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!!

The perilous state may be a combination of the effect on Leeds who are probably haemorrhaging cash at this stage, but also the fact that if 5 /6 other clubs go to the wall there may be no professional RL at the other end of the tunnel.

In RL Koukash was remarkably unsuccessful despite the money he ploughed recklessly into Salford. Broke contracts, broke the salary cap, no significant increase in crowds or revenue, academy funded by fans donations and all to finish 14th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 7th & 9th before sodding off.

Koukash is not someone whose example should be followed.

Aside from that it’s very nice saying we should look elsewhere but those who do never actually say who or how we deal with making up the shortfall in income from moving away from Sky.

Great let’s get Eddie Hearn involved. Who decides on that? It needs the clubs. What if they don’t all agree with what he wants to do?
It’s a far more complex picture than darts.

I'm not pretending to know all the answers by any means. I suppose my main point is that the sport could use this period as an opportunity to reflect, and look at some changes moving forward. At the minute we are left with a competition that is becoming less and less of a spectacle to watch, this crowds and interest is dropping, so vicious cycle. Amateur RL is more entertaining imho.
Over reffing, disciplinary panel, sky coverage and infinite replays are to blame.
Top players are not playing in some of the biggest games due to over penal bans. I remember Danny Mcguite missing a grand final eliminatir one year for next to nothing. Its this really what we want?

I think you are just digging yourself into a big hole

Agreed, the spade going back in the shed!