togg |
It's a no brainer. Develop St Helens. First class Cricket has more or less gone. The surrounding area of Brynmill has loads of pubs and restaurants. Ideal for when teams from outside Wales come and play. What a location opposite the sea. |
They will go to the Gnoll. [Post edited 12 Jan 2024 21:30]
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| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 20:03 - Jan 12 with 3359 views | Togg |
| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 19:50 - Jan 12 by Whiterockin |
They will go to the Gnoll. [Post edited 12 Jan 2024 21:30]
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It would need huge developing. I think that would also be the end of most of the Swansea support. | | | |
| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 20:08 - Jan 12 with 3331 views | onehunglow |
| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 20:03 - Jan 12 by Togg |
It would need huge developing. I think that would also be the end of most of the Swansea support. |
Profoundly upsetting.
Swansea has a history of rugby every but as significant as football,possibly more so as the Whites have been the best touring teams at the time .
The day we joined with a village like Neath was the death knell. | |
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| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 20:08 - Jan 12 with 3333 views | Whiterockin |
Plans are already in place I believe. There is a meeting next week between Neath, Ospreys and N and PT Council. | | | |
| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 20:26 - Jan 12 with 3292 views | majorraglan |
| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 20:03 - Jan 12 by Togg |
It would need huge developing. I think that would also be the end of most of the Swansea support. |
St Helens is a terrible ground to watch rugby. I agree with you regarding any redevelopment, it’s going to cost a fortune and in my opinion it would be cheaper to start from new. It’s also a bit of a poor location to get to these days, there’s the huge number of traffic lights, parking issues etc and to be honest I don’t think the Ospreys can afford it. | | | |
| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 21:16 - Jan 12 with 3247 views | Dr_Winston |
Would save the Swans a fortune in pitch maintenance and it's hard to imagine that the average Ospreys attendance is worth the hassle of opening the stadium. They probably run at a loss. If memory serves the council were having some difficulty getting their contributions off them anyway.
Something in the 8000 to 10000 capacity would be ample for the vast majority their games, be that St Helens or The Gnoll. |  |
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| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 21:16 - Jan 12 with 3248 views | max936 |
| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 19:50 - Jan 12 by Whiterockin |
They will go to the Gnoll. [Post edited 12 Jan 2024 21:30]
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| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 21:17 - Jan 12 with 3239 views | Whiterockin |
| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 21:16 - Jan 12 by max936 |
Gnoll |
Apologies. | | | |
| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 21:19 - Jan 12 with 3226 views | max936 |
| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 21:17 - Jan 12 by Whiterockin |
Apologies. |
I should think so too!  | |
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| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 17:43 - Mar 30 with 2420 views | builthjack |
Of the 3,900 fans, Munster brought over 1200.
They can’t carry on like that surely, especially with funding drying up from the WRU. |  |
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| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 17:46 - Mar 30 with 2421 views | max936 |
Decent win today, squeaky bum time at 29-21, but scored another great try at the death to secure the win, excellent stuff. | |
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| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 19:00 - Mar 30 with 2385 views | SullutaCreturned |
If they want people from Swansea and Neath to go then it should b at Llandarcy but it'll cost them, it will wherever they go though.
At least at Llandarcy they can have great access to the motorway, even if the need the councils help, to change the roads a bit, or possibly build a new one. Assuming the Senedd agrees I guess.
One of their big problems has been getting people from Neath and Swansea to buy into the region. If it goes deeper into either territory it won't fix anything. | | | |
| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 20:26 - Mar 30 with 2357 views | Whiterockin |
| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 19:00 - Mar 30 by SullutaCreturned |
If they want people from Swansea and Neath to go then it should b at Llandarcy but it'll cost them, it will wherever they go though.
At least at Llandarcy they can have great access to the motorway, even if the need the councils help, to change the roads a bit, or possibly build a new one. Assuming the Senedd agrees I guess.
One of their big problems has been getting people from Neath and Swansea to buy into the region. If it goes deeper into either territory it won't fix anything. |
A lot of the season ticket holders I know go by public transport, there's a lot of work to be done there or they won't go. Llandarcy is in the middle of nowhere transport wise. | | | |
| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 21:08 - Mar 30 with 2333 views | Dr_Winston |
Seems to me the Ospreys particular problems stem from the parochial nature of Welsh Rugby and the fact that they're the only "region" that actually embraced the concept. The rest are basically just Llanelli and Cardiff.
People loved Swansea or Neath. They don't love the Ospreys. They couldn't care less and never have. Even the few who do bother to turn up for games scurry back to their own clubs as soon as possible afterwards.
The whole concept is doomed. Might as well nip it in the bud now rather than waste time and money trying to resucitate it somewhere else. | |
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| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 00:34 - Mar 31 with 2262 views | Robbie |
Good friend of mine , Cimla based mentioned his dad would never follow the Ospreys .
Neef , Gnoll was where his Season Ticket money went to , Regional Rugby a no go .
Yet Parc y Scarlets , nice new purpose build Stadium , Turks love the Scarlet ethos , is still a profit ground , but it seems the Club side is £3 million in debt .
Blues /Cardiff , Newport /Gwent Dragons all carrying on with no upfront financial issues .
