Fulfilling the sky contract has to be the priority. If the only way to do that is play behind closed doors, so be it.

Given that there is now an influx of money from govt, the potential pressure eases a little. Season tickets could be rolled over to next year with a "top up" charge to reset them based on the number of games already played. This then leaves a revenue hole this year, which could be partially filled with the govt funding. Personally, I'd write this season off, mothball the clubs and look to prepare for next year.


Any funding from RFL must have strings attached about the future structure of the game. We can't just hand out cash to be used this season when it has to be paid back. This is a loan not a grant...

If clubs roll this years season ticket money over to next year clubs would have little income again next year and there will be no government bail out next season. It would cripple clubs.

Going to be some tough decisions to take by everyone including ourselves i think. Would you carry on paying this year to watch games potentially on TV or a streamed version by clubs and then pay again next year?

That, to me, is what it will come down to im afraid

We may not have a choice. We have a TV contract to fulfill with sky, and that is most club's primary source of income, and with TV negotiations ongoing we may have to take a few risks in order to make sure we have a game at the end of this.

Sky call the shots no doubt, don't play their greedy game though!!

We need to play whatever game Sky want ( PROVIDING IT IS SAFE ) or we won't have Rugby League

There would always be rugby league, they can't take that away from us. Just might have to go back to semi pro.....!
Would not b be the world's worst thing for sport. Had been so over sanitized that has gone way down as spectacle......

Sky pay us for the rights to show games on TV - we make money.
Sky sell advertising and subscriptions to watch sport - they make money.

If you don't like the basics of money in sport then I fear Rugby League is not the sport for you.

The game's a long way off being played at all, closed doors or otherwise. I've not heard or read anyone able to propose a coherent strategy on how health, liability and financial issues can all be overcome. Far as I can figure, no sport has, as yet, even got to the stage of even putting forward to government a plan for consideration. Just saying.

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That seems to be the standard response to anyone who questions anything....

Probably because it's true. Seriously, if you can develop a cogent argument please do but if you can't extend beyond "boo hiss Sky are greedy" then it's probably not worth the time.

What's a' cogent argument'? Not sure I can do that!!

I know what you're saying though. Koukash alluded to RFL just jumping to sky's commands, and that we could advance the sport by looking elsewhere.
Pretty successful guy and I think he knew what he was talking about. Don't think he realised how badly the sport is governed though. Lots of professions are not moving back, but forwards, and looking to work in new ways. If someone like Eddie Hearn gets involved we'd be looking at a breakaway league ala darts, and just look at what they've achieved for a pub game!!