Typical Rugby League, you can give people Utopia and they'd complain about the colour of the curtains.

Blowouts in League 1 aren't uncommon, it's just where the club is based that some folk clearly don't like. Toronto now has 4 pubs showing the games live throughout the city and the closest to Lamport, the Brazen Head, is getting busier each week. There is a significant buzz about Toronto having a winning team for a change when you're used to the Leafs ;o)

People know this year will likely be an easy start, but many are appreciating that start from the bottom, playing smaller clubs with histories, they are learning the game and appreciate the smaller, community game for what it is as the base for the whole sport. Let the new fans grow too, show a little patience. Should more North American teams enter with more funds coming from more lucrative TV deals over here, should more fans over here demand Rugby League be shown the better off all of Rugby League will be.

As far as travel goes, with costs covered for the next 3 years, it comes down to arranging with employers which, in reality, shouldn't be much of an issue as it's a chance to promote themselves as well if it's viewed that way. Take a leaf out of Toronto's playbook and create some buzz about it.

sorry, that's a bit desperate. In RL terms, that's no history at all as far as time is concerned. And as far as a rich heritage goes nothing much to write home about either - basically just one long struggle for survival. The vast majority of UK RL fans have no interest at all in any of these teams, no memories of rivalries, nothing. So to expect Canadians to somehow be really getting into this league just doesn't ring true.

That thing we have had in place many times in the past as you well know , either way , an old argument done many times in the past and much discussed on this and other boards

But I'm done with this for now , you're welcome to bleat on regardless

No you haven't.

There is a big difference between setting up and investing in a pro pathway to develop youngsters and taking your pick from a strong amateur area to play in a semi pro comp.

Fair enough I'll add one last one

Glad to see you are exonerating us from not having an academy , as your post states , if we haven't been playing in a pro comp before , why should we be expected to run a ' pro pathway to develop youngsters ' , much appreciated