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With a time difference of 5 hrs and a flight of 8 hrs
Take off UK 12 noon Thursday, land Toronto 3pm.
All you've done is stretched your daylight by hours. Stay up until tired and then go to bed. Maybe catch up another couple of hours on Friday night.
Play Saturday
On Sunday, catch plane eg 6am Toronto, land Manchester 7pm
Go home, supper and a nightcap, go to bed, fresh as a bobbin Monday morning.
It's Toronto, not Sydney.'"
The actual issue may not be Monday but Thursday/ Friday, if some of the players work in schools it's a difficult thing to manage.
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They'll have to make sure that they play in the UK over Easter
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I'm sure the vast majority of part-tiimers in League1 will be chompin' at the bit to have an exotic weekend away in Canada and will come to some agreement about hours worked. I'm certain that, in the same position, I would. Best team bonding exercise of the year and paid for by someone else. Not much to dislike, imo.
I'd be amazed if the same vast majority don't already have loose arrangements with outside employers about non regular rugby commitments and the Canada trip would fall under that. Surely, very few employers would make sanctions against a valued employee for the [very odd day off.
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If someone told me that if I used 2-3 days of my holiday entitlement at work, I could have an all expenses paid few days trip to Toronto, I'd bite their bloody hand off.
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| Quote Norman Bates="Norman Bates"The actual issue may not be Monday but Thursday/ Friday, if some of the players work in schools it's a difficult thing to manage.
I know it'll only be once a season but not all jobs can take time when they want.'"
Look, it's a done deal. The Canadians - and to their credit the RFL and the C1 clubs - have done it. All done with a can-do attitude.
Not sure what's to be gained by pointing out potential snaggles and niggles after the event, and its not as if the away fixture will be on short notice, when do the fixtures come out, January? But the ship has sailed. Move on. |
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| Quote Ferocious Aardvark="Ferocious Aardvark"Not sure what's to be gained by pointing out potential snaggles and niggles after the event, and its not as if the away fixture will be on short notice, when do the fixtures come out, January? But the ship has sailed. Move on.'"
Understanding of how things work by us, the fans, who have an interest? |
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I hope it's 2099 and me rather than all people like me.
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2999 and you even... |
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They come across well.
www.sportsnet.ca/590/jeff-blair- ... er-canada/
And [url=https://vimeo.com/34621611here's a video[/url I found of the owner, David Argyle. I post this mostly so you can get a more accurate picture of him and Derek in the same room.
Not what you'd call an interesting guy, but an interesting guy. Australian mining investor based in Toronto. Seems to specialise in potash. I'm not convinced the money's going to run out.
It's interesting, and totally right, that they're not currently playing up the difference between the two codes but they are pointing out the differences. In the press conference they were very limited in the number of times they referred to it as rugby league. They're unburdened by history and it's totally the way to go. There are inevitably questions from people interested in sport when they find out there are two codes. They give me a lot of confidence they're going to handle that well. |
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They come across well.
www.sportsnet.ca/590/jeff-blair- ... er-canada/
And [url=https://vimeo.com/34621611here's a video[/url I found of the owner, David Argyle. I post this mostly so you can get a more accurate picture of him and Derek in the same room.
Not what you'd call an interesting guy, but an interesting guy. Australian mining investor based in Toronto. Seems to specialise in potash. I'm not convinced the money's going to run out.
It's interesting, and totally right, that they're not currently playing up the difference between the two codes but they are pointing out the differences. In the press conference they were very limited in the number of times they referred to it as rugby league. They're unburdened by history and it's totally the way to go. There are inevitably questions from people interested in sport when they find out there are two codes. They give me a lot of confidence they're going to handle that well. | |
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Not sure if our resident expert is a regular transatlantic flyer but the jet lag would be an issue if you are an athlete who is meant to be performing at a high level. The Warriors use the flight to Oz as an excuse for playing sh*te in Australia and that is just 3 hours and only two hours time difference.
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