The players haven't turned up for training as scheduled as they haven't been paid - can't see them being ready for he triple header!

They can't blame visa rules for not paying players

Toronto will no longer continue in SL in 2020 yea great for SL.
Cue the statements blaming everyone & anyone except the Cowboy PR merchant that runs them.

That must mean P & R will be scrapped.

They intend running a team in 2021, supposedly. If reports of them not paying staff are true then they should be disabused of that notion straight away.

I don’t know what to think about this, I absolutely want/wanted toronto to succeed, however im not sure they should be just allowed to stay in SL, surely they should have seen this coming and not let it get as far as letting fixtures being announced?

Bugger https://superleague.co.uk/article/1460/ ... o-wolfpack

Bugger https://superleague.co.uk/article/1460/ ... o-wolfpack

https://www.rugby-league.com/article/56 ... o-wolfpack That reads to me as bye bye wolfpack

https://www.rugby-league.com/article/56 ... o-wolfpack That reads to me as bye bye wolfpack

Wonder where this leaves the Ward Myler Hall deals?

Sad news for the game and especially the Toronto players.

There is a lot of mud that can be slung at Toronto but being done in by a 1 in 100 year event is pretty hard to predict.

The RFL have some tough decisions ahead now. Surely Toronto can't just waltz back in next season like nothing happened?

It must also cast big shadows over SL's ability to expand outside it's northern roots under its current methods. Only Catalan have had any recent success with clubs in London, Wales, Paris and now Toronto all hitting significant issues in sustainability.

I would add, this gives me no pleasure, but it is no surprise.

If the deals for Myler, Ward and for that matter Hall have gone through i.e contracts signed then they become the responsibility of TWP.
If on the other hand they have gone bust their assets which include their players can be sold.
Well that`s my take on it.
The worry is how these guys and others are going to make a living without getting paid.
And why wasn't this sorted last week when the fixtures were announced?
Surely they knew then what was going to happen or has the owner lied?
Just when our points difference was looking good

Statement from Toronto

rlhttps://www.torontowolfpack.com/toronto-wolfpack-withdraw-from-2020-season/rl

It’s becoming a Joke, forget the right and wrongs of Toronto being in the Super League, it’s now clear that the owner is not going to bank roll the club this season.
What about the players and their futures, simply to make a statement like he has shows we have no idea what is happening, what about the players who have signed for him and were about to sign. If this is not the case and it is hardship then SL should be doing all they can to help this club full fill their fixtures. I have re-financed firms for years via venture capital firms and candidly I have never known such a hard time in which to raise capital, banks want security and if little or no security then no money.
There is a bigger issue here, the RFL and Super League have no idea what to do, they do not employ the right people etc, it seems they are amateurs trying to run the game.
Read the script, Players agents are ringing Up the owner saying this player wants to sign for you, that player wants to sign, of course the owner will get out the cheque book, they are queuing up to join this club, unfortunately TWP have fallen on hard times , Coronavirus has hit firms hard, They cannot fulfil the games fixtures, yet every other team is down to play their games. What about players and their mortgages etc , they have regular bills to pay
If the likes of other clubs and ourselves can play this season then for the spirit of the game and fairness to all the teams they have to face the consequences, simply letting them off and allowing them to rejoin next season in SL is not acceptable. What happens next year if this virus is still prominent , just allow them to do it again.
They need to be told if they play their games and complete this season they will be no relegation, if they simply walk away they will be relegated at least two divisions and start on minus points basis.
Whatever we think this has become a serious situation, we in danger of becoming a laughing stock, or if it’s looking bleak for a couple of other teams they could simply do the same and they will get away with it. That is why the RFL and SL must sort this out and quickly.
The RFL and SL must do all in their power to sort this out, they should have already been working with the UK government asking them for their help with VISA’s etc, if we value TWP as a team of SL then we all should help them and support them, alternately kick them out of SL.

Argyle has at least personally guaranteed player and staff wages for the rest of the season.
Hopefully, they'll be able to loan players out for the rest of the season and then come back next year.