great news indeed,and lets hope that in thirty years time they will be able to field homegrown players ,rather than rely on the lads from lowly,witless,frantic and hopeless backwaters.but i very much doubt any of them will still be here in ten years.

Well, they've fielded a homegrown player already in their inaugural season, so they've started well. I believe their aim is to have an academy set up, with help from the CRL, within 3 years.

Dude you do realise that them English sides can exist with the north American sides. Doesn't have to be one or the other.

Isn't that former RLFans user 'Cala Milor Rhino' being quoted in the news release?

yes,and i do believe he has already been binned for next season.( pub gossip 0,so may be wrong.my point is all the new sides that have sprung up in the past are built on sand.

Fantastic news from New York. Perez should be made chairman of the RFL. Hes shown more vision than the likes of Wakefield and Huddersfield combined who have both been in existence for a hundred years longer.

Regards

King James

He said yesterday he is in Cambodia, you may get your wish

No one knew the true identity of CMR ...

Can someone please explain how more North American teams will A) solve the problems particularly towards the amateur level regarding lack of teams B) how it is fair for supporters to pay for TWO trips to America plus potentially two trips to France then fork out money for internationals, cup finals etc.

A) It wont, and it has never ever been said that North American sides would improve participation in the UK. That responsibility falls at the RFL's door.

B) Supporters don't have some devine right to attend every single away game, they can pick & choose where to spend their money. Following your side isn't & shouldn't be an obligation, but a choice. Why does this stupid away fan argument gets spouted on every single thread when expansion is mentioned?

And at the doors of the clubs - some of the community marketing and engagement I've seen from some clubs is pitiful.

If we can tap into some north American talent and find some quality athletes to come into our league, that can raise standards.

And if we can also tap into the NA media markets, maybe we can generate enough TV and commercial revenue to actually make the sport financially attractive to players.