Re: Ottawa Odsal Aces : Thu Oct 21, 2021 2:55 pm  

paulwalker71 wrote:

It could be a way of Race, Jowitt, O'Hanlon, Ho et al getting some game time

But I'll believe it when I see it

Couldn’t they just play for our reserves next year? Fair enough league 1 would be a higher standard

Re: Ottawa Odsal Aces : Fri Oct 22, 2021 8:29 pm  

paulwalker71 wrote:

Is this a rumour with any credance? I can't find any mention of this anywhere...

IF true, and it makes sense with the Nigel Wood / Eric Perez link - then there could be a 'method in the madness' with some sort of 'dual reg' arrangement whereby our fringe players could play games for 'Ottawa' (and I use that term loosely)

It could be a way of Race, Jowitt, O'Hanlon, Ho et al getting some game time

But I'll believe it when I see it

'It makes sense '. FFS!

Re: Ottawa Odsal Aces : Fri Oct 22, 2021 9:01 pm  

Ottawa have tonight confirmed they are ‘permanently relocating to the uk’.

Will they revert back to Hemel? Or something else entirely?

I’m not sure of the make up of the proposed Ottawa set up but wouldn’t it be nice if any proposed money men and investors could stick with the game in the UK. Invest in a UK team?

Re: Ottawa Odsal Aces : Fri Oct 22, 2021 9:37 pm  

Hudd-Shay wrote:

'It makes sense '. FFS!

It makes sense TO THEM

I think the idea is bonkers

Re: Ottawa Odsal Aces : Fri Oct 22, 2021 9:49 pm  

OK the announcement is here https://www.ottawaaces.com/club-announcement/ Clearly we are now discussing something different. I’d assumed the original idea was to base Ottawa at Odsal until COVID allowed them to play in Canada. We are now talking about totally relocating to a new location permanently. Remember they bought the Hemel license, so they can base themselves somewhere and just crack on as if Ottawa never happened. I assume that means Odsal is off the table as you surely can’t just have another Bradford club playing out of OdsaI? I hope it will be somewhere that expands the footprint of the game, perhaps Bristol or Nottingham.

OK the announcement is here https://www.ottawaaces.com/club-announcement/ Clearly we are now discussing something different. I’d assumed the original idea was to base Ottawa at Odsal until COVID allowed them to play in Canada. We are now talking about totally relocating to a new location permanently. Remember they bought the Hemel license, so they can base themselves somewhere and just crack on as if Ottawa never happened. I assume that means Odsal is off the table as you surely can’t just have another Bradford club playing out of OdsaI? I hope it will be somewhere that expands the footprint of the game, perhaps Bristol or Nottingham.

Re: Ottawa Odsal Aces : Fri Oct 22, 2021 10:18 pm  

paulwalker71 wrote: OK the announcement is here https://www.ottawaaces.com/club-announcement/ Clearly we are now discussing something different. I’d assumed the original idea was to base Ottawa at Odsal until COVID allowed them to play in Canada. We are now talking about totally relocating to a new location permanently. Remember they bought the Hemel license, so they can base themselves somewhere and just crack on as if Ottawa never happened. I assume that means Odsal is off the table as you surely can’t just have another Bradford club playing out of OdsaI? I hope it will be somewhere that expands the footprint of the game, perhaps Bristol or Nottingham. How about somewhere with a BD postcode but outside of the city? Like Silsden or Bingley out that way? Then people don’t have to travel across the city to watch professional rugby league.

paulwalker71 wrote: OK the announcement is here https://www.ottawaaces.com/club-announcement/ Clearly we are now discussing something different. I’d assumed the original idea was to base Ottawa at Odsal until COVID allowed them to play in Canada. We are now talking about totally relocating to a new location permanently. Remember they bought the Hemel license, so they can base themselves somewhere and just crack on as if Ottawa never happened. I assume that means Odsal is off the table as you surely can’t just have another Bradford club playing out of OdsaI? I hope it will be somewhere that expands the footprint of the game, perhaps Bristol or Nottingham. How about somewhere with a BD postcode but outside of the city? Like Silsden or Bingley out that way? Then people don’t have to travel across the city to watch professional rugby league.

Re: Ottawa Odsal Aces : Fri Oct 22, 2021 10:22 pm  

Maccbull_BigBullyBooaza wrote:

How about somewhere with a BD postcode but outside of the city? Like Silsden or Bingley out that way? Then people don’t have to travel across the city to watch professional rugby league.

There’s literally nothing out that way sports wise. Not when it comes to rugby league that I can think of. You know out towards Skipton that way.

Re: Ottawa Odsal Aces : Sat Oct 23, 2021 12:37 pm  

paulwalker71 wrote: OK the announcement is here https://www.ottawaaces.com/club-announcement/ Clearly we are now discussing something different. I’d assumed the original idea was to base Ottawa at Odsal until COVID allowed them to play in Canada. We are now talking about totally relocating to a new location permanently. Remember they bought the Hemel license, so they can base themselves somewhere and just crack on as if Ottawa never happened. I assume that means Odsal is off the table as you surely can’t just have another Bradford club playing out of OdsaI? I hope it will be somewhere that expands the footprint of the game, perhaps Bristol or Nottingham. An Ottawa club permanently based in the UK with Aussie players is not an Ottawa team. It’s a ridiculous concept. If it does happen and as you say expands the footprint of this great game I’d support the ideas of promoting local rivalries. May be a club in Sunderland or Durham to become rivals with Newcastle, or Rotherham or Barnsley to go up against Sheffield or Doncaster. I know these are still Northern clubs but I have always felt that expansion should flow slowly outwards (geographically) from our heartlands over many years (which should have been done 30 years ago) instead of just plonking a club in London, Paris, Scarborough etc. The amateur game is very very popular all over the country which always surprises me that when a club enters championship 1 there isn’t more local support for them.

paulwalker71 wrote: OK the announcement is here https://www.ottawaaces.com/club-announcement/ Clearly we are now discussing something different. I’d assumed the original idea was to base Ottawa at Odsal until COVID allowed them to play in Canada. We are now talking about totally relocating to a new location permanently. Remember they bought the Hemel license, so they can base themselves somewhere and just crack on as if Ottawa never happened. I assume that means Odsal is off the table as you surely can’t just have another Bradford club playing out of OdsaI? I hope it will be somewhere that expands the footprint of the game, perhaps Bristol or Nottingham. An Ottawa club permanently based in the UK with Aussie players is not an Ottawa team. It’s a ridiculous concept. If it does happen and as you say expands the footprint of this great game I’d support the ideas of promoting local rivalries. May be a club in Sunderland or Durham to become rivals with Newcastle, or Rotherham or Barnsley to go up against Sheffield or Doncaster. I know these are still Northern clubs but I have always felt that expansion should flow slowly outwards (geographically) from our heartlands over many years (which should have been done 30 years ago) instead of just plonking a club in London, Paris, Scarborough etc. The amateur game is very very popular all over the country which always surprises me that when a club enters championship 1 there isn’t more local support for them.

Re: Ottawa Odsal Aces : Mon Oct 25, 2021 10:43 am  

Bang goes the New York venture then...

Re: Ottawa Odsal Aces : Mon Oct 25, 2021 5:39 pm  

Oh Dear. Donnyman will be having pups!