Swansea RFC / St Helens , gone , now a local regional team cannot get a pitch to play on , Ashleigh Road still available , how much is the permit these days mate .
WRU is so dependant on ticket pricing , alcohol sales , TV rights , daffodil wearing punters .
Would love to see top class rugby thrive in our area , my conspiracy theory is Ospreys out . | | | |
| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 20:09 - Mar 31 with 2114 views | SullutaCreturned |
| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 20:26 - Mar 30 by Whiterockin |
A lot of the season ticket holders I know go by public transport, there's a lot of work to be done there or they won't go. Llandarcy is in the middle of nowhere transport wise. |
They can lay on public transport to Llandarcy, it's hardly the middle of nowhere. In fact compred to the Gnoll or St Helens it'd probably be easier getting there and parking, quicker in and out, as long as whatever they did was done properly of course. | | | |
| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 23:46 - Mar 31 with 2053 views | majorraglan |
| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 00:34 - Mar 31 by Robbie |
Good friend of mine , Cimla based mentioned his dad would never follow the Ospreys .
Neef , Gnoll was where his Season Ticket money went to , Regional Rugby a no go .
Yet Parc y Scarlets , nice new purpose build Stadium , Turks love the Scarlet ethos , is still a profit ground , but it seems the Club side is £3 million in debt .
Blues /Cardiff , Newport /Gwent Dragons all carrying on with no upfront financial issues .
Swansea RFC / St Helens , gone , now a local regional team cannot get a pitch to play on , Ashleigh Road still available , how much is the permit these days mate .
WRU is so dependant on ticket pricing , alcohol sales , TV rights , daffodil wearing punters .
Would love to see top class rugby thrive in our area , my conspiracy theory is Ospreys out . |
The concept of the Ospreys was good, but given the tribal nature of Welsh rugby they were always up against it. In the early years Neath and Swansea did well out of the Ospreys with players tloaned in to supplement match day squads, Aberavon faired less well and were the poor relation as were Maesteg.
Things changed over time, Neath and the Ospreys seemed to go their own ways and Aberavon got more help with ff the O’s - as far as I can see these days it’s just Swansea who get the help. I enjoy rugby and I do watch a game on a Saturday - if it fits in with everything else but I don’t watch the regional games - it’s years since I’ve watched the O’s! | | | |
| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 18:58 - Aug 12 with 778 views | Dr_Winston |
Playing in Bridgend for next season. That'll kill off any remaining interest in Swansea I reckon.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/articles/c79l3jlgj1qo | |
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| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 20:02 - Aug 12 with 748 views | Whiterockin |
Jumped the gun moving out of the Swansea.com. | | | |
| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 21:06 - Aug 12 with 690 views | Dr_Winston |
| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 20:02 - Aug 12 by Whiterockin |
Jumped the gun moving out of the Swansea.com. |
I struggle to understand the logic.
They're already struggling to capture the interest of the city they play in. Spending a season 20 miles away is not going to help.
I can only see this ending one way. | |
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| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 21:12 - Aug 12 with 677 views | Luther27 |
| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 21:06 - Aug 12 by Dr_Winston |
I struggle to understand the logic.
They're already struggling to capture the interest of the city they play in. Spending a season 20 miles away is not going to help.
I can only see this ending one way. |
Taking a gamble. They’ve had full houses the few times they’ve been to the Brewery. Not sure how it will affect season ticket sales though. Bonus is no change of kick off times etc that happened at The Liberty due to Swans games.
I do feel however there’s a lot going on behind the scenes at both Llanelli and Ospreys regarding what league they’ll be playing in 26/27 season. | | | |
| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 22:01 - Aug 12 with 634 views | EagleEye |
| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 21:12 - Aug 12 by Luther27 |
Taking a gamble. They’ve had full houses the few times they’ve been to the Brewery. Not sure how it will affect season ticket sales though. Bonus is no change of kick off times etc that happened at The Liberty due to Swans games.
I do feel however there’s a lot going on behind the scenes at both Llanelli and Ospreys regarding what league they’ll be playing in 26/27 season. |
Massive gamble going to the Brewery Field. Basically alienating what’s left of the ‘supporters’ from the Swansea, Neath, Aberavon & valleys areas.
There are still big numbers travelling from this area to Cardiff for internationals. If a region is dropped from this area there will be a big impact in the future on crowds going to internationals.
There shouldn’t really even be a debate, the worst region on the field has been Newport. They should have their funding cut as they have done the least to deserve it. Poor on the field, relatively low numbers of internationals being produced from the region, yet still on equal funding to the Ospreys etc. |  | | |
| Ospreys to move out of the Swansea.com? on 01:06 - Aug 13 with 598 views | Robbie |
WRU will see this as an excuse to demote The Ospreys to extinction .
Last lot to field at The Brewery Field , Celtic Warriors where chucked out by Cardiff RFC .
As said in an earlier post , the cull of the forth team will be The Ospreys .
Newport Gwent , Carrdiff Blues and even the Scarlets kept their heritage to a degree .
The Ospreys , just why that title. Neef RFC and Whites RFC supporters must be appalled . | | | |
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