Where would this national stadium be built anyway? Castleford? Halifax? Couldn't think of a quicker way to sink the game than doing something like that.

Fully agree, the RFL have failed miserably in the expansion of our sport, the stature of our game will have no value in around 2 to 3 years.
Lack of reputable sponsors, reduced sport england funding, player emigration, club administrations will not be addressed by the RFL.
A bad World Cup might accelerate the demise, the future is looking like semi pro rugby league. McManus called for a total restucture of the game before its too late, yet everything is fine in Woody,s World.

10k average to break

Back to the Op I think a decent RFL CEO wouldn't go amiss. The lack of leadership and a face who is prominent in the media is glaring. Where is the rfl leadership on Salford? Or the loss of ten mill of funding? Or the loss of players to the NRL? Or the inability to organise a decent int programme with NZ last year? The game needs a management shake up and quick.

Oh come on. Big Nigel was a shoe in after the fantastic job he did at Halifax. He's in the perfect position to take he sport forward

This could be the best post of the year

If we were to draw up a list of plusses and minusses, one column would be extremely long and the other would read "saved Bradford Bulls ",oh yeah and the iconic ground that is Odsal.
What is the guy actually doing for the development and prosperity of the game of Rugby League ?