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| Well here goes my two penny's worth
Voted Leave
(We managed quite well before we joined and I am sure we will manage quite well when we leave)
Rightly or wrongly Rugby League is still classed as a northern working mans game supported by flat cap, whippet walking, tripe eating miners.
Not saying I agree with it, but the world is missing out on a sport that can challenge any full blooded contact sport ever invented. (their loss)
On expansion where do want to go?
Fast forward 20 years do we really want a Superleague table consisting of the following:
Wigan Warriors
Torronto Centurions
Catalan Dragons
Moscow Madmen
Vancouver Seals
New York Giants
San Fransisco Saints
Toulouse Olympique
1 from Italy ?
1 from Germany ?
Who on earth is going to be able to follow their team.
Like I said where do we want to go and where do we stop.
Its all well and good promoting RL all over the country / world but lets look at recent events:
Teams gone:
Carlisle
Bramley
Blackpool
Chorley
Runcorn
Dont forget the all singing all dancing franchise system that was going to save the world
PSG - Gone
Gateshead - Gone
Teams struggling
York
Sheffield
I will not confess to knowing the answers but when we have the RL top brass who cant even sort out disiplinary action fair and consistantly what chance do we have.
I will just keep supporting my club and allow much cleverer men sort it all out and good luck to them because its not a job I would fancy
No offence to anyone thats just my opinion
Regards and stay safe
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| Quote: GUBRATS "Far too many other variables to acuratly use this as a definite reason'"
Never mind the graph, have you got [iyour[/i country back?
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| Surely, what we (RL) should be aiming for is to have a strong RL set up in as many countries as possible all over the world.
The inclusion of Catalan and Toulouse should be a stepping stone towards setting up a full time professional league in France and Toronto's inclusion, the first step in establishing RL in Canada (and then hopefully break into the US.
Currently we have single clubs from other countries trying to climb the league(s) and make it into SL.
Is this the right vehicle for expanding the game and will it eventually lead to establishing the game in other parts of the world.
There is massive novelty value in some of the expansion clubs but, to sustain them properly, over the long term, should they all be aiming for SL or, should there be a different plan.
Although travel to different countries is easier and cheaper than it has ever been before, having clubs in the same league travelling 1000's of miles to play a game is not sensible on a regular basis. Therefore, its time for the games administrators to set out their plan and then make it happen.
What is happening currently although exciting and new, looks like the strategy is being done on the back of a beer mat in the pub on a Saturday night, without proper thought for the future of the game bothe overseas and in the UK.
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and ENJOY your sport
Leaguefan
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| I reckon the graph is showing the correlation between custard and jellyfish!
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| Quote: WIZEB "Never mind the graph, have you got [iyour[/i country back?'"
There is a thread in the Sin Bin for a purely political discussion
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| Quote: Leaguefan "I reckon the graph is showing the correlation between custard and jellyfish!'"
I thought it represented hair loss rates for Leigh/Salford/Wakey/KR fans.
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