- Hugh Midde wrote:
- Chances are that this post ain't gonna please Mr C but some of you Plymothians might raise a glass to Plymouth born Henry Slade who was voted the 2023/24 Gallagher Premiership Rugby Player of the season.
Henry also made it a prize winning double by winning the league top scorer trophy after garnering a mighty 155 points.
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, the Chief's wing speedster who's heavily tipped to join the next Lions tour made it an EXE double by winning the 'Breakthrough Player of the Season.
ex albion player too is slade as where nowell cowan dickie and several other chiefs legends of the recent era.
Still irks me to this day the former owners of Albion at the time who rather than do what the Chiefs did and invest in a ground and facilities in a prime location to make money while also investing in its youth recruitment and training which it cant be denied its been a major success for them at the time they decided when Albion where on the up and pushing on the premiership's door to cut the academy which lost alot of youngsters to the chiefs a move they never really bothered to rectify even today bought a pitch in an area you cant build a decent stadium in due to them agreeing to not impact the athletics club next door nor has it got good roads to cope with crowds (take not hallett kings road is a bitch when its busy) and not only do all thst they only ever built two stands that are not very good they went on and sacked graham dawe and they never ever recovered from that lost fans from going to games as alot either didnt bother going or started going to chiefs or pirates games and went into major debt.
im happy Slade decided to stay at the Chiefs and not taken the money in France which i dont think anyone would have blamed him if he did hes a great player and Argyle fan too btw. I hope the chiefs have a better season next time around im hoping to get up for a few games.
- Hugh Midde wrote:
- Tgwu wrote:
- Hugh is that true the women team are going full team and they have a backer paying the bill
Sorry for my delay in answering but I've been holidaying at my daughters in Dorset. As for the Chiefs women's team I know very little other than what you get by logging on the club's website. The reason is that I live in Wiltshire and travel down on the Friday with my son and returning home Sunday afternoon which make's a costly weekend. We watch the Chiefs/City alternatively in case you're wondering (unless it's a special game of interest) However, When I'm able I'll make an effort answer your query.
i believe until fairly recently one of the new gladiators who happens to be deaf played for the chiefs but has since retired from the game to be a celeb on the back of the show. Thats all i know about the womens team too.