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Quote: Tony Fax "Heard a rumour today that Huddersfield are considering "merging" with Fax, with the purchase of the Shay being in the mix. Coincidentally I mentioned Huddersfield's huge debts on another thread so I assume they know they can't continue bleeding money.

Maybe playing as "Huddersfield" at the Shay? Daft indeed, but we're talking about Rugby League here. I don't know how it would work. There's some very well connected folk on here, so it'll be interesting if they've heard anything or this rumour is indeed just a rumour.'"


Not too far from the truth with Hudds looking to have their own stadium as Ken Davy’s legacy. Makes sense
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You have to take your hat off to Davy, he really loves the Giants. After ploughing in going on £20 million for nak all return with a fragile fan base of barely 3k, one wonders why he bothers.

It will be interesting to see what crowd turns up for their meaningless last match against Castleford on Thursday. The irony about the "self preservation" ethos in SL is that if there was relegation then the lower teams would have something to play for which might stoke up some spectator interest, even though admittedly the Giants and Cas would currently be safe as it stands.
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Quote: Tony Fax "It will be interesting to see what crowd turns up for their meaningless last match against Castleford on Thursday. The irony about the "self preservation" ethos in SL is that if there was relegation then the lower teams would have something to play for which might stoke up some spectator interest, even though admittedly the Giants and Cas would currently be safe as it stands.'"


Looking at the recent results for the likes of Hull, Hudders and Cas it looks as if the players have as much interest as the fans. It's all meaningless. How is this meant to attract crowds and sponsors? It'll be the same - possibly worse - next year if there's no standout candidate for SL. Would Toulouse be able to replace say Cas on their IMG score? If not then it's a closed shop until a club attracts a backer willing to spend to get the IMG score higher than the lowest rated SL side. That may never happen.

What's the point?
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It makes my ground share idea less likely. Nobody will want to share their ground with another club as it could allow them to gain IMG points and possibly threaten their place in SL.
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Exactly. That's why in sport you have the 1st division, the 2nd division (or whatever fancy names you give them) .... and so on and there's promotion and relegation between each division. Otherwise we might as well have completely different competitions because there is no longer a link.

As such I think the Championship should re brand itself as the Premiership (ignoring the existence of Super League, lol), get a TV deal with Channel 4 and a blue chip sponsor. Job done!
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Without P&R fans will lose interest outside the top 6 of SL. Games need to have something hinging on them and hope of promotion and fear or relegation are the biggest motivators. Hudders, Hull, Cas and whoever else is at the lower end of SL will see crowds drop further if there's nothing to play for. This isn't the NRL. We don't have the money or the leadership to compete with that. Meanwhile participation is falling. Soon there won't be enough players for the clubs we have now.

Maybe it's time to look at how other sports go about it. Hurling is amateur yet the all Ireland final is absolutely huge - if you haven't seen it watch the highlights https://youtu.be/PoViqHOY-XY?si=Ie-6mUAwEv3SfEvU

That may mean in the long term we go back to a handful of pro clubs and the rest being semi pro. It probably means top level international competition versus Australia and New Zealand is finished but we haven't played the Aussies in years anyway.
Without P&R fans will lose interest outside the top 6 of SL. Games need to have something hinging on them and hope of promotion and fear or relegation are the biggest motivators. Hudders, Hull, Cas and whoever else is at the lower end of SL will see crowds drop further if there's nothing to play for. This isn't the NRL. We don't have the money or the leadership to compete with that. Meanwhile participation is falling. Soon there won't be enough players for the clubs we have now.

Maybe it's time to look at how other sports go about it. Hurling is amateur yet the all Ireland final is absolutely huge - if you haven't seen it watch the highlights https://youtu.be/PoViqHOY-XY?si=Ie-6mUAwEv3SfEvU

That may mean in the long term we go back to a handful of pro clubs and the rest being semi pro. It probably means top level international competition versus Australia and New Zealand is finished but we haven't played the Aussies in years anyway.
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