This week I received a text message from a friend who is a die-hard regional rugby fan.
The message read: "When is all the politics and the arguing going to end mate? I just want to be a rugby fan again."
I think he speaks for the majority of people associated with Welsh rugby. be it supporters, players, coaches or administrators.
The good name of Welsh rugby has been dragged through the dirt in recent times following the allegations of misogyny, sexism, racism and homophobia within the Welsh Rugby Union.
When you couple that with the fiasco at regional level which very nearly led to a player strike and the cancellation of Wales' Guinness Six Nations clash with England, then I'm struggling to think of a time when Welsh rugby's reputation was any lower.
Given the scandals and numerous crises which has engulfed the game in this country over the past few months, I may well have been a political reporter covering the goings on at Westminster rather than rugby correspondent for WalesOnline.
While in an ideal world I'd concentrate on the actual rugby itself, I find myself talking financial matters with figures in the upper echelons of the Welsh game or discussing the merits of a stronger governance model.
My hope is this Sunday's extraordinary general meeting in Port Talbot will at the very least signal the beginning of the end.
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If the Welsh Rugby Union's proposed motion is passed through you'll get a board suited to governing the game in Wales, one with a variety of different skill sets, and one which stands the best chance of carving out a brighter future for the game in this country.
I'll be at the EGM in Port Talbot on Sunday morning and should the vote go against the WRU, I fully expect there to be mass resignations over the coming days while there is a strong chance major sponsors will begin pulling out.
It will be at the stage where Welsh rugby is irreparable both at community and professional level, while it would be very difficult to see any competent chief executive wanting to touch it.
Sunday should herald in the beginning of a new era for Welsh rugby, the start of a journey upward out of the pit it finds itself in.
It should be a chance to rebuild our game from the ashes with the aim of ensuring a vibrant community game, a stronger women's programme, plans to make the regional game successful, and an improved men's national side.
If this gets voted through, the right people with the relevant skill sets can begin to find a way of improving every aspect of the game in Wales.
One area in desperate need of improvement is the semi-professional game. Many of you will have seen Wales U20s get annihilated 67-17 a week ago.
Many of France's players already have Top 14 or Pro D2 experience, with their inside centre Émilien Gailleton of Pau the leading try scorer in the French top flight this season.
On the other hand, there were some Wales players who hadn't even played Welsh Premiership rugby. Quite frankly, the system is failing them.
The clubs in the Welsh Premiership work extremely hard developing players of the future but the gap between semi-professional rugby and the United Rugby Championship is enormous.
That gap needs to be bridged as a matter of priority and increasing the number of teams from 12 to 14 is not going to help matters.
As I exclusively revealed last week, the WRU are planning what they dub an "elite" eight-team league for the 2024-25 season in a bid to bridge this gap.
This is one glaring area where stronger governance would improve the fortunes of rugby in Wales.
A change in the governance should also lead to a competent executive who would increase income into the game while also ensuring costs are under control.
Let's hope the clubs fall on the right side of history.
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