Thing is i'm used to my employer and forget other people don't have the same problems when it comes to booking hols. It's a nightmare at my place of work to try and get the hols you need especially if it falls in in school holidays.

Clubs play in Toronto once a season, all expenses paid. That means that a player would need to take 1 maybe 1 and a half days off work. Once a year. Every player has looked at this fixture as soon as its come out because this is the scenario - either (a) Travel to Toronto with all your mates to play rugby staying in a hotel and having time to prepare for a game as a full time professional club would with a captains run Friday and video and and full days preparation for a game Saturday at 5pm or (b) work on a rooftop or in an office or on a building site Thursday and Friday knowing your mates are all over in Canada and then watching them on Premier Sports on Saturday whilst you're at home. There is not a single player in Champs 1 or 2 that would sit and moan that 'We don't get back til late Sunday and I'll be jet lagged for work Monday'.

Look at Darts 15 years ago - and now. There are people across the country shouting about what a game RL is, it's popularity in the South West is massive, for example. Gloucester have recently had a RL v RU Masters match and there is another very soon. Wigan and Saints have ties down there. The spectacle of RL is phenomenal but it is marketed completely wrong and those that direct the sport, and unfortunately a large percentage of fans are stuck in the past and won't budge. Toronto is a fantastic step forward and will cost clubs nothing other than time - which they are all more than happy to give. There is no negative, and if it doesn't work, Toronto go away and no-one is any the worse off. But there is constant moaning about 'why would you bring them in rather than Manchester Rangers who are in the heartlands'. Because they haven't the pull to get full Live TV coverage for the country, because they don't have a large budget to grow the team, because they will never sell over 7500 season tickets (which the wolfpack are now up to), because they don't have the marketing and vision of an innovative staff.

I read yesterday, again negative comments, about why RL would have Prince Harry as its Patron??? "he's never shown any interest in RL" "he's always at Twickenham" "We don't want to copy RU" "We don't want acceptance by the establishment"

Everything that is wrong with RL. Harry loves the sport of rugby. He loves the camaraderie, the contest, the challenge. He is arguably, the most popular royal with those under 40 and wants to be involved in RL. He has a worldwide appeal. And we want to tell him to do one?

Love him or loathe him, Barry Hearn has taken a non-entity and turned it into a spectacle. And we have a game light years ahead of a darts match.....it's not rocket science.

Whilst iappreciate not a lot can be decided after one training session, but, Toronto looked very sharp on Saturday at the College.
They are a typical Nobby side with a big aggressive pack,and the very useful Bob Beswick once again pulling the strings.
I am not a betting man and know little about it but it wouldn't surprise me to see the Wolfpack go all season without a league defeat amassing a large talley of points.
Conversely (just bought a pair at £75) being as we say not negatively but realisticly saw nothing from us that over enthused me.
But hey, I will be there.
Simply my humble opinion.

Halifax John, from reading your post and maybe trying too hard to read something into it, were Fax being lazy or not showing what they have already in the bag, who knows what spies were about just 'having a gander at Wolfpack, but also seeing what Fax were about,
I hope it is RM playing it canny and not they have not got a clue with the season being so close to opening.

As in your words " just my opinion"

O/T. Has any one given thought as to what will happen when Wolfpack get a home tie in the early rounds of the Challenge Cup, will it be them picking up the tab for expenses or will The fat controller pay out of central coffers, because sure as eggs are scrambled they will get the marketing opportunity, not to say the draw is manipulated in any way of course!

Toronto will be playing their Challenge Cup games in the Uk in the ground next to Manchester City

MR. Bentleyman I bow to your superior kmnowledge.

However are not Toronto then missing a trick especially if (when) they progress and get a juicy tie against Saints or Wigan ?

Good morning.
I wonder if my friend Bentleyman means their home ties.

Yes HJ if Toronto are drawn @ " HOME" The games will be played at the City of Manchester Stadium

New sponsor, captain and home kit unveiled today: https://www.torontowolfpack.com/2017/01 ... away-kits/

New sponsor, captain and home kit unveiled today: https://www.torontowolfpack.com/2017/01 ... away-kits/

Quote DGM="DGM"New sponsor, captain and home kit unveiled today: https://www.torontowolfpack.com/2017/01 ... away-kits/'" Cant help but admire the way theyre being run so far. Massive sponsor, sold more season tickets than half the teams in SL, big media presence. Hope they get it right on the field as well now.

Quote DGM="DGM"New sponsor, captain and home kit unveiled today: https://www.torontowolfpack.com/2017/01 ... away-kits/'" Cant help but admire the way theyre being run so far. Massive sponsor, sold more season tickets than half the teams in SL, big media presence. Hope they get it right on the field as well now.

Going on their performance yesterday they will do well nd could possibly get promoted twice in two seasons. Tho I think the championship will be a bigger test for them.