RIP Rushers???? Team England for good...

[Buddha 3]

This all leaves me with mixed feelings. On one hand it's a shame to see both Banzai and the Rushers break up, but on the other hand, something very exciting could be in the making. In the end only results count, and if you are determined to get results, it makes sense to not divide the talent into 'penny packets', but to go for a concentration of this talent.

So, the best of luck from Amsterdam!

 

[Glorykid]

i'll tell you what thats one hell of a incentive to play for the whole of the british scene.

imagine getting asked to play for that team.

And all the youngsters will have something to aim for.

i hope they will have trials like 4 times a year to keep giving new blood a chance

this might just work

 

[Matski]

Sceptic

Sorry but I know about all sorts of crap that has happened in the past involving various persons, pball politics, back stabbing, stories which many who come on these boards will never hear, you only ever get the sunny side, you form opinions from what Robbo lets you read in Pgi. Therefore, im kinda sceptical about this whole thing..............but who knows, time will tell
Its a shame that Banzai have split, but Rushers!? I mean wtf, they have really shown their full potential recently and instead of building on their strengths their been broken up? They were such a good team!
I know Peter thinks he can create some kind of Dynasty but believe me, its easier said than done. Slapping a bunch of good players together does not guarantee anything, I think Xball proved that.


Does anybody know exactly which players have left Rushers? Im gutted we only got to play them once!

 

[Glorykid]

hey look if the yanks can create a team like Dynasty we can 2.

i dont think the rushers should Split but add the players from the x-ball squad.

and offer tryouts to new talent every 3-4 months

if the rushers stay as they are you have the foundation for a feckin good team.(they are anyway)

add a few more talents and your sorted.

Keep the rushers as the name. as everbody knows who they are.

Job done

Nuff said

 

[Glorykid]

sh8t im a genius

 

[TJ Lambini]

Yo Matski, was that an attempted slur on tha Robonator? Why? What's tha big guy done to you?

You know, all tha guys on all the teams had a choice, and they all made it freely - and I think they all got their captains and team-mates' blessing cos everyone's attitude was 'Had I been picked, I'd have gone for it to.'

Nothing sinister about that IMHO.

peace

 

[rancid]

Sceptic

Originally posted by matski
Its a shame that Banzai have split, but Rushers!? I mean wtf, they have really shown their full potential recently and instead of building on their strengths their been broken up? They were such a good team!

Matski, you make it sound that someone other than the players have broken it up - that the players had no choice.

I know Peter thinks he can create some kind of Dynasty but believe me, its easier said than done. Slapping a bunch of good players together does not guarantee anything, I think Xball proved that.

No, I don't think Peter does think that, I just think he wants to try summat different. Isn't it this Brit thing again: don't try; don't take the logical course cos it might not work. For 15 years we've done jack ****. For 15 years loose collections of friends have wound up being Yank-Spanked into the distance.

I know Robbo's a pain in the arse at times, I know he perhaps comes over arrogant, I know that being high profile means that you attract criticism - and I also know he's not that great at handling all that.

But Matski, you're a positive, open-minded bloke what's wrong with giving it a go?

I don't expect this team to wipe everyone before them. I think the Rushers could probably kick their arse at the moment, but it is a new way of doing things, and if it sets a standard for the next 15 years then it cannot be bad.

And if it all comes tumbling down around our ears, does it really matter? Is it the end of the world? Have we lost a 15year winning streak? Nup.

I think we should give em a chance.

 

[Glorykid]

brocoli dwarf

no not yet PM mr big he'll let you know

 

[manike]

I should know better but I'm probably about to get controversial...

I honestly hope this will work out but I can't help thinking that the Rushers were already on the way to achieveing the ultimate X-ball team from the UK. Did they need to be split up and joined with others or did they just need an arse load of sponsorship to make it to the top?

I spoke to Mark Toye a while back and he pointed out that the Rushers were pretty much a team of front players so now some of the front guys were playing back and everyone was learning all positions... certainly everyone on the field for the Rushers can adapt and play different positions.

Sounds like an X-ball team huh?

I realise that the addition of certain other players (especially Jack Wood) can only be good for the team, but there is potentially an opportunity cost here.

We just lost the Banzai's. Which makes me feel sad. I still remember my first ever tourny 11 years ago where theywhooped us off the field and we may be losing some of the Rushers who are quieter but also damn good players.

I'm hoping this is happening as a way to support the development of the Rushers core team with more sponsorship and a few additional key players. I also hope that Toye has a large influence on the development of the new team, because I think He has what is needed to move UK paintball forwards. In terms of insight and leadership.

Is Colby going to be in this new team? Judging from the way he played at Campaign I think he'd be a fantastic X-ball player, and he was certainly one of the most impressive front players I saw all weekend from ANY team. I know Sam was part of the team, but Colby was hot at Campaign.

It's a shame Nick will be moving onto other pastures.

manike

(edited to take the 's' off of Jack Wood's name )

 

[TJ Lambini]

Sam ain't on tha team, Nicky T is, or so Robo tells me.

And I think that given Mr Toye and his team-mates were willing to make tha break, it suggest that he and they saw more potential in tha new team than in tha existing one - and that pretty much says it all I guess.

Mr Toye - speak to us!